After the last standoff between the Korea Coast Guard and Japan Coast Guard in January, it became known that situation continues worse and Korea currently calls Japan ‘neighbor,’ not ‘partner’. South Korean media last week, reported that Korea referred to Japan as its “neighboring country” in its newly published defense white paper, instead of the term “partner,” which it used in the last policy publication in 2018. The biennial white paper released by the Ministry of National Defense on 2 February described Korea and Japan as, “Neighboring countries that need to work together not only for bilateral relations but also for […]
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On Sunday, Ankara announced that its Oruc Reis research ship would return to disputed waters in the eastern Mediterranean Sea for more surveying work. Greece, Germany and France slammed the decision, with Berlin calling on Turkey to refrain from any “provocations,” and Athens accusing Ankara of breaking its commitments. The United States voiced its displeasure over Turkey’s decision to return the Oruc Reis to disputed waters in the Mediterranean on Tuesday, calling on Ankara to put an immediate halt to what it described as a “calculated provocation.” “The United States deplores Turkey’s October 11 announcement of renewed Turkish survey activity in […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/0a/05/1080670902_0:42:3072:1770_1200x675_80_0_0_573cc9d8ad4af552e0d8b365e5c519bb.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/asia/202010121080744465-india-china-set-for-7th-round-of-military-talks-over-ladakh-border-dispute/ NEW DELHI (Sputnik) – India and China will hold on Monday the seventh round of negotiations between their military commanders for the disengagement of troops along the so-called Line of Actual Control (LAC) that demarcates their territories across the Himalayas in the Ladakh region. The talks are scheduled to begin at noon local time (06:30 GMT) in the Chushul village on the Chinese side of the LAC. As reported by Indian media, New Delhi during the talks will seek complete demilitarisation of East Ladakh, proposing that Beijing be the first to reduce the number […]
Recently released dashcam footage shows a Florida driver opening fire at another vehicle. It is unknown whether the man, seen repeatedly firing through his windshield, or the other armed motorist has been charged with any crimes in relation to the documented incident. Marco Mazzetta, known on YouTube as Endless Open Road, posted a now-viral YouTube video on September 24 which showcased a series of events that led to him firing at a fellow driver on Highway 417 near Orlando, Florida. The video, which is marked in the bottom left corner as having been recorded on September 23, shows a Nissan 370Z […]
Prime Minister Designate Mustapha Adib announced that he would be stepping down on Saturday, saying Lebanon’s political factions “failed to refuse to politicize the process of forming a government.” Adib was appointed in August, after Prime Minister Hassan Diab resigned in the turmoil following the Beirut explosion, which killed nearly 200 people. Prime Minister designate Adib’s surprise resignation raises questions on the future of US-mediated Lebanese-Israeli talks aimed at resolving the two Middle Eastern nations’ long-standing maritime dispute. Less than 24 hours before Adib’s announcement, a spokesman for Israeli Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz confirmed that the two countries had agreed to […]
Blockchain-based lending and trading systems known as “decentralized finance,” or DeFi, have dominated recent cryptocurrency-market headlines, with collateral locked into the semi-automated platforms surging 10-fold this year to more than $9 billion. DeFi trading platforms like Uniswap, Curve and Balancer have appealed to cryptocurrency traders with their low cost and ease of use, and they’re now starting to steal a growing and no-longer-negligible share of market trading volumes from bigger, established exchanges like Binance, Coinbase, Huobi and OKEx. These “centralized” exchanges — the term is sometimes tossed around with a sneer — are rolling out new business initiatives they describe as decentralized, in an apparent bid to cash in on the trend and stanch a further […]
Toronto: Rally For Six Nations Members Arrested In Land Dispute By Muriel Draaisma, CBC.ca. September 14, 2020 Toronto: Rally For Six Nations Members Arrested In Land Dispute2020-09-142020-09-14https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/landback.png200px200px Above photo: Demonstrators gathered outside of the office of the Ontario ministry of Indigenous affairs near Bloor Street East and Church Street. Nicolas Haddad/CBC. Parcel of land in dispute is McKenzie Meadows housing development in Caledonia, Ont. Hundreds of people demonstrated outside of the office of the Ontario ministry of Indigenous affairs in Toronto on Saturday to show support for members of Six Nations of the Grand River arrested in a land dispute. Demonstrators carried placards and a […]
