Saudi Arabia has essentially been booted from Yemen after four years of bankrolling mercenaries at the cost of $200 million a day to crush impoverished desert tribesmen. As of mid-June, the Yemen Civil War that began in 2015 had seemingly settled into a stalemate after about 39,700 battles and the loss of about 91,600 lives, […]
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Taiwan to Offer Assistance to Hongkongers Arriving in Taiwan…
Taiwan said it would offer humanitarian assistance to Hong Kong protesters who arrive in Taiwan, a day after intensified violence in the city left 13 people injured, including one woman shot in the eye with a pellet round. During the unrest on Sunday, marking the tenth straight weekend of protests, Hong Kong police fired tear […]
Kashmir on the Edge of the Abyss by Tariq Ali…
In an unsettled world, amid violent wars and imperial occupations, with all norms ruthlessly cast aside, did Kashmir really have a chance to be free? As unrest spreads, India, the vaunted “world’s largest democracy,” has imposed a total communications blackout. Kashmir is cut off from the world. With even the most conciliatory and collaborationist political […]
Ebola Is Now Curable. Here’s How the New Treatment Works…
Amid unrelenting chaos and violence, scientists and doctors in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been running a clinical trial of new drugs to try to combat a year-long Ebola outbreak. On Monday, the trial’s cosponsors at the World Health Organization and the National Institutes of Health announced that two of the experimental treatments appear […]
IAEA Chief’s Death Could Spell the End of the Iran Nuclear Deal…
The Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), the multilateral agreement that restricts Iran’s nuclear program and prevents it from developing nuclear weapons, has reached a critical juncture. In the midst of the crisis surrounding the future of the JCPOA, Yukiya Amano passed away. Amano, who was the head of the IAEA from 2009 until his […]
Russian Fighter Jet Chases Off NATO Warplane Approaching Plane Carrying Russian Defense Minister Over Neutral Waters…
A Russian fighter jet forced a NATO warplane away from a plane carrying the Russian Defense Minister flying above neutral waters in the Baltic Sea, the state-run TASS news agency said Tuesday. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu was returning to Moscow from the Russian Baltic region of Kaliningrad, which is surrounded by Poland and Lithuania. […]
CHINA’S RIOT POLICE STORM HONG KONG AIRPORT…
Riot police and protesters clashed at Hong Kong’s international airport on Tuesday after flights were disrupted for a second day as the political crisis in the former British colony deepened. Thousands of black-clad protesters jammed the terminal with used luggage carts to barricade entrances and could be heard chanting, singing and waving banners, with some […]
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Russia Initiates Civilian Evacuation Near Site Of “Mini Nuclear” Accident…
Russia is evacuating civilians in the area of Nyonoksa village in the far northern region where a nuclear-powered experimental rocket exploded during tests last Thursday, which had killed seven, Interfax reports. So far it appears a “recommendation” and not an ordered evacuation, which officials advise should be accomplished by Wednesday, after radiation levels in the […]
Russia Bans George Soros Charity as ‘Security Threat’…
Russia has banned a pro-democracy charity founded by hedge fund billionaire George Soros, saying the organization posed a threat to both state security and the Russian constitution. In a statement released Monday morning, Russia’s General Prosecutor’s Office said two branches of Soros’ charity network — the Open Society Foundations (OSF) and the Open Society Institute […]
Canadian Economy Loses 69,300 Private Sector Jobs in July – Unemployment Rate Increased to 5.7%…
After reviewing the unexpected resignation of Canadian Ambassador to the United States, David MacNaughton, several aspects of the U.S-Canada economic relationship; and the larger political ideological relationship between the far-left in both countries; begins to take a sharper focus. Justin from Canada has acquiesced to the influence of democrat Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, […]
Amidst New U.S. Sanctions on Venezuela, Maduro Inks New Deal with China…
With the US sanctioning his regime harder than ever, embattled Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro really wants to get China involved. Thursday night, Maduro and representatives from China National Petroleum Corporation, signed an agreement to increase output from their joint venture Sinovensa to 165,000 bpd. Sinovensa, the upgrading and blending facility for Orinoco extra heavy crude […]
From 2006 to 2019: After Failures in Syria, Iraq, Palestine and Yemen War Is No Longer an Option for Israel by Elijah J. Magnier…
During the summer war of 2006, Israel managed to destroy a large number of Hezbollah’s rocket and missile stocks. Most Hezbollah missile units were destroyed and, in the suburb of the capital Beirut, over 250 buildings (mainly but not exclusively hosting Hezbollah offices, warehouses and officers’ homes) were flattened by Israeli precision bombs targeting Hezbollah […]
Hong Kong Protester Filmed Firing a U.S.-Made M320 Grenade Launcher…
A protester fires a US-made M320 grenade launcher at an illegal assembly in Tsim Sha Tsui amid escalating violence in Hong Kong on Sunday night.
Is Putin Covering Up a Nuclear Disaster?…
Suspicions are growing today that Russia has suffered another nuclear accident after ambulances covered in protective film were seen transporting six people with serious radiation poisoning in a mystery explosion at a military base. Alarming footage also shows men in protective clothing loading casualties into the vehicles in the wake of a blast at the […]
Turkey Received $1B Bailout from China as Reserves Ran Out…
The last few months have seen the Turkish Lira rallying, rebounding off record lows, despite nothing positive coming from that country… and now we may have a better idea of how this lift was achieved (or how investors were fooled). As Bloomberg reports, according to two people with direct knowledge of the matter said, Turkey […]
Why Is Saudi Arabia Giving Up a Tract of Land the Size of Massachusetts for “The World’s First Independent International Zone”?…
Under the leadership of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, a $500 billion “mega-city” is being constructed in the northwestern corner of Saudi Arabia. This city has been named “Neom”, and when it is fully completed it will be approximately “the size of Massachusetts”. The Wall Street Journal was able to recently examine 2,300 pages […]
Cartel Boss Executed in Mexican Border State Capital Restaurant…
A brazen Sunday cartel assassination inside a Sonora capital city restaurant is sparking fears of escalated turf violence throughout the Mexican border state abutting Arizona. A cartel hit targeting the alleged regional boss for the Sinaloa Cartel faction “Los Salazar” occurred at approximately 8 pm inside the Ballpark Restaurant Sunday. The plaza boss was identified […]
19 Bodies Hung from a Bridge or Hacked Up in Mexico Gang Feud…
Mexican police found nine bodies hanging from an overpass Thursday alongside a drug cartel banner threatening rivals, and seven more corpses hacked up and dumped by the road nearby. Just down the road were three more bodies, for a total of 19. The killing spree reported by prosecutors in the western state of Michoacan marked […]
Police in China Hold Massive Anti-Riot Training Amid Hong Kong Tensions…
Around 12,000 police officers participated in an anti-riot training drill on Tuesday in the southeastern Chinese city of Shenzhen, which links Hong Kong to China’s mainland. “A drill will be held to increase troop morale, practice and prepare for the security of celebrations [and] maintain national political security and social stability,” Shenzhen police recently wrote […]
Kurdistan’s Massive Gas Reserves No One Knows About…
Barely a month goes past without another indication of the vast gas potential still largely untapped in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI). Last week, regional private sector natural gas company Dana Gas announced that its share of the proved plus probable (2P) hydrocarbon reserves at the Pearl Petroleum Company-run Khor Mor and Chemchemal […]
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