Above Photo: Sharon Seretlo/Gallo Images. Union metalworkers in South Africa, organized in NUMSA, are on an unlimited strike for an 8-percent wage increase. On October 5, the South African National Union of Metalworkers (NUMSA) called for an indefinite strike (a strike without a set end date) to demand an 8-percent increase in wages — and 160,000 workers in the steel and engineering sector answered the call. The union, South Africa’s largest, represents 400,000 workers in total. The massive strike continues the tense social crisis that has rocked the country since riots broke out in July in two provinces over the jailing of former president […]
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Above photo: NUMSA workers stage a protest as part of the engineering workers’ strike in South Africa. PanAfricanism Today. The strike is being led by the National Union of Metalworkers of South Africa. The refusal by employers to address the demands for a wage hike is being seen as a betrayal by the workers who had foregone last year’s wage hike to cushion the industry during the COVID-induced lockdown. The first day of the indefinite strike in South Africa’s engineering sector on Tuesday, October 5, saw workers in red T-shirts hit the streets in thousands demanding a wage hike. Marches and […]
Above Photo: Brahim Guedich, Wikimedia Over 700 Global South leaders call for an end to Israeli apartheid and de facto annexation. The Global South Response against Israel’s apartheid and annexation plan was launched in July 2020, endorsing the Palestinian civil society demands of UN investigation into Israel’s apartheid, ending business ties, supporting the ICC probe and imposing a military embargo on it. Challenging Israel’s de jure annexation plans, this call located itself in the shared history and commitment to anti-colonialism between Palestinians and the Global South. It was received widely, and endorsed by 10 ex-Presidents including Thabo Mvuyelwa Mbeki, Dilma Rousseff, Lula da […]
Above Photo: Dag Hammarskjöld arrived in Katanga for talks with Katanga authorities and Belgian representatives about withdrawal of Belgian troops and the deployment of the UN Force. At Elisabethville airport prior to his return in Leopoldville. Aug. 14, 1960. (UN Photo) Note: Former President Harry Truman told reporters two days after Dag Hammarskjöld’s death on Sept. 18, 1961 that the U.N. secretary-general “was on the point of getting something done when they killed him. Notice that I said ‘when they killed him.’” The mystery of the second U.N. secretary-general’s death festered until the 2011 book Who Killed Hammarskjöld? by British researcher Susan Williams, who uncovered new […]
Above Photo: NDN Collective YouTube video ‘Oceti Sakowin March for Our Children LIVE in Pierre, SD’. NDN Collective/YouTube. Newly proposed social studies standards blatantly erase Oceti Sakowin history. Yesterday, NDN Collective’s Education Equity team led hundreds of Indigenous people and allies from across the state in the Oceti Sakowin March for Our Children, demanding the resignation of numerous SD Public Officials for their roles in the newly proposed social studies standards that blatantly erase Oceti Sakowin history. You can view the live stream of the event below: The group met at the Steamboat Park amphitheater, then moved to the Office of Tribal […]
South Korea’s Korea Aerospace Industries, commonly known as KAI, has released a short promo video of its proposed design for the future military transport aircraft. The released video doesn’t reveal much other than a shape that resembles pretty much every other aircraft in the class, as the Japanese C-2 or Ukrainian An-178. At the same time, the plane will be multi-mission aircraft that develops to haul cargo, carrying missiles, launch rockets into space and insert special operators, and refuel other aircraft, among other uses. Last month, Yonhap News Agency also quoted the company’s Executive Vice President Ryu Kwang-su saying that KAI […]
South Korean media on Apr. 23, reported that Korea Aerospace Industries, or KAI, and the Thailand government have reached an agreement on the next batch of T-50TH lead-in fighter trainers. The story was first reported by reporter Min-Seok Kim, which cited industry sources. According to industry sources, the Thai government and KAI have agreed on two additional T-50TH aircraft to enhance the Royal Thai Air Force’s airpower and efficient pilot training. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – The T-50TH is a special version of the T-50 Golden Eagle developed for Thailand. The T-50 Golden Eagle is a family of South […]
On Thursday, South Korea’s defense procurement agency announced that the exploratory development of an unmanned surveillance ground vehicle has been completed successfully. The development of the 6×6 Unmanned Surveillance Vehicle (USV) was led by the Agency for Defense Development (ADD) affiliated with the Defense Acquisition Program administration (DAPA). Hanwha Defense is responsible for developing the unmanned wheeled vehicle and integrating communication and surveillance systems into the 6×6 platform. It is the first time globally that a mid-to-large-sized unmanned ground combat vehicle has moved into the systems development stage. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – “This unmanned surveillance vehicle can be […]
The U.S. Navy awarded a deal to Pentagon’s No.1 weapons supplier Lockheed Martin Corp. for 12 MH-60R SeaHawk helicopters for the Republic of Korea (South Korea) with a price tag of about $447,2 million. According to an Apr. 12 contract award announcement by the U.S. Department of Defense, Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $447,2 million firm-fixed-price order for new-build MH-60R SeaHawk helicopters. Also reported that work will be performed in Owego, New York (52%); Stratford, Connecticut (40%); and Troy, Alabama (8%), and is expected to be completed in December 2024. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Maryland, is the […]
Republic of Korea (South Korea) unveiled a prototype of the KF-21 Boramae fighter jet, formerly known as the KF-X, state-run KTV reported. President Moon Jae-in visited Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) in Sacheon, South Gyeongsang Province, Friday, for the unveiling ceremony of the first KF-21 Boramae. Indonesian Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto and more than 230 government officials from both countries also attended the ceremony. Indonesia is a partner in the project. “A new era in self-defense has come and we have set a historical milestone in the progress of our aviation industry,” Moon said. “I also express sincere gratitude to the Indonesian […]
South Korea’s Korea Aerospace Industries announced last week that it aims to develop its own military transport aircraft. South Korean aerospace giant said that it plans to developed new multipurpose aircraft to meet domestic demand for the planes. Yonhap News Agency also quoted the company’s Executive Vice President Ryu Kwang-su saying that KAI has already reached a consensus with the Defense Acquisition Program Administration on the need to develop future transport and multipurpose aircraft. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – “Currently, there are 30 multipurpose and 70 transport planes operated by the Army, Navy and Air Force. We are targeting […]
The U.S. Navy is steaming a massive Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group into strategically vital areas off the South China Sea. According to a recent service news release, the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group (TRCSG) entered the South China Sea April 4 to conduct routine operations. This is the second time TRCSG has entered the South China Sea during its 2021 deployment to U.S. 7th Fleet area of operations. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – “It is great to be back in the South China Sea to reassure our allies and partners that we remain committed to freedom of the […]