The EU has no jurisdiction over maritime boundaries and should remain unbiased in Turkey’s dispute with Greece in the Mediterranean, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has warned the European Parliament. Ankara and Athens have competing claims to continental shelves in the east Mediterranean, believed to be rich in energy resources. Turkey says its shelf should be measured from the mainland, while Greece determines its claim based on the location of its many islands, some of which are situated close to Turkish shores. The disagreement has seen the two neighbors and NATO members mobilizing their warships and planes, with Greece calling on […]
China has accused Indian troops of violating the de facto border in Eastern Ladakh and firing warning shots in violation of de-escalation agreements. India said it was the Chinese patrol that discharged firearms. The latest incident in the ongoing tensions at the Chinese-Indian Himalayan border happened on Monday south of the glacial Pangong Tso Lake. According to the Chinese side, Indian troops trespassed on Chinese territory and “brazenly made gunshot threat” when a Chinese border guard patrol came to investigate. The Chinese troops took unspecified countermeasures, Beijing said. “The flagrant act grossly violated the agreements previously reached between the two sides, […]
India and China have been engaged in a standoff at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the eastern Ladakh sector since late April which saw its climax on 15 June with a bloody skirmish between the armies of the two countries in which 20 Indian soldiers lost their lives. US President Donald Trump has called the ongoing tensions along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh between India and China a “very nasty” situation and reiterated his offer to mediate in the border dispute Trump said, “While we are at it, we are talking about China and India, they are […]
Fox News hosts and pundits spent much of Friday morning pushing back against an eye-popping report from The Atlantic alleging President Donald Trump called fallen military heroes “losers” and “suckers.” The network largely focused on the story’s multiple anonymous sources to suggest it was fabricated. And without a hint of irony, Fox News correspondent John Roberts on Friday morning cited on-air two anonymous sources refuting the bombshell report, claiming “the president never said that according to both of these sources.” Roberts also backed the president’s denial that he canceled a trip to a France war cemetery “filled with losers” because he […]
Tether disputes allegations of market manipulation brought in court, Vitalik Buterin issues a proposal for Ethereum’s high gas fees and Voatz weighed in on whether a longstanding federal law over computer access is overly broad. Top shelf Tether disputesTether and affiliate exchange group iFinex have called for a market manipulation lawsuit to be dismissed because plaintiffs, they say, cannot prove $3 billion worth of unbacked stablecoins actually entered the market. Five crypto traders are suing the companies for incurred monetary losses after buying cryptocurrencies at prices they claim were inflated by Tether’s manipulation of the market. Plaintiffs claim Tether issued billions of dollars […]
Lionel Messi has put to bed the biggest potential transfer saga this summer by committing his future to Barcelona in a statement on Friday, confirming a dramatic u-turn after initially telling the club he wanted to leave. “I wasn’t happy and I wanted to leave,” the player told Goal. “I have not been allowed this in any way and I will stay at the club so as not to get into a legal dispute. The management of the club led by Bartomeu is a disaster.” It had earlier been reported the Argentine icon and Barca’s all-time top scorer would make his decision official as the […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/03/1080050820_0:24:3072:1752_1200x675_80_0_0_0989526028cf422673284722258db6d6.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/latam/202008031080050849-venezuelan-fm-says-ready-to-resume-talks-with-guyana-to-resolve-essequibo-dispute/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Venezuela says it hopes to resume dialogue on the disputed Essequibo region with Guyana’s new government as soon as possible, Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza said in a statement. On Sunday, opposition candidate Irfaan Ali was sworn in as Guyana’s new president. Venezuelan Foreign Minister Jorge Arreaza congratulated Guyana on the election of the new leader, saying in a Monday statement that it was necessary “to reactivate the dialogue and negotiation mechanisms as soon as possible to reach a practical and satisfactory settlement” on the Essequibo issue. #COMUNICADO | El Presidente @NicolasMaduro […]
