Editor – Page 2416 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

World Jewish Congress Slams Gaza Protest by Finnish MP as Anti-Semitic

Posted on January 17, 2020January 17, 2020By Editor

By Anna Kontula’s own admission, she wanted to protest the “humanitarian crisis” caused by embargoes against Gaza, as well as Finland’s arms trade with Israel. … Read More >World Jewish Congress Slams Gaza Protest by Finnish MP as Anti-Semitic

Trade Unions Protest Against Pension Reform at Louvre in Paris – Video

Posted on January 17, 2020January 17, 2020By Editor

French Unions have filled the streets of Paris to show their dissatisfaction with pension reforms, gathering at the Louvre. … Read More >Trade Unions Protest Against Pension Reform at Louvre in Paris – Video

Op-ed

Why There Seems to Be No Sense in Trump’s Proposal to Turn NATO Into NATO-ME

Posted on January 17, 2020January 17, 2020By Editor

On 8 January, Donald Trump announced that he would ask NATO to increase its involvement in “the Middle East process” during his address to the nation. International observers have weighed up whether Trump’s “NATO-ME” initiative is what the region and the bloc really need. … Read More >Why There Seems to Be No Sense in Trump’s Proposal to Turn NATO Into NATO-ME

Shows

The truth about what’s happening in the Middle East with Rania Khalek

Posted on January 17, 2020January 17, 2020By Editor

Rania Khalek comes on to explain what’s happening at the moment in Iraq and Iran. She’s a journalist based in Lebanon, whose work is focused on the Middle East. Lee and Khalek review the action from the last week and she fills in the details that haven’t been widely published by media in the US … Read More >The truth about what’s happening in the Middle East with Rania Khalek

Shows

Impeaching democracy

Posted on January 17, 2020January 17, 2020By Editor

Well, it has finally begun – the impeachment of Donald J. Trump. The president and his supporters say this process is nothing more than a political ‘witch hunt.’ The Democrats and the liberal corporate media say Trump is a national security threat and must be removed. But, in the end it would seem democracy itself is being impeached. … Read More >Impeaching democracy

World

‘We don’t have political problems with India’: Iran’s Zarif urges Delhi to defy US sanctions & resume buying Iranian oil

Posted on January 17, 2020January 17, 2020By Editor

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has called on India to shirk Washington’s “maximum pressure” sanctions campaign and continue sourcing its energy from the Islamic Republic, arguing it’s in the country’s best interest. … Read More >‘We don’t have political problems with India’: Iran’s Zarif urges Delhi to defy US sanctions & resume buying Iranian oil

Latin America

Human Rights Watch Admits: A Coup Occurred in Bolivia

Posted on January 17, 2020January 17, 2020By Editor

New York, United States – Human Rights Watch (HRW) stated the series of developments that led to the resignation of Bolivia’s former president Evo Morales constituted a coup, raising the alarm about human rights abuses by the country’s military at the time. … Read More >Human Rights Watch Admits: A Coup Occurred in Bolivia

Middle East

Video: IDF Claims Attack on Underground Hamas Infrastructure in Gaza

Posted on January 17, 2020January 17, 2020By Editor

The Hamas movement reportedly launched arson balloons from the Gaza Strip towards Israeli territory earlier on Thursday, prompting the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) to retaliate, according to a statement. … Read More >Video: IDF Claims Attack on Underground Hamas Infrastructure in Gaza

USA

US, Russia Agree to Begin Expert-Level Engagement on Strategic Security – State Dept.

Posted on January 17, 2020January 17, 2020By Editor

US and Russian delegations during their talks in Vienna decided to begin expert-level engagement on issues of strategic security and expand the dialogue beyond a bilateral format, the State Department said in a press release on Thursday. … Read More >US, Russia Agree to Begin Expert-Level Engagement on Strategic Security – State Dept.

Middle East

Zarif Says Tehran Ready to Repatriate Bodies of Ukrainian Victims of Boeing Plane Crash

Posted on January 17, 2020January 17, 2020By Editor

Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif told his Ukrainian counterpart Vadym Prystaiko in phone talks on 16 January that Tehran was ready to hand over the bodies of Ukrainians who died in the Ukrainian Boeing passenger plane to Kiev, the Iranian Foreign Ministry reported. … Read More >Zarif Says Tehran Ready to Repatriate Bodies of Ukrainian Victims of Boeing Plane Crash

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