Daily Archives: January 28, 2020

2020-01-28: News Headlines

RT (2020-01-28). Ex-Catalonia leader Puigdemont appeals for help to repay ‚Ǩ4mn spent on banned referendum. rt.com The former leader of Catalonia, Carles Puigdemont, asked supporters on Tuesday to donate money after Spanish authorities ordered him and 19 others to pay back €4.1 million of public money spent on a banned independence referendum. | On October 1, 2017, the northeastern region organized a secession vote, which was declared illegal by Spanish courts. Its leaders then made a short-lived declaration of independence. Puigdemont later fled to Belgium, while other leaders were jailed. "If you voted on October 1, we need you," Puigdemont tweeted, adding a link to a bank account. | Puigdemont, who is now a member…

RT (2020-01-28). EU commissioner tells Poland 'door for dialogue' on judicial reform is open. rt.com The door to a dialogue between Poland and the European Union on judicial reform is open, EU Values and Transparency Commissioner Vera Jourova said on Tuesday. The EU hopes to find a long-term solution to tensions between Warsaw and Brussels, the politician added. | Since coming to power in 2015, Poland's ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party introduced a series of judicial reforms which critics and EU officials say may breach the rule of law. | Jourova was in Warsaw to meet officials, including Poland's Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro, to discuss reforms to the judicial system, including a new law that critics s…

RT (2020-01-28). Europe keeps Trump's Israel-Palestine 'peace plan' at arms' length, but other US allies rush to embrace – except Turkey & Jordan. rt.com Reactions to US President Donald Trump's 'deal of the century' Israel-Palestine peace plan fell mostly along the lines of existing alliances, with close US allies backing the plan and rivals denouncing it – barring some surprises. | Europe hedged its bets on supporting the deal, weighing the importance of upholding international law against the need to appear loyal to Washington. Germany "welcomed" anything "aiming to inject new momentum" into the "stalled" peace process, but only went so far as to promise to "carefully examine the proposal" and discuss the resulting questions with other EU members. Foreign Mi…

RT (2020-01-28). 'Insulting our grandparents': Putin's spokesman blasts Zelensky for insinuating USSR started World War II. rt.com Not content with simply watching Russia and Poland's war-of-words over the history of World War II, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appeared to join the fray on Monday, accusing the USSR of jointly starting the conflict. | While his observation may have pleased his Polish hosts at the event near Auschwitz, Vladimir Putin's press representative described Zelensky's comments as "incorrect" and "offensive." | Also on rt.com | | In a sharp rebuke…

RT (2020-01-28). Authorities in southern Germany confirm 1st case of new virus from China. rt.com The Health Ministry in the southern state of Bavaria has confirmed Germany's first case of the new coronavirus which emerged in central China. Officials said late Monday that the man from Starnberg, south of Munich, is "in a clinically good condition." | They said the man is being medically monitored and isolated, AP reports. Persons who were in close contact with the man are being informed about possible symptoms and hygiene measures. The ministry added that it considers the risk to the general population in Bavaria to be "low." | Germany is the second European country to report a confirmed case of the virus.

RT (2020-01-28). Gold prices surge as global coronavirus fear shakes market confidence. rt.com Gold is once again proving its reputation as the traditional safe haven during times of uncertainty. The price of the precious metal has been rising amid continuing worries over the spread of the coronavirus. | Bullion has gained $20 an ounce to reach a 7-year high of $1,585 this week, before easing to around $1,578 per ounce on Tuesday. It has led the rally of other metals, including silver and platinum. | Analysts say gold will continue to gain and could top $2,000 in the not-too-distant future. The safe-haven metal last hit an all-time high of just above $1,900 in 2011 in the midst of the European debt cris…

RT (2020-01-28). Paris descends into chaos as riot police deploy GRENADES & WATER CANNONS against striking firefighters (VIDEOS). rt.com Striking French firefighters faced off against riot police who deployed water cannons and smoke grenades, and erected large metal barriers to block off the fire service as they protested in Paris on Tuesday. | Several thousand firefighters protested understaffing, the threat to their government pensions and a lack of recognition of their work, including risk premiums that match those of the police and the gendarmerie. | Police