The Republic of Korea (South Korea) has cleared to buy a batch of U.S.-made AGM-114R multi-purpose Hellfire II missiles. The U.S. military’s Defense Security Cooperation Agency issued a press release on March 19, 2021, that announced that the State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Republic of Korea of AGM-114R Hellfire missiles and related equipment for an estimated cost of $36 million. The potential sales, announced on the website of the DSCA, involve hundred eighty-eight AGM-114R Hellfire missiles. Also included are AGM-114R spare parts; U.S. Government and contractor engineering, technical, and logistics support services; […]
A U.S. military official denied a media report that Pentagon has a plan to deploy new anti-missile assets in South Korea. In a release Friday, the U.S. Forces Korea (USFK) said its commander’s recent remark on a plan to build new missile defense capabilities on the Korean Peninsula does not involve the introduction of new equipment or units. Earlier this week, U.S. Forces Korea commander Army Gen. Robert Abrams, said that the United States will deploy two “specific” anti-ballistic missile capabilities in South Korea this year in addition to one that is already in place. His remarks raised speculation that the […]
South Korean media reported on Wednesday that the Republic of Korea Armed Forces has reportedly decided to buy additional attack helicopters. On March 10, Bizhankook.com reported that the South Korean military has decided to buy more heavy-attack helicopters to lead the deployment across enemy lines should conflict erupt on the Korean Peninsula. The new acquisition program will bring the number up to 72, essentially replacing the existing AH-1S Cobra 1:1, according to a report. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – As a new helicopter, the Korean Army is considering primarily the American AH-64E Apache twin-turboshaft attack helicopter in the latest […]
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) plans to unveil a prototype of South Korea’s first indigenous fighter jet in April, the arms procurement agency has said. According to the arms procurement agency, KAI is set to roll out the first prototype of its next-generation fighter jet, better known as the Korean Fighter eXperimental (KF-X) aircraft. Jung Kwang-sun, heading the KF-X program at the Defense Acquisition Program Administration, said the planned rollout event will be a “landmark moment” for the country and the aerospace industry.“After working only with the blueprint so far, we will now have something we can actually see and test whether […]
The South Korean arms procurement agency has announced on Monday that Hyundai Rotem has completed the development of a new armored command vehicle. The new wheel type vehicle, based on the K808 platform, allows commanders to lead combats while moving around and is equipped with devices to defend against enemy’s chemical, biological and radiological (CBR) attacks, according to a recent service news release. The agency said the vehicle’s development, which began in 2017, was completed earlier in the month. “With the success of the development of a wheel-type command post vehicle, infantry units’ maneuverability and survivability will be greatly improved,” an […]
The Iraqi armed forces displayed South Korean-made Promoter DAPC-2 4×4 armoured vehicles for the first time during the military parade on 6 January. The parade in Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone was held to mark the 100th anniversary of Army Day. Formations of ground, air, and naval forces, as well as tanks and other military vehicles, marched in the parade, while formations of aircraft and helicopters flew overheads in Grand Festivities Square. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – The annual military parade also included a recently delivered Promoter 4×4 armoured vehicles. The Promoter DAPC-2 is an armored personnel carrier developed by […]
Republic of Korea Armed Forces, also known as the ROK Armed Forces, reportedly has awarded the multi-million dollar contract to Hanwha Defense to supply M3 amphibious bridging vehicles. The contract, reported Friday by the Asiae.co.kr, is worth more than $458 million and covers the supply of 110 M3 amphibious bridging vehicles. Within the contract, Hanwha Defense partnered with General Dynamics European Land Systems (GDELS) to produced and support of new amphibious bridge and ferry systems. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – The M3 is an amphibious bridging vehicle developed by the GDELS. As noted by the company, it is the […]
South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has awarded a contract worth nearly $480 million to Hyundai Rotem to produce additional K2 Black Panther main battle tanks. DAPA says that it has awarded Hyundai Rotem a new contract to commence 3rd production of the K2 Black Panther main battle tank. Within the contract, all tanks of the ‘3rd production batch’ will be delivered to the Republic of Korea Army by 2023. The first production lasted between 2010 and 2015 while the second production began in 2014 and is expected to end in 2021. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – As […]
Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has shared new footage that shows the production process of South Korea’s next-generation fighter jet, known popularly as KF-X. South Korean aerospace giant has released new photos of the KF-X assembly line in Sacheon, south of Seoul. According to new photos, the first prototype of future fighter aircraft has vertical stabilizers installed, and the second prototype is being assembled with an automated Fuselage Automated Splice System (FASS). – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – The KF-X (Korean Fighter eXperimental) is a next-generation stealth aircraft that combines elements of a 5th-gen fighter jet. KAI says the KF-X is […]
On Tuesday, the South Korean Defense Acquisition and Program Administration (DAPA) has reported that the MH-60R SeaHawk helicopter was chosen as the winner of the long-awaited Maritime Operational Helicopter-II program. According to a press release issued 15 Dec. by DAPA, a total of 12 MH-60R helicopters will be delivered to the Republic of Korea Navy by 2025, boosting anti-submarine warfare capability. Earlier in August 2019, the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency, the Pentagon’s top arms broker, announced that the U.S. State Department has cleared a possible $800 million foreign military sale to the Republic of Korea for 12 MH-60R SeaHawk multi-mission […]
South Korea is becoming a top arms dealer, joining the ranks of the U.S., Russia, Germany and France, according to an annual government report showed 14 December. Over the past five years, South Korea was one of the largest exporters along with the United States, Russia, France and Germany and China, according to data from the report. Seoul was the 10th-largest arms exporter in the 2015-2019 period, accounting for 2.1 percent of the world’s total defense exports, the report said. According to Yonhap, South Korea ranked 11th in last year’s report. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – The United States […]
South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) has reported that the new Light Armed Helicopter, commonly known as LAH, has been initially declared fit for combat. DAPA’s evaluation has concluded that the LAH program can transition from the development to the pre-production phase, according to multiple reports. The new helicopter, developed by the Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI), designed for replacing the Republic of Korea Army’s aged attack helicopters (MD-500, AH-1S). The LAH project is the one that aims to develop a cutting-edge armed helicopter suitable for the modern battlefield. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – The LAH has been developed […]
The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced this week that the U.S. State Department recently approved the potential sale to the Republic of Korea of two American-made Phalanx weapon systems. According to the Pentagon’s top arms broker, the State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Republic of Korea of two MK 15 MOD 25 Phalanx Close-In Weapons System (CIWS) Block 1B Baseline 2 (IB2) systems and related equipment for an estimated cost of $39 million. In addition, its notice says that South Korea also has requested to buy four thousand rounds and 20MM cartridge […]
