The Syrian government has been accused of carrying out mass killings of thousands of prisoners by the US government – which released satellite images to prove it. The Trump administration claims the bodies of those killed were burned in a large crematorium attached to the Saydnaya prison complex outside the Syrian capital of Damascus. The … Read more
The United States on Monday accused the Syrian regime of installing a prison crematorium to destroy the remains of thousands of murdered detainees, piling pressure on Russia to rein in its ally. Warning Moscow it should not turn a blind eye to Bashar al-Assad’s crimes, the State Department released satellite images that it said backed … Read more
A crisis over the relationship between President Donald Trump’s aides and Russia deepened on Wednesday as a growing number of Trump’s fellow Republicans demanded expanded congressional inquiries into the matter. Trump sought to focus attention on what he called criminal intelligence leaks about his ousted national security adviser, Michael Flynn. Trump forced Flynn out on … Read more
Russia is betting oil prices will stay low for a long time. President Vladimir Putin’s government has just set a draft budget for the next three years based on the assumption Russia will be able to sell its oil for $40 a barrel. That’s $10 below current world prices. Russia is the second biggest oil … Read more