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Vladimir Putin’s Russia is a creaking ship. Don’t fall for the propaganda.

Vladimir Putin’s Russia is a creaking ship. Don’t fall for the propaganda.


Via: bob-nelson  •  World News  •  5 Comments  •  6 years ago

The united front seen during the World Cup is an illusion. Putin fears the convergence of grassroots and an elite opposition. A protest in St Petersburg against proposals to raise the...
7-year-old chess champ can’t compete in Tunisia tourney because she’s Israeli

7-year-old chess champ can’t compete in Tunisia tourney because she’s Israeli


Via: buzz-of-the-orient  •  World News  •  53 Comments  •  6 years ago

7-year-old chess champ can’t compete in Tunisia tourney because she’s Israeli Liel Levitan is invited instead to play in alternative competition in Israel By The Times of Israel Staff,...
Canada: Israel’s Role in Saving Syrian Rescue Workers ‘Indispensable’

Canada: Israel’s Role in Saving Syrian Rescue Workers ‘Indispensable’


Via: buzz-of-the-orient  •  World News  •  10 Comments  •  6 years ago

Canada: Israel’s Role in Saving Syrian Rescue Workers ‘Indispensable’ United With Israel, July 25 2018 An IDF soldier gives beverages to White Helmet workers that Israel rescued from...
Sergio Marchionne Dead at 66: His Legacy at Fiat Chrysler

Sergio Marchionne Dead at 66: His Legacy at Fiat Chrysler


Via: split-personality  •  World News  •  5 Comments  •  6 years ago

UPDATE: Sergio Marchionne, the charismatic former head of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles and later Chairman and CEO of Ferrari as well, has died at 66 of complications related to a shoulder...
Trump and Putin: A surreal moment in US politics

Trump and Putin: A surreal moment in US politics


Via: bob-nelson  •  World News  •  5 Comments  •  6 years ago

The problem is no one’s prepared to do something with the information we already have.
A no-deal Brexit could make most of us poorer – and Jacob Rees-Mogg richer

A no-deal Brexit could make most of us poorer – and Jacob Rees-Mogg richer


Via: bob-nelson  •  World News  •  3 Comments  •  6 years ago

The rightwinger has admitted any ‘Brexit dividend’ may take 50 years. Is his hardline position linked to personal gain? Jacob Rees-Mogg has defended the use of tax havens.’...
Dozens Dead, 22,000 People Hospitalized Due To Heat Wave In Japan

Dozens Dead, 22,000 People Hospitalized Due To Heat Wave In Japan


Via: johnrussell  •  World News  •  21 Comments  •  6 years ago

Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike splashes water on the ground to cool down the area on July 23, 2018. Japan declared a natural disaster after a heatwave sweeping the country killed 80 people in...
World praises Israel for saving Syrian ‘White Helmets’ from Assad regime

World praises Israel for saving Syrian ‘White Helmets’ from Assad regime


Via: buzz-of-the-orient  •  World News  •  11 Comments  •  6 years ago

World praises Israel for saving Syrian ‘White Helmets’ from Assad regime Civil defense workers rescue children in the Daraa province in Syria after airstrikes hit a school housing...
Pompeo assails Iran's leaders, compares them to 'mafia'

Pompeo assails Iran's leaders, compares them to 'mafia'


Via: bob-nelson  •  World News  •  5 Comments  •  6 years ago

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo launched a rhetorical assault on Iran’s leaders on Sunday, comparing them to a “mafia” and promising unspecified backing for Iranians unhappy with their...
Arson Terror in Jerusalem: Fire Balloons Discovered in Home’s Courtyard

Arson Terror in Jerusalem: Fire Balloons Discovered in Home’s Courtyard


Via: buzz-of-the-orient  •  World News  •  3 Comments  •  6 years ago

Arson Terror in Jerusalem: Fire Balloons Discovered in Home’s Courtyard On Friday, two incendiary balloons landed in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Gilo in a home’s courtyard area....
Barnier dismisses Theresa May's Brexit white paper demands

Barnier dismisses Theresa May's Brexit white paper demands


Via: bob-nelson  •  World News  •  3 Comments  •  6 years ago

EU’s Brexit negotiator raises concerns over smuggling, red tape and competition The EU’s chief Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier , has forensically picked apart Theresa May’s white paper...
Israel adopts controversial Jewish 'nation state' law

Israel adopts controversial Jewish 'nation state' law


Via: bob-nelson  •  World News  •  70 Comments  •  6 years ago

Law stipulates Jewish people have ‘exclusive right to national self-determination’ in Israel Israelis hold placards reading: ‘This house belongs to all of us,’ during a protest against...
How the World Really Views Israel

