"The New Colossus": In New Play, Tim Robbins Tackles Immigration & Xenophobia
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-23
President Trump said Wednesday that he would expand his highly controversial travel ban, which already bars citizens from seven countries, most of which have Muslim-majority populations
Defamation suit aims to stop Hillary and her 'powerful elite friends' from silencing patriotic Americans, Gabbard says
rt.com | 2020-01-23
Suing Hillary Clinton for defamation is necessary in order to keep the former first lady and her powerful allies from smearing Americans who seek "peace and freedom" for all, Tulsi Gabbard has argued. | The Democratic presidential hopeful released a scathing statement in defense of her suit against Clinton, noting that the former secretary of state's attempt to smear her as "the favorite of the Russians" would have far-reaching consequences if left unchallenged. | "If Hillary Clinton and her allies can successfully destroy my reputation
Defamation suit aims to stop Hillary and her 'powerful elite friends' from silencing patriotic Americans, Gabbard says
rt.com | 2020-01-23
Suing Hillary Clinton for defamation is necessary in order to keep the former first lady and her powerful allies from smearing Americans who seek "peace and freedom" for all, Tulsi Gabbard has argued. | The Democratic presidential hopeful released a scathing statement in defense of her suit against Clinton, noting that the former secretary of state's attempt to smear her as "the favorite of the Russians" would have far-reaching consequences if left unchallenged. | "If Hillary Clinton and her allies can successfully destroy my reputation
Video: Russia's "Dead Hand" Command Missiles, Deterrent In The Event of a Crippling Nuclear Attack
South Front | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-23
The existing system of international relations and arms control treaties is slowly, but steadily crumbling. The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty is dead, with both Washington and Moscow publicly developing previously banned short-to-medium range missiles. The New START (Strategic Arms Reduction …
globalresearch.ca/video-russian-real-life-doomsday-machine/5701454
Trump Parties in Davos While Ordinary Americans Struggle to Make Ends Meet
Stephen Lendman | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-23
The annual Davos billionaire's ball
'Obvious Malicious Intent': Tulsi Gabbard Hits Clinton with Defamation Suit over 'Russian Asset' Smear
RT News | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-23
Democratic presidential hopeful Tulsi Gabbard is suing two-time White House runner-up Hillary Clinton over her claim that Gabbard was a "Russian asset," alleging that the lie hurt not just her campaign but the entire election. | Clinton "lied about her | …
globalresearch.ca/tulsi-gabbard-hits-clinton-defamation-suit-russian-asset-smear/5701468
UK to Decide on Huawei's Role in 5G Network 'Soon' Amid US Threats to Downgrade Security Cooperation
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-23
As the United Kingdom prepares to leave the European Union on 31 January, Prime Minister Boris Johnson is due to make a decision shortly on Chinese tech giant Huawei that has the power to potentially shape his government's future relationship with Washington.
sputniknews.com/world/202001231078113175-uk-to-decide-on-huaweis-role-in-its-5g-network-amidst-us-threats-to-downgrade-security-cooperation/
Trump puts Europe in his sights for trade war
wsws.org | 2020-01-23
The stepped-up offensive was foreshadowed in Trump's keynote address to the Davos annual meeting in which he said the US had pioneered "a new model for trade in the 21st century."
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/23/resp-j23.html
The Catalan Crisis Threatens to Reopen a Debate That the EU's Power Brokers Thought They Had Long Ago Quashed
Thomas S. Harrington | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-23
Though it is largely forgotten today, there was during the late 80s and early 90s a vigorous debate in numerous sectors of European life about whether the EU would be best structured as a Union of Regions or as a Union of States. Adherents of the first posture hoped and believed that the goal the…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/23/the-catalan-crisis-threatens-to-reopen-a-debate-that-the-eus-power-brokers-thought-they-had-long-ago-quashed/
'I saw the ice getting closer': Russian figure skating duo narrowly avoids TERRIFYING fall (VIDEO)
rt.com | 2020-01-23
Russian figure skating duo Evgenia Tarasova and Vladimir Morozov miraculously avoided a potentially disastrous fall during an overhead lift while performing at the 2020 European Championships in Graz, Austria. | READ MORE: Tutberidze v Tutberidze: Who will win 2020 European figure skating championship? | Prior to the incident the two had flawlessly pulled off the technical elements in their short program, when suddenly Morozov seemed to have difficulty catching his partner coming down. For a mom…
rt.com/sport/478974-tarasova-morozov-fall-european-championship/
Russian scientists create artificial 'human skin' that becomes STRONGER when stretched
rt.com | 2020-01-23
A Russian-led team of scientists has created a synthetic stand-in for human skin that overcomes many of the stumbling blocks faced in recreating living tissues by being both soft and firm and getting stronger when stretched. | The researchers from Moscow State University, along with colleagues in the United States, spent years developing the clever material, which is even capable of self-assembly. | The skin, which consists of molecular fibers which are grafted onto the long part of the molecule, is very elastic but if it is stretched, twisted or bent out of shape in other ways it gets stronger very quickly.
