Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 2 April 2021

posted in: News, Weekly Update

Greetings from Tyler, Everybody is in the Easter spirit, wishing each other a happy good Friday and looking forward to the “Easter” holiday.  My Dad always asked, “What’s good about good Friday?”  He explained that you can’t fit three days … Read More

The Fear of Nationalism in Germany Is Killing Its People

posted in: Germany, News

In the refugee crisis—as in the coronavirus pandemic—the relationship between German politicians and the nation has been a major cause of failure. At the beginning of the coronavirus crisis, it seemed as if Germany was coping better than the United Kingdom, … Read More

Merkel meets her match

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Germany in the pandemic Even by Angela Merkel’s own tastes, the last act of Germany’s opera-loving chancellor is bursting with high drama. After nearly 16 years astride the political stage, mastering financial and political crises with her left hand while … Read More

In Turkey’s Failed Coup, Trainees Face the Same Stiff Punishments as Generals

posted in: European Union, News

Clothes and weapons belonging to soldiers involved in the failed coup attempt on the Bosphorus bridge in Istanbul in 2016.Credit…Getty Images ISTANBUL — Their happiness shines out of the photograph: 14 graduates of Turkey’s Air Force Academy celebrating their completion … Read More

Ten Admirals Detained in Turkey as Erdogan Warns of New Coup

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Credit: Turkish Presidency Turkey detained 10 retired admirals on Monday, as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned of a new coup following a letter signed by more than 100 retired admirals warning about a possible threat to a treaty governing the use of … Read More

US and Iran to join talks aimed at rejoining nuclear deal

Iran and the United States will join talks in Vienna next week that aim to return all parties to the terms of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. There will not be direct contact between Iran and the United States at … Read More

533 million Facebook users’ phone numbers and personal data have been leaked online

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AP Photo/Andrew Harnik The personal data of over 500 million Facebook users has been posted online in a low-level hacking forum. The data includes phone numbers, full names, location, email address, and biographical information. Security researchers warn that the data … Read More

Canada’s 3rd wave of COVID-19 is ‘killing faster and younger’ and fueled by new variants

A cyclist wearing a face mask rides along a downtown street amid the coronavirus outbreak on May 19, 2020 in Toronto, Ontario. Yu Ruidong/China News Service via Getty Images Canada’s third coronavirus wave is affecting young people more severely than … Read More

‘Full support’ – Israeli, US, Saudi leaders back Jordanian king

Jordan’s King Abdullah II (AP/Jean-Francois Badias) Gantz was careful to stress that Israel would tread carefully and allow the kingdom to handle the situation as they see fit. International leaders, including Israel’s Defense Minister Benny Gantz, released statements of support … Read More

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