November 20, 2020 – Page 2 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

World

War crimes report saying special forces executed Afghan civilians made Australian defense minister ‘physically ill’

Posted on November 20, 2020November 20, 2020By Editor

Australia’s defense minister, Linda Reynolds, has said she felt “physically ill” after reading the military report into war crimes which provided evidence that the country’s special forces soldiers unlawfully killed 39 Afghans. … Read More >War crimes report saying special forces executed Afghan civilians made Australian defense minister ‘physically ill’

EU

Spanish PM reveals plan to vaccinate ‘substantial’ part of population by first half of 2021

Posted on November 20, 2020November 20, 2020By Editor

Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez told a news conference on Friday that his government will unveil a plan next Tuesday to vaccinate a “substantial” part of Spain’s population in the first six months of 2021. … Read More >Spanish PM reveals plan to vaccinate ‘substantial’ part of population by first half of 2021

Covid vaccine rollout could cause US dollar crash, warns Citibank

Posted on November 20, 2020November 20, 2020By Editor

The widespread distribution of vaccines to combat the coronavirus pandemic and ongoing monetary easing could lead to the US dollar weakening as much as 20 percent next year, according to Citibank. … Read More >Covid vaccine rollout could cause US dollar crash, warns Citibank

US economy on such massive jolt of monetary heroin there’s no dialing back the dosage – Peter Schiff

Posted on November 20, 2020November 20, 2020By Editor

Stocks have been on a bull run ever since their big March drop at the beginning of the pandemic, so veteran stockbroker Peter Schiff asks: if Covid-19 didn’t hurt the stock market, why should a vaccine help? … Read More >US economy on such massive jolt of monetary heroin there’s no dialing back the dosage – Peter Schiff

UK

Defence budget slashing ‘ends now,’ says PM Johnson as UK announces largest military cash boost since Cold War

Posted on November 20, 2020November 20, 2020By Editor

Boris Johnson pledged to “end budget-cutting now” as he announced a £16.5 billion ($22 billion) increase in defence spending and the creation of a cyber force and a space command. … Read More >Defence budget slashing ‘ends now,’ says PM Johnson as UK announces largest military cash boost since Cold War

China Warns Intel Alliance ‘Their Eyes Will Be Plucked Out’ if Not Careful With Hong Kong Affairs

Posted on November 20, 2020November 20, 2020By Editor

The Five Eyes alliance, established after World War II, involves the US, UK, Australia, Canada, and New Zealand. It’s main objective is the sharing of intelligence information between parties. … Read More >China Warns Intel Alliance ‘Their Eyes Will Be Plucked Out’ if Not Careful With Hong Kong Affairs

World

China Calls Canadian Intel Report Alleging Cyber Threat From Beijing, Moscow ‘Absurd’

Posted on November 20, 2020November 20, 2020By Editor

China has condemned a report by Canadian intelligence naming Beijing and Moscow as cybersecurity threats and claiming that state-sponsored actors are invested in developing cyber tools to disrupt the nation’s electricity grid, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian said on Thursday. … Read More >China Calls Canadian Intel Report Alleging Cyber Threat From Beijing, Moscow ‘Absurd’

EU

Tit-for-Tat: German Politician Urges Using Sanctions to Protect Nord Stream 2

Posted on November 20, 2020November 20, 2020By Editor

Commenting on calls to shut down the Nord Stream 2 project, Klaus Ernst noted that such move would simply pave the way for LNG imports from the United States. … Read More >Tit-for-Tat: German Politician Urges Using Sanctions to Protect Nord Stream 2

Iran Touts ‘Max Failure’ of US’s ‘Max Pressure’ Strategy as Trump Triples Down on Sanctions

Posted on November 20, 2020November 20, 2020By Editor

Washington imposed a new round of sanctions against Iran on Wednesday, targeting multiple persons and dozens of entities including a charity linked to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The same day, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo pledged to slap more sanctions on Iran “in the coming weeks and months.” … Read More >Iran Touts ‘Max Failure’ of US’s ‘Max Pressure’ Strategy as Trump Triples Down on Sanctions

World

Guaido’s Team Urged to Comply With UK Court Order in Venezuelan Gold Litigation, Lawyers Say

Posted on November 20, 2020November 20, 2020By Editor

The UK judge presiding over the case of the Venezuelan gold in the Bank of England urged the legal team representing Venezuela’s self-proclaimed president Juan Guaido to find “better excuses” for its failure to comply with a UK court order to pay for the legal costs of the appeal it lost in October. … Read More >Guaido’s Team Urged to Comply With UK Court Order in Venezuelan Gold Litigation, Lawyers Say