May 2020 – Page 33 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

Chinese envoy to Tel Aviv found dead at his residence, Israeli foreign ministry confirms

Posted on May 17, 2020May 17, 2020By Editor

China’s ambassador to Israel, Du Wei, was found dead at his home on Sunday morning, Israel’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and police have confirmed. … Read More >Chinese envoy to Tel Aviv found dead at his residence, Israeli foreign ministry confirms

World

CNN claims Covid-19 ‘devastated’ Moscow… while the city ramps up testing for coronavirus

Posted on May 17, 2020May 17, 2020By Editor

As officials in the Russian capital are increasing Covid-19 testing in a bid to pinpoint the number of infected people, CNN runs an emotive headline claiming that more than just the city has been badly hit by the pandemic. … Read More >CNN claims Covid-19 ‘devastated’ Moscow… while the city ramps up testing for coronavirus

Intel Docs Explain Timing of Ben-Gurion’s Decision to Declare Israel’s Independence, Author Says

Posted on May 17, 2020May 17, 2020By Editor

Haaretz contributor Meir Zamir argues that Israel’s first Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion decided to declare the establishment of the Jewish state in May 1948 even though he knew that the move could directly result in a war with the Arab countries. … Read More >Intel Docs Explain Timing of Ben-Gurion’s Decision to Declare Israel’s Independence, Author Says

Cutting Losses in Afghanistan: Ongoing Attacks Throw Trump-Taliban Pact Into Doubt

Posted on May 17, 2020May 17, 2020By Editor

After invading in 2011 to depose the Taliban government and pursue its Al-Qaeda allies, the US now finds itself negotiating for peace with those same men, and largely in the absence of serious results. … Read More >Cutting Losses in Afghanistan: Ongoing Attacks Throw Trump-Taliban Pact Into Doubt

Israeli Extension of Sovereignty Over W Bank Areas May Prompt ‘Massive Conflict’, Jordan’s King Says

Posted on May 17, 2020May 17, 2020By Editor

On 20 April, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his main political rival, Benny Gantz, clinched a coalition agreement empowering the Jewish state to start the de-facto extension of sovereignty over some West Bank territories … Read More >Israeli Extension of Sovereignty Over W Bank Areas May Prompt ‘Massive Conflict’, Jordan’s King Says

Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin Reveals How Moscow Created Unique High-Tech Weapons

Posted on May 17, 2020May 17, 2020By Editor

During his address to the Federal Assembly, the president showcased the country’s new strategic weapons, including the Sarmat intercontinental ballistic missile, unmanned underwater vehicles and the Kinzhal air-launched hypersonic cruise missile. … Read More >Russian President Vladimir Putin Reveals How Moscow Created Unique High-Tech Weapons

World

‘Unreliable for allies, dangerous for rivals’: Tehran blasts ‘mindless’ trio of Trump, Pompeo & US Iran envoy

Posted on May 17, 2020May 17, 2020By Editor

A high-ranking Iranian politician has unloaded on three of the top US officials, saying their “mindless” behavior paints the US government as being dangerous for rivals, unreliable for allies and incompetent for the people. … Read More >‘Unreliable for allies, dangerous for rivals’: Tehran blasts ‘mindless’ trio of Trump, Pompeo & US Iran envoy

USA

Intelsat, launcher of 1st commercial communications satellite, files for bankruptcy… it’s a friend we didn’t know we had

Posted on May 17, 2020May 17, 2020By Editor

Born in the Cold War, powered by rivalry and unhindered by free-market restrictions, Intelsat linked the planet with its satellites – but hardly anyone knew about it. Now, it struggles to stay afloat. … Read More >Intelsat, launcher of 1st commercial communications satellite, files for bankruptcy… it’s a friend we didn’t know we had

USA

In major gaffe, US envoy MISTAKES Holocaust victims for Crimean Tatars… and he is NOT the first to do it

Posted on May 17, 2020May 17, 2020By Editor

A top US diplomat was left red-faced after using a picture of a Jewish ghetto in Poland as part of his post on the 1944 deportation of Crimean Tatars, a blunder described as “disgusting” and which also drew ridicule on him. … Read More >In major gaffe, US envoy MISTAKES Holocaust victims for Crimean Tatars… and he is NOT the first to do it

EU

‘Desperate even before Covid-19’: Underequipped French nurses roast Macron at Paris hospital

Posted on May 17, 2020May 17, 2020By Editor

Emmanuel Macron took heat from staff at a leading Paris hospital that hammered him with grievances about low pay and faulty gear, forcing the president into admitting some past mistakes. … Read More >‘Desperate even before Covid-19’: Underequipped French nurses roast Macron at Paris hospital