Boris Johnson’s suspension of the UK Parliament is unlawful, Scotland’s highest civil court has ruled. A panel of three judges at the Court of Session found in favour of a cross-party group of politicians who were challenging the prime minister’s move. The judges said the PM was attempting to prevent Parliament holding the government to […]
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This Isn’t Good: India Builds Detention Camps for Up to 1.9M People ‘Stripped of Citizenship’ in Assam…
The Indian government is building mass detention camps after almost two million people were told they could be effectively stripped of citizenship. Around 1.9m people in the north-eastern state of Assam were excluded when India published the state’s final National Register of Citizens (NRC) list in August. Those excluded from the register will have to […]
Japan May Be Forced to Dump Radioactive Fukushima Water Into the Pacific…
Radioactive water from Japan’s destroyed Fukushima nuclear power plant may have to be dumped into the ocean, the country’s energy minister reportedly said Tuesday, igniting concern and anger from nuclear safety experts and Japan’s neighbors in the region. The electric utility overseeing the crippled power plant, Tokyo Electric Power Company, or Tepco, is running out […]
Saudi Arabia Flags Plan to Enrich Uranium…
Saudi Arabia wants to enrich uranium for its nuclear power program, its energy minister said on Monday, potentially complicating talks with Washington on an atomic pact and the role of U.S. companies. Uranium enrichment has been a sticking point with the United States, especially after Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman said in 2018 that the […]
Brexit is a Gordian Knot – Who Is The World’s Premier Gordian Knot Cutter?…
The Gordian Knot of Brexit is based on a Parliamentary ruling class within the U.K. government who will not accept Great Britain leaving the European Union. The elitist Members of Parliament (MP) have passed a law requiring Prime Minister Boris Johnson to forever stay in the EU until an agreement for terms of exit are […]
‘There Is Nothing Left’…
Just 180 miles off the coast of Palm Beach, Fla., Hurricane Dorian left Abaco Island in the Bahamas completely leveled and smelling of death, according to Fox News’ Steve Harrigan. Bodies of people and dogs lie strewn about — including inside a church that was apparently used for shelter, Harrigan said Friday on “Shepard Smith […]
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German Industrial Orders Plunge – The Surface Reason Is China – The Underneath Reason Is Trump…
Boy howdy if ever there was an article that showed the layers and ramifications of President Trump’s global trade reset, this is a good one. The multinational media do not want American voters to understand the dynamic, because if we did people would catch-on to how the global economy was structured upon removal of U.S. […]
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U.K. Parliament Gives a Full-Fledged Finger to the British People…
The British Parliament stood firmly opposed to the British people, as 21 Conservative Party members of Parliament (MPs) defected and joined the Liberals-Democrats to damage the new Boris Johnson government and oppose a No-Deal Brexit on October 31. In a win for the European Union, keenly being watched from the Americas and the European continent, […]
“Fussy Eater” Goes Blind After Years of Eating Only Junk Food…
In the past, parents may have tried to coax their picky eaters to dinner with misguided reminders of starving children—or perhaps letting them imitate farm animals. But, the parents of today now have a scarier prompt. A British teenager has permanent vision loss, hearing loss, and weak bones after years of eating only select types […]
Report: Mexicans Sent Home $3.27 Billion in Remittances — Mostly from the U.S….
Mexicans living abroad, primarily those working in the United States, are adding billions of dollars to the Mexican economy, and this year marks the second-highest amount since Mexico’s central back starting keeping records 24 years ago. Mexico Daily News reported that in July Mexicans sent home $3.27 billion — 14.4 percent higher than they sent […]
Hong Kong’s Carrie Lam Formally Withdraws Extradition Bill…
Carrie Lam, Hong Kong’s embattled chief executive, formally withdrew the controversial extradition bill that sparked months of tense protests that played out on an international stage. The bill allowing Hong Kong residents to be sent to mainland China for trials sparked massive protests that have rocked the city since June. Lam had suspended the bill, […]
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BORIS JOHNSON’S BID FOR SNAP ELECTION CRUSHED. CORBYN FEARS LETTING PUBLIC GO TO POLLS…
Jeremy Corbyn denied voters the chance to decide the future of Brexit tonight after ordering his MPs to block Boris Johnson’s call for a snap election. A visibly frustrated PM ridiculed the stance taken by Corbyn – who did not even bother to be present for the declaration of the result – taunting that he […]
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Furious Boris Johnson Calls for Snap Election Seconds After MPs, Including 21 Rebel Tories, Win Vote to Seize Control of the Commons…
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 […]