rt.com/news/479020-scientists-create-artificial-human-skin/
Ankara Suggests Creating Working Group to Assess Compatibility of S-400 With NATO's Defen–Åes
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-23
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Ankara is proposing to establish a working group to assess the compatibility of Russian S-400 air defence system with US F-35 fighters, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said Thursday at the World Economic Forum.
sputniknews.com/military/202001231078114070-cavusoglu-suggests-working-group-to-assess-compatibility-of-s-400-with-natos-defenes/
US troops confront Russian convoy near Syrian oil fields
wsws.org | 2020-01-23
Washington is occupying Syrian oil fields to deny resources to Damascus and continue its drive for regime change.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/23/syri-j23.html
Israel gathers world leaders for Holocaust remembrance ceremony, Polish president bails after Putin invited to speak
rt.com | 2020-01-23
Israel is hosting the World Holocaust Forum, marking the 75 years since the Nazi death camp at Auschwitz was liberated by Soviet troops. Present-day politics have cast a shadow over the solemn occasion, however. | Delegations of 49 countries will attend the main event at the Yad Vashem memorial complex on Thursday afternoon, to remember the Holocaust and express commitment to fighting anti-Semitism going forward. | Offended by the fact that Russian President Vladimir Putin was invited to speak at the ceremony and he was not, Polish President Andrzej Duda refused to attend. He will be speaking at Poland's own c…
rt.com/news/478937-isreal-holocaust-political-controversy/
Macron backs Putin's proposal to hold summit of 5 permanent UNSC members in 2020
rt.com | 2020-01-23
French President Emmanuel Macron has supported his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin's proposal to hold a meeting between the leaders of the five states which founded the United Nations. The five permanent members of the UN Security Council have a special historic responsibility, Macron said in Jerusalem, and they need to meet together again. | Speaking at the fifth World Holocaust Forum in Jerusalem, Putin has suggested holding a summit in 2020 involving the leaders of Russia, China, the US, France and Britain to discuss world affairs. | "Neglect of the past and discord in the face of threats may entail terr…
rt.com/newsline/478999-macron-putin-un-council/
World Leaders Meet in Jerusalem to Denounce Anti-Semitism
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-01-23
JERUSALEM
Deal with OPEC helps Russia double its National Wealth Fund
rt.com | 2020-01-23
The agreement between Russia and the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to cut oil output has brought huge benefits to the entire Russian economy and its National Wealth Fund (NWF). | "The NWF rose from 4.04 trillion rubles ($65.2 bln) to 7.7 trillion rubles ($124.3 billion), so the NWF actually doubled over the year. This largely indicates that the NWF resources through the fiscal rule have come exactly from the OPEC+ deal, increasing our reserves twofold," Kirill Dmitriev, chief executive of the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), told TASS on the sidelines of the World Economic Foru…
rt.com/business/478962-opec-deal-russia-reserves/
Vessel Leased by Swedish Company Exploring Seafloor for Nord Stream 2
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-23
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – The vessel Stril Explorer, leased by Swedish marine survey company MMT, is conducting coordinated seabed exploration in Denmark's exclusive economic zone along the route of the Russian-led Nord Stream 2 pipeline, the press service of the pipeline project's operator, Nord Stream 2 AG, said on Thursday.
