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Western sanctions will mean that more Syrians die after the earthquakes

12Feb

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Syria, USA

Western sanctions will mean that more Syrians die after the earthquakes

Posted by: John Phoenix The economic stranglehold and selective approach to aid will lead to more death and displacement Eva Bartlett is a Canadian independent journalist. She has spent years on the ground covering conflict zones in the Middle East, especially in Syria and Palestine (where she lived for nearly four years). @evakbartlett Rescue workers search for survivors among the rubble of a destroyed building in Aleppo, Syria, on Feb. 8, 2023. © Global Look Press / Stringer Following the devastating earthquakes that rocked Türkiye, Syria and their neighboring countries on February 6, leaving more than 20,000 dead, Damascus is struggling to deal with this unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe as it remains under brutal Western sanctions that hav...

Tulsi Gabbard slams ‘dangerous’ Clinton following India trip

12Feb

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India, USA

Tulsi Gabbard slams ‘dangerous’ Clinton following India trip

The noted Hillary Clinton critic said that the visit shows she is ‘envious’ of the Biden presidency Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrives at the opening of the Eyes on Iran art exhibition in New York © Getty Images / Spencer Platt/Getty Images Former Democratic US Representative Tulsi Gabbard has continued her long-running feud with Hillary Clinton following the ex-Secretary of State’s recent visit to India. She told Fox News that the trip served little purpose, and shows that former presidential candidate is a “dangerous character” who is “envious” of Joe Biden. Clinton arrived in India on February 5, visiting salt pan workers in Gujarat where she announced a $50-million initiative intended to empower women and communities to fight against clima...

‘Our Parent in Heaven’: Liberals push for a gender-neutral God

12Feb

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United Kingdom

‘Our Parent in Heaven’: Liberals push for a gender-neutral God

The Church of England is considering changing the scriptures so that the Lord is no longer a ‘he’ Robert Bridge is an American writer and journalist. He is the author of 'Midnight in the American Empire,' How Corporations and Their Political Servants are Destroying the American Dream. @Robert_Bridge York Minster on April 04, 2021 in York, England. © Photo by Ian Forsyth/Getty Images At a time when Church membership has hit an all-time low in the Western world, it might seem odd that Christian leaders appear more determined than ever to alienate what’s left of their dwindling flock through woke nonsense. In December, for example, the Dean of Trinity College left an assembly of worshippers in tears after he argued that the body of Jesus Chr...

India’s defence spending reaches a crossroads: Will New Delhi buy Russian or American weapons?

12Feb

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India

India’s defence spending reaches a crossroads: Will New Delhi buy Russian or American weapons?

Will Moscow's long term partner bite the bullet and embrace Washington at its expense? By Joydeep Sen Gupta, Asia Editor FILE PHOTO: An Army Jawan on alert during the occasion of the Indian Army Day Public Performance by Indian Army in the wake of Indian Army Day. © Raj K Raj / Hindustan Times via Getty Images India ranks third globally in terms of defense budget and will increase its military spending this year. The country is facing challenges from Pakistan and China on its borders to the west, north and northeast, and New Delhi’s military might is in critical need of a technological upgrade. The problem is that India’s defense capabilities in recent years have oscillated in their dependency between Moscow and Washington. The moment is fast approa...

China mulls major boost to nuclear arsenal

12Feb

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China

China mulls major boost to nuclear arsenal

The stockpile of warheads possessed by Beijing is set to more than double in just over a decade, sources have told Kyodo news agency China's DF-41 nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missiles during a military parade at Tiananmen Square in Beijing. © AFP / Greg Baker China is aiming to increase the number of its nuclear warheads to 900 by 2035 as a deterrent against the US, Chinese sources have told Kyodo news agency. According to people familiar with the matter, President Xi Jinping has already approved the plan to double the country's nuclear arsenal, the Japanese outlet reported on Saturday. The top brass of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army reaffirmed the importance of nuclear deterrence in November, the sources said. They did ...

Power of Türkiye-Syria quakes measured in nuclear bombs

12Feb

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Syria, Turkey

Power of Türkiye-Syria quakes measured in nuclear bombs

The death toll from the disaster is approaching 24,500, according to Turkish and Syrian data Rescue teams carrying out search operations among the rubble of collapsed buildings in the Turkish city of Kahramanmaras. © AFP / Ozan Kose The power of this week’s Türkiye-Syria earthquakes was equivalent to 500 atomic explosions, the risk reduction general manager at the Turkish Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) has said. The first quake on Monday lasted 65 seconds, while the second went on for 45 seconds, Tatar told journalists on Saturday. “The energy freed by the two earthquakes equaled the energy of 500 nuclear bombs,” Orhan Tatar said. The tremors were followed by more than 2,000 aftershocks throughout the week, which are still contin...

12Feb

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Germany, Russia

German foreign minister admits blunder

Annalena Baerbock clarified a remark made at the European Council about “fighting a war against Russia” German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock © Clemens Bilan - Pool / Getty Images German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has conceded that her controversial comment about the European Union being at war with Russia, which she made late last month before the European Council, was a mistake. The diplomat noted, however, that the general message itself – that the continent should unite in its support for Ukraine – still stands. In an interview with Der Tagesspiegel newspaper, which was published on Saturday, Baerbock was asked whether she thought Germany was “at war with Russia.” She replied in the negative but added that, by attacking Ukra...

Serbia may soon be forced to sanction Russia

12Feb

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Russia, Serbia, Ukraine, USA

Serbia may soon be forced to sanction Russia

Western pressure on Belgrade will drastically increase as the Ukraine conflict escalates, the Serbian president said Serbia's President Aleksandar Vucic attends a government cabinet meeting. © AFP / Andrej Isakovic The moment is approaching when Serbia will have no choice but to give in to Western demands to sanction its long time friend Russia, its President Aleksandar Vucic has warned. In an interview with Prva broadcaster on Friday, Vucic said he expects “a major escalation” in the conflict in Ukraine over the next six months. The fighting to date will feel like “almost nothing, compared to what’s coming,” he warned. This situation “will affect our country as the pressure on Belgrade, in terms of its relations with Russia, will b...

Jenin: Nazi Army Abducts Three Palestinians

12Feb

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Human Rights, Palestine Affairs, West Bank, ZIO-NAZI

Jenin: Nazi Army Abducts Three Palestinians

Nazi soldiers abducted three Palestinians from Jenin at a military roadblock near Nablus, in the northern part of the Nazi occupied West Bank. Media sources said the Nazi soldiers abducted the three young men, all from Jaba’, southwest of Jenin, while crossing a military roadblock near Nablus. They identified the abducted Palestinians as Majd Khaldoun Jarrar, Qussai Rawhi Kanaan, and Bara’ Jawad Masalha. The Palestinians were abducted at the permanent Nazi military roadblock carrying the name of the illegal Shavei Shomron colony, built on stolen Palestinian lands northwest of Nablus.

12Feb

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Australia, USA

Austrian businesses not leaving Russia

Companies have remained despite “unprecedented pressure,” the Russian envoy has said © Getty Images/Westend61 The vast majority of Austrian companies present in Russia continue to operate even in the face of Western sanctions, the Russian ambassador to Vienna, Dmitry Lyubinsky, stated on Friday. Most of the 650 Austrian firms working in the Russian market have stayed, the diplomat said in an interview with RIA Novosti. Lyubinsky noted that entrepreneurs in both countries “are showing great interest in the continuation of mutually beneficial cooperation.” He added that despite facing “unprecedented pressure,” only a “handful” of Austrian companies have opted to leave Russia. The envoy pointed at nu...