RT (2020-01-28). WATCH: French police remove hundreds of migrants from Paris camp in early morning operation. rt.com More than 1,400 people were moved from an outdoor migrant camp in northern Paris and relocated to temporary accommodation amid a government clampdown on illegal migration. | The operation in the city's 19th arrondissement began at 5: 30am on Tuesday as police descended upon the labyrinth of tents and shacks at the Porte d'Aubervilliers. Some 249 people in families and 1,187 single men were taken to temporary accommodation in nearby gymnasiums or to 17 reception centers in Ile-de-France. | Eyewitness video from the scene shows the extent of the evacuations, as well as the police efforts to ensure that another ca…

RT (2020-01-28). French defense minister warns Pentagon against cutting US military assistance in W. Africa. rt.com French Defense Minister Florence Parly has warned her US counterpart during a visit to the Pentagon that counter-terrorism efforts in West Africa would be negatively affected by a reduction in US military assistance. | "The US support is critical to our operations and its reduction would severely limit our effectiveness against terrorists," Parly said a joint news conference, standing alongside US Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Monday. | Esper said no decisions had been made. However, he did not suggest any reconsideration of potential cuts to US forces in the region as he looks to focus more on challenges fr…

RT (2020-01-28). Motion to withdraw from Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons treaty filed in Iran's parliament. rt.com The Iranian threat to withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, or NPT, moved forward on Tuesday after a motion to do so was filed in the Iranian parliament. | The motion reported by the parliament's official website brings Iran closer to breaking away from the 1968 treaty which laid the foundation for the nuclear deterrence architecture of the Cold War. The NPT allows only five nations — the US, Russia, China, Britain, and France — to have nuclear weapons. Nuclear-armed India and Pakistan, as well as Israel, which has maintained ambiguity, neither confirming nor denying possession of a nuc…

RT (2020-01-28). Coronavirus is a DEMON, and we cannot let this demon hide — Chinese president to World Health Organization chief. rt.com China's President Xi Jinping has called the deadly epidemic a 'devil', but says he is confident Beijing will stop it. Meanwhile, both Japan and Germany have detected their first domestic transmission cases of the coronavirus. | The epidemic "is a devil and we cannot allow the devil to hide," Xi told WHO head Tedros Ghebreyesus during their meeting in Beijing. Ghebreyesus praised China for its swift response in identifying the genome sequence and putting measures in place to curb the epidemic. The Chinese people are engaged in a "serious struggle," Xi Jinping stressed, while alarming reports about the outbreak…

RT (2020-01-28). Russia delivers 1st billion cubic meters of gas to Turkey through TurkStream pipeline. rt.com The first billion cubic meters of Russian natural gas has been supplied by Gazprom via the newly completed TurkStream pipeline to Turkey. | "About 54 percent of this volume was delivered to the Turkish gas market and around 46 percent — to the Turkish-Bulgarian border," Gazprom said. | The 930km pipeline across the bottom of the Black Sea became operational on January 1. The Russian and Turkish presidents officially opened the pipeline a week later. | | Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak said the launch of one of the "largest construction projects in modern history" marks a "historic day" for the…

RT (2020-01-28). 'Without any sympathy and empathy': China furious at Danish newspaper over image of flag with coronavirus. rt.com The Chinese Embassy in Copenhagen has demanded an apology from Danish newspaper Jyllands-posten for publishing a Chinese flag with the coronavirus on it. | The image by Niels Bo Bojesen featured the Chinese flag with the yellow stars replaced with pictures of the novel coronavirus. The newspaper published the cartoon in their 'Today's Cartoon' section with a disclaimer saying that the cartoon represented the artist's personal interpretation, which may differ from the position of the paper. | Dagens tegning: Coronavirus The Chinese people demand im…

RT (2020-01-28). Sempre Kobe: AC Milan to commemorate tragic boyhood fan Kobe Bryant with black armbands. rt.com Italian giants AC Milan will honor tragic NBA legend Kobe Bryant with black armbands at their Coppa Italia match with Torino on Tuesday. Bryant was an avid 'I Rossoneri' fan, having spent a period of his childhood in Italy, | Former LA Lakers legend Bryant died aged 41 when the helicopter in which he was travelling crashed into a mountain side in Calabasas, California, on Sunday, killing all those aboard including his 13-year-old daugh…

Whitney Webb (2020-01-28). How Government and Media Are Prepping America for a Failed 2020 Election. mintpressnews.com Russia, China and Iran are already being blamed for using tech to undermine the 2020 election. Yet, the very technologies they are allegedly using were created by a web of companies with deep ties to Israeli intelligence.

