Steve Bannon: Trump should delay State of the Union until impeachment trial ends
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China’s to sign US trade deal in Washington next week
The Phase 1 deal reached last month is expected to cut tariffs and boost Chinese purchases of US farm, energy and manufactured goods while addressing some disputes over intellectual property. FILE PHOTO: Containers are seen at the Yangshan Deep Water … Read More
Israel’s strikes in Syria hurt Iran
IAF attacks are forcing Iran in Syria and its proxies in Iraq to go underground. IAF attacks Syrian and Iranian targets in Syria, November 20, 2019 –(photo credit: YEDIOT M’HASHETACH (TELEGRAM)) The Israel Air Force has been unrelenting toward the Iranian build-up … Read More
Taiwan’s democracy ‘threatened’ by China, President says
Taipei: Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen says the self-governing island’s democracy remains under direct threat from China, underscoring her calls for closer ties with the US and other allies. Tsai took a lead in polls in recent months as a crackdown on … Read More
Russia, Iran and China begin joint exercises in Gulf of Oman
On Friday, December 27, Iran, Russia and China began their first-ever joint exercises in the Indian Ocean. The area of the drills, dubbed by the participants “the Maritime Safety Belt”, is located in the Gulf of Oman, which is near … Read More
Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 27 December 2019
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Greetings from Tyler, There is troubling news about Iran. The Russians and Chinese are reportedly cooperating with Iran in maneuvers at sea. All three nations are reportedly conducting drills in the Indian Ocean. It seems foolish to repeat Iranian government … Read More
‘World’s largest drug dealer’: U.S. set to sanction China over fentanyl scourge
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DEA temporary drug scheduling safeguards set to expire. An example of the amount of fentanyl that can be deadly after a news conference about deaths from fentanyl exposure, at DEA Headquarters in Arlington Va. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File) The U.S. … Read More
‘We’ll deal with it’ – Donald Trump brushes off Kim Jong Un’s threat of ‘Christmas gift’
Kim Jong Un threatens to take unspecified action if sanctions relief is not forthcoming by the end of the year. Donald Trump has brushed off North Korea’s warning of a “Christmas gift”, saying the United States would “deal with it … Read More
Chinese President Xi Jinping to meet Japan, South Korea leaders as North Korea tensions rise
Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and South Korean President Moon Jae-in in Beijing on Dec 23, 2019.PHOTOS: AFP, REUTERS BEIJING (REUTERS) – The leaders of Japan and South Korea will meet Chinese President Xi … Read More
Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 20 December 2019
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Greetings from Tyler, Whoever heard of THIRTY feet of snow? That’s what they’re dealing with in Iceland, where they’ve never seen the like. Snow was supposed to have been a thing of the past, something the youthful generation would only … Read More