Not stopping at ‘provocative military activity,’ US demands China halt even ‘diplomatic & economic pressure’ towards Taiwan In a threatening statement on Beijing’s “destabilizing” military moves that was published on Sunday, the US State Department warned China against even diplomatically and economically pressuring Taiwan in its own interests 03.10.2021
Algeria recalls envoy, accuses Paris of ‘interference’ after Macron slams post-colonial ‘hatred of France’ amid migrant visa row Algeria recalled its ambassador to France and accused its former colonizer of “interference,” after French President Emmanuel Macron criticized the country’s government 02.10.2021
At least 9 killed as fire tears through Romanian hospital A blaze that broke out in a Romanian hospital in the eastern city of Constanta has claimed at least nine lives 01.10.2021
From Syria to Afghanistan, the Pentagon really is ‘chronically bad’ at winning wars – and Matt Gaetz got them to admit it It really took a Florida man to get the current Pentagon boss to admit inability to deal with the essential job of the military, and remind Americans that he was behind the failed scheme to arm the “moderate rebels” in Syria 30.09.2021
La Palma declared ‘disaster zone’ as Spanish govt pledges €10mn & island awaits potential toxic cloud from volcanic lava The Spanish government has declared the Canary Island of La Palma a disaster zone 29.09.2021
British MILITARY ‘on standby’ to deploy trucks & drivers amid fuel supply shortage blamed on ‘panic buying’ The British army could soon deploy its own fuel tankers to fill a major logistics gap caused by a lack of lorries and drivers, with some petrol stations running dry in some areas as deliveries have all but ground to a halt 28.09.2021
Serbia’s president blasts world’s ‘thunderous silence’ over ‘occupation’ of northern Kosovo as tensions in breakaway region soar Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic says foreign partners are turning a blind eye to a security crackdown in Serb-majority areas of Kosovo, where the breakaway region’s forces have brought essential cross-border traffic to a halt 27.09.2021
SPD Leads in German Election Polls With 25.8% as Merkel's Bloc on Track for Worst Result Since 1949 The Social Democratic Party is projected to be the leading political party in Germany with 25.8% of votes, while the Christian Democratic Union / Christian Social Union bloc is currently second with 24.2% 26.09.2021
Canada frees detained Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou after US drops extradition bid Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou has entered a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA) in the US, paving the way for her to leave Canada, where she has spent nearly three years in detention 25.09.2021
US-Turkey relations ‘not healthy’ and failed to ‘start well with Biden,’ Erdogan says Ankara’s ties with Washington remain “not healthy,” as the US continues to act towards Turkey in a manner that’s not “honest,” President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said, urging the US to “sort out” the non-delivery of F-35 jets 24.09.2021
Court case filed against French customs after officials refuse to disclose records of arms exports Amnesty International France and the European Centre for Constitutional and Human Rights have jointly filed a case in a Paris court to force French customs to release records of exports of weapons to Saudi Arabia and the UAE 23.09.2021
Footage of damaged buildings surfaces after 6.0-magnitude quake strikes Australia A 6.0 magnitude earthquake struck Australia’s southern coast, according to local authorities, inflicting significant damage seen in videos circulating online 22.09.2021
Libyan general elections in limbo after eastern-based faction withdraws support from unity government One of the two dueling parliaments in Libya passed a motion of no confidence in the unity government 21.09.2021
‘Breach of confidence:’ French FM denounces AUKUS deal, says Europeans need to rethink alliances and partnerships France will rethink its concept of alliances and partnerships after the US negotiated a nuclear submarine deal with the UK and Australia without so much as telling Paris, said the French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian 20.09.2021
Girls will return to secondary schools in Afghanistan, but only after ‘safe environment’ is set up, Taliban tells media The Taliban has said that girls can return to secondary schools only after Afghanistan's militant-led government creates a secure environment for them 19.09.2021
Ankara lashes out at EU declaration Cyprus and migration issues, says it's 'biased, lacking vision & disconnected from reality' Turkey has lashed out at southern EU member states over how they dealt with Eastern-Mediterranean issues at their annual summit in Greece this week, especially on key issues like Cyprus and irregular migration in the region 18.09.2021
American edition: Russia used a ruse with "Nord Stream-2" Russia is playing a "gas game" with Europe and the United States for the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, and Washington does not intend to ignore the "trick" used by Moscow for this. Writes about this the author of an article for the American edition of The National Interest 17.09.2021
‘Austria won’t accept any fleeing Afghan refugees as long as I’m in power,’ chancellor Kurz vows Vienna will take no part in the resettlement of Afghan refugees evacuated from Kabul after the Taliban takeover, said Austria’s chancellor Sebastian Kurz, insisting that the country already has enough migrants from Afghanistan 16.09.2021
Prosecution witness in Netanyahu’s corruption trial killed as his plane crashes in Greece Former senior Israeli official Haim Geron has been killed in a plane crash near the Greek island of Samos 15.09.2021
Western armies 'illegal' presence in Syria undermining hopes for peace in region, Putin says in surprise Moscow meeting with Assad An illegal occupation by Western troops is hampering the consolidation of Syria despite it being mostly freed from terrorists, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said during a meeting with his Syrian counterpart, Bashar Assad 14.09.2021
