Politics

Shinzo Abe: Former Japanese Prime Minister Assassinated

Japan’s former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has died after suffering two gunshot wounds to the neck during a parliamentary elections campaign in the southern city of Nara, about 484 kilometers from Tokyo. The assault took place during his supportive speech for the Liberal Democratic Party, of which he was a member while serving as PM. …

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Palestinian-American Journalist’s Murder Inconclusive

The US state department released a statement on July 4th declaring the killing of the Palestinian-American journalist, Shireen Abu Akleh as inconclusive. The department’s spokesperson Ned Price made the announcement albeit evidence levying responsibility to the Israeli forces.  Shireen Abu Akleh was shot on May 11th, 2022, near the entrance of a refugee camp in …

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Trump’s Title 42 on Immigration Overturned

President Biden has been granted full freedom to overturn Trump’s “remain in Mexico” policy. The supreme court ruled in favor of the Biden administration to cancel the program on June 30, 2022.    The Migrant Protection Protocol policy as it is formally known of the Trump-era compelled authorities to detain asylum applicants from Central America …

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FILE - Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad, center right, meets with Russian lawmaker Dmitry Sablin, center left, and a Russian delegation in Damascus, Syria, June 14, 2022. Sablin visited Syria with a Russian delegation that included the foreign minister for the breakaway pro-Russian area in Ukraine, the "Donetsk People's Republic." Syria said Wednesday, June 29, 2022, that it has it has decided to recognize the “independence and sovereignty” of Ukraine’s eastern Luhansk and Donetsk regions and contacts will be underway to have diplomatic relations. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki, File)

Syria Recognizes the Independence of Donetsk and Luhansk

The government of Syria has recognized the Eastern region of Ukraine as an independent state,  just four months after President Putin and the self-proclaimed leaders of Donetsk, Nataliya Nikoronova and Luhansk, Leonid Pasechnik signed a decree to declare the regions’ independence.  Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad met with Russian lawmaker Dmitry Sablin and a Russian …

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A Dead Police Officer, and 30 Injured In the Serengeti Ecosystem of Tanzania

Tanzanian security personnel have been condemned by top UN- appointed independent rights experts after firing live ammunition towards the Maasai ethnic group over disputed land. This brief eruption of hostility resulted in the death of a police officer. The Maasai are nomadic herders with a population of 150,000.    On June 6, a private conference …

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“The Era of A Unipolar World Order Is Over”-Vladimir Putin

“The era of the unipolar world order is over” president Vladimir Putin said during his speech at the Saint Petersburg international economic forum on June 17, while accusing the US of treating other nations like “their own backyard.” The Russian leader took the opportunity to speak on the balance of power he foresees, the performance of …

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Indigenous Leader Arrested in Ecuador for Inciting Violence

A peaceful anti-government protest in Quito, the capital city of Ecuador erupted into chaos and led to the arrest of Leonidas Iza, an indigenous leader suspected of instigating violence.  Protesters marched to demand the reduction of fuel prices, a low price rate for agricultural products, and overturn the privatization of public sectors. The police force …

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Threats At The Shrangri-la Security Summit?

The defense minister of the People’s Republic of China Wei Fenghe has warned the U.S. over its consistent support for the Taiwanese secession attempts.  During his five-day visit to Singapore for the Shangri-la regional security forum, Defense Minister Fenghe made clear the consequences of a possible US backed Taiwanese independence endeavor. Chinese Defense Spokesperson Wu …

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