Biden’s immigration policy is going to tear this country apart: Mark Brnovich
posted in: News, Refugee Crisis America
Israel’s Netanyahu warns Hamas against firing further rockets as cease-fire goes into effect
Israeli leader says he won’t tolerate ‘a drizzle of rockets.” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is warning Hamas on Friday that his military will respond with a “new level of force” if the terrorist group decides to start firing rockets into Israel … Read More
German foreign minister due in Israel, Palestine
BERLIN Germany’s foreign minister is scheduled to travel to Israel and the West Bank for political talks late Wednesday night amid the escalating Gaza conflict. “I am planning to travel to Israel for talks in Jerusalem and Ramallah later tonight,” … Read More
The UK-Australia Trade Deal – A Tale of Brexit Insanity
posted in: News, United Kingdom of Great Britain
Prime Minister Boris Johnson in April 2020. Photo: PA Images Otto English dissects the disadvantages that a free trade agreement between the two countries would bring to the UK Let me tell you the story of the proposed Australian-UK free … Read More
EU will allow fully vaccinated holidaymakers in – but has not yet decided if Britain will make ‘safe list’
posted in: European Union, News
Ambassadors signed off plans to allow people who have received both Covid jabs to enter EU countries for non-essential trips such as holidays. Travellers walk with their luggage at Fiumicino Airport after Italy lifted quarantine restrictions for people arriving from … Read More
China’s Firms Gain a Foothold in South America as Energy Providers
posted in: News, World News
WASHINGTON, May 19 2021 (IPS) – Over the past decade, state-owned enterprises (SOEs) from China have carved out a niche as owners and operators of electric utilities in South American countries through acquisitions of energy grids. As SOEs shift from their … Read More
EU leadership comments on mass migrant inflow to Ceuta: “Europe will not be intimidated”
posted in: News, Refugee Crisis Europe
Photo: AP Photo / Javier Fergo Europe “will not be intimidated by anyone,” Vice President Margaritis Schinas of the European Commission said after a record number of migrants entered Ceuta in Spain. Ceuta is a Spanish autonomous city on the … Read More
Icelandic volcanic eruption – an awesome display of elemental power
posted in: Earthquakes, Famines, Pestilence, Disasters, News
Pandemic or no pandemic, the world will never standstill. That’s perhaps no clearer than in Iceland, where a volcano has awoken from a slumber that has lasted 6000 years, give or take a year or two. The glow from the … Read More
California Drought: Santa Rosa Officials Make 20 Percent Cut In Water Usage Voluntary For Now
posted in: Earthquakes, Famines, Pestilence, Disasters, News
SANTA ROSA (CBS SF/BCN) — In the grip of extreme drought, the Santa Rosa City Council has asked residents to voluntarily reduce their water consumption by 20 percent. The request comes weeks after the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors declared … Read More