Germany has seized an oil tanker of the Russian shadow fleet that was found adrift in the Baltic Sea in January

While Iceland’s age of consent is 15, sex with a minor under 18 is illegal if one is their teacher or mentor...

If a lot of center-left Democrats I know understood this point clearly, they might seriously reconsider what it is that their party claims to be fighting for in the first place.

Officially, the United States Bullion Depository (commonly known as Fort Knox) holds over half of the Treasury’s $428 billion of gold reserves.

“If a war in Ukraine comes to a standstill earlier than (2029 or 2030), then all the means (of Russia) – both the technical and the material – are able much earlier to provide a threat against Europe.”

France to deploy fighter jets with nuclear warheads near German border...

...suggests that Russia expects a political settlement or at least an armistice within the next six months so it’s now prioritizing the further legitimization of its control over the new regions

It's 'Hand-shake Gate' part deux...

as part of its East Shield defense initiative after withdrawing from the Ottawa Convention

And it just started, aggressively.

The Trump administration has its work cut out for it...

12 of these countries are located in Africa, and six are in Asia...

"A modern Moloch..."

'very'... despite being up to 100 times more expensive than tap water.

Led by the USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier strike group.

As of 2024, nearly two-thirds (65.7%) U.S. households owned their home, while the rest rented... However, homeownership rates vary widely across states and between urban, suburban, and rural areas

Industrial seed oils were not developed with nutrition in mind...

...clear differences between Western industrialized nations and countries in Asia and Africa.