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Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – November 17, 2023
Greetings from Tyler, How many layers deep does this concept of human shields go? Is Iran using Hamas and Hezbollah as human shields? There are over 230 hostages, and their family members are relating the last time they spoke to them, sometimes during the kidnapping. We’ve heard for days that Hamas has command centers under…
Ireland, Norway and Spain to recognise Palestinian state
Ireland, Norway, and Spain have announced they will formally recognise a Palestinian state from 28 May. Spain and Ireland said the decision was not against Israel nor in favour of Hamas, but rather in support of peace. Israel reacted angrily, warning the move would mean more instability in the region and recalling its ambassadors to…
Rubio tells Panama that China threatens canal, changes needed
Trump made a preliminary determination that ‘control of the Chinese Communist Party’ over canal is a threat, the US state department said US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has warned Panama’s President Jose Raul Mulino that Washington will “take measures necessary” if Panama does not immediately take steps to end what President Donald Trumpsees as…
Supreme Court upholds bans on transgender athletes in girls’ and women’s sports
In the latest of a string of losses for LGBTQ rights, the court ruled against two transgender students who had challenged restrictive laws in West Virginia and Idaho. WASHINGTON — Delivering another major blow to LGBTQ rights, the Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld state laws that ban transgender athletes from participating in girls’ and women’s…
Five bank ‘heists’ in a day as Lebanese demand their frozen savings
Five Lebanese banks were stormed Friday by depositors seeking to unlock frozen savings, the latest in a string of such “heists” in the crisis-hit country that have garnered wide public support. Lebanon has been mired in an economic crisis for more than two years, since the value of its currency began plummeting and banks started…
Neutral Swiss propose relaxing arms exports restrictions
ZURICH, Feb 12 (Reuters) – The Swiss government on Wednesday proposed relaxing restrictions on arms exports to try to bolster its domestic industry and security policy, a sensitive move for the neutral country which has blocked the re-export of its weapons and ammunition to Ukraine. The cabinet said it sent a proposal to parliament to…
