New Today -- 13 April 2017

Perspective

What would a US-European-Russian war look like?

There is virtually no discussion in the mass media of the catastrophic consequences of a war involving the United States, the European powers and Russia.

News & Analysis

Talks in Moscow fail to dispel rising US-Russian tensions

Five hours of talks between US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson and Russian officials left relations between the two major nuclear powers at what both sides described as a low point.

Canada joins Washington in charging Russia with complicity in "war crimes"

Trump's attorney general threatens immigrants in speech at US-Mexico border

Trump administration orders federal agencies to begin cutting jobs and programs

Narrow Republican victory in Kansas special election

Two more US coal miners killed

BBC documentary exposes Bank of England's role at centre of Libor-fixing scandal

Billions of pounds more in welfare cuts are enforced in Britain

Australian prime minister visits India to boost strategic ties

Australia: Victorian teachers denounce union-backed agreement

Commentary

US claims of Syria nerve gas attack: The anatomy of a lie

Der Spiegel columnist adopts slogans of the far right

Australian pseudo-left promotes fraudulent posturing of new union head

Free the Maruti Suzuki workers!

Support grows for Maruti Suzuki workers

Science

Spectrum of anti-hydrogen observed