RT (2020-01-28). US didn't discuss 'deal of century' with Moscow, Russia's UN envoy says. rt.com The US did not hold consultations with Moscow on a plan to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Russia's permanent representative to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia has said. | "We were not consulted, we don't know what this plan consists of," he said in response to a question from a reporter. | Israeli envoy to the UN Danny Danon, meanwhile, said that his country was looking forward to the unveiling of the plan, TASS reported on Tuesday. | US President Donald Trump previously announced that the White House would unveil a plan for peace in the Middle East on Tuesday.

RT (2020-01-28). Head of Chuvashia expelled from Russia's ruling party after humiliating local firefighter & threatening journalists. rt.com Russia's largest political party has expelled the long-time leader of the Chuvash Republic following a series of gaffes which caused national outrage. | Mikhail Ignatiev had run Chuvashia, in the Volga region, for almost a decade before a video of him taunting a local firefighter went viral across the country. | It followed earlier comments in which he suggested that journalists who criticize the authorities be "wiped out." | The party's General Council secretary, Andrey Turchak, announced the decision after a meeting of its Presidium. | On January 23, Ignatiev conducted a ceremonial review of firefighting equ…

RT (2020-01-28). Russian economy attracts $1 BILLION in foreign investments in 2020. rt.com Since the beginning of the year, Russian bond sales have raised more than $1 billion from foreign investors, Kommersant daily reported, citing reports by Bank of America and BCS Global Markets. | According to the reports based on Emerging Portfolio Fund Research (EPFR) data, four Russian issuers have already placed $1.6 billion worth of Eurobonds in 2020. The Finance Ministry has placed 145 billion rubles ($2.3 billion) worth of ruble-denominated OFZ federal bonds. | Last week, an unknown buyer purchased 58 billion rubles (US$932 million) worth of ruble-denominated sovereign debt, which, according to the minis…

RT (2020-01-28). 'Nobody ever gets points for saying anything good about Russia': Stephen Cohen says, as Rep. Schiff spreads ignorance about Putin. rt.com US Congress heavyweights like Adam Schiff deeply misunderstand Russia but keep on bashing Moscow because it has become "politically advantageous" in Washington, Russia researcher Stephen Cohen said. | "Being highly-critical of Russia is good politics in the United States," Cohen, professor emeritus of Russian studies at New York University and Princeton University, told the Grayzone's Aaron Mate in an interview, uploaded online on Monday. | Nobody ever gets any points for saying anything good about Russia — and only rarely for advocating any kind of partnership with Russia. | Cohen said that "politically…

Staff (2020-01-28). Trump's Expansive Claims of Executive Privilege Pose "Very Serious Constitutional Crisis" democracynow.org During eight hours of oral arguments at the president's impeachment trial on Monday, President Trump's legal team repeatedly said that he has done nothing wrong, and largely ignored the explosive revelations made by Trump's former national security adviser. The president's case was made on Monday by a team of lawyers including Harvard University law professor Alan Dershowitz and former independent counsel Kenneth Starr, whose probe led to the impeachment of Bill Clinton. In an upcoming book, former national security adviser John Bolton says Trump told him the withholding of $391 million in military aid to Ukraine…

RT (2020-01-28). Libya's Tripoli-based government says it downed Haftar's drone, 'must be your own' his forces respond (PHOTOS). rt.com The UN-recognized Libyan government said it downed a drone operated by the UAE on behalf of Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar. But his forces said Tripoli must have shot down its own aircraft. | Photos of the drone wreckage, as well as the presumed moment of its downing near the northwestern city of Misrata, have been circulating online, but its ownership remains disputed. The Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA) said the drone was operated by the United Arab Emirates, the allies of Haftar. But his Libyan National Army (LNA) said the aircraft was not theirs and presumably belonged to Turkey…

