December 24, 2020 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

World

WATCH: Authorities employ WRESTLERS to enforce mask wearing in public

Posted on December 24, 2020December 24, 2020By Editor

Desperate times call for desperate measures, and health authorities in Irapuato, central Mexico, took this advice to the extreme, by deploying a gang of ‘lucha libre’ fighters to enforce public mask wearing. … Read More >WATCH: Authorities employ WRESTLERS to enforce mask wearing in public

EU

‘Deal is done’ reports say, as UK & EU apparently strike post-Brexit trade accord after 11th hour talks

Posted on December 24, 2020December 24, 2020By Editor

A post-Brexit trade deal between the EU and UK have been reached, the media is reporting, according to sources from No. 10 Downing Street. … Read More >‘Deal is done’ reports say, as UK & EU apparently strike post-Brexit trade accord after 11th hour talks

World

‘Explosion of peace’: Trump administration attempts to lure Indonesia into recognizing Israel with $2bn in aid

Posted on December 24, 2020December 24, 2020By Editor

President Donald Trump is rushing to ‘Make Israel Great Again’ in his last days in office, dangling as much as $2 billion in aid in front of Indonesia if the majority-Muslim nation just recognizes the country. … Read More >‘Explosion of peace’: Trump administration attempts to lure Indonesia into recognizing Israel with $2bn in aid

EU

France sends warplanes to Central African Republic for flyover to prop up president ahead of vote in former colony

Posted on December 24, 2020December 24, 2020By Editor

French President Emmanuel Macron has confirmed sending fighter planes on a flyover mission in the Central African Republic, as a show of condemnation of “attempts to destabilize” the country ahead of a general election. … Read More >France sends warplanes to Central African Republic for flyover to prop up president ahead of vote in former colony

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‘If ONE American is killed, I’ll hold YOU responsible’: Trump’s ‘friendly health advice’ to Iran amid Iraq embassy closure rumors

Posted on December 24, 2020December 24, 2020By Editor

President Donald Trump accused Iran of being behind an attack on the US embassy in Baghdad, amid rumors he’s considering closing it, threatening Tehran ahead of the one-year anniversary of their most serious confrontation to date. … Read More >‘If ONE American is killed, I’ll hold YOU responsible’: Trump’s ‘friendly health advice’ to Iran amid Iraq embassy closure rumors

EU

Berlin police arrest two suspects in chain of alleged neo-Nazi attacks

Posted on December 24, 2020December 24, 2020By Editor

German police have arrested two individuals suspected of being involved in a string of alleged far-right attacks that spanned over the past few years. … Read More >Berlin police arrest two suspects in chain of alleged neo-Nazi attacks

xiled Turkish journalist, whose paper reported on arms sent to Syria, gets 27-year jail term for espionage and aid to terrorism

Posted on December 24, 2020December 24, 2020By Editor

A Turkish journalist, whose newspaper reported on an alleged 2014 Turkish intelligence operation to supply arms to anti-government fighters in Syria, was sentenced in absentia to over 27 years in jail. … Read More >xiled Turkish journalist, whose paper reported on arms sent to Syria, gets 27-year jail term for espionage and aid to terrorism

Vaccine overdose? Israeli pharmacist hospitalized after accidentally receiving FOUR doses of Covid jab

Posted on December 24, 2020December 24, 2020By Editor

An Israeli pharmacist who was mistakenly injected with four doses of Pfizer’s Covid-19 jab was taken to the hospital so he could be monitored, but so far he has reported only minor side effects. … Read More >Vaccine overdose? Israeli pharmacist hospitalized after accidentally receiving FOUR doses of Covid jab

EU

Blaze destroys closing migrant camp in Bosnia after residents reportedly set fire to former home (VIDEO)

Posted on December 24, 2020December 24, 2020By Editor

A fire has torn through a temporary migrant camp which housed 1,200 people in Bosnia and was in process of being closed after it was deemed unsuitable for winter conditions. … Read More >Blaze destroys closing migrant camp in Bosnia after residents reportedly set fire to former home (VIDEO)

World

Britain blasted by Iranian health minister for two-month secrecy on ‘highly contagious’ mutant strain of Covid-19

Posted on December 24, 2020December 24, 2020By Editor

Iran’s minister of health has slammed the British government and healthcare authorities for failing to tell the global community about a new fast-spreading Covid-19 variant until two months had passed. … Read More >Britain blasted by Iranian health minister for two-month secrecy on ‘highly contagious’ mutant strain of Covid-19