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Moving the US Embassy to Jerusalem Will Escalate the Arab-Israeli Conflict…

Israel is the only country in the world that does not have the ability to have its chosen capital recognized by her closest allies. It’s an exception that defies diplomatic history. Jerusalem is indeed the international capital of the Jewish People: it’s the historical capital, it’s the geographic capital, and it’s the spiritual capital…

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German Population Explodes to Record 83 Million, Spends €22 Billion on Asylum Seekers…

Angela Merkel’s legacy is that of a Germany with a record-high population of 82.8 million thanks to her open-door migration policy. The country is seeing net migration of at least 750,000 per year, a totally irresponsible and unsustainable policy. Germany’s federal government spent an astonishing €22 billion on asylum seekers in 2016…

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Syria Peace Negotiations To Resume In Geneva…

The Syrian peace talks in Astana Khazakhstan, closed on Tuesday, January 24th, with a resounding repudiation of both ISIS and Al Nusra (Al Qaeda in Syria), in a statement by all four signatory nations — Syria, Russia, Iran, and Turkey — which also is an implicit repudiation of the longstanding American position on Syria…

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Chinese Fella Cycles 500km to Get Home…in the Wrong Direction…

A migrant worker in China, hoping to cycle back home for Chinese New Year, realised a month into his 2,000km trip that he had been going the wrong way. Originally from Qiqihar, Heilongjiang province in China’s extreme northwest, the bloke had been working in Rizhao, a coastal city between Beijing and Shanghai. Not only had […]

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Syria Talks in Astana Strike a Deal…

Tortuous efforts to install a credible international body to entrench and broaden the patchwork ceasefire in Syria have partially succeeded on the second and final day of talks in Kazakhstan. Discussions ended with agreement among the three sponsors of the talks – Russia, Turkey and Iran – to set up a trilateral monitoring body to […]

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China Wants to Make Rain Over an Area Bigger Than Britain and France…

An artificial rain project costing 1.15 billion yuan ($168 million) has been approved by China’s top economic planning agency for the country’s dry northwestern provinces; the South China Morning Post reported. The project is part of a government program to modify the weather and will take three years. It comes as China’s Meteorological Administration found […]

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Doubt Over Everest’s True Height Spurs Fresh Expedition…

Scientists will take the tape measure to Mount Everest to determine whether a massive earthquake in Nepal really did knock an inch off the world’s tallest peak. India’s top surveyor said Tuesday a team of scientists would be sent to neighbouring Nepal to measure Everest in the hope of putting to rest a debate about […]

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A New Era of Mass Surveillance is Emerging Across Europe…

The world was a different place when, in October 2015, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) struck down the “Safe Harbour” data-sharing agreement that allowed the transfer of European citizens’ data to the US. The Court’s decision concluded that the indiscriminate nature of the surveillance programs carried out by U.S. intelligence agencies, […]

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Russia Signs 49 Year Lease For Military Bases In Syria…

The Russian armed forces have signed a 49 year lease with Syria for use of the port of Tartus for the Russian Navy and the air base at Hmeymim for the air force. The lease will have a 25 year automatic renewal feature if neither side objects. The agreements will ensure a permanent Russian presence […]

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Peace Talks in Syria to Begin in Astana, Kazakhstan…

The issue of American leadership, or absence thereof, is relevant to next week’s kickoff of Syria peace talks in Astana, Kazakhstan, brokered by Russia, Turkey, and Iran. The United States – or more properly, the Obama administration – was not invited at all, much less leading anything. That’s all to the good. Without the Obama-ites […]

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Residents Describe Italy Avalanche as Rescuers Worry…

Hopes are dwindling over 24 hours after an avalanche struck a luxury mountain hotel in Italy, burying at least 30 people under tons of snow and debris. So far, rescue authorities say they have recovered just two bodies…

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Brazil Supreme Court Judge Handling Massive Corruption Probe Killed in Plane Crash…

Brazilian Supreme Court Justice Teori Zavascki was killed in a plane crash on Thursday, raising questions about who will take over his investigation into dozens of politicians in the country’s biggest ever corruption scandal. Rescuers found three bodies in the wreckage of the small, twin-prop plane that crashed off the coast of Rio de Janeiro…

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PM May Issues Warning to Brussels and Promises to Drop Membership of Single Market…

Theresa May has suggested the UK will reject a “punitive” Brexit deal from the EU and trade on default World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules with the economic bloc. The prime minister issued the warning to Brussels after confirming the government would not seek to maintain single-market membership in a central London speech on Tuesday (17 […]

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Merkel on Trump: The EU can take care of itself…

Speaking at a press conference with the prime minister of New Zealand, the German chancellor dismissed Trump’s criticism of her refugee policy. Germany’s top diplomat accused Trump of contradicting his own cabinet…

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