Aaron Maté (2020-01-28). Adam Schiff's Russia-bashing is unhinged and dangerous. thegrayzone.com Scholar and author Stephen F. Cohen says that Adam Schiff's Russia-bashing during the Trump impeachment trial is "ignorant and debased."…

Ramzy Baroud (2020-01-28). Pipeline or a Pipedream: A Conflict is Brewing Between Israel and Turkey over Natural Gas. mintpressnews.com Considering the massive deposits of natural gas needed to fuel struggling European markets, it is almost certain that Mediterranean natural gas will eventually become a major source of political disputes, if not all out war.

WSWS (2020-01-28). Auschwitz liberation commemorated in Poland amid state-led campaign for historical revisionism and war. wsws.org Duda's and Steinmeier's condemnations of fascism and anti-Semitism stands in stark contrast to the political record of their own governments.

BBC (2020-01-28). France Apology after History Textbook Links CIA to 9/11. globalresearch.ca A French publisher has apologised after a history textbook that appeared in bookshops in recent weeks suggested the 11 September 2001 attacks were probably "orchestrated by the CIA". | The debunked conspiracy theory was apparently highlighted on social media initially by …

Andrew Korybko (2020-01-28). Russia-Pakistan Relations. A Five-Phase Strategy. Building Afro-Eurasia. globalresearch.ca Russian-Pakistani relations have remarkably improved in recent years as a result of their diplomatic coordination in Afghanistan and the launch of annual joint anti-terrorist drills in 2016, with both of these trust-based developments setting the stage for finally strengthening their …

WSWS (2020-01-28). Kremlin appoints new cabinet. wsws.org The turnover in the Russian government was concentrated in ministries responsible for domestic affairs…

Staff (2020-01-28). Trump Team: Impeachment Not About 'Unsourced Manuscripts'. truthdig.com WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump's legal team neared the end of his impeachment trial defense Tuesday, painting him and his aides as hounded by investigation and taking a dismissive swipe at an unpublished book by John Bolton that is said to contradict a key defense argument. | "It is not a game of leaks and unsourced manuscripts," said Trump attorney Jay Sekulow. "That's politics, unfortunately." | He was referring to reports of a forthcoming book by former Trump's former national security adviser, who writes that Trump told him that he wanted to withhold military aid from Ukraine until it helped with i…

Geoff Dutton (2020-01-28). Where Was Rudy Giuliani When Democrats Needed Him? counterpunch.org Help me get this straight. Rudolph Giuliani is the President's private attorney, or at least he still seems to be. According to CNN on 10/11/19: "Rudy Giuliani is still President Trump's personal attorney but will not be dealing with matters involving Ukraine, a source close to Trump's legal team told CNN. Earlier today, Trump wouldn't

Eric Toussaint (2020-01-28). Greece: a Chronology From January 25, 2015 to 2019. counterpunch.org Five years ago, on 25 January 2015, the Greek people sent a great signal of hope to the rest of the world. The purpose of this timeline is to review the main events of 2015. The chronology ends with the results of the May-June-July 2019 elections. 25 January 2015: in the parliamentary elections, victory for

yenisafak (2020-01-28). Russia urges Libyan military committee to convene soon. yenisafak.com Russia has urged to convene the Libyan military committee at the earliest to address the issue of cease-fire.Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said on Tuesday he expects a dialogue within the format in Geneva will pave the way for lasting peace in the region."We urge that they convene as soon as possible. […] The main thing is to stop the fighting and establish an inclusive, inter-Libyan dialogue. The main and primary task is to initiate contacts between Libyans so that they reach a consensus on all these proposals," Bogdanov told reporters in Moscow.He added that the cease-fire in Libya following the ca…

yenisafak (2020-01-28). Brexit: Rocky year of economic transition ahead. yenisafak.com British Prime Minister Boris Johnson' scenario on EU-U.K. trade relations after Brexit are "politically and economically absurd" for the European Union, Pascal Canfin, chair of the European Parliament's Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI), told journalists at a briefing Monday.After nearly three years of deadlocked negotiations and severe turmoil in British politics, last October the European Union and the U.K. finally agreed on the terms of the withdrawal agreement. Following the British parliament's approval, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council head…

