The fourth estate has long abandoned its role as a watchdog on power calling out corruption and malfeasance, instead serving only to back up the government’s already immense authority.
“That’s like North Korea”—this is what many Japanese say regarding dictatorial practices such as pushing a single ideology onto the nation’s citizenry.
(today)
(24.09.2019)
At a speech at the UK’s Liberal Democrat party conference, leading EU Parliament member Guy Verhofstadt was met with thunderous applause after he proclaimed the end of the nation-state and declared the future will be based on the interactions of empires.
“In the world order of tomorrow, the world order of tomorrow is not a world order based on nation states or countries, it’s a world order that is based on Empires, China is not a nation, it’s a civilisation.
(23.09.2019)
(24.09.2019)
Den Dialog fördern: In Kasachstan fand zum vierten Mal die „Konferenz eurasischer Parlamentssprecher“ statt. …
U.S. Naval Forces Central Command said its commander, Vice Admiral Jim Malloy, visited Riyadh to discuss Iran with his Saudi counterpart, Vice Admiral Fahad al Ghofaily, over the weekend.
He elaborated that no „fancy“ systems are needed for this and that the quite simple and battle-proven Russian Pantsir S1 (NATO reporting name SA-22 Greyhound) systems with dual 2A38M 30 millimetre automatic cannons equipped with infrared direction finders would do the trick. Russia has been successfully using Pantsirs to repel frequent massive drone attacks on its Hmeymim base in Syria carried out by local militant groups.
Next month, President Vladimir Putin is set to visit Saudi and the Gulf, a chance to deepen cooperation on energy and oil, drum up investment and promote Russia‘s Pantsir group of anti-UAV weaponry, the arms systems the state export company will put on display at the Dubai Airshow in November.
The test launch was carried out to check the readiness and flight performance of the missile, the ministry said in a statement.
The Topol-M entered service in 1997 and has a range of some 11,000 kilometres (6,800 miles).
(30.09.2019)
Voraussichtliche Liste der Redner:
1. Eritrea;
2. Usbekistan;
3. Mosambik;
4. Botswana;
5. Brunei;
6. Nepal;
7. Burundi;
8. Kongo;
9. Saudi-Arabien;
10. Sambia;
11. Thailand;
12. Nicaragua;
13. Nordkorea;
14. Afghanistan.
– Widespread day of chaos results in clashes across multiple districts as China marks 70th anniversary of People‘s Republic
– Teenager hit by live bullet in Tsuen Wan in critical but non-life-threatening condition in hospital, after undergoing surgery
What did Mao Zedong really say on October 1, 1949?
Mit einer Militärparade und einem Festzug hat China am Dienstag feierlich das 70-jährige Gründungsjubiläum der Volksrepublik begangen.
Xi addresses grand rally to celebrate PRC‘s 70th founding anniversary
(17.09.2019)
SNA (Tokyo) — In a shocking series of exposés at the beginning of this month, the Mainichi Shinbun reported that minority children of workers in Japanese schools were being segregated from their Japanese peers, put in classes for the mentally disabled, and systematically denied an education.
President Moon pledged to reform the prosecution to reduce its power during his election campaign.
While Cho was tapped as the justice minister to carry out the reform, the prosecution launched a massive investigation into allegations involving him and his family. The investigation has been seen by Cheong Wa Dae as a show of resistance to reform.
Hopes for a compromise in the envisioned talks have emerged with the ouster of hawkish U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton and Washington‘s apparent conciliatory gestures.
Nordkoreas staatliche Nachrichtenagentur KCNA veröffentlichte heute eine Erklärung von Vizeaußenministerin Choe Son-hui, wonach beide Seiten am Samstag zu Arbeitsgesprächen zusammenkommen würden. Diese würden im Anschluss an einen ersten Kontakt am Freitag stattfinden.
The photos were taken, uncredited, from various media organizations. French media AFP said Defense ministry called and apologized for using their photos which were not from Venezuela but Catatumbo, Colombia.
According to environmental organizations, Milgen Soto was killed for leading a fight against a timber company.
Das Treffen zwischen Salles und Vertretern von BASF, Bayer, VW und anderen musste an einen unbekannten Ort verlegt werden. Auch in der Botschaft fand es aus Furcht vor Protesten nicht statt. Zuvor hatte das Investigativ-Portal „The Intercept“ die Agenda des Umweltministers veröffentlicht. Demnach standen Treffen mit den deutschen Ministern für Zusammenarbeit, Gerd Müller (CSU), und Umwelt, Svenja Schulze (SPD), auf der Tagesordnung.
Die Bewegung und die Gemeinden wehren sich gegen den Raubbau an Pinienwäldern sowie die Ausbeutung des Halbmetalls Antimon auf ihrem Territorium in San Francisco de Locomapa im Department Yoro im Norden von Honduras.
Rudy Giuliani sei vorgeladen worden, teilten die drei Ausschüsse für Geheimdienste, Auswärtige Angelegenheiten und Aufsicht gestern mit. Zudem wurde eine rechtlich verbindliche Aufforderung, Dokumente zu übermitteln, ausgestellt.
Avichai Mandelblit, who intends to indict the prime minister for bribery, fraud and breach of trust, approved the PM‘s request made to hold the hearings over four days to ensure his lawyers would have sufficient time to present full arguments.
Read the letter to Giuliani from the House Intelligence, Oversight and Reform, and Foreign Affairs committees below:
The abiding circular is in compliance with the Administrative Court‘s ruling, issued on Sunday, ordering an „immediate“ suspension to teachers‘ nationwide strike following a lawsuit filed by parents, Education Minister Walid Maani said on Monday in an official letter carried by the Jordan News Agency, Petra.
As a result, the Combined Air and Space Operations Center at al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar was left empty on Saturday and Shaw Air Force Base in South Carolina was put in charge of controlling US operations from 7,000 miles away.
“The government is preparing sufficient evidence and documents to complain to the [UN] Security Council. It won‘t submit a complaint against an unknown entity,” Assadi said.