South Korean arms maker LIG Nex1 has announced that it has delivered the first battery of the Cheongung II medium-range surface-to-air missile systems to the Republic of Korea Air Force. According to a company news release, the South Korean Air Force has taken delivered the first Cheongung II (Block-II) missile defense system on 26 November. The Cheongung II, also known as KM-SAM, is a mid-range surface-to-air guided missile that can respond effectively to mid/high altitude aerial threats. It has a stated maximum range of 50km with an altitude of 20km. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – South Korean officials reported […]
South Korea plans to enter low-rate initial production of a new tactical ballistic missile designed to destroy underground artillery bases in North Korea, according to multiple reports. South Korea’s Defense Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) announced on 25 November that it has decided that the initial production of the locally developed Korean Tactical Surface to Surface Missile (KTSSM) system will begin in 2020. “This project is to destroy long-range artillery pieces hidden in underground tunnels in order to neutralize enemies’ attack at the shortest time possible,” the arms procurement agency said in a statement. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – DAPA […]
The U.S. Navy sent the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Barry (DDG 52) to South China Sea to conduct maritime security operations and promote peace and stability in the region. “A continued presence in the South China Sea is vital in maintaining a free and open indo-pacific,” said Cmdr. Chris Gahl, Barry’s commanding officer. “The freedom of all nations to navigate in international waters is critically important. Barry’s transit of the Taiwan Strait yesterday ensured the right and instills the confidence of all nations to trade and communicate in the South China Sea.” “It is incredible the number of fishing boats […]
Northrop Grumman has reported that the U.S. Army in partnership whit the corporation has deployed enhanced Joint Tactical Ground Station (JTAGS) capabilities in South Korea, advancing battlespace awareness and missile defense in the region. This new site will enable JTAGS to provide a viable and operationally effective in-theater missile warning capability for U.S. Armed Forces and allies. Korea’s strategic location enables U.S, allied, and partner nation forces to deploy and respond as required to ensure security and stability in Asia. As noted by the Northrop Grumman, this deployment marks the completion of phase one of the JTAGS modernization program. The system […]
How South Korea’s Intelligence Service Quietly Pushes Peace Talks By Tim Shorrock, Deep State Blog. November 1, 2020 How South Korea’s Intelligence Service Quietly Pushes Peace Talks2020-11-012020-11-01https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/11/moon-trump.jpg200px200px Above photo: South Korean president Moon Jae-In and Donald Trump. Tensions between the two Koreas escalated again last month after a South Korean fisheries official, possibly attempting to defect, was shot dead by North Korean army troops after he swam across their disputed maritime border known as the Northern Limit Line. A shocked President Moon Jae-in, who has made engagement with North Korea the centerpiece of his administration, demanded an explanation. Some US “experts” boldly predicted that North Korea had killed off Moon’s peace […]
A concert that was canceled for its potential to massively spread COVID-19 in the hot zone of South Dakota has been brought back from the dead with a new featured artist—one who’s already been slammed for playing to packed pandemic crowds. Country singer Chase Rice will perform at Saturday’s event, after the original headliner, Chris Young, dropped out following a Daily Beast report on the potential danger of such a big indoor gathering. At the time, The Daily Beast reported that Sanford Health, a nonprofit hospital system, was sponsoring the event in conjunction with Gov. Kristi Noem, who also took heat […]
A Milestone For South African Shack Dwellers Movement By Pan Africanism Today Secretariat, Black Agenda Report. October 19, 2020 A Milestone For South African Shack Dwellers Movement2020-10-192020-10-19https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/shackdwellers_845x400.jpeg200px200px Abahlali baseMjondolo celebrates 15 years of revolutionary struggle for land, housing and dignity. “South Africa’s largest and most vibrant social movement has emerged through poverty, hardship, death and also tremendous courage.” The shack dwellers’ movement of South Africa marked 15 years of struggle for land, housing and dignity on October 4. It held a seminar, Sifike kanjani la? (How did we get to where we are?) and, the following day, relaunched the eKhenana branch […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/business/202010161080796517-intuitive-machines-company-wins-order-to-search-for-ice-at-moons-south-pole-nasa-says/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – A Texas high tech company has won a $47-million contract to search for frozen water resources at the South Pole of the Moon, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) said in a press release. “NASA has awarded Intuitive Machines of Houston approximately $47 million to deliver a drill combined with a mass spectrometer to the Moon by December 2022 under the agency’s Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative,” the release said on Friday. The delivery of the Polar Resources Ice Mining Experiment (PRIME-1) will help NASA search for ice at the […]
Dangers Of Military Confrontation Around Taiwan And South China Sea By Ann Wright, Popular Resistance. October 14, 2020 Dangers Of Military Confrontation Around Taiwan And South China Sea2020-10-142020-10-14https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/rimpac-e1602701091778.jpg200px200px Above photo: US Navy Photo. Over the past two years, the United States has dramatically increased the number of U.S. Navy aircraft carriers and destroyers sent into the South China Sea as a freedom of navigation show of force missions to remind the Chinese government that the U.S. considers the Western Pacific and the South China Sea as a part of the oceans of America and its allies. Additionally, in 2020, the Trump […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/0a/07/1080689723_0:0:3072:1728_1200x675_80_0_0_2ec0dfdb186ca96e1be509dc4dde1f05.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/military/202010141080773178-us-and-south-korea-committed-to-denuclearizing-pyongyang-mark-esper-says/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The United States and South Korea remain strong military allies and both are still committed to the goal of getting North Korea to scrap its nuclear and ballistic missile arsenals, Secretary of Defense Mark Esper said, welcoming recently appointed Seoul Defense Minister Suh Wook to the Pentagon. “We agree that North Korea’s nuclear and ballistic missile programs remain a serious threat to the security and stability of the region and the world. In the face of these and other threats, the United States remains committed to the security of the Republic […]
At the beginning of October, young white farmer Brendin Horner was brutally murdered in South Africa’s Free State. Two black suspects have now been charged in relation to his killing, with the court hearing on the case witnessing riots from pressure groups which see Horner’s death as ethnically motivated. South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa rejected claims that recent attacks on farmers should be viewed as racial actions, according to his comments distributed in a weekly newsletter. “Contrary to the irresponsible claims of some lobby groups, killings on farms are not ethnic cleansing”, the President wrote. “They are not genocidal. They are acts […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/0a/08/1080713095_0:229:1960:1331_1200x675_80_0_0_ea035960fc85332f11aeb09d5bdb907b.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Muhammad Osman. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/asia/202010081080713078-video-giant-fire-engulfs-33-storey-tower-injures-15-in-south-korean-city-of-ulsan/ The massive fire is thought to have begun on the 12th floor at around 23:00 local time (14:00 GMT), before it spread – due to strong winds – to the rest of the 102-metre-tall building in the Dal Dong district of Ulsan. A huge fire engulfed a 33-storey commercial and residential building in the South Korean city of Ulsan on Thursday night, according to the Yonhap News Agency. The fire reportedly started on the 12th floor of the Samhwan Art Nouveau commercial and residential building at around 23:00 local time (14:00 GMT). […]