yenisafak (2020-01-28). Turkey remembers diplomat martyred in US in 1982. yenisafak.com Turkey on Tuesday remembered with respect its late distinguished diplomat Kemal Arikan, who was the victim of an assassination on Jan. 28, 1982.Arikan, Turkey's consul general in Los Angeles, was martyred by Armenian terrorists affiliated with JCAG, Turkey's Foreign Ministry said on Twitter."We call on the relevant U.S. Authorities not to release Hampig Sassounian, who brutally assassinated Consul General Arƒ±kan," said the ministry.On Dec. 27 a California court ordered the conditional release of Sassounian, one of the assassins being Arikan's deliberate murder."Granting parole to this murderer will o…

yenisafak (2020-01-28). Syrian regime besieges Idlib's Maarat al-Numan. yenisafak.com Syrian regime forces backed by Russian warplanes on Tuesday besieged Idlib province's Maarat al-Numan city and over a dozen villages in its outskirts.Regime forces now control the villages of al-Hamidiyya, Bseideh, Kafar Basin, Babolin, al-Salihiya, Dar al-Salam, Deir al-Gharbi, Tekad, Sehyan, Maar Hattat, Babeela, Kahira, Maasaran, Dana and Kafar Roma.In September 2018, Turkey and Russia agreed to turn Idlib into a de-escalation zone in which acts of aggression are expressly prohibited. But more than 1,300 civilians have been killed in attacks by the regime and Russian forces in the de-escalation zone since then…

yenisafak (2020-01-28). UN body hears Turkey's multi-faceted anti-terror fight. yenisafak.com Faruk Kaymakci was speaking during a meeting of the Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group which is to be held until Jan. 31 to review 14 countries."It is not possible to paint a complete picture of the developments in Turkey since our last UPR without mentioning the unique and tremendous challenges we have encountered," said Kaymakcƒ±."Turkey had to pursue a simultaneous fight against multiple terrorist organizations operating within its territory and along its borders, namely the PKK, PYD/YPG and Daesh [ISIS]," he added.Kaymakci underlined that these groups violated th…

sputniknews (2020-01-28). Kremlin Disagrees With Zelensky's Words About USSR's "Guilt" of WWII Outbreak. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Earlier, Zelenskyy, during his visit to Poland, partially blamed the USSR for the outbreak of World War II, after Polish President Andrzej Duda.

sputniknews (2020-01-28). Der Spiegel Apologises After Claiming American, Not Soviet Troops Liberated Auschwitz. sputniknews.com January 27 marked the 75th anniversary of the liberation by the Soviet Red Army of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp, where about 1.5 million people, predominantly Jews, were killed by Nazi forces between 1940 and 1945.

sputniknews (2020-01-28). 5.1- Magnitude Quake Reported in Turkish Provinces of Manisa and Izmir. sputniknews.com According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, the epicentre of the quake was located at a depth of 2 km 99 km to the north-east of Izmir.

sputniknews (2020-01-28). Finnish President Says Concerned Over 2 Recent Anti-Semitic Incidents in Country. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – On 27 January, the synagogue in the Finnish southwestern city of Turku — one of just two in the country — was targeted by vandals. The same day, neo-Nazi group Towards Freedom burned the Israeli flag in Tampere during a demonstration in the city centre unrelated to the Holocaust Remembrance Day.

sputniknews (2020-01-28). North Korea Cancels All Air China Flights to Pyongyang, Beefs Up Precautions Amid Coronavirus Fears. sputniknews.com The newly identified deadly strain of coronavirus, known as 2019-nCoV, has been detected in over a dozen countries across Asia, Australasia, Europe and North America, and has infected over 4,500 people in China, North Korea's neighbour to the north.

sputniknews (2020-01-28). EU Ministers Hold Pre-Brexit Deadline Press Conference After General Affairs Council Meeting – Video. sputniknews.com The United Kingdom is set to formally leave the European Union on 31 January after UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Brexit Withdrawal Agreement Bill passed its second reading in the House of Commons.

