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Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – March 22, 2024
Greetings from Tyler, Having just written the monthly letter, the realization struck me that nothing had been said about the war in Ukraine. We’re not hearing much. I wonder why. The big peace deal to stop the war in Gaza officially fell apart. But there’s no shortage of criticism about how the IDF is doing…
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UPDATE 2-Honduran vote count delayed as Trump alleges fraud in presidential election
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The European Union is becoming increasingly worried about the surging number of requests lodged by asylum seekers who are, in principle, ineligible for international protection, such as nationals from India, Bangladesh, Morocco, Egypt and Peru. The European Commission estimates the number of asylum applications reached 924,000 by the end of 2022 – the highest level since 2016 –…