Conservative critics of South Korea’s government persist in pressing claims of widespread fraud in the country’s April elections, pointing to what they say is new evidence—in the form of alleged electronic distortions and mail-in balloting irregularities—to suggest the country’s ruling party won its majority in the National Assembly with expertise and advice from China. The ongoing controversy comes as U.S. President Donald Trump and his Justice Department claim interference from China, not Russia, is the biggest threat to voting in the U.S. Facebook has already taken down a slew of China-linked pages targeting both Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden. (Meanwhile […]
It is one thing to flout a coronavirus travel ban to fly overseas for the purposes of buying a yacht. It’s altogether another matter to do so when your wife is the one who made the rules. South Korea’s foreign minister, Kang Kyung-wha, came under pressure to resign Monday after her husband defied her ministry’s advice against all but essential travel overseas, and flew to the United States on Saturday to buy himself a new boat. Lee Yill-Byung, a university professor, has now become the focus of considerable outrage in Korea, after he was confronted by a television crew as he […]
The U.S. State Department has approved the possible sale to South Korea of AIM-9X Block II Tactical Sidewinder Missiles and related equipment. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency announced this week that the State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Republic of Korea of AIM-9X Block II Tactical Sidewinder Missiles and related equipment for an estimated cost of $158.1 million. According to the U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency, the complete package includes 115 AIM-9X Block II Tactical Sidewinder missiles; 50 AIM-9X Block II Captive Air Training Missiles (CATM); 20 AIM-9X Block II Tactical Missile Guidance […]
Preempting Progress In The South By Hunter Blair, David Cooper, Julia Wolfe, and Jaimie Worker, EPI. October 4, 2020 Preempting Progress In The South2020-10-042020-10-04https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/10/ala-e1601821893288.jpg200px200px Above photo: State interference in local policymaking prevents people of color, women, and low-income workers from making ends meet in the South. A new report from the Economic Analysis and Research Network (EARN) at EPI and the Local Solutions Support Center (LSSC) describes the ways in which state interference—in the form of preemption—is impeding local democracy and hamstringing progress on a variety of economic, social, and public health issues for communities throughout the South. The report also describes how this interference is a […]
The industry giant Hyundai Rotem has announced that it had a new contract for supply additional armored personnel carriers to the Republic of Korea Army. The details were given in a 29 September media release, to announce that Hyundai Rotem has signed a contract worth 407.7 billion won ($348.4 million) with the Defense Acquisition Program Administration to supply K806 and K808 wheeled armored vehicles by 2023. As noted by the company, it will mass-produce the third batch of K806 and K808 armored personnel carriers to DAPA by 2023. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – Hyundai Rotem won the order for […]
In late October 2004, South Park aired one of its most iconic episodes—a pre-election installment called “Douche and Turd,” which crystallized the show’s nihilism, political and otherwise. The douche and turd were an on-the-nose symbol for the idea that in any given election, both politicians tend to be equally unappealing. But on Wednesday night, the long-running animated show defied its central tenet—the one insisting that caring at all is the stupidest position to take in any argument. And it did so in a way that one might imagine could perplex its creators, Matt Stone and Trey Parker, in their younger years. […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/09/18/1080564546_0:46:3077:1777_1200x675_80_0_0_b6e485bc461db167eb501d12896f37a0.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/us/202009291080614982-pompeo-to-travel-to-japan-south-korea-mongolia-from-4-8-october/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo will travel to Japan, South Korea and Mongolia from 4 to 8 October, State Department spokesperson Morgan Ortagus said in a press release. This will be another Pompeo’s tour recently, after he visited Suriname, Guyana, Brazil, and Colombia with the aim of strengthening the partnership between the countries and tackling “threats” posed by “Maduro’s regime” in Venezuela, the State Department said. “Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo will travel to Tokyo, Japan; Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia; and Seoul, the Republic of Korea (ROK) 4 to 8 October”, Ortagus […]
…from SouthFront On September 27, a new regional war in South Caucasus arose from the Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict over the contested Nagorno-Karabakh region. Pro-Armenian forces captured the region in the early 90s triggering an armed conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Further development of the hostilities and the expected offensive by pro-Azerbajian forces were stopped by a Russian intervention in May of 1994. As of September 2020, the Nagorno-Karabakh region and nearby areas are still under the control of Armenian forces, de-facto making it an unrecognized Armenian state – the Republic of Artsakh (more widely known as the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic). The 2018 political […]
President Moon Jae-in has voiced his sadness and frustration over the killing of a South Korean official by North Korean troops but said the tragedy could serve as a springboard for renewed dialogue. The shooting of the civil servant, who worked for the South Korean Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, was “regrettable and unfortunate,” Moon said on Monday. He called for further efforts to determine the circumstances leading up to the official’s death and said Seoul would work to develop “substantive” policies to ensure that a similar incident does not occur again. The South Korean leader acknowledged the shock and anguish […]
Seoul has called on its northern neighbor to investigate the circumstances surrounding the killing of a South Korean government official, adding that it will increase security measures in response to the incident. North Korean troops shot and killed a South Korean Oceans and Fisheries Ministry staffer after he floated into disputed waters while apparently trying to defect. North Korean leader Kim Jong-un issued a rare apology over the officials’ death, but Seoul is still seeking answers. President Moon Jae-in said in a statement that he requested that North Korea conduct a full investigation into the matter, and asked Pyongyang to agree […]
People at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul watch a news program Friday showing a file image of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who said he was sorry over the killing of a South Korean fisheries official near the two countries’ disputed sea boundary. Ahn Young-joon/AP hide caption toggle caption Ahn Young-joon/AP People at the Seoul Railway Station in Seoul watch a news program Friday showing a file image of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, who said he was sorry over the killing of a South Korean fisheries official near the two countries’ disputed sea boundary. Ahn Young-joon/AP North […]
