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The Chinese are coming: NATO chief Stoltenberg warns Beijing nearing West in multiple ways

Posted on June 10, 2020October 16, 2020By Editor

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said the West “cannot ignore” either the military or economic rise of China, and admitted that the world is “facing a shift in the global balance of power.” … Read More >The Chinese are coming: NATO chief Stoltenberg warns Beijing nearing West in multiple ways

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Top EU official BACKS Twitter in fact-checking ‘war’ with Trump, says Europe should take same approach

Posted on June 10, 2020June 10, 2020By Editor

Twitter has received unexpected support in its fact-checking war with US President Donald Trump. The EU Commission’s vice president for values and transparency,Vera Jourova, said it has taken exactly the approach Europe needs. … Read More >Top EU official BACKS Twitter in fact-checking ‘war’ with Trump, says Europe should take same approach

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‘We KNEW a pandemic would happen’: UNCLEAR whether EU will handle 2nd Covid-19 wave any better, ex-Austrian FM tells RT

Posted on June 10, 2020June 10, 2020By Editor

Covid-19 did not come out of the blue but the EU still had trouble uniting its members, Austria’s retired chief diplomat told RT, adding that there’s no certainty the bloc will perform better if the deadly virus makes a comeback. … Read More >‘We KNEW a pandemic would happen’: UNCLEAR whether EU will handle 2nd Covid-19 wave any better, ex-Austrian FM tells RT

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Zeitgeist heist: Truck with 400,000 MASKS parked outside German cafe gets stolen & RANSACKED

Posted on June 9, 2020June 9, 2020By Editor

In what looked like a carefully planned carjacking, a vehicle full of face masks went missing in southwestern Germany within just ten minutes – as if to prove that personal protective gear has become the new gold. … Read More >Zeitgeist heist: Truck with 400,000 MASKS parked outside German cafe gets stolen & RANSACKED

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Germany has received no official confirmation of Trump’s reported plan to withdraw US troops

Posted on June 9, 2020June 9, 2020By Editor

The German government said that it has not received official confirmation from Washington about US plans to withdraw thousands of soldiers from the country. … Read More >Germany has received no official confirmation of Trump’s reported plan to withdraw US troops

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WATCH protester chilling in lounge chair as mounted police charge at him at Brussels BLM protest

Posted on June 8, 2020June 8, 2020By Editor

A massive anti-racism march has turned violent in Brussels, Belgium, as the most rowdy protesters turned to looting and assaulting police. At least one protester, however, did not seem to care about the mayhem at all. … Read More >WATCH protester chilling in lounge chair as mounted police charge at him at Brussels BLM protest

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Black Lives Matter protest in Sweden descends into violence and vandalism (VIDEOS)

Posted on June 8, 2020June 8, 2020By Editor

The Swedish city of Gothenburg has been shaken by street violence, after an initially peaceful ‘Black Lives Matter’ protest turned into a riot. Police clashed with demonstrators, who threw stones and smashed storefronts. … Read More >Black Lives Matter protest in Sweden descends into violence and vandalism (VIDEOS)

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Crowds surround US embassy in Madrid as thousands join BLM protest in Spanish capital (PHOTOS/VIDEOS)

Posted on June 7, 2020June 7, 2020By Editor

A massive crowd has gathered in Madrid to show solidarity for the Black Lives Matter movement, with some marching on the US embassy. Anti-racist demonstrations have spread across Europe in recent days. … Read More >Crowds surround US embassy in Madrid as thousands join BLM protest in Spanish capital (PHOTOS/VIDEOS)

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Europe needs ‘healthcare NATO’ to deal with Covid-like crises – Berlin

Posted on June 7, 2020June 7, 2020By Editor

A kind of “healthcare NATO” would make the EU better prepared for pandemics and would prevent the 27-member bloc from losing out amid the global competition between the US and China, the German health minister said. … Read More >Europe needs ‘healthcare NATO’ to deal with Covid-like crises – Berlin

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Being US ally is valuable but COMPLICATED, German FM says after Pentagon reportedly told its troops to pack up

Posted on June 7, 2020June 7, 2020By Editor

The benefits of partnering with Washington come with one considerable ‘but’, Berlin’s foreign minister said on the heels of reports that the US is preparing to pull thousands of troops out of Germany. … Read More >Being US ally is valuable but COMPLICATED, German FM says after Pentagon reportedly told its troops to pack up