sputniknews.com/business/202001231078114989-vessel-leased-by-swedish-company-exploring-seafloor-for-nord-stream-2/
Putin Proposes, Trump Disposes
John Feffer | zcomm.org | 2020-01-23
Since the Cold War, the U.S. and Russia have experienced unexpected reversals in fortune. Are we next in line for post-imperial decline?>…
zcomm.org/znetarticle/putin-proposes-trump-disposes/
Russian Lawmakers OK Putin's Constitutional Proposals
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-01-23
MOSCOW
Democrats begin Senate trial of Trump with anti-Russia diatribe
wsws.org | 2020-01-23
A casual viewer might have concluded that Russian President Vladimir Putin, not Trump, was on trial.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/23/impe-j23.html
US Troops Blocking Russians From Syrian Oilfields in Series of Dangerous Standoffs
Tyler Durden | theantimedia.com | 2020-01-23
(ZH)
You Shall Not Pass! Russian Border City to Limit Access to China Due to Coronavirus Outbreak
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-23
The virus has also been registered in the United States, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, Thailand, and Japan.
sputniknews.com/world/202001231078113159-you-shall-not-pass-russian-border-city-to-limit-access-to-china-due-to-coronavirus-outbreak/
'True Path to Saving Two-State Solution': Abbas Urges Macron to Recognise Palestinian Statehood
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-23
Despite several EU countries recognising Palestine as a state, the majority of the bloc's members, including France, the UK, Germany, Spain and Italy, along with the US and Israel, decline to do so.
sputniknews.com/middleeast/202001231078114346-true-path-to-saving-two-state-solution-abbas-urges-macron-to-recognise-palestinian-statehood/
Workers Shut Down the Louvre. The French Labor Strike Is Here to Stay
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-01-23
French railway workers remain on strike for the second month in a row and workers across industries continue demonstrations and work stoppages against the government's plans to restructure the pension system. Meanwhile, the leaders of France's moderate unions have been in talks with the government to negotiate cosmetic changes to the reform plan and ultimately stop the strike. | These talks came to a head on January…
truthout.org/articles/workers-shut-down-the-louvre-the-french-labor-strike-is-here-to-stay/
Overdose Deaths Among People Over 55 Increased 17-Fold Between 1999 and 2017
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-01-23
My brother William struggled with drugs and alcohol addiction much of his life. So, I was shocked but not surprised when he was found dead in his apartment, just a few months before he was about to turn 70. The only boy among six sisters, William died alone in a hoard of wadded up papers, tons of cigarette butts, and calcified Thanksgiving turkey sitting atop his rusted and mildewed stove. Pieces of his beloved computer equipment were scattered among traces of crystal meth and marijuana. | A…
truthout.org/articles/overdose-deaths-among-people-over-55-increased-17-fold-between-1999-and-2017/
Cyprus govt backtracks on claim Turkey 'stole offshore gas data'
rt.com | 2020-01-23
A government spokesman in Cyprus backpedaled Thursday on a claim that Ankara may have stolen technical data to pinpoint a target for gas drilling in waters where the island nation has exclusive economic rights. Kyriakos Koushos told AP that no such data theft had occurred and his use of the word "stolen" in a Wednesday program by Greece's state broadcaster was a mistaken "a slip of the tongue." | However, Koushos asserted that Turkey did obtain data that enabled it to send a drill ship to a specific location that two energy companies licensed by Cyprus, Eni and Total, had pre-selected to carry out their own ex…
rt.com/newsline/479022-cyprus-backtracks-turkey-offshore/
The Middle East in Chaos: US, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, and Libya Conflict Analysis
Denis Korkodinov | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-23
Recently, the Middle East region has erupted into chaos, which at one point threatened a world war between the US and Iran. To gain unparalleled insight into the complex global political systems, I decided to reach out to Denis Korkodinov…
globalresearch.ca/us-iran-iraq-turkey-libya-conflicts-analysis/5701480
Trump Brags About Withholding Evidence as Impeachment Trial Proceeds in Senate
Staff | truthout.org | 2020-01-23