South Korean President Moon Jae-in’s office has said that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un apologized for the “unsavory” shooting of a state official earlier this week. In a formal notice sent to Seoul, Kim said that he feels “very sorry” for “disappointing” Moon and South Koreans in connection to the case, Suh Hoon, the director of national security at the president’s office, told reporters. In a statement cited by South Korean media, Kim acknowledged that the incident was “something that should not happen.” According to Suh Hoon, Kim said that the official was shot as part of the measures to fight the […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/asia/202009241080555493-south-korean-defence-ministry-accuses-dprk-of-shooting-missing-state-official-burning-body/ The South Korean official from the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries disappeared from the inspection boat in waters near the island of Yeonpyeong on Monday, according to Yonhap. South Korean Defence Ministry said in a statement that North Korea fatally shot a missing South Korean official and burned his body, demanding “to provide an explanation and punish those responsible”, state-run news agency Yonhap reported. “North Korea found the man in its waters and committed an act of brutality by shooting at him and burning his body, according to our military’s thorough analysis of diverse […]
Most everyone following the heated U.S. Senate contest in South Carolina recognizes that the opening of a U.S. Supreme Court seat—six weeks before Election Day—has shifted the balance of the race. Which candidate will ultimately benefit, though, depends on who you ask. Sen. Lindsey Graham was already facing a determined challenge from Democrat Jaime Harrison before Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s death last Friday. Less than a day later, Graham officially discarded his stance from 2016 that high court appointments shouldn’t be made in an election year—and fully embraced his role as President Donald Trump’s warrior in securing a third Supreme Court […]
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Members of conservative right-wing and Christian groups take part in an anti-government rally in Seoul on Aug. 15. Ed Jones/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Ed Jones/AFP via Getty Images Members of conservative right-wing and Christian groups take part in an anti-government rally in Seoul on Aug. 15. Ed Jones/AFP via Getty Images A decade ago, building cleaner Noh Il-soon was in the market for a new church. She had previously moved within Seoul, and when she did, she looked for a local congregation to join. A missionary introduced her to a Presbyterian church called Sarang Jeil, Korean for […]
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Water accumulated as a result of flash floods that hit Sudan and South Sudan amid the stalled talks on the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) construction should not be wasted but rather efficiently utilized by the Nile basin countries, South Sudan’s Ambassador to Russia Chol Tong Mayay Jang said. “We in South Sudan are also concerned because we are all along the Nile. The Nile basin countries are supposed to sit and reach an agreement on how to use the Nile water. The downstream countries and the upstream countries should really agree because each of them are beneficiaries… […]
Following reports of “missing locals” allegedly being abducted by the Chinese military from Arunachal Pradesh, the Indian Army on Sunday sent an emergency message to China’s People’s Liberation Army to seek information about them, confirmed India’s Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Kiren Rijiju. China on Monday said that they have no details to release regarding the Indian Army’s inquiry about five locals missing from India’s northern Arunachal Pradesh and refused to recognise the state as Indian territory. Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian stated that Beijing has never recognised Arunachal Pradesh as Indian territory, calling it China’s South Tibet region. “China has […]
By Justin Franz, Kaiser Health News When Tamarack Dispensary opened in the northwestern Montana city of Kalispell in 2009, medical marijuana was legal but still operating on the fringes of the conservative community. Times have changed. Owner Erin Bolster no longer receives surprised or puzzled looks when she tells people what she does. Now, her business sponsors community events and was recently nominated as a top marijuana provider by a local newspaper. “We’ve become a normal part of the community, and it feels good that the community has finally accepted us,” Bolster said. How far that acceptance goes will be tested […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/asia/202009011080334962-two-south-korean-intel-officers-charged-with-raping-of-female-defector-from-north-reports-say/ SEOUL (Sputnik) – The South Korean Defence Ministry’s prosecutors have filed charges against two military intelligence officers accused of raping a female North Korean defector, the Yonhap news agency reported on Tuesday, citing officials. According to the news agency, the prosecutors accused a master sergeant and a lieutenant colonel of the Defence Intelligence Command of abusing their authority to rape the victim between May 2018 and February 2019, while she was under their protection and supervision for espionage operations. The defector filed a criminal complaint against the two officers back in 2019, the news […]
Four locals have been killed and an American soldier suffered minor injuries after a passenger car with two couples on board collided with a US armoured vehicle, heading to a military base not far from Seoul. The crash took place in the city of Pocheon, some 40 km (25 miles) north of South Korea’s capital of Seoul, late on Sunday, Yonhap news agency reported. The car, with four civilians on board reportedly butted the rear of a US military vehicle on its way to a military base in Cheorwon, Gangwon Province. The four victims, all in their 50s, were taken to […]
North Korea has for the first time used a YouTube channel to send coded messages to its spies across the border, South Korean media has reported, apparently falling for a hoax that had nothing to do with Pyongyang. On Saturday, North Korea had broadcast a coded message to its agents, notably using YouTube instead of radio waves, the Yonhap News Agency and other Southern and international outlets have reported. The message was read by a female announcer and contained phrases such as “No. 23 on Page 564, No. 19 on Page 479” addressed to “No. 719 expedition agents.” It’s an example […]
Military tensions are growing between the US and China as Washington continues to pursue a policy of attempting to dominate global affairs, Mike Wong, the vice president of the San Francisco chapter of Veterans for Peace, told Radio Sputnik’s Loud & Clear Friday. “There’s been a steady upbeat in US naval exercises in both the South China Sea and the Taiwan Strait,” Wong told host Brian Becker on Friday. “We sent two carrier battle groups together running through the South China Sea. That started it off. Now, we’re doing other ships. We sent a missile cruiser by just yesterday and, of […]
Donald Trump’s national security advisor has tried to justify Washington’s air and sea operations in the South China Sea by saying the US has the “freedom” to do so, and dismissing all of Beijing’s objections. “The US always reserves its right to have freedom of navigation and freedom of aviation,” Robert O’Brien told the Atlantic Council on Friday. “I certainly reject any Chinese claims that flights over the South China Sea … constitute some sort of breach of a norm or a rule.” He added that, to him, it seems Beijing seeks “to annex a vast swath of the Western Pacific […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/1c/1080305410_0:0:1201:675_1200x675_80_0_0_c0b96cbee622b5f9e25afcd19a0f4a4b.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Irina Acheeva. Sputnik International https://sputniknews.com/viral/202008281080305613-black-mamba-swims-in-shallows-scaring-tourists-in-south-africa/ The black mamba is the most common venomous snake in South Africa. These snakes live in the central, southern, and eastern parts of the African country and pose a lethal threat to humans. Their venom can lead to death within 7-15 hours from the moment it enters the body if an antidote is not administered. A large black mamba has scared tourists on the Durban beachfront. When people on Addington Beach in South Africa went swimming, they spotted a snake in shallow water and called in a snake-catching service. Herpetologists from the South African […]
