Above Photo: 171228-N-VK310-0086 PEARL HARBOR (Dec. 28, 2017) Sailors salute while passing the USS Arizona memorial on the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1). Wasp is transiting to Sasebo, Japan to conduct a turnover with the USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) as the forward-delpoyed flagship of the amphibious forces in the U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Michael Molina / Released. It’s time to talk about what we can learn from NATO in Eastern Europe and its lessons for U.S. policy towards China. Vladimir Putin and other Russian […]
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Above Photo: China claimed that NATO is responsible for conflicts and “humanitarian disasters” worldwide as the country remembers the NATO bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade in 1999. Pictured above, Zhang Jun, Permanent Representative of China, speaks during the U.N. Security Council meeting discussing the Russian and Ukraine conflict at the United Nations Headquarters on March 11 n New York City. Saturday is the anniversary of the US bombing of the Chinese embassy in Belgrade during the NATO bombing of Yugoslavia. China’s ambassador to the UN, Zhang Jun, told a UN Security Council meeting on the war in Ukraine Thursday that […]
Russia is seeking a legally binding pledge that NATO will stop expanding east, including to Ukraine. If the US refuses, is war next? Richard Sakwa joins Pushback. The post War in Ukraine? NATO expansion drives conflict with Russia appeared first on PopularResistance.Org. Source link
Above Photo: A view of the West Bank Jewish settlement of Ma’ale Efrayim in the Jordan Valley, June 30, 2020. Oded Balilty | AP Words Without Action Israel Is Doing What Any Colonial Power Does. It Expands At The Expense Of The Native Population. The Onus Is Not On Colonial Powers To Behave Themselves, But On The Rest Of The World To Hold Them Accountable. The international uproar in response to Israel’s approval of a massive expansion of its illegal settlement enterprise in the occupied Palestinian West Bank may give the impression that such a reaction could, in theory, force Israel […]
Australia: Youth Sue To Stop Coal Mine Expansion By Michael Slezak and Penny Timms, ABC.au. September 11, 2020 Australia: Youth Sue To Stop Coal Mine Expansion2020-09-112020-09-11https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/09/aus-e1599858660920.jpg200px200px Above photo: Avav Princi, Izzy Raj-Seppings, Veronica Hester, Laura Kirwan and Ambrose Hayes are all part of the action. ABC News: Brendan Esposito. A class action launched on behalf of young people everywhere seeks an injunction to stop the Australian Government approving an extension to Whitehaven’s Vickery coal mine, arguing it will harm young people by exacerbating climate change. The injunction, filed in the Federal Court on Tuesday, is a first for Australia. An expert […]
Voters in Kirkwood, Mo., cast ballots on Nov. 6, 2018 that helped decide the balance of power in Congress. Next week they’ll get the chance to decide whether to expand Medicaid in their state. The measure could extend health coverage to more than 230,000 more Missourians. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Scott Olson/Getty Images Voters in Kirkwood, Mo., cast ballots on Nov. 6, 2018 that helped decide the balance of power in Congress. Next week they’ll get the chance to decide whether to expand Medicaid in their state. The measure could extend health coverage to more than 230,000 more […]
The EU Foreign Affairs Council scheduled for 13 July promises to be most interesting and intriguing. Earlier it was reported that the EU may take additional steps against Ankara over the drilling in Cyprus’ exclusive economic zone. Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said after his meeting in Brussels with EU Foreign Affairs High Representative Federica Mogherini that Turkey would retaliate if the European Union introduces new sanctions against Ankara. Hasan Unal, a political scientist from Istanbul-based Maltepe University’s Political Science and International Relations Department, commenting in an interview with Sputnik on the situation with EU-Turkey relations and their prospects in the […]
Russian IT firms may enjoy significantly lower income tax and insurance payments, according to a plan laid out by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. The tax break envisages a nearly twofold reduction of insurance payments – from 14 percent to 7.6 percent – while income tax could be cut to three percent from the current level of 20 percent, Russian business daily Vedomosti said, citing two government officials. Additionally, the prime minister reportedly offered to cancel value-added tax (VAT) on software and IT development ads on foreign digital platforms and provide special subsidies for developers. Also on rt.com Most Russian companies face […]
Gemini, the U.S.-based crypto exchange and custodian, is planning to expand its services to Singapore with the appointment of Jeremy Ng as its new Managing Director of Asia-Pacific. Ng’s appointment as Gemini’s Asia managing director makes the firm eligible to apply for a license with the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) under Singapore’s 2019 Payment Services Act. According to the act, a qualifying requirement for a license application is that at least one of the firm’s directors should be Singaporean or a permanent resident of Singapore, where Ng resides. Previously the Asia CEO of Leonteq, a firm specializing in structured financial […]
Coinstar, the coin counting kiosk maker hosting 3,500 Coinme bitcoin ATMs, is looking to double its bitcoin-capable supermarket locations. The doubling would happen “within a year,” President of Product Michael Jack told CoinDesk. He said Coinme bitcoin ATM growth “both on a per location and overall basis, has been very strong.” The company already has plans to roll out new machines, though he did not specify how soon this would happen. The deliberations come as Coinme lays claim to a veritable accomplishment of the COVID-19 era: It’s bringing in new customers, even while other businesses flounder. Coinme spokesman Nick Olsson told […]