During the opening day of oral arguments in the impeachment trial, President Trump was accused of abusing his office to "cheat an election." House impeachment managers spent about eight hours on Wednesday laying out their case for why President Trump should be removed from office. The Senate trial comes a month after the House impeached Trump for withholding congressionally approved military aid to Ukraine as part of an effort to pressure the Ukrainian president to investigate Trump's politica…
truthout.org/video/trump-brags-about-withholding-evidence-as-impeachment-trial-proceeds-in-senate/
Trump Brags About Withholding Evidence as Democratic Impeachment Managers Lay Out Case in the Senate
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-23
During the opening day of oral arguments in the impeachment trial, President Trump was accused of abusing his office to "cheat an election." House impeachment managers spent about eight hours on Wednesday laying out their case for why President Trump should be removed from office. The Senate trial comes a month after the House impeached Trump for withholding congressionally approved military aid to Ukraine as part of an effort to pressure the Ukrainian president to investigate Trump's political rival, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. While the impeachment trial was taking place in the Senate, Presiden…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/23/trump_impeachment_trial_senate_dahlia_lithwick
Trump Brags About Withholding Evidence as Democratic Impeachment Managers Lay Out Case in the Senate
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-23
During the opening day of oral arguments in the impeachment trial, President Trump was accused of abusing his office to "cheat an election." House impeachment managers spent about eight hours on Wednesday laying out their case for why President Trump should be removed from office. The Senate trial comes a month after the House impeached Trump for withholding congressionally approved military aid to Ukraine as part of an effort to pressure the Ukrainian president to investigate Trump's political rival, Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden. While the impeachment trial was taking place in the Senate, Presiden…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/23/trump_impeachment_trial_senate_dahlia_lithwick
Define 'number 1': Trump brags about beating India's Modi on Facebook… despite trailing by millions of followers
rt.com | 2020-01-23
Ever eager to tout his massive following, US President Donald Trump claimed to have the "number one" Facebook account, even edging out Indian PM Narendra Modi
'Nazi Germany' comparison once again: Pakistan's Imran Khan resorts to strong rhetoric against PM Modi's India
rt.com | 2020-01-23
PM Imran Khan has once again accused India's prime minister of leading the country down the same path Nazi Germany took, as the two states are polarized by their view of India's policy towards Kashmir and its new citizenship law. | Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Khan expressed his "fear" that Pakistan's nuclear-armed rival was following in the footsteps of Adolf Hitler. | The latest developments in India bear a "striking resemblance to what happened in Nazi Germany," Khan told Foreign Policy, noting that in 1930-1934, Germany "went from a liberal democracy to a fascist, totalitaria…
rt.com/news/478942-pakistan-khan-nazi-india/
Netanyahu Brands Iran 'The Most Anti-Semitic Regime in the World' at Holocaust Forum
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-23
The prime minister, who is currently hosting the Fifth World Holocaust Forum in Jerusalem this week, has repeatedly compared the Islamic Republic to Nazi Germany in recent years over Tehran's alleged pursuit of nuclear weapons.
sputniknews.com/middleeast/202001231078115035-netanyahu-brands-iran-the-most-antisemitic-regime-in-the-world-at-holocaust-forum/
Germany to Ask Bolivia's Next President to Revive Lithium Deal
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-23
German authorities and companies will seek talks with the next government of Bolivia to revive an agreement to jointly exploit the Andean country's huge lithium reserves. | RELATED: | 'Fascists, Racists Plotted the Lithium Coup in Bolivia' Morales | The state-owned enterprise Bolivian Lithium Deposits (YLB) and the German company ACI Systems Germany (ACISA) agreed to create a joint venture in 2018. | On November 3, 2019, however, seven days before leaving the country due to the…
telesurenglish.net/news/Germany-to-Ask-Bolivias-Next-President-to-Revive-Lithium-Deal-20200123-0008.html
Queen Elizabeth II approves British govt's Brexit bill
rt.com | 2020-01-23