A Connecticut man has been arrested for using a samurai sword to decapitate his landlord, a professional bridge player, over a rent dispute, authorities said this week. Jerry David Thompson, 42, was charged with murder Monday after his 64-year-old landlord, Victor King, was found dead in the kitchen of his Hartford home on Sunday afternoon during a welfare check, the Hartford Police Department said. Since his arrest, Thompson has refused to speak about the crime to authorities or a public defender, claiming he is a sovereign citizen. He is currently being held on a $2 million bond after his Tuesday arraignment […]
A senior US diplomat has asked other countries to vote against the candidate for the People’s Republic of China (PRC) seeking a judge’s seat at the International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea in upcoming elections, saying the country’s actions in the South China Sea should disqualify it. Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs David Stilwell is apparently under the assumption that once an international body has ruled against a nation, that nation is permanently barred from taking part in said body. During an online event hosted by the hawkish Center for Strategic […]
China lashed out Monday against the US, calling the nation the “true global headquarters of hackers” after White House adviser Peter Navarro reiterated unsubstantiated claims over the weekend that TikTok user data is sent to the Chinese military. Touching on a variety of anti-China angles, Navarro reiterated claims during a Fox Business interview on Sunday that user data collected by TikTok “goes right to servers in China, right to the Chinese military, the Chinese Communist Party.” The adviser also stated that TikTok, which is owned by Beijing-based company ByteDance, and similar Chinese apps can be used to “steal personal and financial […]
Health Editor’s Note: I was informed by our Paris VT affiliate, Jane Rosenstein, that buses in Paris will not move unless all passengers are wearing a mask. How could the issue of wearing a mask in order to use the bus system in Paris, have resulted in this death? Are people really this irrational? Apparently they are, and we can sincerely hope this does not happen to a second bus driver who is following the rules in trying to facilitate safety for those using public transportation in Paris…..Carol French bus driver attacked over face mask stance is declared brain dead The […]
The Phoenix Police Department is under fire after several officers were caught on video surrounding a parked car on July 4 and threatening a man inside before unloading at least ten gunshots in a gruesome incident that has sparked renewed protests. James “Jay” Porter Garcia, 28, was fatally shot while parked in a sedan outside his friend’s one-story Maryvale home, a police spokesperson confirmed to The Daily Beast. In a now-viral video captured by a bystander, at least four officers can be seen surrounding his car—two with their guns drawn—after responding to an aggravated assault call. “Hey, stop fucking moving. I […]
As the coronavirus pandemic spreads throughout Venezuela, the Latin American nation is looking to access gold reserves which are being held by the UK’s central bank. Due to Westminister not recognising the government of Venezuela as legitimate, the country’s legal representatives are looking to justify their claim to its national assets. The Bank of England (BoE) has been accused of “putting lives at risk” after denying a request from Venezuela to release more than £800m from the South American country’s gold reserves currently withheld by the UK. Legal representatives of the Central Bank of Venezuela (CBV) have claimed that the BoE is holding the nation’s […]
President Trump makes remarks at a roundtable this week with law enforcement officials. Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images President Trump makes remarks at a roundtable this week with law enforcement officials. Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images President Trump will formally accept the nomination as the Republican Party’s choice for president in Jacksonville, Fla., instead of Charlotte, N.C., in late August following a dispute between Trump and North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper regarding safety precautions of the large-scale gathering amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Republican National Committee made the decision official Thursday after weeks of speculation […]
President Trump’s financial records from the period before he entered the White House are under scrutiny in the latest Supreme Court showdown. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption toggle caption Evan Vucci/AP President Trump’s financial records from the period before he entered the White House are under scrutiny in the latest Supreme Court showdown. Evan Vucci/AP History, politics and law are converging at the Supreme Court on Tuesday, as the justices confront questions about the limits of presidential, congressional and judicial power. At issue are three cases involving subpoenas — some issued by congressional committees, and one by a New York grand jury […]