December 2019 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

Hong Kong residents ‘overwhelmingly’ against independence from China – poll

Posted on December 31, 2019December 31, 2019By Editor

Only 17 percent of Hong Kong residents are in favor of seeking independence from China and almost half blame the city government for civil unrest, rather than the government in Beijing, a new poll shows. … Read More >Hong Kong residents ‘overwhelmingly’ against independence from China – poll

Business

Russian Equity Market Delivers Best Global Performance Despite US Sanctions – Report

Posted on December 31, 2019June 15, 2020By Editor

In spite of the existing economic pressure from Washington and the threat of a new round of sanctions being introduced, Moscow’s equity market has managed to remain a good destination for investments. … Read More >Russian Equity Market Delivers Best Global Performance Despite US Sanctions – Report

UN Torture Expert Blasts British Government’s Failure to Address Treatment of Julian Assange

Posted on December 31, 2019December 31, 2019By Editor

The United Nations’ special rapporteur on torture has been pressing the UK, US, Swedish, and Ecuadorian governments to properly investigate and address expert evidence showing that the WikiLeaks publisher has been subject “psychological torture”. … Read More >UN Torture Expert Blasts British Government’s Failure to Address Treatment of Julian Assange

Op-ed

US Weapons Industry ‘Making a Killing Off of Killing’ as Military Goads Iran Into Conflict

Posted on December 31, 2019December 31, 2019By Editor

The US carried out “precision defensive strikes” in Iraq and Syria after a US defense contractor was killed Friday near Kirkuk, Iraq. While Washington appears content to continue fueling the weapons industry, Code Pink’s Ariel Gold told Sputnik the US is “playing with fire” … Read More >US Weapons Industry ‘Making a Killing Off of Killing’ as Military Goads Iran Into Conflict

Middle East

US Embassy in Baghdad Besieged as Iraqis Set Building on Fire – Videos

Posted on December 31, 2019December 31, 2019By Editor

The protests sparked after the US military carried out airstrikes in Iraq and Syria, killing 25 and injuring 51 militants of the Shia group Kata’ib Hezbollah. The tensions reportedly resulted in the evacuation of the US diplomatic staff from the embassy … Read More >US Embassy in Baghdad Besieged as Iraqis Set Building on Fire – Videos

Middle East

Israeli Court Dismisses Petition to Block Netanyahu Re-Election Campaign – Reports

Posted on December 31, 2019December 31, 2019By Editor

Israel’s High Court of Justice has dismissed a petition submitted by 67 plaintiffs to deprive current Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of the right to form a new government, claiming that such issues should not be brought to the court prior to an election, the Haaretz newspaper reported. … Read More >Israeli Court Dismisses Petition to Block Netanyahu Re-Election Campaign – Reports

Middle East

Live Updates: US Staff in Baghdad Secure as Pentagon Mulls Sending More Troops Amid Protests

Posted on December 31, 2019December 31, 2019By Editor

Tensions between Washington and Baghdad escalated after the American military carried out airstrikes targeting five facilities of the Kata’ib Hezbollah Shia militia group in Syria and Iraq. … Read More >Live Updates: US Staff in Baghdad Secure as Pentagon Mulls Sending More Troops Amid Protests

‘Jihadi Jack’ Married Into ‘Top ISIS Family’, Says Ex-British Sniper – Report

Posted on December 31, 2019December 31, 2019By Editor

Alan Duncan, who travelled to Iraq in 2015 to fight the Islamic State, has reached his conclusions regarding Jack Letts’s position in Daesh* following interviews with imprisoned foreign fighters. … Read More >‘Jihadi Jack’ Married Into ‘Top ISIS Family’, Says Ex-British Sniper – Report

Documentary

USA OLIGARCHY / SECRET SHADOW GOVERMENT (Full Documentary)

Posted on December 31, 2019December 31, 2019By Editor

Who Rules America? Who Controls The U.S. Media? Illuminati? Secret Society? New World Order? Global Government? Council of Foreign Relations ? Wall Street? God Bless There is no greater power in the world today than that wielded by the manipulators of public opinion in America. … Read More >USA OLIGARCHY / SECRET SHADOW GOVERMENT (Full Documentary)

Latin America

Bolivia expels Mexico ambassador in Morales asylum row, while Mexico instructs her to return home for her own safety

Posted on December 31, 2019December 31, 2019By Editor

Bolivia’s interim government has said it is expelling the Mexican ambassador and two Spanish diplomats. Meanwhile, the Mexican government says it has recalled its ambassador for her own safety. … Read More >Bolivia expels Mexico ambassador in Morales asylum row, while Mexico instructs her to return home for her own safety

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