Queen Elizabeth II formally approved on Thursday the law facilitating Britain's departure from the European Union at the end of this month, AFP reports. | "Her Majesty the Queen has now granted Royal Assent to the Brexit Bill which therefore becomes the Brexit Act," Brexit Secretary Steve Barclay tweeted. "Enshrined in law, this enables the UK to leave the EU on 31st January." | The Brexit bill passed its final hurdle in Parliament on Wednesday after the House of Lords abandoned attempts to amend it. | The bill was approved by Parliament's upper chamber after the House of Commons overturned changes to the gove…
rt.com/newsline/479004-queen-elizabeth-brexit-bill/
Britain's Brexit Bill Passes Final Hurdle in Parliament
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-01-23
LONDON
Queen Elizabeth II approves British govt's Brexit bill
rt.com | 2020-01-23
Queen Elizabeth II formally approved on Thursday the law facilitating Britain's departure from the European Union at the end of this month, AFP reports. | "Her Majesty the Queen has now granted Royal Assent to the Brexit Bill which therefore becomes the Brexit Act," Brexit Secretary Steve Barclay tweeted. "Enshrined in law, this enables the UK to leave the EU on 31st January." | The Brexit bill passed its final hurdle in Parliament on Wednesday after the House of Lords abandoned attempts to amend it. | It was approved by Parliament's upper chamber after the House of Commons overturned changes to the government…
rt.com/newsline/479004-queen-elizabeth-brexit-bill/
'Abolish the billionaires' say high school climate activists
Fred_F | greenleft.org.au | 2020-01-23
Climate Pip HinmanIssue 1250 AustraliaJanuary 23, 2020″It is time to abolish billionaires … because we cannot afford them, the planet cannot afford billionaires," Kenyan climate activist Njoki Njoroge Njehu told 10,000 protesters in Lausanne, Switzerland on January 17. She is right. It is the billionaire class that is blocking moves to make t…
greenleft.org.au/content/abolish-billionaires-say-high-school-climate-activists
EU urges Syrian regime to stop Idlib offensive
yenisafak.com | 2020-01-23
The EU in a statement on Thursday called the Syrian regime and its allies to stop a new offensive hurting civilians near Idlib in northwestern Syria, the second time in a month."The renewal of the offensive in Idlib, including repeated airstrikes and shelling targeting civilians are unacceptable and must cease", the European External Action's Service spokesperson Peter Stano said in the statement.Airstrikes by the Syrian regime and its backers have killed at least 35 people in the last few days in north west Syria. More than 350,000 civilians have been displaced.The EU's foreign and security policy service reaffi…
yenisafak.com/en/world/eu-urges-syrian-regime-to-stop-idlib-offensive-3510308
EU commercial vehicle market improves in 2019
yenisafak.com | 2020-01-23
The EU commercial vehicles market rose 2.5% year-on-year in 2019, posting a growth for the seventh consecutive year, an industry group said on Thursday.The number of new commercial vehicle registrations in the year amounted to 2.55 million, according to the European Automobile Manufacturers' Association.Germany led this growth with a rise of 6.1%, followed by France (4.3%), the U.K. (3%), Italy (1.9%) and Spain (0.3%), the association said.The EU's demand for vans
At least 36,000 Syrians flee Idlib de-escalation zone
yenisafak.com | 2020-01-23
Around 36,000 more civilians have fled their homes falling inside the Idlib de-escalation zone in Syria over the last two days and the number of displaced civilians reached 450,000 since November 2019 due to attacks of the regime and its allies.According to Syria's Response Coordination Group, the displaced civilians headed to areas near the Turkish border due to the attacks which violate a cease-fire agreement between Turkey and Russia.Mohammad Hallaj, the director of the group, told Anadolu Agency that the civilians left their homes in Darat Izzah, Atarib, Haiian, Hraytan, Anadan, Khan Tuman, Khan al-Asal, Kafr…
yenisafak.com/en/world/at-least-36000-syrians-flee-idlib-de-escalation-zone-3510320
Over 3.6 tons of marijuana seized in SE Turkey
yenisafak.com | 2020-01-23
Turkish security forces seized over 3.6 tons of marijuana as part of anti-narcotics and anti-terrorism operations in southeastern and eastern Turkey, local officials said Thursday.Provincial gendarmerie forces uncovered 2.3 tons of the drug during successful operations in mountainous and rural areas of Diyarbakir province launched Monday, the governorship said in a written statement.The seized drugs were concealed under dry grass and tents, as well as bushes and rocky areas.Apart from the drugs, security forces also found and destroyed three winter shelters, three surveillance posts and one underground depot used…
yenisafak.com/en/news/over-36-tons-of-marijuana-seized-in-se-turkey-3510313
Teen blinded | and | burnt alive by | medical | treatment | for 'exam stress'
yenisafak.com | 2020-01-23
