Clashes broke out in the streets of Bolivia’s capital Tuesday evening when an opposition leader in the Senate declared herself the country’s interim president after Evo Morales fled to Mexico following his surprise weekend resignation. Jeanine Añez claimed the post of Senate leader late in the day, a position next in line for the presidency, […]
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Statue of Ancient God of Child Sacrifice Put on Display in Rome…
A reconstruction of a pagan idol who demanded child sacrifice was stationed at the entrance of Rome’s Colosseum as part of a secular historical exhibition. The presence of the idol raised particular concern among Catholics, as it was erected nine days before the Amazon Synod and the subsequent scandal over the veneration of the Pachamama […]
Hong Kong Campus Besieged by Police in Nighttime Clashes with Student Protesters…
Hong Kong riot police fired water cannon, tear gas, and rubber bullets inside Hong Kong universities amid intense standoffs with protesters on Nov. 12 evening. At nightfall, police approached the campus Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) in the New Territories area, firing volleys of tear gas at students who built makeshift barricades to prevent […]
Farage’s “Big Ask” May Save Brexit as Johnson Concedes…
Nigel Farage is the face of Brexit. From the start of his political career he’s gone for the “Big Ask,” as his friend Donald Trump would put it, get the U.K. out of the European Union. Everyone in the Western political establishment hates him because of this. Over the past year he has been prophetic […]
Spain’s Socialists and Unidas Podemos Strike Preliminary Deal to Form Coalition Government…
Caretaker Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and the leader of left-wing Unidas Podemos, Pablo Iglesias, have signed a preliminary agreement to form a coalition government after Sunday’s inconclusive repeat general election in Spain. Despite months of negotiations between the parties to strike a governing deal following the April poll, the two leaders have done this deal […]
Bolivia’s Morales Heads to Mexico…
Former Bolivian President Evo Morales went to Mexico on a plane the Mexican government lent him to guarantee a “safe trip” in the words of Mexican foreign minister. “It pains me to leave the country for political reasons but I’ll always pay attention. Soon I’ll come back with more strength and energy,” wrote Morales on […]
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Syria’s Infamous White Helmets Backer James Le Mesurier Found Dead in Turkey…
The British founder of an organisation that trained the Syrian White Helmets emergency response group has died in Istanbul on Monday, sources said. James Le Mesurier, founder of the Mayday Rescue group, was found dead early on Monday in central Istanbul’s Beyoglu district, a Turkish source with knowledge of the case told MEE. The Turkish […]
After Another Inconclusive Election in Spain, Socialists Rule Out Grand Pact with Popular Party…
Forming a government in Spain will be more complicated than ever following the inconclusive repeat election on Sunday, which delivered big gains for the far right and left the winning Socialist Party (PSOE) with 120 seats, 56 short of a parliamentary majority. The arithmetic of the election produces several possibilities for getting the caretaker prime […]
Bolivia’s Evo Morales Resigns…
Eight hours after calling for general elections, Evo Morales resigned from Chimoré, in Cochabamba, where he arrived on the presidential plane. This came after a wave of resignations by his party’s governors, mayors, deputies and senators all across the country, in addition to ministers and diplomats, at the suggestion of dozens of politicians, military and […]
Catalan Independence Protesters Block Highway to France…
A group of Catalan pro-independence protesters is blocking the AP-7 highway between the northeastern Spanish region and France, according to the Catalan Transport Service (SCT). The protesters have set up a large platform on the side of the highway leading to Spain, in La Jonquera, a municipality in the Catalan city of Girona. They have […]
Hong Kong Protester Shot at Close Range, Counterprotester Set on Fire in Escalation of Violence…
A pro-democracy protester was shot at close range and a counterprotester was set on fire as violence continued to engulf Hong Kong on Monday morning, with the disturbing images of street fights and escalating attacks from both sides drowning out an appeal by the city’s embattled leader for an end to demonstrations. Carrie Lam, the […]
Grand Ayatollah Sistani Warns Against U.S. Coup Plot in Iraq…
Protests in Lebanon and Iraq were caused by internal problems but are manipulated by external forces. Today an Iraqi leader exposed those forces which might well bring that problem to an end. Lebanon will still have to suffer through more strife. AFP reports of more bloody protests in Iraq: Anti-government protests in Iraq entered their […]
Turkey’s Continued Care for Islamic State Will End Badly…
Eight and a half years ago when the war on Syria began, Turkey played the most important role. Weapons were smuggled from Libya through Turkey to be delivered to ‘Syrian rebels’. Over the years tens of thousands of foreign Jihadis traveled through Turkey to join the various groups fighting against the Syrian government. After the […]
Germany’s Economic Pain Is Here to Stay…
It was meant to be a fleeting slowdown for Europe’s economic powerhouse, followed by a rapid rebound. Instead, Germany has been stuck in neutral for a year with hopes fading for a turnaround, a situation that threatens to spread lasting economic gloom across Europe. Its vast industry is in recession, a victim of shifting consumer […]
Police Officer Involved in Operation Against El Chapo’s Son Assassinated in Broad Daylight…
A Mexican police officer involved in the operation that briefly yielded a son of notorious drug lord Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman last month was killed in an assassination that unfolded in broad daylight this week. The officer, named as Eduardo N., was killed in Culiacan in Sinaloa on Nov. 6, some three weeks after police […]
Thousands of Police Deployed in Catalonia Ahead of General Election…
Thousands of law enforcement officers will be deployed across Catalonia on Sunday to guarantee security at a repeat general election that polls suggest could prove as inconclusive as the previous one, held on April 28 of this year. The authorities want to prevent any potential street disturbances such as the ones that followed the Supreme […]
UK Election – What to Look for in the Next Six Weeks…
We continue to think that there remains a “political risk” discount on UK assets and on the currency. The combination of it being very unlikely that we have a No Deal Brexit; the part passage by the House of Commons of the revised deal (“Withdrawal Agreement Bill”) last week and the polling suggesting a Conservative […]
Islamic State Looks to Be Rebuilding in Iraqi Valley…
In the span of a few months, Iraq has gone from an optimistic state that had won its war against ISIS to a protest-filled nation confronting the possibility of the terror group’s return. “Iraq has not learned the lesson from ISIS,” said Hisham al-Hashimi, Iraqi expert on ISIS in March. “Especially when it comes to […]
Turkey Captures Wife of Islamic State Leader Baghdadi in Syria…
Turkey has captured one of the wives of the slain leader of the Islamic State group, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced on Wednesday. Erdogan broke the news while giving a speech at Ankara University, without elaborating on the operation of giving the woman’s name. Baghdadi had four wives, according to one […]
Thuringia Foretells the Fracturing of Germany…
It’s hard to overstate the importance of the election results last weekend in Thuringia. The complete collapse of the two centrist parties there, Angela Merkel’s CDU and the Social Democrats (SPD), is looking like a harbinger of what comes next in German politics. A majority in Thuringia, ruled by the CDU since the early 1990’s […]