US President was not Exactly the best seller for NXP
The American chip manufacturer Qualcomm no longer sees any salvation in an acquisition of its Eindhoven-based industry partner NXP. That made the company known Monday, after China has announced this weekend to approve a possible takeover.…
Northeastern passage is still open, but should be reported in advance
Moscow should be informed in advance could foreign naval vessels intend to cross the northeastern passage, the sea route along the Russian north coast of Siberia. This is what a senior defense official in Moscow, Michael Mizintsev, said,…
UN struggling to initiate meaningful peace talks, but there is little room for it
The Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, said Thursday that the international organization is working hard to initiate "meaningful" peace talks in Yemen. They must start before the turn of the year. Guterres made that…
Senate to withdraw military aid to Saudi in Yemen War
It is a big setback for President Trump, although he still has the possibility of a veto. The Senate has adopted a resolution for ending American support to the war in Yemen. The broad support for this shows the great dissatisfaction about…
Bump stock mods will be banned
Bump stock modification will be banned. It will not turn the violence down and will not prevent further mass shootings. However it will give the lawmakers a comfortable feeling that they have 'done something'.
Mike Pompeo urges to restrain from aggressive rhetoric in Khashoggi case
State Secretary Mike Pompeo cherishes the good relations between the Americans and Saudi Arabia. He warned Wednesday that imposing restrictions is a bad thing for national security. Moreover, such a measure would not send Saudis in a more…
Fox News will not tweet this story
Tuesday was a red-letter day for Fox News: The launch of Fox Nation, its new subscription streaming service designed to appeal to the most obsessed Fox News fans. And yet, armed with a Twitter feed capable of reaching 18.3 million…
Europe broke in crocodile tears about Chinese gene engineering
Let's remember the story of the aviation bombs, as a sort of armament. After Italians used them in Libya more that a century ago there was a international outcry and the bombs were banned. Forever. But they were used extensively in WWI. In…