Hong Kong rings in 2020 with New Year’s protest
Key Takeaways Iran is threatening the resumption of large-scale conflict by striking civilian vessels and the Gulf states to try to achieve permanent control over the Strait of Hormuz. Iran’s attacks illustrate that Iran views control over the strait as its primary strategic deterrent and that Iran is unlikely to abandon its efforts to control…
Greetings from Tyler, Our President is apparently intent on getting the foreigners out, especially the ones who want us defeated. They’re so critical of us! But it would be inhumane to send them back where they came from. Why don’t they go home and solve some of the problems there? No, they’re smarter than any-one…
The French president went on to also blame social networks for contributing to the unrest. Emmanuel Macron has called for “order, order, order” and the “return of authority at every level” in the wake of recent urban violence. From the violence that led to “the burning of schools, town halls, gymnasiums, libraries” and from this…
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in North Korea to a red carpet welcome on Tuesday night at the start of his first visit to the totalitarian state in 24 years. Mr Putin was met on the tarmac by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and – flanked by a military guard of honour – the…
Dubai — Israel and Lebanon agreed to implement a ceasefire to end hostilities, the Trump administration said on Wednesday, in a boost to hopes for a broader deal to end the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. Tehran, which had conditioned any deal with the U.S. in part on an end to fighting between Israel and Lebanon,…
Protesters hit France with transport strikes, notably targeting the Paris Metro, blockades and demonstrations Thursday, pitting the power of the streets against President Emmanuel Macron’s government and its plans to cut funding for public services that underpin the French way of life. The first scuffles between police and protesters came before the break of day,…