Huffington Post White House reporter Shirish “S.V.” Dáte called Republicans attending President Trump’s renomination acceptance speech at the South Lawn on the White House Thursday night, “flthy” and “diseased.” Like many reporters concern trolling the event, Dáte was commenting about the lack of social distancing among the 1,000 attendees, most of whom were observed to not be wearing masks. However Dáte unleashed venomous vitriol on the attendees, saying, “Trump’s not speaking for two and a half hours. Why should they have to take their seats next to their filthy, diseased neighbors already?” Trump’s not speaking for two and a half hours. […]
Earlier this week, Washington slapped sanctions on 24 Chinese companies over their alleged role in building military fortifications on artificial islands in the South China Sea. US Defence Secretary Mark Esper slammed Beijing during his visit to Palau, stating that China has repeatedly fallen short of promises to follow international laws. “Communist China is exerting financial and political pressure, publicly and privately, on many Indo-Pacific and European nations – large and small – while pursuing new strategic relationships worldwide… In fact, the smaller the country, the heavier the hand of Beijing”, Esper said. The official stressed that Beijing seems to be […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/08/05/1080077510_0:0:1355:762_1200x675_80_0_0_1ffa1c782a27839ec1694448dd80e4f4.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/military/202008261080285083-beijing-reportedly-fires-2-missiles-into-south-china-sea-in-warning-to-us/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – China fired two missiles into the South China Sea on Wednesday in an act of “warning” to the United States after a US spy plane intruded its army’s no-fly airspace, a source close to the Chinese military told the South China Morning Post newspaper. “This is China’s response to the potential risks brought by the increasingly frequent incoming US warplanes and military vessels in the South China Sea,” the source said, as quoted in the report, adding “China doesn’t want the neighbouring countries to misunderstand Beijing’s goals.” The missiles included a […]
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South Korea’s third largest crypto exchange, has reportedly been seized by police over allegations it faked most of its trading volume. Source link
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo-itemprop.png Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/asia/202008241080260380-nine-killed-17-injured-by-twin-blast-in-philippines-south-reports-suggest/ MOSCOW (Sputnik) – At least nine people were killed and 17 others injured as a result of two consecutive explosions in the Philippines’ south province of Sulu, media reported on Monday, citing the Philippine authorities. According to China’s Xinhua news agency, citing the Philippine military and police, the first blast occurred near a grocery store along a busy street in Jolo, the capital of Sulu province, at around noon, followed by the second near a church some 70 meters (230 feet) away an hour later. Singapore’s Straight Times reported, in turn, that the first […]
Global South Calls For Sanctions On Apartheid Israel August 20, 2020 Global South Calls For Sanctions On Apartheid Israel2020-08-202020-08-20https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/website-launch-1_0.png200px200px Israel’s decades-old regime of apartheid and theft of Palestinian land is continuing unabated. Reports that Israel is “suspending” formal annexation are a smokescreen for continued colonisation and piecemeal ethnic cleansing of Indigenous Palestinians. Around the world, advocates for justice are pushing back.The Global South response, initiated by South African civil society, brings together notable figures, intellectuals, policy makers, civil society leaders and experts from Africa, Latin America and Asia, in a joint effort to promote lawful sanctions on Israel to end its […]
In June, South Korea’s leading newspaper The Chosun Ilbo reported that Kim Jong-un had personally put his sister, said to be in her mid-thirties, in charge of relations with Seoul. Several days after the alleged change North Korea made an about-face in relations with its neighbour and blew up an inter-Korean liaison office, a de-facto embassy. North Korea’s supreme leader Kim Jong-un has reportedly delegated part of his authority to his aides, including his sister Kim Yo-jong, South Korea’s Yonhap news agency reported, citing the country’s spy agency. “Currently, Kim Yo-jong, the first vice department director of the Workers’ Party Central Committee, […]
Texas regulators ordered MTI to cease and desist in July, alleging it was a crypto fraud. Source link
US and Chinese warships both conducted drills in the South China Sea over the weekend, with a corvette from the Hong Kong garrison engaging in live-fire target practice while a US aircraft carrier carried out flight operations. On Sunday, the People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) corvette Huizhou practiced shooting at a variety of targets in the South China Sea, and the Hong Kong garrison’s Sina Weibo account posted a video of the drills. A Type 056 Jiangdao-class corvette, the 295-foot, 1,500-ton warship is dwarfed even by destroyers and commonly used for escort duties and coastal defense. The Chinese Type 056 corvette […]
Officials believe church gatherings in the greater Seoul region are largely responsible for a sudden increase in COVID-19 infections. South Korea had been praised for its control of the virus. (Image credit: Lee Jin-man/AP) Source link
South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem has said that her state is opting out of the new government-sponsored unemployment benefits boost since the economy has bounced back quickly due to the fact that it was never shut down completely. “My administration is very grateful for the additional flexibility that this effort would have provided, but South Dakota is in the fortunate position of not needing to accept it,” Noem, a Republican, said in a statement on Friday. My administration is very grateful to @realDonaldTrump for the additional flexibility that the “Lost Wages Assistance” would have provided, but South Dakota is in the […]
The Republic of Korea Army retired its UH-1H Huey helicopters after 52 years of service. South Korean UH-1N Huey service has flown 792,000 hours and 146,000,000 km and being officially retired from service on July 31st. The Army has operated 129 UH-1H choppers. They flew an accumulated 792,000 hours over 146 million kilometers during the period, it said. The basic UH-1 design predates the Vietnam War. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – The UH-1H choppers were mobilized in various missions and trainings, as well as in rescue operations and fire suppression activities. Replacing the UH-1H choppers is South Korea’s indigenous […]
The People’s Liberation Army forces reportedly hold massive landing drills amid U.S. recent increased military activities in the South China Sea region. Ministry of the National Defense People’s Republic of China said that Ground and naval forces have been on concentrated schedules in amphibious landing and maritime exercises in the past weeks and will continue to do so in the weeks to come, at a time when the US has been frequently conducting provocative military activities near the island of Taiwan and in the South China Sea. “The PLA drills are a show of capability and determination, and the US should […]
