Photo: Press Office of the National Centre RUSSIA

How wedding ceremonies and marriage were understood in traditional culture, why birth was described as "a wedding to life", and why marriage itself was seen as a transition to a new social status with new rights and responsibilities was the focus of a talk by theatre and film actress, producer and founder of the "Istok" House of Culture Sofya Ernst at the National Centre RUSSIA.

Veniamin Popov,

Le sommet de l'OTAN qui s'est tenu en Turquie les 7 et 8 juillet derniers devait mettre en avant l'unité des 32 membres de l'Alliance, mais il s'est révélé être une nouvelle illustration du fossé qui sépare Washington du reste du bloc.

À la veille de la rencontre à Ankara, Trump a déclaré à plusieurs reprises que l'Europe était en train de se transformer en "tiers-monde", tout en critiquant sévèrement la politique des Européens en matière d'immigration et d'énergie.

By Andrew Wallace  

July 16, 2026

I took an oath to the Constitution of the United States, which I continue to honor. Most of Congress and many other officials took the same oath but repudiated it to support a Criminal Enterprise aka the Parasitic Super-Rich Ruling Class (PSRRC). This Criminal Enterprise, consisting of wealthy families, billionaires and large Corporations, control their cowardly and bribed minions in government to operate only a facade of a Constitutional Government, most of which is a Criminal Enterprise..

By Andrew P. Napolitano  

July 16, 2026

The question recently asked by a federal judge in Miami - can the president sue an entity in the executive branch of the federal government and benefit from the resolution of that lawsuit ? - seems to beg the question.

How could anyone sue an entity he controls and derive a benefit from the amicable resolution of such a lawsuit at the expense of others who are not parties to the lawsuit?

By Mark Keenan  

July 16, 2026

When politicians announce new climate targets, most people assume these policies emerge through the normal democratic process. Governments consult experts, scientists publish research, legislators debate proposals, and elected representatives ultimately decide the direction of public policy.

Across the world, an extensive network of charitable foundations, non-governmental organisations, think tanks and advocacy groups works to influence climate and energy policy.

By Larry C. Johnson
Sonar21  

July 16, 2026

Iran's announcement declaring the MoU dead was quickly followed by a definitive change in Iran's military tactics. On Tuesday, Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister, Kazem Gharibabadi:

'The U.S. has not merely 'violated' the Memorandum of Understanding. With tonight's action (naval blockade) the MoU has been completely dismantled.

Iran is no longer bound by the MoU.

By Laurence M. Vance  

July 16, 2026

Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid pain reliever approved by the Food and Drug (FDA) for treating severe pain. It is a Schedule II narcotic under the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) that is said to be 50 times more potent than heroin and 100 times more potent than morphine. (It is interesting that until recently, marijuana was classified as a Schedule I drug.)

The U.S.

Jonathan Cook

If I asked you to cut off your arm, would you do it?

What if I pointed out that that your arm regularly punched a neighbour in the face so violently that it broke their nose and teeth, and left them unconscious ? Would you cut your arm off then?

I'm guessing the answer to both questions is a firm, "No."

Which is exactly why the European Union, Britain and the United States have precisely no intention of severing their support for Israel's illegal Jewish settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, however violent the Jewish colonisers who live on stolen Palestinian land prove to be.

By Martin Armstrong
PaulCraigRoberts.org  

July 16, 2026

Governments opened their borders and welcomed millions of Ukrainian refugees while the television cameras were rolling. Politicians competed with one another to demonstrate their compassion. Now that the war has dragged on for years, the tone has completely changed. Suddenly, humanitarian principles have collided with military reality, and military reality always wins.

By John M. Grondelski
Crisis Magazine  

July 16, 2026

On June 26, the Texas State Board of Education adopted reading lists for public schools across the Lone Star State. Apart from the "perhaps unprecedented" (The New York Times'word) fact that it sets a standard body of knowledge for graduates of public schools in one of the largest states in the Union, the Board's reading list did two other shocking things.