A new German law introducing state censorship on social media platforms came into effect on October 1, 2017. The new law requires social media platforms, such as Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube, to censor their users on behalf of the German state. Social media companies are obliged to delete or block any online “criminal offenses” such […]
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Italy’s 2 Richest Regions Claim Victory in Autonomy Votes…
The presidents of Italy’s wealthy northern regions of Veneto and Lombardy on Sunday claimed victory in autonomy referendums that seek to grab additional powers and tax revenue from Rome, riding a global tide of self-determination that has swamped Spain’s Catalonia region. The votes were nonbinding, but the leaders of the neighboring regions hope to leverage […]
Spain To Activate Article 155 Process, Suspending Catalonia Autonomy…
Spain announced it will trigger the so-called “nuclear option” of Article 155 under the Spanish Constitution, and move ahead with the process of suspending Catalan autonomy and the powers of the local government, after Regional President Carles Puigdemont for the second time in four days refused to comply with a Spanish ultimatum to clearly drop […]
Putin Says Russia Has ‘Caught Up with U.S. Missile Capabilities’ and Will Respond if America Quits Cold War Arms Treaty…
Russian President Vladimir Putin said today that Moscow has ‘caught up with US missile capabilities’ and will respond if America quits a landmark Cold War nuclear treaty. Speaking to international policy experts at the Valdai forum in Sochi, Putin said Russia will respond immediately and symmetrically if the United States quits the 1987 Intermediate-range Nuclear […]
Is Israel Hiding That its State-of-the-Art F-35 Warplane Was Hit by Syrian S-200 Missile?…
According to the available information, the Syrian Defense Forces used a S-200 missile against the Israeli warplane. This Soviet-made missile is the most advanced long range anti-aircraft system opearated by the Syrian military. Even in this case, it’s old-fashioned in terms of the modern warfare. Despite this, the Syrian Defense Ministry said in its statement […]
“The Lobby” British Style by Philip Giraldi…
One month ago, I initiated here at Unz.com a discussion of the role of American Jews in the crafting of United States foreign policy. I observed that a politically powerful and well-funded cabal consisting of both Jewish individuals and organizations has been effective at engaging the U.S. in a series of wars in the Middle […]
Syria, Iraq – Why The Kurdish Independence Project Failed
The bid of the Kurdish Barzani clan for an independent Kurdistan in north Iraq and beyond has utterly failed. Masoud Barzani, the strongman of the Iraqi Kurdish region, had called for the referendum to divert from his government’s financial problems. Other Kurdish powerhouses saw it as a last attempt by Barzani to save his failing […]
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Fueling More Bloodshed in Ukraine…
Last January, Sen. John McCain led a delegation along with his longtime sidekick, Sen. Lindsey Graham, to a contingent of Ukrainian troops not far from the front line in eastern Ukraine. In the presence of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, Graham told the soldiers: “Your fight is our fight… 2017 will be the year of offense. […]
Son of Anti-Corruption Journalist Killed by Car Bomb in Malta Accuses Prime Minister of Being Complicit in Her Murder…
The son of an anti-corruption journalist killed by a car bomb on Malta has described finding her body in pieces. Matthew Caruana Galizia, himself a journalist, said his mother, Daphne, had been assassinated for doing her job in investigating alleged corruption. He described the horror of seeing ‘body parts all around me’ among the wreckage […]
61k Flee Kirkuk As Iraq Says Kurdish Independence ‘a thing of the past’…
After the Iraqi army took over Kirkuk, Baghdad has said that Kurdish independence is “a thing of the past” and the controversial referendum should be forgotten, as the UN says 61,000 people have fled the northern city of Kirkuk. “In the past 48 hours, the UN Migration Agency says that some 61,000 people have left […]
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600,000 Syrians Return Home…
According to a study by the International Organization for Migration (a United Nations body), some 602,759 displaced Syrians have been returned to their homes of which about two-thirds of that number specifically resettled in Aleppo Governorate. The period of time the study accounts for is from January to June 2017. Of the 602,759 returned Syrians, […]
Hostages Freed by Pakistani Forces Arrive Safely in Canada…
Freed Taliban hostage Joshua Boyle says his two young sons are ‘improving’ just days after the family returned to Canada after being held in Afghanistan. Boyle, his American wife Caitlan Coleman and their three children – two boys and a baby girl – arrived in Toronto on Friday after being held hostage by a Taliban-linked […]
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Spanish High Court Jails Two Catalan Separatist Leaders…
Marking the first time senior figures in the secessionist camp have been imprisoned since Catalonia’s Oct. 1 independence referendum, the court ordered the heads of the Catalan National Assembly and the grassroots Omnium movement held without bail pending an investigation for alleged sedition. Prosecutors allege that the ANC’s Jordi Sanchez and Omnium’s Jordi Cuixart played […]
Somalia Reeling as Truck Bomb Toll Passes 300…
The death toll from a truck bombing in Somalia’s capital has risen above 300, the director of an ambulance service said Monday, as the fragile Horn of Africa nation reeled from the deadliest single attack it’s ever experienced. More people died of their wounds in the past few hours, said Dr. Abdulkadir Adam of Aamin […]
Eurosceptic Sebastian Kurz Declares Victory in Nightmare for EU…
The People’s Party (OVP) got 31.6 per cent of the vote, according to exit polls from pollster SORA. Mr Kurz’s party is tough on migration, easy on taxes and widely Eurosceptic after rebranding itself over the last few months to propel its popularity in the wealthy Alpine nation. The 31-year-old is expected to form a […]
Putin Signs Decree Imposing Restrictions on North Korea…
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree imposing restrictions on North Korea in order to comply with a UN Security Council resolution. The decree specifically refers to the UN Security Council resolution on restrictions imposed against North Korea in November 2016. The document, spanning almost 40 pages, specifies certain punitive measures that were introduced […]
‘A Severe Blow’: Reactions to the U.S. Withdrawal from UNESCO…
The United States will be leaving the United Nations’ cultural agency at the end of 2018, the US State Department told UNESCO on Thursday. A few hours later, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that his country is also preparing its withdrawal from UNESCO. UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova, whose successor will be named on Friday, […]
U.S. Effectively Bars Russian General Staff Delegation from Taking Part in U.N. Event…
The US authorities failed to issue visas to a delegation sent by the Russian General Staff to a UN event in New York, a defense ministry spokesman said on Thursday. On Thursday evening, Russia and China held a joint briefing on problems posed by the US missile shield on the sidelines of the UN General […]
Russia Ready to Mediate Talks Between Saudi Arabia & Iran…
Russia is ready and willing to mediate in establishing relations between Saudi Arabia and Iran, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov has stated. “We tried several times and offered [to help Iran and Saudi Arabia sit down at the negotiating table], but we do not impose our intermediary role,” Bogdanov told reporters. “But we have […]
Fatah and Hamas Agree to Form Palestinian Unity Government…
After years of deadlock, which saw the Fatah party of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas, which controls Gaza, fail to reach any accord, the two parties have today, signed a unity agreement in Cairo. This is the first time Palestine will be governed by a unitary political force since Hamas took over Gaza in […]
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