Reagan’s Policies Bashed by ‘Progressive’ Millennial…

After giving President Ronald Reagan a subtle nod this earlier week , ABC decided to more directly address his presidency two days later on their hit comedy Last Man Standing . On Friday’s episode, “House of Tutor,” Vanessa Baxter decides to hire self-proclaimed progressive son-in-law Ryan to work as a tutor for her company.

Cuba’s Raul Castro blasts Trump’s Mexican wall and trade policy

Cuban President Raul Castro harshly criticized U.S. President Donald Trump’s immigration, trade and other policies on Sunday as Trump reviews a fragile detente with Communist-run Cuba begun by his predecessor Barack Obama. In his first critical remarks directed at Trump since he took office, Castro termed his trade policies “egotistical” and his plan to build a wall along the Mexican border “irrational.”

Kim Jong-nam attack reveals true nature of North Korea

In an episode that evokes memories of Cold War era spy sagas, Kim Jong Nam – the half-brother of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un – appears to have been assassinated on February 13 at Kuala Lumpur’s airport in Malaysia. Reports indicate that two female agents , with probable connections to North Korea’s security services, poisoned the estranged sibling with lethal toxins.

Russia seeks pragmatic US ties and a oepost-Westa world order

Russia wants pragmatic relations with the United States but also is hoping for the creation of a “post-West world order,” the country’s foreign minister said Saturday, dismissing the NATO military alliance as a relic of the Cold War. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov’s comments at the Munich Security Conference came hours after U.S. Vice President Mike Pence told the gathering that the U.S. will “hold Russia accountable” even as the Trump administration searches for common ground with Moscow.

Mattis signals no quick changes regarding Russia

The Trump administration signaled Thursday there will be no change soon in U.S.-Russian relations, putting the onus on Moscow to prove itself if it wants closer cooperation with Washington. Russia’s support for Ukrainian separatists was underscored as a test case of its willingness to change behavior.

US condemns Russiaa s a aggressive actionsa in eastern Ukraine

U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley condemned Russia’s “aggressive actions” in eastern Ukraine on Thursday and warned Moscow that U.S. sanctions imposed after its annexation of Crimea will remain until the peninsula is returned to Ukraine. But the new American envoy tempered her criticism, saying it was “unfortunate” that she had to condemn Russia in her first appearance at the U.N. Security Council.

Cuba’s Castro Warns Trump to Respect Country’s Sovereignty

Cuban President Raul Castro on Wednesday said Cuba hoped to continue to normalize relations with the United States, but made clear the Trump administration should not expect concessions affecting the country’s sovereignty. President Donald Trump, before taking office, threatened to torpedo the still fragile detente between the former Cold War foes unless a “better deal” could be struck, without providing details.

Ten Things You Need to Know Today: Sunday 15 Jan 2017

Theresa May will signal this week that she is prepared to take Britain out of the single market and customs union, according to several reports this morning. The Prime Minister is expected to reveal the most detailed insight yet into her approach to Brexit negotiations, in a speech on Tuesday.

Is Trump about to debunk the media’s ‘Putin-gate’ conspiracy theory?

“‘It wouldn’t be a bad opening for a Tom Clancy novel about the Cold War’ – that’s how the Los Angeles Times described the sequence of events leading up to the expulsion of 35 Russian diplomats and the latest face-off between Washington and Moscow. Indeed the whole episode of has about it a fictional aura, which is, after all, only appropriate, since the entire basis of this latest cold war drama is pure invention.