President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner has been revealed as the White House Official whose security clearance was initially denied over foreign influence concerns. Kushner was the individual identified as ‘Senior White House Official 1’ in a House Oversight Committee memo on Monday summarizing the testimony of an executive branch whistle-blower, sources told the Washington Post. The... 

The mainstream media has been bombarding Western countries with news about the need to phase out plastic from our daily lives in order to protect the environment, focusing on the World’s oceans. But how much of that plastic is actually the West’s fault? It’s easy to see awareness campaigns about trapped animals in all sorts of trash and wanting to do something in order to prevent it from happening... 

Prominent Italian and EU officials are sounding the alarm over Rome’s endorsement of the China-led Belt and Road Initiative, saying Beijing could be seeking to expand its political influence in Europe rather than boost its trading relations with the EU. Kristian Rouz — The cabinet of Italian Prime Minister Guiseppe Conte endorses China’s Belt and Road investment and trade initiative,... 

China has once again blocked a move to designate the leader of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) group behind the Kashmir bomb attack as a terrorist, sparking indignation and calls for a boycott on Indian social media. Masood Azhar, who founded JeM in 1999, is currently believed to be the coordinator of the February 14 suicide bomb attack in Kashmir in which 40 Indian troops were killed. A proposal was brought... 

The new radar is reported to provide 360-degree coverage for US missile defense systems, with no blind spots. Washington and Tokyo are working toward developing a new radar system for Aegis-equipped US Navy ships, as a “part of efforts to improve defense capabilities,” diplomatic sources told Kyodo news agency Sunday. The new system aims at countering new weapons, including hypersonic... 

US President Donald Trump has decided to ground all Boeing 737 Max airplanes, citing safety concerns after the fatal crash in Ethiopia. The US was among the last holdovers in grounding the controversial jet. This defective plane is now banned almost everywhere in the world. Good! “The safety of the American people and all people is our paramount concern,” Trump said Wednesday at the White House,... 

China added to its official gold reserves for the third straight month in February as the country continues efforts to minimize its exposure to the US dollar. The People’s Bank of China added 10 tons of gold to its horde last month. It has accumulated an additional 32 tons of the yellow metal since the beginning of the year. According to the Financial Times, at this rate, China will surpass Russia... 

This comes after Venezuelan President Maduro said he would request China, Russia, Cuba and Iran, as well as the UN, to probe a recent attack on the country’s power grids that left the country’s vast territories without electricity for several days. The Chinese Foreign Ministry has voiced Beijing’s readiness to help Venezuela restore its energy supply system. At the same time, according... 

Archaeologists have announced the discovery of a drink that was said to promise everlasting life. It was found secretly stowed away in a 2,000-year-old bronze pot in an ancient tomb in central China’s Henan province. Around 3.5 litres of the “elixir of immortality” were found in the tomb in the city of Luoyang during excavations last October. It was initially thought that the liquid was liquor... 

While the finding does not support the hollow earth theory, it does provide some interesting insights into geology and the history of the Earth. Mountains larger than Mount Everest and rougher than Tibet likely lie deep beneath Earth’s surface, a recently published study has revealed. Researchers from the Institute of Geodesy and Geophysics in China and at Princeton University in the US state... 

Millions of Chinese individuals and businesses have been labelled as untrustworthy on an official blacklist banning them from any number of activities, including accessing financial markets or travelling by air or train, as the use of the government’s social credit system accelerates. The annual blacklist is part of a broader effort to boost “trustworthiness” in Chinese society and is an extension... 

The Chinese president calls for strengthening the Communist Party’s leadership over law in China. Last week, Qiushi journal, the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) main theoretical periodical, published an article written by Chinese President Xi Jinping. Before the article — titled “Strengthening the Party’s leadership over the overall rule of law” — was published, Chinese state news TV... 

As the poorest Caribbean state descends into chaos caused by the corruption of its elites, protesters on the streets are calling for help from a man who has never set foot in the country – Vladimir Putin. “Down with Americans, long live Putin!” chanted around 200 demonstrators in the capital Port-au-Prince on Friday, some holding up printouts with the face of the Russian president. Protesters... 

UK Defence Secretary Gavin Williamson is itching for conflict with Russia and China. He’s not mad. Not even slightly. But he is stupid. Very. Unlike former fireplace salesman Gavin Williamson, I am no military expert. But then you do not need to be one to understand that while Britain going to war with Russia and China might work as a video game, the real thing would be an exceedingly bad idea. So... 

A Republican senator has accused China of preparing for World War III. Like most of Washington’s statements concerning China, the lawmaker has completely ignored the US’ role in creating such a scenario in the first place. Just last week, Republican Senator James Inhofe of Oklahoma made the allegation that China’s military was preparing for World War III. “It’s like you’re preparing for...