The ACLU has taken over 100 legal actions against the Trump administration so far — here’s a guide to the most notable ones

David Becker/Reuters The American Civil Liberties Union has filed more than 100 legal actions against the Trump administration. The ACLU’s membership has soared since President Donald Trump was elected, and the group has received millions of dollars in fundraising. Many people remain divided over the ACLU’s tactics. The group received widespread criticism after defending neo-Nazi […]

Russia will implement retaliatory measures over US actions against RT next week

Published time: 9 Nov, 2017 23:58 Edited time: 10 Nov, 2017 00:16 Moscow has prepared a set of retaliatory measures in response to the US compelling RT America to register as a “foreign agent” and will be ready to implement it next week, Russia’s Foreign Ministry spokeswoman has announced. “We’ve indeed prepared the retaliatory measures […]

Google opens AVA dataset to help machines identify human actions in videos

Computer vision is emerging as a major boon for tech companies looking to bring machines up to speed and perform tasks hitherto only achievable by humans. In the past few months alone, eBay has revealed big plans to roll out a new search feature that lets you use existing photos to find similar items, while […]

Trump’s actions in Latin America 'criminal,' may lead to war on continent – Rousseff to RT

RT Exclusive Published time: 9 Oct, 2017 16:47 Washington’s attempts to interfere in politics in South America, including in Venezuela, are “extremely dangerous” and “may lead to civil war,” former Brazilian president Dilma Rousseff has told RT. She added that the US has already made mistakes in the Middle East, which only led to the […]

Turkish troops coordinate actions in Idlib, Syria with Russia – prime minister

Published time: 8 Oct, 2017 11:53 Ankara is coordinating its actions in the Syrian Idlib province with Moscow, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said Sunday, according to NTV. Turkey “will ensure security in Idlib, and we are working with Russia,” Yildirim said. The statement comes a day after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkish Army forces were […]

Pentagon urges N. Korea to stop provocative actions, will provide options to deal with Pyongyang

Published time: 25 Sep, 2017 16:29 Edited time: 25 Sep, 2017 16:32 “If North Korea does not stop their provocative actions, you know, we will make sure that we provide options to the President to deal with North Korea,” Pentagon spokesman Colonel Robert Manning told reporters on Monday. Let’s block ads! (Why?) RT – Daily […]

‘He’s new at government’: Paul Ryan defends Trump’s actions in Comey meetings amid bombshell testimony

Mark Wilson/Getty Images House Speaker Paul Ryan defended President Donald Trump’s interactions with fired FBI Director James Comey during a press conference Thursday, as a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing with Comey continued just across Capitol Hill. Ryan told reporters that Comey’s testimony revealed why Trump continually insisted that he was not personally under investigation by […]

‘Macron grimaces at Hollande’s condescending actions’ expert SLAMS french president

Macron was elected with 65.5 per cent of the vote on a decidedly pro-EU platform on Sunday, and one of his first protocols as newly-elected French leader was to attend a ceremony to mark the end of World War II.  The event took place at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at the Arc de […]

Britain’s prime minister’s actions suggest an ambivalent attitude to the United Kingdom and the threat of its demise

REUTERS/Christopher Furlong/Pool As prime minister, Theresa May has been at pains — rhetorically, at least — to stress her commitment to keeping the United Kingdom together. In her inaugural public appearance on the steps of Downing Street last July, in the wake of the Brexit campaign that left the kingdom’s various nations bitterly divided, the […]

‘All sorts of illegal actions by CIA’: Assange blasts Pompeo for ‘pre-emptive attack’ on WikiLeaks

Published time: 20 Apr, 2017 00:38 WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has again hit back at CIA director Mike Pompeo, accusing him of attacking WikiLeaks for “publicity” reasons and alleging that recent leaked documents show “all sorts of illegal actions by the CIA.” Speaking on ‘The Intercepted’ podcast with Jeremy Scahill of The Intercept, WikiLeaks founder […]