William Whiteman is an award-winning British war correspondent and political commentator, currently working for teleSUR English in South America. Published time: 15 May, 2018 13:34 Get short URL Supporters of Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro shout slogans during a campaign rally in Caracas, Venezuela May 4, 2018 © Carlos Garcia Rawlins / Reuters When it comes […]
Read MorePublished time: 14 May, 2018 11:06 Edited time: 15 May, 2018 08:35 Get short URL US President Donald Trump gives out pens after signing an executive order, May 9, 2018. © Leah Millis / Reuters759 Many US presidents believed their country to be uniquely poised to decide on how the world should work. Donald Trump […]
Read MorePublished time: 14 May, 2018 20:00 Edited time: 14 May, 2018 20:01 Get short URL Ankara has recalled its ambassadors from both Washington and Tel Aviv “for consultations,” the Turkish government has confirmed. The Turkish government also declared three days of mourning on Monday for over 50 Palestinians killed on the Israel-Gaza border. Ankara condemned […]
Read MorePublished time: 14 May, 2018 19:00 Get short URL A wounded Palestinian is evacuated during a protest against the US embassy move to Jerusalem. © Ibraheem Abu Mustafa / Reuters The cycle in the Middle East will likely continue with no end in sight, as Palestinians peacefully protest and Israeli forces continue to “massacre” them, […]
Read MorePublished time: 14 May, 2018 19:34 Get short URL Military personnel patrol near the location of the new US embassy in Jerusalem © Ronen Zvulun / Reuters Hundreds of protesters gathered near the site of Jerusalem’s new US embassy, leading to violent clashes with police and several arrests. Demonstrators included multiple members of the Knesset […]
Read MorePublished time: 14 May, 2018 19:31 Get short URL Fox News / Youtube Fox News commentator Tomi Lahren’s defense of John Kelly’s racist comments about immigrants backfired spectacularly when her family tree revealed her ancestors were the exact sort of non-English speaking immigrants she so detests. Lahren appeared on Fox News’ ‘Watters World’ on Sunday […]
Read More(Xinhua) 07:08, May 10, 2018 Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korean President Moon Jae-in (L-R, back row) meet the press after the 7th China-Japan-South Korea leaders’ meeting in Tokyo, Japan, May 9, 2018. (Xinhua/Li Tao) TOKYO, May 9 (Xinhua) — China, Japan and South Korea injected fresh confidence into global […]
Read More(People’s Daily Online) 16:46, May 09, 2018 Train attendants pose for pictures at Nairobi station of the China-built Mombasa-Nairobi Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) in May 2018. Two of them, Mwaka and Sharon, were invited to perform in the 2018 CCTV Spring Festival Gala. Construction of the 480-km railway linking Kenya’s largest port city Mombasa and capital […]
Read MorePublished time: 3 May, 2018 15:01 Edited time: 3 May, 2018 16:29 Get short URL U.S. Army soldiers. © Issei Kato / Reuters 4135 13 By the end of this column, it will be clear which country the United States will invade and topple next. Or failing that, it will be clear which country our […]
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