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Some Key Services Resume As Yemen Breathes After First Month of Truce Passes Without Airstrike
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Some Key Services Resume As Yemen Breathes After First Month of Truce Passes Without Airstrike

May 13, 2022January 22, 2024

2 diesel fuel tankers arrived in the port city of Hodeidah in south Yemen as the ceasefire between the…

Taliban Hijab Ruling Extremely Ominous in the Face of “Catastrophic” Onrushing Famine
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Taliban Hijab Ruling Extremely Ominous in the Face of “Catastrophic” Onrushing Famine

May 10, 2022August 25, 2025

Story at a glance… The Taliban announced mandatory face coverings for Afghan women. As the country spirals towards a…

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South Korea’s President-Elect Considering Joining Quad and AUKUS – Wants Nukes Under Seoul’s Control

April 28, 2022

SEOUL, South Korea. March 10, 2022. PICTURED: President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol speaks during a press conference at the National Assembly…

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Zelensky’s Around-the-World Video Tour Continues to Annoy and Enrage

April 13, 2022

PICTURED: President Zelensky has been delivering many video calls with nations, asking for support, always in his military fatigues.…

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Saudi Sabotage of Potential Peace in Yemen Relies on the World’s Ignorance

April 11, 2022

PICTURED: Crown Prince Mohammed bin-Salman, and Leadership Council head Rashad al-Alimi meet in Riyadh. PC: Al Jazeera. Retrieved form…

North Korea Hawk To Take Power in Seoul—Asia Pacific Set For Continuing Arms Buildup
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North Korea Hawk To Take Power in Seoul—Asia Pacific Set For Continuing Arms Buildup

March 11, 2022April 15, 2024

Yoon Suk-yeol, a conservative from the People’s Power Party has won the South Korean Presidency by the narrowest edge…

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In the Shadow of Ukraine: New Iran Nuclear Deal “Very, Very Close”

March 7, 2022

PICTURED: The meeting of the JCPOA resumes in the Grand Hotel Wien, Vienna, April 6, 2021. Photo credit: Reuters.…

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European Security Crisis: Why Major Populations Don’t Seem to Care

February 14, 2022

PICTURED: A recently-arrived American B-52 escorted through Europe’s skies by Portuguese jets. KYIV, Ukraine. February 14th, 2022. After another…

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On Ukraine: France Holds Up the Play While Ukraine Moves into Position

February 8, 2022

PICTURED: Paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division get off a C-17 Globemaster aircraft at Rzeszów-Jasionka Airport, Poland, on Feb.…

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Biden and Blinken Term Ukraine Tensions World War II-like, and Look to Send 50,000 American Troops to Europe

January 27, 2022

KYIV, Ukraine. January 22nd 2022. PICTURED: 80 tons of “Lethal weaponry” arrives in Ukraine from the United States. WASHINGTON…

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Millions of Dollars, Tons of Weapons, 1 German Navy Chief Among Recent Gifts to Ukraine

January 24, 2022

KYIV, Ukraine. January 22nd 2022. PICTURED: 80 tons of “Lethal weaponry” arrives in Ukraine from the United States. WASHINGTON…

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Unrest in Kazakhstan: A Timeline

January 10, 2022

PICTURED: Smoke rises from the City Hall building in Almaty during January 5th protests in Kazakhstan. . (AP Photo/Yan…

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Pentagon Fails Audit for a Fourth Time While Bill to Force Their Hand Stalls in Committee

January 5, 2022

ARLINGTON, Virginia. November 15th, 2021. Proudly announcing their self-expected failure to produce a financial audit, the Department of Defense…

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South Korean Foreign Minister Describes “Draft” Declaration to End Korean War Reached with the U.S.

December 31, 2021

PICTURED: Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) from the South Korean side. PC: Daniel Oberhaus. CC 4.0. SEOUL, South Korea. December…

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Lockheed Martin’s ARRW Hypersonic Weapon Fails Third Consecutive Test

December 20, 2021

PICTURED: A B-52 carried an AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon, a now three-times-failed hypersonic weapon. Story at a glance……

Landslide Election Wins in Venezuela For Maduro’s Party Biden-Backed Opposition Considers “Disappearing”
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Landslide Election Wins in Venezuela For Maduro’s Party Biden-Backed Opposition Considers “Disappearing”

December 6, 2021July 24, 2023

Story at a glance… Recent elections for state governorships in Venezuela see socialists win in landslide amid tens of…

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Belarus President Says Country Will Host Russian Nukes if NATO Moves Theirs East

December 1, 2021

MINSK, Belarus. May 29th, 2018. PICTURED: Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov met with President of the Republic of Belarus…

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NATO Pressures Germany to Keep Nuclear Weapons While Admitting They Could be Moved “East”

November 22, 2021

PICTURED: Four B-61 nuclear free-fall bombs at Barksdale Air Force Base, the same ones as those currently stationed in…

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Migrant Crisis Leads to Nuclear-Capable Bombers Prowling NATO/Belarus Border

November 12, 2021

PICTURED: Tupolev Tu-160 RF-94109 over the Volga and the cities of Engels (left) and Privolzsky (right), Saratov Region. PC:…

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Afghanistan Update: Taliban Retake Provinces and Coordinate with U.S. Over Airport Crisis

August 25, 2021

PICTURED: A U.S. Air Force Airman guides qualified evacuees aboard a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III in support…

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