How the World Really Views Israel


Via: buzz-of-the-orient  •  World News  •  24 Comments  •  6 years ago

How the World Really Views Israel by Shoshana Bryen , Gatestone Institute, July 18, 2018 The Iroquois Nation lacrosse team faces off against the Canadian team in Israel, July 16,...
Thailand cave: The successful search for lost boys

Thailand cave: The successful search for lost boys


Via: arkansashermit-too  •  World News  •  70 Comments  •  6 years ago

On 23 June, 12 boys and their coach went to explore a cave after football practice in northern Thailand. Nine days later, all 13 have been found alive. A huge rescue operation involving the...
Trump’s Trade War With China Pierces the Heart of Michigan

Trump’s Trade War With China Pierces the Heart of Michigan


Via: bob-nelson  •  World News  •  28 Comments  •  6 years ago

China’s flag flies high above Henniges Automotive, alongside those of Germany, Mexico, Canada and other nations, reflecting the global nature of Michigan’s auto industry and, increasingly, its...
Pride parade in London led by anti-trans Lesbian group

Pride parade in London led by anti-trans Lesbian group


Via: silent-hysteria  •  World News  •  186 Comments  •  6 years ago

The group, organising under the Twitter hashtag “#GetTheLOut,” numbered about 10 people and were permitted to take the prime slot on the march by organisers after a brief negotiation when they had...
U.S. Opposition to Breast-Feeding Resolution Stuns World Health Officials

U.S. Opposition to Breast-Feeding Resolution Stuns World Health Officials


Via: bob-nelson  •  World News  •  95 Comments  •  6 years ago

A resolution to encourage breast-feeding was expected to be approved quickly and easily by the hundreds of government delegates who gathered this spring in Geneva for the United...
Someone Should Tell Donald Trump About America’s High Tariffs

Someone Should Tell Donald Trump About America’s High Tariffs


Via: bob-nelson  •  World News  •  5 Comments  •  6 years ago

In accusing other countries of cheating the United States, the president misleads the public about a complicated subject. To hear President Trump tell it, every other country in the world is...
Brexit Meets Gravity

Brexit Meets Gravity


Via: bob-nelson  •  World News  •  3 Comments  •  6 years ago

These days I’m writing a lot about trade policy. I know there are more crucial topics, like Alan Dershowitz. Maybe a few other things? But getting and spending go on; and to be honest, in a way...
Inside the Thailand Cave: The Obstacles Facing Rescuers

Inside the Thailand Cave: The Obstacles Facing Rescuers


Via: jasper2529  •  World News  •  22 Comments  •  6 years ago

Rescue divers have had to navigate flooded passages, with some openings as small as 3 feet wide and 2 feet tall, to rescue the trapped soccer team.  Go here for live updates on the latest...
Brexit secretary David Davis resigns plunging government into crisis

Brexit secretary David Davis resigns plunging government into crisis


Via: bob-nelson  •  World News  •  3 Comments  •  6 years ago

David Davis has resigned as Brexit secretary, shattering the hard-won consensus around Theresa May’s Chequers deal and plunging her government into crisis. His resignation was swiftly followed...
Three Rhino Poachers Eaten By Lions in South Africa

Three Rhino Poachers Eaten By Lions in South Africa


Via: hal-a-lujah  •  World News  •  28 Comments  •  6 years ago

Source A pride of lions ate a group of poachers after they broke into a game reserve earlier this week in South Africa to hunt rhinoceroses. Three men were believed to have been eaten alive...
EU says Trump car tariffs 'will put a tax on the US people'

EU says Trump car tariffs 'will put a tax on the US people'


Via: bob-nelson  •  World News  •  7 Comments  •  6 years ago

European commission hits back at president, threatening tariffs on $300bn of US goods Donald Trump will put a “tax on the American people” if he goes ahead with a threat to hit European...
BBC Slams Own Presenter for ‘Misleading’ Claim that Israel Killed ‘Lots of Palestinian Kids’

BBC Slams Own Presenter for ‘Misleading’ Claim that Israel Killed ‘Lots of Palestinian Kids’


Via: buzz-of-the-orient  •  World News  •  18 Comments  •  6 years ago

BBC Slams Own Presenter for ‘Misleading’ Claim that Israel Killed ‘Lots of Palestinian Kids’ By: United with Israel Staff, United With Israel, June 24 2018 “In the absence of any...
EU says Trump car tariffs 'will put a tax on the US people'

EU says Trump car tariffs 'will put a tax on the US people'


Via: bob-nelson  •  World News  •  19 Comments  •  6 years ago

European commission hits back at president , threatening tariffs on $300bn of US goods Donald Trump will put a “tax on the American people” if he goes ahead with a threat to hit European...
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