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Amid Charges of Election Fraud, Uganda Reelects Museveni
Reading Time: 3 minutes While Donald Trump was preparing to scuttle out of Washington a few hours before Joe Biden’s
Switzerland Risks Becoming Beijing’s Security Satellite
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Chinese Smartphone Giant Xiaomi Added to U.S. Investment Blacklist
The U.S. Defense Department added the company to a list that the department says support China’s military.
MIT Professor Who Received $19M in Federal Grants Arrested for Concealing Ties to China
Mechanical engineering professor Gang Chen faces charges of wire fraud, failing to file a foreign bank account report, and making
Biden Returns Donation from Dem Ex-Senator Who Registered as Foreign Agent for China
Boxer’s donation to Biden was just $500, however a spokesperson for Biden’s inaugural committee said they do not accept donations
WHO Experts to Visit China This Week for Coronavirus Investigation
The Commission issued a one-sentence announcement saying that the experts were set to arrive on Thursday and meet with Chinese
Azerbaijan Celebrates a Victory Made Possible by Turkey
Reading Time: 5 minutes This was the first military parade ever to celebrate one ex-Soviet nation’s victory over another. Thousands
Ex-Monk Takes on the Thai Sex Mafia
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WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange Denied Bail
The judge said Assange ‘has an incentive to abscond’ before the U.S. appeals her extradition decision.
NYSE Backtracks on Plan to Delist Chinese Telecommunications Firms
The NYSE subsequently announced it would delist the firms on January 7, but backtracked on Monday for unspecified reasons.
British Judge Denies U.S. Request to Extradite Julian Assange
District Judge Vanessa Baraitser ruled on Monday that Assange’s mental health prevented extradition to the U.S.
COVID-19 Has Exposed the U.K. as a Failed State
When one’s ability to plan for the future depends entirely upon predicting the whims of technocrats, this is not a
Britain’s Brexit Triumph
After four and a half years, Brexit is finally and fully accomplished with a U.K.–EU trade deal that sailed through
Life after Brexit
It’s the end of one of the most hard-fought struggles that has ever roiled the British political system.
Israel Facing Elections for Fourth Time in Two Years after Government Collapse
The government fell after Knesset, Israel’s parliament, failed to pass an annual budget by a midnight deadline.
Countries Restrict Travel to U.K. in Effort to Stop Spread of New Coronavirus Strain
European Union leaders are set to meet on Monday to draw up a ‘common doctrine’ for handling the threat posed
US-Canada Plastic Trade Deal Subverts Basel Convention
Reading Time: 11 minutes A trade agreement signed in late October but kept secret until last week will allow Canada
China Forces Hundreds of Thousands of Uyghurs to Work in Xinjiang Cotton Fields: Report
Around 85 percent of China’s raw cotton supply, and 20 percent of the world’s supply, comes from Xinjiang
Crimes and Punishments of Radical Artists in Putin’s Russia
Reading Time: 6 minutes When Pavel Krisevich, dressed in nothing but a loin cloth and a crown of thorns, had
Australia Stands Up to an Unhinged Beijing Bullying Campaign
China goes to the mattresses to punish the government challenging its pandemic response. Australia pushes back.
China Detains Bloomberg Staffer on Suspicion of Jeopardizing ‘National Security’
News assistant Haze Fan was last seen on Monday being escorted from her apartment by plainclothes police officers.
Jungle Jabbah and the Fight Against War Crimes Impunity
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Trump Pulls American Troops Out of Somalia
The Pentagon announced that the majority of the approximately 700 troops in Somalia will leave the area by January 15.
Victims of Franco Regime Still Search for Justice
Reading Time: 5 minutes When Spanish dictator Francisco Franco died on November 20, 1975, former US President Richard Nixon described
DOJ Drops Charges Against Former Mexican Defense Minister, Wants Mexico to Take Over Prosecution
Cienfuegos was arrested in October after flying into Los Angeles, and subsequently charged with taking bribes from the H-2 cartel,
U.S. to Draw Down Troops in Afghanistan, Iraq before Trump Leaves Office
The announcement confirms one last draw down of American soldiers from the Middle East before President Trump leaves office.
NATO Chief Concerned About Withdrawing Troops from Afghanistan ‘Too Soon’
Jens Stoltenberg said that NATO would “face a difficult decision” if the U.S. decides to withdraw from Afghanistan.
Raphael Warnock’s Blood Libel
What else to call claiming that the Jewish state goes around picking off God’s children as if “they don’t matter
Pentagon Hires Advocate of Total Withdrawal from Afghanistan ‘As Soon as Possible’
The move signals the administration’s desire to quickly withdraw U.S. troops from the Middle East before the end of the
A Collusion Tale: China and the Bidens
Not only were the Bidens’ Chinese business contacts known to have ties to the regime; they also may have been
Scottish Bill Would Criminalize ‘Hate Speech’ in Private Homes
The legislation criminalizes hate speech relating to a number of protected classes that potentially includes hate speech spoken in private residences.
Meet the Trump Official Calling Beijing’s Bluff
Matthew Pottinger has emerged as a key player in the administration’s adversarial approach to China.
Max Boot’s Case for Chinese Empire
Boot’s defense of China’s coronavirus response and criticism of America’s amounts to CCP propaganda.