sputniknews (2020-01-28). EU Not To Exclude Huawei From Building Europe's 5G Networks, But Will Tighten Restrictions – Reports. sputniknews.com The announcement comes at a tense time between Brussels, London and Washington, who are engaged in political wrangling and pressure over the Chinese tech behemoth's role in building 5G networks across the European continent.

sputniknews (2020-01-28). Fishing Trawler Sinks After Catching Fire in Sea of Okhotsk – Maritime Authorities. sputniknews.com MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Earlier in the day, the agency reported the discovery of an object at a depth of about 100 feet in the Sea of Okhotsk that is "presumably" a sunken vessel. Another trawler was expected to arrive at the scene to confirm the information with its radar equipment.

Mohamed Elmaazi (2020-01-27). French Yellow Vests hold large solidarity demo for Julian Assange at Belmarsh prison. thecanary.co Members of the French

The Canary (2020-01-27). Italy's regional voters thwart hopes of Matteo Salvini's League party. thecanary.co Italian voters have thwarted right-wing opposition leader Matteo Salvini's hopes of turning an election in a key northern region into a springboard for regaining national power.Nearly complete results from Sunday's election for the governorship of the prosperous Emilia-Romagna region had his League party candidate winning only 43.7% of support to the 51.4% garnered by the incumbent governor Stefano Bonaccini from the centre-left Democrats.The Democrats are in Italy's national coalition government led by premier Giuseppe Conte. | Italy, Emilia-Romagna regional election, 61.5% counted: | Bonaccini (CSX-LEFT | S&D | G/E…

RT (2020-01-27). West v. Steele: Trump-Russia dossier was 'FABRICATION,' colleague & spy expert revealed… YEARS ago. rt.com One of Britain's leading experts on espionage, Nigel West, was hired to examine the dossier written by his friend Christopher Steele. He concluded it was rubbish. So why did it take almost three years for his story to come out? | Steele's scandalous document, which claimed extensive ties between the then-US President-elect Donald Trump and the Kremlin, was published by BuzzFeed in January 2017 and quickly became the cornerstone of 'Russiagate.' Media talking heads insisted that much of it had been corroborated. In fact, nothing was. | West, hired to examine the dossier back in 2017, quickly concluded that "the…

Staff (2020-01-27). Explosive Bolton Book Allegations Spark New Calls for Witnesses to Testify at Impeachment Trial. democracynow.org Calls are growing for the Senate to call witnesses in President Trump's impeachment trial, after The New York Times published details about former national security adviser John Bolton's forthcoming book. In the book, Bolton writes that President Trump personally told him in August that he wanted to maintain a freeze on $391 million in security assistance to Ukraine until Ukraine turned over materials related to former Vice President Joe Biden and supporters of Hillary Clinton in Ukraine. The New York Times broke the story on Sunday, one day after President Trump's legal team began its defense of the president. D…

RT (2020-01-27). 'Bombshell' or nothing to see here? Dems clamor for Bolton impeachment testimony as manuscript claims Trump-Ukraine quid-pro-quo. rt.com Ex-National Security Adviser John Bolton's book claims Donald Trump admitted a Ukraine quid-pro-quo, prompting Democrats to declare it's game-over for the US president, as his supporters dismiss it as yet another nothingburger. | Democrats have renewed their demands for Bolton to testify in the Senate impeachment trial after a manuscript of the inveterate hawk's new tell-all book on his time in the White House asserted Trump had told Bolton the administration should keep sitting on $391 million in military aid to Ukraine until Kiev reopened an investigation of Burisma Holdings, the natural gas firm tied to for…

Staff (2020-01-27). Headlines for January 27, 2020. democracynow.org Impeachment Trial Resumes as Leaked Bolton Manuscript Bolsters Democrats' Case, Coronavirus Death Toll Reaches 81 in China as Disease Spreads Around the World, Pentagon: 34 U.S. Troops Have Brain Injuries After Iranian Attack on Iraqi Airbase, Deadly Crackdown on Iraqi Protests Continue as 100,000s March Against U.S. Military Presence, Turkey Earthquake Kills 38; At Least 1,600 Hospitalized, Ugandan Activist Vanessa Nakate Slams Racist Media After Being Cropped from Photo with White Activists, Trump Attends Anti-Abortion "March for Life" as Admin Continues Assault on Reproductive Rights, High-Ranking Pharma Exec…

