Day: February 12, 2020

Categories Asia & Pacific

Does Duterte’s “Military Independence” from the U.S. Create New Opportunities for China?

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The Philippines officially announced the ending of the National Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with the United States. The denial of the U.S. military’s presence will give China a chance to expand militarization of the South China Sea and severely weaken the U.S. positioning in Southeast Asia. … Read More >Does Duterte’s “Military Independence” from the U.S. Create New Opportunities for China?

Categories Middle East

Kushner’s Stamp of Zionist Racism on Peace Plan

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There was never much doubt that Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, was going to roll out as his much-ballyhooed “Middle East Peace Plan” an 80-page contrivance that would hand large portions of the West Bank to the Israelis and relegate the Palestinians to a powerless “state” composed of enclaves totally surrounded by heavily-militarized Israeli territory. … Read More >Kushner’s Stamp of Zionist Racism on Peace Plan

Categories Latin America

Venezuela Intercepts Plane With Over 1,000 Pounds of Cocaine – Interior Ministry

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The Venezuelan security forces intercepted a light jet carrying almost 500 kilograms (1,102 pounds) of cocaine aboard and detained two Brazilian citizens in relation to the incident, Venezuelan Interior Ministry said on Wednesday. … Read More >Venezuela Intercepts Plane With Over 1,000 Pounds of Cocaine – Interior Ministry

Categories Middle East

Syrian Troops Demine 15% of Liberated City of Maarat Al-Numan in Idlib – Military Official

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Syrian government troops cleared roughly 15 percent of the Maarat Al-Numan city of mines, as it was recaptured from militants in the northwestern Idlib province earlier this week, Zein al-Abedin, the deputy commander of the military unit specialising in bomb disposal, said on Wednesday. … Read More >Syrian Troops Demine 15% of Liberated City of Maarat Al-Numan in Idlib – Military Official

Categories Middle East

One Child and One Adult Are Dead After US Troops Shot at Civilians in Qamshli – Source

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“At 10 a.m. the US patrol including six armoured Humvee vehicles deliberately entered the area controlled by the Syrian authorities”, the Syrian military source said. “The US troops opened fire, as a result 10-year-old Juma Suleiman Barre was killed”. … Read More >One Child and One Adult Are Dead After US Troops Shot at Civilians in Qamshli – Source

Categories Middle East

From ‘Swiss Cheese’ to ‘Frankenstein’s Monster,’ Arab Leaders Have Many Names for Kushner-Trump Apartheid Plan

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A contest among Arab leaders to find the most colorful way of expressing how truly catastrophic the Kushner Apartheid is for the Palestinians and the Arab world. … Read More >From ‘Swiss Cheese’ to ‘Frankenstein’s Monster,’ Arab Leaders Have Many Names for Kushner-Trump Apartheid Plan