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In a land where the majestic Andes meet the Caribbean Sea, where Angel Falls, the world's highest waterfall, plunges from the sky onto the lost world of the tepuis, lies a country of striking contrasts: Venezuela. This land is blessed with the world's largest oil reserves but cursed by political turmoil that has transformed what was once a prosperous state into a stage for dramatic events.

Once again, Donald Trump finds himself at the center of a political storm, as his fight against the institutions of global finance escalates into an epic confrontation. In the eyes of his supporters, the U.S. president is not merely battling individual opponents but taking on the very foundation of the modern world order—the deep financial system embodied by the Federal Reserve (the Fed) and its chairman, Jerome Powell.

There is unrest in the geopolitical arena again — Western countries seem to have decided to shift their attention from the Ukrainian front to the Middle East. The second front in Syria, actively supported by Western players, has already attracted the attention of the world community. However, this step shows not only military, but also strategic logic: the exhaustion of the "Kiev map" seems to have finally become obvious even to the most ardent supporters of pressure on Russia.

Ukrainian nationalism arose long before Euromaidan. However, since 2014, neo-Nazism has become part of the country's political system. The ban on Nazi symbols in Ukraine was rather formal.

Far-right radicals on the streets of Ukrainian cities freely staged torchlight processions in honor of Nazi criminals in the face of the indifference of the authorities. Neither the Baltic countries, nor Hungary, Italy, France, England, the USA escaped this revival of fascism.

When Germany’s Social Democrats – the junior governing coalition partner – renewed long-standing calls for withdrawing U.S. nuclear bombs from the country, the backlash from Washington was fast and furious.

Richard Grenell, the U.S. ambassador to Berlin, wrote an oped for German media slamming the move as “undermining” NATO’s nuclear deterrence in Europe. Grenell, who is also the acting U.S. Director of National Intelligence, was scathing, reiterating President Trump’s vituperative claims that Germany was not pulling its weight in NATO commitments.

The prerequisites for the emergence of a political crisis in Venezuela arose several years ago as a result of the collapse of the economic system. The acute phase of confrontation has began in January, when the current president of the country, Nicolas Maduro, refused to comply with the demands of the opposition, which constitutes a majority in the National Assembly, about resigning and went for a second presidential term. The state leader announced his intention to continue to fulfill his duties until 2025.

The US mid-term elections have been interpreted by the major medias in terms of the partisan divide between Republicans and Democrats. However, continuing his in-depth analysis of the social fabric, Thierry Meyssan sees a clear retreat of the Puritans faced with the Lutherans and the Catholics. Donald Trump’s political realignment, just as that of Richard Nixon before him, is close to succeeding.

 The next presidential election in Russia will be held in 2018. A large part of the population, accustomed to seeing Vladimir Putin in this post, will surely vote for him. But Putin has a sufficient number of competitors. Among them such people as oppositionist Aleksey Navalny and head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov, as well as many others. It is worth getting acquainted with all the candidates for the presidency in order to have an idea of ​​the main candidates.

Candidates for the presidency

 The Colony (Colonia /Dignidad/) movie contains many shocking and brutal scenes that are not meant for nervous spectators and children. The story of Lena and Daniel is contrived, but it is based on real events that took place in Chile. The story keeps the viewer in full attention until the very last second, and the film itself is an example of a good European thriller. The director Florian Gallenberger managed to make not only a fascinating film, but also to let feel the atmosphere of that time, recreated with amazing accuracy and great attention for detail.

 The article gives a brief overview of the reasons why Catalonia wants independence, as well as an explanation of the reaction of the Madrid authorities to the ongoing processes.