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Rubio Meets Quad Ministers On First Day As US Secretary Of State, Signals...
By Nike Ching Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived at the State Department on Tuesday to warm applause, marking his first visit since being sworn in as the United States’ top diplomat. Addressing...
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Grab Greenland? Go On Trump, Expose Fraud Of US Protection And Servility Of...
Incoming U.S. President Donald Trump has boasted about annexing Greenland from Denmark – by military force if needs be. Veteran journalist Ron Ridenour says, ironically, go ahead Trump, grab...
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Saudi Arabia’s FM Announces Landmark Visit To Lebanon
By Daniel Fountain Prince Faisal bin Farhan said on Tuesday in Davos he would visit Lebanon later this week, the first such trip by a Saudi foreign minister in more than a decade. He made the...
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North Korea Grants Party Membership To Its Fallen Soldiers In Ukraine War
By Ahn Chang Gyu North Korea is posthumously granting membership in the Korean Workers' Party to its soldiers killed in action in Russia’s war with Ukraine -- a perk that will benefit their surviving...
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Trump Says Putin ‘Destroying’ Russia By Failing To Seek Ukraine Peace Deal
U.S. President Donald Trump said Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin is “destroying” Russia by refusing to make a deal to end the Ukraine war, adding that he could speak to Putin soon, without stating a...
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European Rights Court Refuses To Halt Annulment Of Romanian Election
By Marian Chiriac The European Court of Human Rights, ECHR in Strasbourg on Tuesday ruled against Romanian presidential candidate Calin Georgescu’s request for it to suspend the Romanian...
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Von Der Leyen Takes Aim At China And Signals To Trump In Cautious Davos Speech
By Nicholas Wallace (EurActiv) -- European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Tuesday criticised Chinese trade distortions, while reminding Americans of their interdependence with Europe. In...
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The Battle Against Inequality: A Message To The Elite And Super-Rich In Davos...
As the annual World Economic Forum (WEF), described as a gathering of the world’s elite and super rich, meet in Davos, Switzerland, January 20-24, more than 30,000 activists across nearly 50 cities...
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Kazakhstan Rapidly Moving To Become Dominant Naval Power On The Caspian –...
Three developments have opened the door for Kazakhstan’s growing ability to challenge the dominance of Russia’s Caspian Flotilla on the inland sea and become the dominant naval force on the body of...
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Is Trump Really Going To Practice Military Restraint? – OpEd
The three popular pillars of Donald Trump’s electoral success have been grievances about immigrants, unfair trade practices by other countries, and American “forever wars” overseas. The last one of...
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Assessing The Biden Presidency – OpEd
If public opinion polls are the guide, Joe Biden has been the worst president since Richard Nixon. Yet New York Times economics writer Peter Coy gives Biden high marks. “Biden’s handling of the...
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The Demoralizing Downward Spiral Of Algorithmic Culture – OpEd
In need of a letter certifying that I do not suffer from a disease of international concern, I headed out to my primary care practitioner last Monday. Knowing how busy most doctor’s offices are these...
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Is Prabowo’s 100-Minister Cabinet A Step Towards Autocracy? – Analysis
By Adi Abidin As he began his presidency, Prabowo Subianto’s ‘Red and White Cabinet’ reveals a swift and aggressive consolidation of power, positioning himself as the dominant political force in the...
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The Trump Threat: How Worried Should South Africa Be? – Analysis
The cracks in US-SA bilateral ties are more than apparent, but not all is gloom and doom. By Ronak Gopaldas and Priyal Singh As the world braces for Donald Trump’s return, uncertainty looms over the...
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Shaping China’s Periphery: BrahMos Missiles In Southeast Asia – Analysis
By Atul Kumar One of the crucial objectives of Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto’s visit to New Delhi in January 2025 as a guest for India’s Republic Day celebrations is to explore the BrahMos...
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Philippine Missile Crisis And Taiwan Contingency – Analysis
The indefinite deployment of a powerful U.S. weapon system in the northern Philippines and Beijing’s strong reaction to it has the makings of a new missile crisis. Manila wants to acquire a Typhon...
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Preventing And Responding To Tragedies: The Magdeburg Terrorist Attack –...
The Magdeburg terrorist attack of December 2024 has had a huge effect on the German and international community’s perception of the safety of large public events. December 20, 2024, will forever...
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Acting Secretary Of Defense Robert Salesses On DOD Actions Responding To...
On Monday, to protect the security and safety of United States citizens, President Trump declared that a national emergency exists at the southern border of the United States. The President directed...
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Biden Was Right About Oligarchy – OpEd
Over three score years ago, President Dwight Eisenhower had a warning for America. “We must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the...
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New Chinese Bishop Ordained Under Vatican-China Agreement
By Jonah McKeown The Vatican announced this week that Pope Francis has erected a new diocese in China and appointed Father Anthony Ji Weizhong as its first bishop. The pope decided last October to...
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