A female high school student from Turkey's southern Antalya thought that she'd seen it all when she suffered severe panic attacks and sleep disorders due to exam anxiety – but the worst was yet to come.The 17-year-old teen, Hikmet Mina Kara, went to a psychiatrist to cope with stress and was diagnosed with "bipolar and adjustment disorder" 20 days ago.Her psychiatrist recommended a medical treatment focused on the diagnosis.After taking the drugs that have not yet been revealed, she started to develop some mysterious red and purple rashes that later turned into blisters.The family took their beloved daughter stra…
yenisafak.com/en/news/teen-blindedandburnt-alive-bymedicaltreatmentfor-exam-stress-3510315
40th year of Turkey's transition to liberal economy
yenisafak.com | 2020-01-23
Turkey marks 40th year of one of the most radical moves in its history, which aimed to liberalize the economy through structural reforms.Decisions announced on Jan. 24, 1980 changed the basic paradigm of Turkey's economy, springing it to life with a free market economy approach.Suleyman Demirel
Global retail trade sector to reach $30T in three years
yenisafak.com | 2020-01-23
The global retail trade sector's size, which reached $25 trillion in 2019, is expected to reach $30 trillion in three years, according to audit and consultancy firm KPMG Turkey's report, released on Thursday.The report Sectoral Overview 2020 – Retail Trade showed that the sector reached 1.1 trillion Turkish liras ($193 billion) in 2019.Emrah Akin, a sector leader in KPMG Turkey, said the sector contracted in the first three quarters of 2019 by 5.3%, 3.9% and 1%, respectively, in Turkey.The report also showed that the ratio of people using online channels for shopping reached 34% in Turkey last year, up from 29.2%…
yenisafak.com/en/economy/global-retail-trade-sector-to-reach-30t-in-three-years-3510309
Turkish university showcases new technologies in London
yenisafak.com | 2020-01-23
More than 800 companies from 146 countries participated in the British Educational Training and Technology Show.The scientists showcased their technological products such as hydraulic arm, recycling filament, solar panels, and Metodbox, a digital learning platform developed with artificial intelligence."We want to be followed, not be followers anymore," Sirin Karadeniz, the rector of the university, told Anadolu Agency."We are proud to be the only university that represents Turkey in London," she added.The rector pledged to open research and development for all kinds of products in the campus."It is truly pro…
yenisafak.com/en/technology/turkish-university-showcases-new-technologies-in-london-3510321
US Democrats push resistant Republicans to join case for ousting Trump
yenisafak.com | 2020-01-23
Democrats planned to plow ahead on Thursday at President Donald Trump's impeachment trial with their arguments for removing him from office, but Republicans showed no signs of softening their resistance to the Democratic case.U.S. Representative Adam Schiff and other Democratic impeachment managers are pressing their argument that Trump should be convicted of two articles of impeachment passed by the House last month – abuse of power and obstruction of Congress – for pressuring Ukraine to investigate Democratic rival Joe Biden last year, and impeding the inquiry into the matter.Blocked so far in their drive to pe…
yenisafak.com/en/world/us-democrats-push-resistant-republicans-to-join-case-for-ousting-trump-3510317
Italy pledges troops presence, support to Afghanistan
yenisafak.com | 2020-01-23
Visiting Italian Defense Minister Lorenzo Guerini has assured his country's continued presence and assistance to Afghanistan within the NATO framework, an official statement said on Thursday.The Italian minister visited his country's troops deployed in the western Herat province bordering Iran on Thursday."Minister of Defence Lorenzo Guerini visited today TAAC (Train, Advise and Assist Command) West @ResoluteSupport in #Herat and praised women and men of the Italian armed forces stationed there for their role in training, advicing and assisting #ANDSF [Afghan National Defense and Security Forces] in west #Afghani…
yenisafak.com/en/news/italy-pledges-troops-presence-support-to-afghanistan-3510311
Greece: Islanders Stage General Strike in Support of Refugees
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-22
Authorities and residents of the Greek islands of Samos, Lesbos, and Chios Wednesday held a general strike demanding Greece's Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to implement real solutions to the overcrowding in refugee camps. | RELATED: | Greece: 1,200 More Guards To 'Shut The Door' On Migrants | …
telesurenglish.net/news/Greece-Islanders-Stage-General-Strike-in-Support-of-Refugees-20200122-0006.html