He told the BBC the region would declare its independence by the end of this week or the beginning of next week. The announcement comes after Catalonia held a referendum on Sunday, which Madrid deemed as illegal. This evening the King of Spain attacked the Catalonia independence referendum organisers for their “lack of loyalty to […]
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Palestinian Cabinet Convenes in Gaza in Move to Reconcile with Hamas…
Prime Minister Rami al-Hamdallah on Tuesday chaired the first meeting of the Palestinian cabinet in Gaza for three years in a move towards reconciliation between the mainstream Fatah party and Islamist group Hamas. Hamas seized the Gaza Strip in 2007 in fighting with Fatah forces loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas and has ruled the impoverished […]
Fukushima Potentially Leaking Radioactive Water for 5 Months, Owners Admit…
The Fukushima nuclear power plant may have been leaking radioactive water since April, its owner has admitted. Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings Inc. said on Thursday that a problem with monitoring equipment means it can’t be sure if radiation-contaminated water leaked from the reactor buildings damaged in the 2011 nuclear disaster which was sparked by […]
Revoking the Ban on Women Driving in Saudi Arabia: Too Little, Too Late…
Even if Salman’s kingdom stumbled in its regional foreign policies and domestic political reform, it delivered a coup when the king issued a royal decree on Tuesday revoking the ban on women driving. He ordered the establishment of a high level committee to study the practicalities with a view to implement the edict in 2018. […]
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Iraqi Kurds Overwhelmingly Back Independence…
Voters in the semi-autonomous Kurdish region of Iraq overwhelmingly backed the Kurdistan Regional Government’s push to break away from Baghdad, official preliminary referendum figures showed on Wednesday. The election commission said 92.73 percent voted yes compared to about 7.27 percent who said no. The turnout was 72.61 percent. The result of Monday’s is non-binding. World […]
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To Prevent Rebellion, Spain Docks Cruise Ship Housing 16,000 Riot Police in Barcelona Port…
Efforts by Madrid to stop a Catalonia independence vote, currently slated for October 1st, seem to be growing more hostile by the day. Earlier this week Spanish police seized control of Catalonia’s finances, seeking to ensure that separatist politicians could not spend further public funds on the referendum, and conducted raids across Catalonia to confiscate […]
A German Election Analysis…
As your host is German you may want to read his opinion and analysis of today’s federal election results in Germany. German election results (ARD 6pm exit poll) Update: Preliminary official result…
Frida The Rescue Dog Is Saving Lives After Mexican Earthquake…
One of Mexico’s most beloved rescuers wears wide protective goggles, a harness and two pairs of boots. Frida is the star of the Mexican navy’s Canine Unit. Throughout her career, the 7-year-old Labrador has detected 52 people — 12 alive — in various natural disasters…
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Icelandic Government Collapses After Plot to Pardon Pedophile Rapist Exposed…
Iceland’s justice system has received praise in recent years for its successful prosecution of multiple bankers who helped bring on the 2008 financial crisis. Though some of those bankers have been released early from prison, the latest controversy in the country stems from an entirely different miscarriage of justice…
Army of Citizens Continue to Search for Victims in Mexico City…
The solidarity of Mexico City residents with the victims of yesterday’s powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake is shining through as thousands of people have come forward to contribute to rescue efforts, turning the Mexican capital into a city of volunteers. Their help has been critical to the rescue of people trapped…
Several Dead After Massive 7.1 Magnitude Earthquake Rocks Mexico City…
At least 40 people are dead after a 7.1-magnitude earthquake hitMexico leaving buildings shaking and sending people fleeing into the street. The tremor hit just hours after emergency drills around the nation on the anniversary of another devastating quake that killed thousands in Mexico City in 1985…
Baghdad Says It Won’t Tolerate ‘2nd Israel’ as 1,000s of Iraqi Kurds Hold Indepence Rally…
Crowds filled the streets of the Iraqi Kurdistan capital, rallying ahead of an independence vote this month. While some were waving the flag of Israel, which backs the Kurds’ aspirations, Baghdad says it won’t allow the creation of a “second Israel.” On Saturday, the city of Erbil saw thousands of protesters…
Hitler Busts & Nazi Paintings Found Beneath Austrian Parliament…
Workers renovating the 134-year-old parliament building in Vienna have discovered multiple Nazi-era artefacts, including Nazi paintings and Hitler busts. “It’s not really a surprise when you clear out a building after 130 years,” a spokeswoman for the parliament said, as cited by AFP. “We know that the building…
May Raises Terror Level to Critical After Bucket-Bomb Attack on the Tube…
Soldiers are replacing policemen as guards at key London sites as the terror threat is raised to the highest level of ‘critical’, Theresa May announced tonight. Operation Temperer will see more armed police on the transport network and the capital’s streets in order to provide ‘reassurance’ to the public…
Israel Demanded 60km Buffer but Russia Let Iranian Forces in Syria Approach the Border…
Israel asked Russia and the United States to prevent an Iranian presence, or that of any Shi’ite militia operating under Iranian influence, in southern Syria near the Israeli border in any cease-fire agreement. Israel presented its demand during the talks that preceded the cease-fire agreement in July – but the Russians…
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GMO Free: Russia to Become Top Producer of Organic Food…
Most of you know that Russian President Putin has Russia saying “not yet” to GMOs and asserting their national focus on establishing themselves as the world’s largest exporter of organic food, as well as providing their people with healthy non-GMO food. This wasn’t just a spare of the moment decision either. It came about…
Soros, Trudeau Team Up to Open Canada’s Border (VIDEO)…
George Soros and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau have teamed up to open up Canada’s borders to dangerous Muslim migrants. They want more support for these migrants and aim to condemn anyone who opposes this dangerous decision. Thousands of Muslims have taken over Europe and if they reach Canada, they will literally…
Israel’s Geopolitical Gut Check: Power Has Shifted, Clipping Tel Aviv’s Wings…
Tel Aviv has had a bad few weeks. A once favorable regional balance of power has suddenly shifted in a direction that clips Israel’s wings—all while adversaries on its borders are making swift strategic gains. At the core of the issue is Israel’s obsession with Iranian ascendancy in the region. The 2015 nuclear deal…
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The Conflict In Syria Was Always Israel’s War…
After years of fomenting the Syrian conflict from the shadows, the U.S. has recently seemed to back away from its push to militarily intervene in the embattled nation, instead choosing to focus its saber-rattling and destabilization efforts on other theaters. The consequence of this has seemingly been the winding…
Israel to Do Eeverything to Prevent Shi’ite Corridor from Tehran to Damascus – Israeli Defense Minister…
Israel is ready to do everything to prevent a Shi’ite corridor from Tehran to Damascus, Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman claimed in an interview with Radio FM 100 on Thursday, just hours after the Israeli Air Force conducted a missile strike on a Syrian military facility near the town of Masyaf in western Syria…
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