South Dakota will play host to the yearly Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, with hundreds of thousands of bikers riding to the Mount Rushmore state amid rising concerns over a spike in coronavirus cases. Thousands of bikers taking part in South Dakota’s annual 10-day Sturgis Motorcycle Rally will not be granted permission to pass through Cheyenne River Sioux checkpoints, a Native American group spokesperson said on Saturday. The move is meant to prevent access to native tribal sites during the rally but has put seven tribes that make up the Great Sioux Nation in conflict with federal and state authorities, which claim the checkpoints […]
F-15 fighter-bombers of the Oregon Air National Guard, the legitimate state militia. by Gordon Duff, VT Sr. Editor, …with New Eastern Outlook, Moscow (1816) – First published … August 08, 2020 – Talk of war with war between the US and China is the only real news, but is it? With the planet paralyzed from COVID 19, military operations are largely curtailed. COVID 19 has secretly swept through America’s military, particularly the US Navy, crippling its capability. Trump is planning a war with China to save his regime from disgrace and himself from prison but the Pentagon may well not be […]
‘How The South Won The Civil War’ August 4, 2020 ‘How The South Won The Civil War’2020-08-042020-08-04https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/service.jpg200px200px Above photo: The Battle of Bull Run, Battle of Bull Run, Va. July 21st 1861, Currier and Ives. Library of Congress. Yes, the Civil War brought an end to the slave order of the South and the rule of the plantation oligarchs who embodied white supremacy. But the Northern victory was short lived — Southern ideals spread quickly to the West. It’s all about America’s ongoing battle between oligarchy and democracy. ANNOUNCER: Welcome to Moyers on Democracy. If you want to understand this moment in […]
South Korea’s Agency for Defense Development has reportedly conducted a new test of the latest ballistic missile, known as the Hyunmoo-4. Some sources reported that the Agency for Defense Development conducted test-firing of Hyunmoo-series missile systems with 800km range drawing by the recent airspace restriction notice. The new Hyunmoo-4 ballistic missile is an 800 km-range missile with a 2,000 kg payload that would be used for destroying hard and deeply buried targets, such as the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea command center near Chunghwa. – ADVERTISEMENT – CONTINUE READING BELOW – The development of Hyunmoo-4 began in 2017 when the Trump Administration eliminated […]
by Asif Haroon Raja Role of Jewish lobby Washington has a long record of bullying nations to meet its demands, changing regimes and of engaging in illegal wars of aggression in the Middle East, Central Asia and North Africa. After the demise of USSR and end of the Cold War, the US locked horns with another communist giant China, and is also engaged in neo-colonizing the Muslim world. Zionists and the American-Jewish lobby have been influencing the minds of the policy makers in Washington and have had a big role in the election of the US president. Without their support, no […]
The Heart Of The Matter In The South China Sea By Pepe Escobar, The Alt World. August 2, 2020 The Heart Of The Matter In The South China Sea2020-08-022020-08-02https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/08/chinasea-e1596382411451.jpg200px200px Above photo: The USS Ronald Reagan (CVN 76) and USS Nimitz (CVN 68) Carrier Strike Groups steam in formation, in the South China Sea, Monday, July 6, 2020. Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jason Tarleton/U.S. Navy via AP. The battle for the contested maritime region is over before the shooting even begins and China has won. When the USS Ronald Reagan and USS Nimitz carrier strike groups recently engaged in “operations” in […]
In the parking lot of Regional Medical Center in Orangeburg, South Carolina, construction workers have been working around the clock to erect a series of inflatable white and blue medical tents as doctors inside scramble to contain the wave of coronavirus patients. The rural hospital, which serves a population twice the size of Rhode Island, is nearly full, forcing officials to ask the National Guard to erect the state’s first field hospital, comprising four tents to provide overflow capacity for at least a dozen virus patients at a time. While the alternative care site won’t be usable for up to three […]
Chinese newest H-6J bombers successfully conducted high-intensity training in the South China Sea, Chinese Ministry of Defense spokesperson Ren Guoqiang told a press conference on Thursday, noting such military training is Navy’s routine arrangement. The naval aviation of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Southern Theater Command recently conducted intensive training in day and night that involved new bomber models including the H-6G and H-6J maritime striker bombers in the South China Sea. According to The Diplomat, the H-6J is a new missile carrier that replacing H-6G maritime striker bombers, which first entered service with the People’s Liberation Army Naval Air Force […]
The US Ambassador to Seoul shaved off his mustache on Monday after a lengthy wrestle with local media, which resented its Japanese colonial-era look. However, the diplomat denied that it was public opinion that forced his shave. Having facial hair can be a factor of irritation in international relations, as the US envoy in South Korea has learned lately. Ambassador Harry Harris’s mustache irritated Koreans’ historic memories, reminding them about Japan’s 1910-1945 brutal occupation of their country. South Korean media repeated relentlessly – ever since Harris took his post last June – that his mustache was reminiscent of the fashion adopted […]
A man who crossed into North Korea and put the city of Kaesong on high alert because he had symptoms resembling coronavirus is unlikely to have been a transmitter of the deadly contagion, Seoul’s health officials have claimed. The man in question – who fled from the North three years ago – returned to his homeland on July 19. He reportedly showed up in Kaesong, his home city, and on-site medical screening returned “uncertain results,” Pyongyang’s state media reported. Fearing that he could become North Korea’s patient zero, the authorities immediately called a meeting to address an emergency “that may lead […]
South China Sea Provocations And Meeting China Halfway By Dr. Joseph Gerson, IPS News. July 26, 2020 South China Sea Provocations And Meeting China Halfway2020-07-262020-07-26https://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2017/12/popres-shorter.pngPopularResistance.Orghttps://popularresistance-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com/uploads/2020/07/scs-e1595779763698.jpg200px200px Above photo: Ships from the Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group and the America Expeditionary Strike Group transit the South China Sea, March 15, 2020. Brandon Richardson/U.S. Navy. In the words of (ret.) Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson, Secretary of Defense Colin Powell’s Chief of Staff, the Trump Administration has been dangerously “poking China in the eye.” After sending aircraft carriers and destroyers to the precincts of the Taiwan Strait, last week the Pentagon dispatched two aircraft carrier strike groups […]
Hurricane Hanna is expected to make landfall along the Texas coast sometime Saturday. Hanna is the first hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season. NASA/NRL hide caption toggle caption NASA/NRL Hurricane Hanna is expected to make landfall along the Texas coast sometime Saturday. Hanna is the first hurricane of the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season. NASA/NRL Hurricane Hanna is expected to make landfall along the southern coast of Texas on Saturday. The storm strengthened overnight into a Category 1 hurricane, making it the first hurricane of the Atlantic hurricane season. The storm is expected to bring heavy rainfall to the region with […]
