August 2021 – Page 23 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

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Kabul Falls, US Flees. Russia Talks to Taliban

Posted on August 17, 2021August 17, 2021By Editor

Kabul Falls, US Flees. Russia Talks to Taliban … Read More >Kabul Falls, US Flees. Russia Talks to Taliban

EU

Italy makes vax pass mandatory for teachers, students & public transport passengers amid ongoing protests over new health ID

Posted on August 17, 2021August 17, 2021By Editor

Italy has expanded its list of ordinary activities which will now require proof of vaccination or negative Covid status, as anger over the implementation of the new health pass spills onto city streets across the country. … Read More >Italy makes vax pass mandatory for teachers, students & public transport passengers amid ongoing protests over new health ID

Bloodied St. Vincent PM hospitalized with head injury after rioter hurls rock amid chaotic protest against vaccine mandate (VIDEO)

Posted on August 17, 2021August 17, 2021By Editor

The prime minister of St. Vincent and the Grenadines was hospitalized after he was struck in the head by a stone during a protest against a proposed vaccine mandate, with images online showing him bloodied by the injury. … Read More >Bloodied St. Vincent PM hospitalized with head injury after rioter hurls rock amid chaotic protest against vaccine mandate (VIDEO)

China pledges ‘legitimate & necessary’ response after Biden’s first arms sale to Taiwan approved by State Department

Posted on August 17, 2021August 17, 2021By Editor

Beijing has vowed to retaliate after the US State Department gave the green light to a $750 million arms sale to Taiwan – President Joe Biden’s first to the island – arguing the deal damaged bilateral ties and Chinese sovereignty. … Read More >China pledges ‘legitimate & necessary’ response after Biden’s first arms sale to Taiwan approved by State Department

World

South Africa reshuffles government in response to riots: Health & finance ministers out, security placed under presidency

Posted on August 17, 2021August 17, 2021By Editor

President Cyril Ramaphosa has announced major changes to the government of South Africa in response to last month’s unrest, abolishing the Ministry of State Security and accepting the resignation of health and finance ministers. … Read More >South Africa reshuffles government in response to riots: Health & finance ministers out, security placed under presidency

EU

Mass protests kick off in Paris after France’s constitutional court approves controversial Covid legislation (VIDEOS)

Posted on August 17, 2021August 17, 2021By Editor

Reinvigorated mass protests kicked off in the French capital shortly after the country’s top court upheld controversial legislation which makes a coronavirus ‘health pass’ mandatory for the general public. … Read More >Mass protests kick off in Paris after France’s constitutional court approves controversial Covid legislation (VIDEOS)

Indonesia announces ‘new era of bilateral relations’ with US as pair kick off largest-ever joint military training

Posted on August 17, 2021August 17, 2021By Editor

Indonesia’s foreign minister, Retno Marsudi, has announced a “new era of bilateral relations” with the US, as the two countries host a joint training exercise involving more than 3,000 soldiers. … Read More >Indonesia announces ‘new era of bilateral relations’ with US as pair kick off largest-ever joint military training

Raisi sworn in as Iran’s new president, demands lifting of US sanctions amid ongoing tensions with West

Posted on August 17, 2021August 17, 2021By Editor

Ebrahim Raisi has been sworn in as Iran’s new president, with the ultraconservative cleric calling for US sanctions against the Islamic republic to be lifted as tensions between Tehran and the West continue. … Read More >Raisi sworn in as Iran’s new president, demands lifting of US sanctions amid ongoing tensions with West

Pure racism’: Foreign workers in South Korea slate major city’s ‘discriminatory’ new anti-Covid directive to firms employing them

Posted on August 17, 2021August 17, 2021By Editor

Foreign workers have denounced a South Korean city’s newly launched Covid-screening campaign as “racist” and “nonsensical” after it made testing mandatory for workplaces with less than 30 employees – if one of them is a foreigner. … Read More >Pure racism’: Foreign workers in South Korea slate major city’s ‘discriminatory’ new anti-Covid directive to firms employing them

Russia

Indra 2021: Joint Russian & Indian counter-terrorism military drills kick off near Volgograd, southern Russia (VIDEO)

Posted on August 17, 2021August 17, 2021By Editor

Joint Russian-Indian military exercises have kicked off in Russia’s southern Volgograd Region. The militaries of the two nations will hone their skills in fighting terrorists and facing mock enemies in various combat environments. … Read More >Indra 2021: Joint Russian & Indian counter-terrorism military drills kick off near Volgograd, southern Russia (VIDEO)