EU and Russia Clash Over Belarus, Poisoning Accusations
Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, left, listens to Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko during talks in Minsk on Thursday. (Alexander Astafyev, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP) (CN) — The harsh view that the European Union is a weakling when it … Read More
US angers China with high-profile Taiwan visit
Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen meeting the US delegation led by Secretary of Health and Human Services Alex Azar (right) at the Presidential Office in Taipei yesterday.PHOTO: REUTERS Beijing sends fighter jets into Taiwan Strait as US health chief meets island’s … Read More
Donald Trump’s no racist, as past acts and presidential record prove
Donald Trump is no racist. I have known him since 1973 and have never seen any indication or any form of racism. In fact, quite the contrary. When I was Manhattan Borough president and president of the New York City … Read More
ICE arrests 2,000 immigrants in largest sweep of the pandemic
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced on Tuesday it made more than 2,000 arrests during a six-week nationwide operation in July and August that focused on those with criminal convictions and charges, but also led to the arrests of … Read More
Anti-Semitism in Germany increased due to coronavirus protests
Jewish groups and police alike have been worried about growing anti-Semitism during large demonstrations in Berlin. Some protesters have used far-right imagery and compared themselves to Holocaust victims. The Central Council of Jews in Germany has warned of increased anti-Semitism … Read More
Powerful earthquake of magnitude 6.8 strikes near coast of northern Chile
(Reuters) – A magnitude 6.8 earthquake struck near the coast of Northern Chile on Tuesday, the GFZ German Research Center for Geosciences said, and some damage and minor landslides were reported in areas near the epicenter, according to local media. … Read More
New barriers for Europe and UK even if Brexit deal is struck, Michel Barnier warns
Mr Barnier was due to hold emergency talks today with UK chief Brexit negotiator David Frost amid a stand-off over state aid rules and fishing rights (REUTERS ) EU chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier today stepped up warnings across Europe that there will be … Read More
Israel carried out a large-scale air attack and hit positions on the Syrian army
DAMASCUS, (BM) – On the night of August 30, the Israeli air force carried out a surprising large-scale attack and managed to hit targets and positions of the Syrian army, he learned BulgarianMilitary.com. Read more: BulgarianMilitary.com 24/7 – War in Syria: Who … Read More
Claims of ‘COVID-19 death squads’ as violence erupts in Colombia with nine massacres in just two weeks
Demonstrators participate in a protest to demand justice after the massacre of five minors in Cali, Colombia, 19 August 2020. Source: AAP Experts say the “horrific” spate of violence is no longer shocking as the Latin American country, hit hard … Read More
Italy Resumes Migrant Deportations
Migrants board the ‘MS GNV Azzurra’ quarantine ship which has has been sent on the Italian Pelagie Island of Lampedusa, Aug. 4, 2020, amid the COVID-19 pandemic ROME – Twice-weekly charter flights of up to 80 people who Italian authorities … Read More
Border crossings drastically decreased compared to last year, says Border Patrol
EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14) — The situation at the U.S. – Mexico border has changed drastically from the ‘humanitarian crisis’ it was a year ago, according to border patrol. Border Patrol officials credit the change, in part, to the pandemic. “It’s … Read More
Russia is very present in Belarus
Large outdoor protests in the Belarus capital Minsk, on 16 August 2020 (Photo: Prachatai/Flickr) For many observers, the situation in Belarus has not been developing at the pace they were expecting a week or two ago. There are still people on the … Read More
‘Anti-Migrant’ Protesters Set Fire, Throw Stones at MSF Clinic in Greece
Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has warned that “violent riots” outside a new government coronavirus clinic set up to provide care to migrants, asylum seekers and refugees amid the coronavirus pandemic represent a growing “anti-migrant” movement in Greece. MSF … Read More