On FPF #404, I discuss several protests movements and peace talks happening around the world. The US talks with North Korea fell apart. According to the North Koreans, it is because the US isn't offering anything new. The US also spoke with the Taliban in Pakistan....
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US Lifts Some Sanctions on Venezuela, Resumes Deportation Flights to Caracas
The Joe Biden administration eased some sanctions on Venezuela’s energy and gold sectors after President Nicolas Maduro agreed to hold elections next year. At the same time, Washington resumed deporting Venezuelan migrants to Caracas. On Wednesday, the Treasury...
US Nuclear Bomber Lands in South Korea for the First Time in 30 Years
A B-52H Stratofortress will land in South Korea for the first time in three decades sometime this week. The US claims the bomber’s mission is to promote peace on the Korean Peninsula. However, North Korea has warned that American military activity in the region has...
Iraqi Militias Launch Strikes on Bases with US Troops
Update: US Central Command confirmed that three drones were fired at US soldiers over 24 hours. Two drones were successfully intercepted while one crashed and caused "minor injuries" to coalition forces. Two Iraqi Shia militias used drones to target bases in Iraq...
Putin Arrives in China to Meet with Xi
Russian President Vladimir Putin traveled to China to meet with President Xi Jinping as the two countries are developing a historically strong relationship. Xi and Putin describe each other as close friends. The robust ties between Moscow and Beijing grew as...
Congressional Report Calls for Build Up Nuclear Program to Fight Two-Front War with Russia and China
A Congressional report on nuclear policy warned that Russia and China pose an existential threat to the US and action must be taken now to prepare for conflicts with the two superpowers. The commission called for Washington to prepare to fight simultaneous wars...
Former Ukrainian Official Says Counter Offensive Is a ‘Disaster’
A former adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says the summer counteroffensive has failed. He went on to say Kiev will never achieve its war aims of recapturing the Crimean Peninsula and restoring Ukraine’s 1991 borders. In an X post on Saturday,...
NATO Vows ‘Determined Response’ If Finland-Estonia Pipeline Damage Was Intentional
The head of the North Atlantic alliance says the bloc will have a "united and determined response" if another state intentionally damaged the Balticconnector pipeline. According to officials, an external force caused significant damage to the pipeline that will...
S. Korea Considers Suspension of Deconfliction Agreement with N. Korea Because of Hamas Attack
South Korean Defense Minister Shin Won-shik is pushing Seoul to abandon a 2018 agreement that reduced the military presence along the demilitarized zone (DMZ). The military official believes North Korea could use tactics similar to Hamas to attack South Korea. The...

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