South Korea’s Transport Ministry has told local carriers to carry out emergency inspections of Boeing 737s shortly after the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) revealed that the jets could be at risk of dual-engine failure. In an emergency order released on Saturday, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) said that nearly 150 jets operated by nine companies are subject to the checks. The inspections will target older Boeing 737 models (not Max planes which are still grounded) that are parked for at least seven straight days, or have had less than 11 flights since being returned to service. Also […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107494/85/1074948580_0:76:3371:1972_1200x675_80_0_0_0beaa72a34752203d6bea51368b47579.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/asia/202007251079980554-beijing-has-no-legal-basis-for-claims-in-south-china-sea-australian-government-says/ Earlier, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that the United States aims to form a new alliance with other countries to counter China with combined economic and military force. Australia’s mission to the UN wrote in a filing that there is no legal basis to China’s territorial and maritime claims in the South China Sea. “There is no legal basis for China to draw straight baselines connecting the outermost points of maritime features or ‘island groups’ in the South China Sea,” Australia’s mission said. “Australia rejects China’s claim to ‘historic rights’ or ‘maritime rights and interests’ as […]
Geologists from around the world began expressing concerns about the state of the planet’s magnetic field last year amid the rapid move of the magnetic north pole out of the Canadian Arctic toward Russia. Earth scientists from the University of Liverpool’s Geomagnetism Laboratory have discovered that the South Atlantic Anomaly – the area between South America and southern Africa where the magnetic field is significantly weaker than anywhere else on the planet, has likely been that way for millions of years, and therefore probably isn’t a sign of a coming reversal of the planet’s magnetic poles. In an article in the […]
If Trump said this you’d never hear the end of it. On the same day Joe Biden accuses President Trump of being a racist — he dropped this line: Joe Biden: Look what he’s doing now. He’s blaming everything on China. He’s blaming everything on the Chinese. And people don’t make a distinction. As you well know from a South Korean and someone from Beijing. They make no distinction. It’s Asia. And that’s the way and he’s just using it as a wedge. Wow. TRENDING: Photo Appears to Show Black Lives Matter Supporters Holding Down and Kneeling on Neck of White […]
At least 14 people were shot at a funeral on Chicago’s south side on Tuesday.The shooting came from a vehicle that drove by the funeral.Attendees at the funeral returned fire. Chicago is a hell hole. Shooting up people attending a funeral. https://t.co/lrKvjbwvBf — Sami (@Susan8360) July 22, 2020 https://studio.youtube.com/video/gcKDdXrYHZU/edit/basic Source link
SpaceX is targeting Monday, July 20 for the launch of a South Korean military communications satellite, ANASIS-II. Liftoff of the Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket is scheduled within a window from 5:00 PM to 8:55 PM EDT (21:00 to 00:55 UTC). The launch will take place from SLC-40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. (Lead image via Mike Deep for NSF) The United States Space Force’s 45th Weather Squadron predicts a 70% chance of acceptable weather for launch on Monday. If weather or a technical issue should cause a scrub, a backup opportunity exists on Tuesday, with a […]
Former Trump supporter now rival Kanye West will hold a rally in South Carolina on Sunday for his presidential campaign, Politico reported Saturday night: Kanye West is heading South for his first political event. The rapper and former avowed supporter of President Donald Trump will hold the first presidential campaign event of his own Sunday in South Carolina, according to a campaign document obtained by POLITICO. West will host the afternoon stop at the Exquis Event Center in North Charleston for registered guests only. All attendees will be required to wear masks, observe social distancing and sign a Covid-19 liability release […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/07/12/1079924083_0:274:3068:2000_1200x675_80_0_0_f2bb5f25738bc17df8b7979761a62ce9.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202007181079924118-south-ossetia-accuses-georgia-of-stealing-bats-for-us-reasearch/ It’s still unknown how COVID-19 appeared, with some people claiming that the virus is man-made, while others say that it’s likely a result of natural evolution. At the same time, early speculation suggested that the virus originated in a market in Wuhan, China and was carried by bats. Authorities in South Ossetia have suggested that employees of the Richard Lugar Public Health Research Centre in neighbouring Georgia have captured bats in the partially recognised republic for US coronavirus research, Russian media has reported, citing a statement from South Ossetia’s State Security Committee. According to […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/07e4/07/12/1079921057_0:73:1921:1153_1200x675_80_0_0_957a37428d3060d41d4bb58a73605475.jpg.webp Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/india/202007181079921031-its-not-raining-flying-ants-take-the-sky-in-south-coast-of-london-video/ Sputnik (New Delhi): While locusts invaded in several countries of Africa and South Asia, it was flying ants that took the skies over south London. The meteorological office picked up the huge swam of ants that appeared like rain over Kent, London, and East Sussex on Friday (17 July). The meteorological office said it was an annual feature known as “nuptial day” when swarms of the flying insects descend on towns and cities across the UK as males and queens leave their nests in search of mates. “During the summer ants can take to […]
…from SouthFront The Armenian-Azerbaijani tensions have once again turned South Caucasus into a hot point increasing chances of a new regional war. The key difference with previous military incidents between the two countries is that the point of confrontation shifted from the breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh Republic to the Armenian-Azerbaijani state border. Clashes first erupted on July 12 in the area of Tovuz and since then both sides have repeatedly accused each other of provoking the conflict, attacking civilians and declared defeats of the ‘enemy’. According to the Defense Ministry of Azerbaijan, the fighting started after Armenian forces opened fire on positions of […]
South Dakota has agreed to share driver’s license and state ID records with the U.S. Census Bureau as part of efforts to carry out an executive order for citizenship data that President Trump announced in July 2019 with Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross (left) and U.S. Attorney General William Barr in the White House Rose Garden. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP Updated at 7:57 p.m. ET To help figure out the U.S. citizenship status of every adult living in the country, the Trump administration has been accumulating driver’s license information from states including South Dakota, NPR has learned. South […]
https://cdn1.img.sputniknews.com/img/107982/32/1079823231_0:253:3069:1979_1200x675_80_0_0_ceab1202c3b0a0c47cd1c6710fb7c1a4.jpg Sputnik International https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png Sputnik https://cdn2.img.sputniknews.com/i/logo.png https://sputniknews.com/world/202007141079884029-us-navy-warship-navigates-through-contested-waters-in-south-china-sea-statement-says/ WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The US Navy destroyer Ralph Johnson on Tuesday navigated through contested waters in the South China Sea, the US 7th Fleet said in a statement. “The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Ralph Johnson – DDG 114 steams near the Spratly Islands in the South China Sea,” the statement said. “Ralph Johnson is deployed conducting maritime security operations and theatre security cooperation efforts for a free and open Indo-Pacific.” On Monday, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said that the United States rejected Beijing’s claims to offshore resources across most of the […]