Boris Johnson called for a snap election tonight after he Remainers seized control of Parliament to rule out No Deal Brexit. The Prime Minister humiliatingly lost a crunch vote that gives a rebel alliance control of Commons business – with the aim of passing a law to stop the UK crashing out at the end […]
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Hong Kong Students Boycott Class in Protest on First Day of School Year…
It was to be their first day of class, but instead, tens of thousands of Hong Kong university and middle school students turned up at peaceful rallies on Sept. 2 to vent their frustrations against the government, as the city entered its fourth month of mass demonstrations. The boycott followed a weekend of heightened violence […]
Boris Johnson’s Deviously Clever Brexit Strategy Unfolds…
The Guradian Live Blog reports Jeremy Corbyn Says He Will Try to ‘Politically Stop’ Prorogation with Legislation. He cant buts let’s look at some comments – “Opposition leaders have demanded that Boris Johnson either reverse his decision to suspend Parliament or put it to a Commons vote. The leaders of Labour, the SNP, the Liberal […]
Saturday Protest Canceled in Hong Kong After Sudden Arrest of Key Activists…
Saturday’s planned protest in Hong Kong has been canceled after the arrest of three of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protest leaders on Friday; Joshua Wong, Andy Chan, and Agnes Chow. CNBC’s Eunice Yoon notes that the arrests are being described on Chinese media as a crackdown on “the activists who create chaos in Hong Kong”…
Syrian Regime Capture More Towns in Idlib as Thousands of Civilians Flee North…
Syrian regime forces captured a number of towns and villages from rebel forces in Idlib on Thursday, as air strikes continued to target civilian areas in the opposition province. Russian-backed regime forces moved into the towns of Al-Tamaanah and Al-Khuwayn in Idlib over the past days, along with villages to the east of the recently […]
Saudi Arabia Acknowledges Defeat in Yemen – Starts to Sue for Peace…
Two weeks ago we wrote that war on Yemen will soon end. The Saudis lost their ally, they lost the war and would have to sue for peace. They are now doing so. But they fighting in Yemen will continue until that country finds a new balance. Today the United Arab Emirates airforce bombed the […]
After Trump Leaves France, Macron Warns World “Is Living The End Of Western Hegemony”…
Having skulked off stage following his joint press conference with President Trump, French President Emmanuel Macron took the opportunity to bash Trump and embrace Putin (presumably after getting permission from Angela Merkel). “We are living the end of Western hegemony,” Macron told diplomats on Tuesday, pointing to the rise of Beijing and Moscow as signs […]
China’s Belt and Road Plan Is Destroying the World…
China has continually assured the world that its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) is a green project. At the first BRI forum in May 2017, Chinese president Xi Jinping touted BRI as a “vision of green development and a way of life and work that is green, low-carbon, circular and sustainable.” Similar promises were made […]
British Government to Suspend Parliament for Five Weeks, Outraging Anti-Brexit Rebels…
Boris Johnson’s government is activating the constitutional mechanism to suspend Parliament on Wednesday, a move which has outraged Remainers because it limits the amount of Parliamentary time available to them to sabotage Brexit taking place at the end of October. The Prime Minister confirmed will take place on Wednesday, and will see what is called […]
Mexican Navy Seizes A Whopping 52k Pounds Of Fentanyl from Shanghai, Intended For The U.S….
According to a new report from Mexican newspaper Tabasco Hoy, the Mexican Navy intercepted 23,368 kilograms (51,517 pounds) of fentanyl at the Port of Lázaro Cárdenas, the largest Mexican seaport and one of the largest harbors in the Pacific Ocean. The Secretariat of the Navy said joint work between the Naval Unit of Port Protection […]
Why Everything They Say About the Amazon, Including That It’s the ‘Lungs of the World,’ Is Wrong…
The increase in fires burning in Brazil set off a storm of international outrage last week. Celebrities, environmentalists, and political leaders blame Brazilian president, Jair Bolsonaro, for destroying the world’s largest rainforest, the Amazon, which they say is the “lungs of the world.” Singers and actors including Madonna and Jaden Smith shared photos on social […]
Child Aged 12 Is Among Dozens Arrested in Latest Hong Kong Protests. Police Used Live Bullets. China ‘has to intervene’ if Violence Breaks Out…
A 12-year-old child is among dozens of people arrested following another violent weekend in Hong Kong which saw a police officer fire a live round for the first time. Officers arrested 29 men and seven women, aged 12 to 48, last night for unlawful assembly, possession of weapons and assaulting police. After the clashes last […]
Turkish Military Hit by Raft of Resignations Amid Idlib Predicament…
Five Turkish generals are reportedly seeking to retire from the military after being tasked with operations along the southern border and in Syria’s Idlib, handing the army another headache as it grapples with a tense situation in the Syrian province. Two Turkish officials confirmed to Middle East Eye that some generals have asked for retirement […]
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Israeli Teen Killed by Blast Near West Bank Settlement…
An Israeli teenage girl was killed while her father and brother were seriously wounded in an explosion in the occupied West Bank on Friday, according to the Israeli military. A military spokesman said the family was hit by an improvised explosive device (IED) while visiting a water spring near Dolev, an illegal Israeli settlement northwest […]
Erdogan and Putin in Emergency Call as Assad Surrounds Turkish Troops…
Forces belonging to the Syrian government and Turkey came within a stone’s throw of one another on Friday, as Bashar al-Assad’s troops surrounded a Turkish observation point in Syria’s Idlib province. Far from friends, the forces’ proximity has heightened tensions even further amid a Syrian government offensive into territory held by rebels backed by Turkey. […]
CONFIRMED: U.S. Confirms Israeli Strike in Iraq…
Israel was responsible for the bombing of an Iranian weapons depot in Iraq last month, U.S. officials have confirmed, an attack that would mark a significant escalation in Israel’s years-long campaign against Iranian military entrenchment across the region. The confirmation comes as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is strongly hinting that his country is behind […]
The Fukushima Nuclear Disaster and Its Tragic Aftermath…
The three meltdowns and at least four big core explosions at the Fukushima nuclear-power plant’s six American-designed Daiichi reactors in March 2011 still constitute the world’s worst nuclear nightmare so far, surpassing even the Chernobyl #4 reactor’s explosion and meltdown of April 1986. While Chernobyl’s disaster was very quickly contained albeit at the cost of […]
Russia Acknowledges Its Ground Troops Are Fighting in Idlib…
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has acknowledged for the first time the presence of Russian military fighting alongside Syrian regime forces in the Idlib assault, confirming numerous earlier reports. During a press conference he held following a meeting with Ghana’s Foreign Minister Shirley Botchway yesterday, Lavrov confirmed that “There are Russian soldiers on the ground […]
Danish Royal Family ‘Surprised,’ Lawmakers Fume as Trump Cancels Denmark Visit Over Greenland…
The Danish royal family was “surprised” after President Trump scrapped a planned visit to Denmark following comments by the country’s prime minister that the idea the U.S. might buy Greenland from them was “absurd.” Trump had been expected to visit Denmark on Sept. 2-3 as part of his trip to Europe, but until his tweets […]
Maybe???: Venezuelan Leader Nicolas Maduro Confirms Secret Talks With U.S. to Negotiate His Exit…
Beleaguered Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro confirmed late Tuesday that his top-level officials have been in secret talks with members of the Trump administration to try to negotiate his exit. Reuters reports the secret meetings first came to light after American media outlets reported that Diosdado Cabello, one of Venezuela’s most powerful and feared men, had […]
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