Protests against far-right politics draw thousands
Over 200,000 people have taken to the streets of Berlin to protest the rise of far-right populism in Germany and Europe. Visit https://therealnews.com for more stories and help support our…
Germany’s Angela Merkel Is Bracing for Another Election Disaster
Angela Merkel’s conservatives are expecting huge losses in Sunday’s Hesse state election. After 20 years in power, the conservatives anticipate huge losses as Hesse’s four million voters head to the…
Trump’s “Coalition of the Willing” Against Venezuela Has Legitimacy Issues of Their Own
Many right-wing South American governments that are supporting Trump’s effort to oust Venezuela’s President Maduro have their own legitimacy issues, such as Brazil and Honduras. Others are deeply dependent on…
China Has Strategic Objectives In Going Global, Does Africa?
If Africa as a continent does not have strategic objectives of its own, the history of impediments to African economic development will be repeated in its engagement with China, says…
Is Global Recession Looming?
According to Heiner Flassbeck, former head of UNCTAD, there are many factors pointing to a convergence in a normal cyclical downturn, deepening recession in Europe, complicated by potential hard Brexit–With…
Trump Causes More Coronavirus Confusion
President Donald Trump delivered a Wednesday night address that only caused more confusion about how government officials plan to stop the spread of COVID-19. The Real News will continue to…
Is Germany Dealing With COVID-19 As Well As We Think?
Despite the hype around Chancellor Angela Merkel’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, testing kits are still scarce, medical teams are overworked, and unemployed workers receive less compensation than in other…
Seeing (and fighting) fascism beyond twentieth-century Europe
The “F†word has been thrown around a lot in the age of Donald Trump. From President Trump’s “Muslim ban,†to bipartisan support for migrant-filled concentration camps, to the failed…
The frenetic politics of COVID-19 in Europe
From anti-lockdown protests and overburdened healthcare systems to mass labor actions and viral disinformation, from global vaccine apartheid to anti-vaccination movements, politics in the age of COVID-19 has been a…
Tory austerity, Ukraine War inflation behind UK postal workers’ strike
Massive mobilizations and strikes have been witnessed in the UK over the last couple of months against the Tory government for failing to tackle the ongoing cost of living crisis.…
Women strike in Barcelona for fair pay, migrant justice, and more
The degradation of women’s labor and social standing is a global feature of capitalism. In Barcelona, Catalonia, 60,000 women took to the streets for a one-day general strike called by…
‘We must make Macron back down’: French workers launch indefinite strike against pension reforms
After weeks of targeted strikes, French President Emmanuel Macron refuses to change course on his plans to reform the country’s beloved pension system. Last week, unions across France upped the…
True Crimes: Blood Secrets | The Science of Crime | Full Documentary
How can a forensic scientist track a murderer by blood? A gun and blood are found at the crime scene. An important question for the investigators: Was the victim shot…
True Crimes: Bugs catch killer | The Science of Crime | Full Documentary
How can insects help solve murders? With over one million known species, insects are the largest group of animals on our planet. A teaspoonful of soil sample contains more organisms…
Genetic Fingerprints: DNA traces | The Science of Crime | Full Documentary
How can DNA solve criminal cases? Genetic fingerprinting, including DNA, is a method of solving cases and identifying perpetrators. The first time a murderer was convicted on the basis of…
Shooting the MK-19 & M240 [Training]
U.S. Army “Sky Soldiers” from the 173rd Airborne Brigade conduct a live-fire exercise to maintain & hone their skills with the MK 19 Grenade Launcher and M240 Medium Machine Gun…
International Artillery Power at Dynamic Front 21 | Europe
Collection of clips during fire missions conducted in support of Dynamic Front 21 exercise. The exercise includes approximately 1,800 participants from 15 nations, May 3 – 21, 2021 at the…
173rd Airborne M119A3 Artillery Fire Mission • Grafenwoehr Training Area
U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 4th Battalion, 319 Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade prepare and fire the all-digital M119A3 105 mm lightweight howitzer during a live fire training…
173rd Airborne M119A3 Artillery Fire Mission • Grafenwoehr Training Area
U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to 4th Battalion, 319 Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 173rd Airborne Brigade prepare and fire the all-digital M119A3 105 mm lightweight howitzer during a live fire training…
AH-64D Apache Pre-Flight Maintenance
U.S. Pilots and Armament/Electrical/Avionic Systems Repairer (15Y) Soldiers prepare an AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopter at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, before the aircraft departs for exercises as part of the unit’s…