Categories Uncategorized A big thank you Posted on Posted onJanuary 20, 2021January 20, 2021By Admin A big thank you to all my family, friends and followers of The Oval Circle blog from all over the world. … Read More >A big thank you
Categories USA Biden’s Homeland Security pick vows to confront ‘domestic extremists’ as media clamor to pin ‘terrorist’ label on Capitol rioters Posted on Posted onJanuary 20, 2021January 20, 2021By Editor President-elect Joe Biden’s nominee to lead the Department of Homeland Security has pledged to tackle “domestic extremism” amid growing calls in the press to treat those who stormed the US Capitol as homegrown “terrorists.” … Read More >Biden’s Homeland Security pick vows to confront ‘domestic extremists’ as media clamor to pin ‘terrorist’ label on Capitol rioters
Categories USA Trump pardons ex-strategist Bannon & rapper Lil Wayne along with scores of others in 11th-hour clemency spree Posted on Posted onJanuary 20, 2021January 20, 2021By Editor The White House has published a list of 143 people who have been given a full pardon or commuted sentences on the last day of Donald Trump’s presidency. Julian Assange and Edward Snowden were not among them. … Read More >Trump pardons ex-strategist Bannon & rapper Lil Wayne along with scores of others in 11th-hour clemency spree
Categories USA Trump declassifies ‘binder of materials’ related to Russiagate probe, but caves to FBI & keeps saucy bits secret Posted on Posted onJanuary 20, 2021January 20, 2021By Editor A binder full of documents pertaining to the FBI’s Crossfire Hurricane investigation into claims that President Donald Trump “colluded” with Russia in 2016 may yet see the light of day, but with crucial passages still redacted. … Read More >Trump declassifies ‘binder of materials’ related to Russiagate probe, but caves to FBI & keeps saucy bits secret
Categories USA Trump in talks to launch new ‘Patriot Party’ as he prepares to leave office – report Posted on Posted onJanuary 20, 2021January 20, 2021By Editor Outgoing US President Donald Trump has reportedly discussed plans to create a new political outfit – the Patriot Party – as his administration comes to an end, a move that could further upend an already-divided GOP. … Read More >Trump in talks to launch new ‘Patriot Party’ as he prepares to leave office – report
Categories USA Biden’s Treasury pick Yellen urged to use sanctions MORE AGGRESSIVELY than Trump administration Posted on Posted onJanuary 20, 2021January 20, 2021By Editor Janet Yellen, Biden’s pick to lead the Treasury Department, has been urged by the Democrats to sanction the US’ adversaries even more aggressively than the Trump administration. She said she already has her sights set on China. … Read More >Biden’s Treasury pick Yellen urged to use sanctions MORE AGGRESSIVELY than Trump administration
Categories USA ‘The movement we started is only just beginning’ defiant Trump says in farewell speech (VIDEO) Posted on Posted onJanuary 20, 2021January 20, 2021By Editor US President Donald Trump struck an optimistic and defiant note in his farewell address, vowing his movement was here to stay and praising his administration’s achievements in restoring America while not starting any new wars. … Read More >‘The movement we started is only just beginning’ defiant Trump says in farewell speech (VIDEO)
Categories USA China’s treatment of Uighur Muslims in labor camps amounts to ‘genocide’ and ‘crimes against humanity,’ Pompeo says Posted on Posted onJanuary 20, 2021January 20, 2021By Editor Outgoing US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has used his last full day in office to accuse China of genocide and crimes against humanity over its alleged abuses of Uighur Muslims in its northwestern Xinjiang region. … Read More >China’s treatment of Uighur Muslims in labor camps amounts to ‘genocide’ and ‘crimes against humanity,’ Pompeo says
Categories EU Germany extends Covid-19 lockdown, makes masks compulsory amid fears of new virus strains Posted on Posted onJanuary 20, 2021January 20, 2021By Editor Chancellor Angela Merkel and Germany’s 16 state leaders have agreed to extend the country’s current lockdown until the middle of February in response to the spread of Covid-19 and the appearance of new variants. … Read More >Germany extends Covid-19 lockdown, makes masks compulsory amid fears of new virus strains
Categories EU Madrid declared a ‘disaster zone’ after storm Filomena hammers the Spanish capital Posted on Posted onJanuary 20, 2021January 20, 2021By Editor The Madrid area has been declared a “disaster zone” by the national government after extreme weather and snowstorms left the city crippled. The move means the affected areas can receive financial aid to alleviate the storm damage. … Read More >Madrid declared a ‘disaster zone’ after storm Filomena hammers the Spanish capital