US excludes Cuba, Venezuela, Nicaragua from Americas summit

The Biden administration has made a final decision to exclude the governments of Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua from the Summit of the Americas, people familiar with the matter said, despite threats from Mexico’s president to skip the gathering unless all countries in the Western Hemisphere are invited.

US,EU leaders divided on new sanctions against Russia in hasty meetings - China.org.cn

Three intensive summits in two days -- U.S. President Joe Biden squeezed his schedule for Thursday and Friday when he rushed to Brussels to shake hands, pose for pictures and tried to coax a display of unity with European partners, but he nonetheless failed to talk them into more sanctions against Russia.

Pentagon will ‘compete vigorously’ with Beijing in South China Sea – Mattis

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has claimed that since Beijing’s South China Sea policy contradicts Washington’s strategy of “openness,” the US will have to “compete vigorously” wherever cooperation is impossible.

«Ecoutez-nous maintenant» : Poutine vante la puissance militaire russe face à l'Occident

Vladimir Poutine a fait état des avancées russes en matière d'armement dans un discours devant le Parlement, envoyant un message clair à l'adresse de Washington : il est temps de considérer Moscou comme un partenaire d'égal à égal.

Iran: Nothing but Isolation Resulted for US in UNSC Meeting

Iranian President's Chief of Staff Mahmoud Vaezi underlined that the UN Security Council's Friday meeting on the recent unrests in Iran bore no fruits for Washington but desperation and isolation.

US Policy to Humiliate Other Nations to Get Nowhere: Iranian President

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani underlined that the new US administration’s policy to humiliate and intimidate other nations would reach nowhere.

‘No US Warplanes over Syria’: Congress, Pentagon Hit with 68k Petition Signatures

A CIA whistleblower and ex-Marine Corps captain are among the outspoken leaders of a campaign to stop the US bombing of Syria before a “nuclear apocalypse” erupts out of the conflict with Russia.

Congresista de EE.UU.: "Debemos dejar de intentar gobernar el mundo entero"

"Estados Unidos debe dejar de tratar de gobernar el mundo entero", porque el país tiene "suficientes problemas en casa", ha declarado el legislador de la Cámara de Representantes por el estado de Tennessee, John Duncan, a la agencia RIA Novosti.

Universal Tyranny: Assad says Syria’s future will change world political map

The future of Syria will change the political map of the world, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said in an interview with the Iranian Tehran Foreign Policy Studies Quarterly quoted by SANA news agency on Tuesday.

President al-Assad to Australian TV channel: Most Western officials say what the US wants them to say

President Bashar al-Assad said the contradiction seen between the Australian officials’ statements and the official Australian stance towards Syria is an expression of the double standards followed by the West in general.

China, Russia fed up with US hegemony : A China-Russia alliance will bring a game-changing impact on world order

China and Russia have decided to deepen their ties because they are "fed up with Washington's pursuit of hegemony", a prominent Chinese daily said on Monday.

US fighters fly over S. Korea in show of force toward DPRK

Four U.S. F-22 stealth fighters flew over South Korea's airspace on Wednesday in an apparent show of force toward the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's (DPRK) recent nuclear test and rocket launch.

US and Russia could spiral into new Cold War - US spy chief

Russia is "paranoid" about being challenged by NATO and its efforts to rival American power could push it into a new Cold War, the head of US intelligence said Tuesday.

US flies B-52 over Korean peninsula in demonstration of ‘strength & capabilities’

 The United States has deployed a strategic B-52 bomber for a low altitude demonstrative flight over South Korea to demonstrate the alliance’s might and determination following North Korea’s latest provocative underground nuclear test.

Universal Tyranny: U.S. bombers' flight over Chinese islands rooted in hegemonic machination

Despite the U.S. rhetoric depicting a recent flyover by two U.S. bombers near Chinese islands in the South China Sea as unintended, it is clear to all that the incident was as intended as every other maneuver by Washington aimed at sustaining its global hegemony.

Russia’s position is that "no one can dictate Assad to go or not" — (Kremlin spokesman)

Russia’s position on the future of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is that no one from outside can dictate him whether he must go or not, Russian president’s press secretary Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday.

Germany tries to play greater role in int'l affairs (Germany's willingness and capacity to act...)

At 2014's Munich Security Conference, Germany impressed the world with its clear voice calling for an active German foreign policy; One year later, also at the annual security forum, Germany has made it clearer about how exactly a greater German roll means...

Commentary: Hypocrisy of U.S. as human rights police

BEIJING, Dec. 10 (Xinhua) -- The hegemony it has exercised, the inquisition by torture it has practised, and the profound racial inequalities all point to the sheer hypocrisy of the United States as a defender of human rights.

One day before the annual World Human Rights Day, a report detailing tortures and abuses conducted by U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) against prisoners in Guantanamo and Afghanistan has provoked strident criticisms worldside.

US most powerful, but does not control everything. [We can't control how (Vladimir) Putin thinks] (Obama)

WASHINGTON: Defending his administration's foreign policy in view of the ongoing crisis in Ukraine and the Gaza conflict, President Barack Obama has said that the US does not control everything that happens across the globe despite being the most powerful country.

"Apparently people have forgotten that America, as the most powerful country on Earth, still does not control everything around the world," Obama told White House reporters at a news conference.

Why Vietnam, Japan play up "China threat" ...

A tragic hostility is unfolding in Asia while Vietnam and Japan, who share similar culture heritage with China, see their neighbor much more like a thorn in their sides.

After a Vietnamese fishing boat deliberately entered Chinese waters and collided in a kamikaze-style attack on a vessel protecting an oil rig in China's Xisha Islands on Monday, Hanoi blamed it on China and quickly sought foreign aid to beef up its marine patrol.

Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe found this a good chance for finger-pointing and eagerly dressed up Japan as a counterweight to the growing influence of China.