The Duran Quick Take: Episode 228.

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss the firestorm created by Ann Widdecombe's speech before the EU, Strasbourg parliament, where the Brexit Party MEP compares the European Union to “oppressors” who act as slave owners or colonizers.

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss the latest attacks, this time by the UK civil service, against Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn.

Corbyn has called for a “speedy and thorough independent investigation” into reported claims by senior members of the UK civil service that he is “too frail” to be prime minister.

The Labour leader has been under immense pressure to commit his party into officially supporting a second Brexit referendum, for which, to his credit, Corbyn has resisted.

The Duran Quick Take: Episode 226.

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss how European Union leaders have agreed on who should fill the top unelected positions for its main institutions for the next five, years after a marathon summit where Merkel and Macron wrestled for control and influence over the authoritarian union.

Macron won the day, as the existing four neoliberal, globalists in power (and under Merkel's sway), were replaced by a group of historically incompetent, and ideologically driven neoliberal globalists under the thumb of Macron, and the forces that control the French puppet president.

The Duran Quick Take: Episode 225.

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss Russia's takeover of  OPEC, as a deal is struck with Saudi Arabia to control oil output.Russia and Saudi Arabia have agreed to extend the current output deal to at least the end of 2019.

The deal between the two energy powerhouses has made the future OPEC meeting in Vienna redundant.

The Duran Quick Take: Episode 224.

RT CrossTalk host Peter Lavelle and The Duran’s Alex Christoforou discuss the media reaction to US President Trump's historic entrance into the North Korean side of the DMZ. Fox's Tucker Carlson was at the event with the US delegation accompanying President Trump.

Trump became the first sitting American president to ever step foot in North Korea, and while Carlson was there covering (and maybe even advising) the President, missing from the historic diplomatic moment was uber war hawk, national security adviser John Bolton.

Bolton was dispatched to Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

The Duran Quick Take: Episode 223.

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss the G20 Osaka compromise by U.S. President Trump and Chinese President Xi, to put a pause on the ongoing trade dispute and continue talks to work towards a trade deal between the U.S. and China.

In a compromise move, Trump agreed to allow US companies to sell parts to Huawei, while not excluding the firm from the US’ blacklist.

Trump announced a relaxation on his blacklisting of the Chinese telecoms giant after meeting with Xi Jinping at the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan. Trump told reporters that “US companies can sell their equipment to Huawei," providing that equipment poses no “great national emergency problem.”

Trump’s "backtracking" was criticized by establishment media and many members of Congress.

The Duran Quick Take: Episode 222.

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss a historic event, as Donald Trump has become the first sitting US president to enter North Korea, after meeting Kim Jong-un in the DMZ, which separates north and south.

US President Trump and North Korean leader Kim posed for handshakes before talking for nearly an hour in the demilitarized zone. Both leaders agreed to set up teams to resume stalled nuclear talks.

Warmongers came out in full force, criticizing Trump for this historic, diplomatic step, characterizing the gesture as 'political theatre' and saying North Korea needs to show that it is serious about destroying its nuclear program.

The Duran Quick Take: Episode 221.

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss the decision made by the Orthodox Holy Synod to remove Ukraine's Filaret from the administration of the Province of Kiev.

The Orthodox Holy Synod convened under the presidency of the honorable “Patriarch” on June 20th, and removed the administration of the Metropolis of Kiev and handed it to Metropolitan Epiphanius.

Former US Ambassador to Ukraine Geoffrey Pyatt (who is now the United States Ambassador to Greece) has been keeping close contact with Constantinople Patriarch Bartholomew, in what many believe to be a clever ploy to remove the controversial Filaret from the newly created church, paving the way for recognition by the Greek Orthodox Church, in what would be a tragic blow to the Russian Orthodox Church.

The Duran Quick Take: Episode 220.

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss the clown show that the Democrats Congress refuse to let go of.

Robert Mueller, author of the 400 page plus report into Trump's alleged collusion with Russia to steal the election away from the Clinton Mafia, has now been subpoenaed to testify on July 17 and magically reveal that Donald Trump was indeed a KGB asset.

The Duran Quick Take: Episode 218.

The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss the readmission of Russia into the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), in what appears be the first concrete signal that Europe's appetite for indefinite sanctions against the Russian Federation is crumbling.