50 Police Officers Step Down From a Crowd Control Unit in Portland

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The officers voted to leave the unit, known as the Rapid Response Team, hours after one of its members was charged with assaulting a woman at an Oregon protest in August. Police officers in Portland, Ore., during a protest in … Read More

Trump to visit ‘decimated’ Mexico border with Texas Gov. Abbott on June 30

Trump attributed the immigration crisis to the White House’s reversal of his immigration policies. Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to visit the U.S.-Mexico border with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott at the end of the month, which he described on Tuesday as an “unmitigated … Read More

Vladimir Putin arrives in Geneva for summit with Joe Biden

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Presidents of the United States and Russia expected to meet for up to five hours. Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives at Geneva Airport Cointrin, for a US-Russia summit in Geneva, Switzerland, on Wednesday. Photograph: EPA Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived … Read More

After massed plane incursion near Taiwan, China says must respond to ‘collusion’

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Chinese and Taiwanese national flags are displayed alongside military airplanes in this illustration taken April 9, 2021. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration BEIJING/TAIPEI, June 16 (Reuters) – China does not tolerate foreign forces intervening in Taiwan issues and has to make strong responses … Read More

Wide disagreements, low expectations as Biden, Putin meet

Flags of the U.S., Russia and Switzerland are pictured in the garden in front of villa La Grange, one day prior to the meeting of U.S. President Joe Biden and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Geneva, Switzerland June 15, 2021. … Read More

NI protocol tensions threaten UK-Ireland, UK-EU and UK-US relations

Coveney says there is ‘some strain’ between governments – understatement of the year. Britain’s prime minister Boris Johnson (2R) and his wife Carrie Johnson (R) walk with US president Joe Biden and US First Lady Jill Biden prior to a … Read More

G7 leaders warn Russia on cyberattacks, chemical weapons usage

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Russian President Vladimir Putin. Photo: Sergei Ilyin/Sputnik/AFP via Getty Images The Group of Seven leaders ended their summit on Sunday by demanding that Russia take action and investigate the use of chemical weapons within its territory and hold accountable those … Read More

Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 11 June 2021

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Greetings from Tyler, Much of what we see coming in the immediate future is enough to make you run outside with your hair on fire.  Quite a few of us remember the days of Jimmy Carter, and while he may … Read More

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