Paul Antonopoulos (2020-01-27). NATO's Upcoming War Games Targeted Against Russia. globalresearch.ca Last week NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg explained why the U.S. are strengthening their military presence in Europe. The reason is unsurprisingly to pressurize and intimidate Russia, but also against China and the so-called fight against terrorism. Stoltenberg explained that …

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WATCH: French police remove hundreds of migrants from Paris camp in early morning operation
rt.com | 2020-01-28
More than 1,400 people were moved from an outdoor migrant camp in northern Paris and relocated to temporary accommodation amid a government clampdown on illegal migration. | The operation in the city's 19th arrondissement began at 5: 30am on Tuesday as police descended upon the labyrinth of tents and shacks at the Porte d'Aubervilliers. Some 249 people in families and 1,187 single men were taken to temporary accommodation in nearby gymnasiums or to 17 reception centers in Ile-de-France. | Eyewitness video from the scene shows the extent of the evacuations, as well as the police efforts to ensure that another ca…
rt.com/news/479364-france-hundreds-migrants-removed-camps/

WATCH: French police remove hundreds of migrants from Paris camp in early morning operation
rt.com | 2020-01-28
More than 1,400 people were moved from an outdoor migrant camp in northern Paris and relocated to temporary accommodation amid a government clampdown on illegal migration. | The operation in the city's 19th arrondissement began at 5: 30am on Tuesday as police descended upon the labyrinth of tents and shacks at the Porte d'Aubervilliers. Some 249 people in families and 1,187 single men were taken to temporary accommodation in nearby gymnasiums or to 17 reception centers in Ile-de-France. | Eyewitness video from the scene shows the extent of the evacuations, as well as the police efforts to ensure that another ca…
rt.com/news/479364-france-hundreds-migrants-removed-camps/

192 Migrants Rescued in the Mediterranean and Canary Islands
telesurenglish.net | 2020-01-28
Over the last 24 hours, the Spanish humanitarian organization Open Arms has rescued 158 migrants who were sailing in the central Mediterranean Sea and at risk of a shipwreck on two different boats. | RELATED: | Italy: EU Countries to Receive 121 Migrants Rescued at Sea | The Open Arms vessel is currently the only humanitarian ship present in international waters in fr…
telesurenglish.net/news/192-Migrants-Rescued-in-the-Mediterranean-and-Canary-Islands-20200128-0006.html

Adam Schiff's Russia-bashing is unhinged and dangerous
Aaron Maté | thegrayzone.com | 2020-01-28
Scholar and author Stephen F. Cohen says that Adam Schiff's Russia-bashing during the Trump impeachment trial is "ignorant and debased."…
thegrayzone.com/2020/01/27/adam-schiffs-russia-bashing-is-unhinged-and-dangerous/

'Nobody ever gets points for saying anything good about Russia': Stephen Cohen says, as Rep. Schiff spreads ignorance about Putin
rt.com | 2020-01-28
US Congress heavyweights like Adam Schiff deeply misunderstand Russia but keep on bashing Moscow because it has become "politically advantageous" in Washington, Russia researcher Stephen Cohen said. | "Being highly-critical of Russia is good politics in the United States," Cohen, professor emeritus of Russian studies at New York University and Princeton University, told the Grayzone's Aaron Mate in an interview, uploaded online on Monday. | Nobody ever gets any points for saying anything good about Russia

Europe keeps Trump's Israel-Palestine 'peace plan' at arms' length, but other US allies rush to embrace – except Turkey & Jordan
rt.com | 2020-01-28
Reactions to US President Donald Trump's 'deal of the century' Israel-Palestine peace plan fell mostly along the lines of existing alliances, with close US allies backing the plan and rivals denouncing it – barring some surprises. | Europe hedged its bets on supporting the deal, weighing the importance of upholding international law against the need to appear loyal to Washington. Germany "welcomed" anything "aiming to inject new momentum" into the "stalled" peace process, but only went so far as to promise to "carefully examine the proposal" and discuss the resulting questions with other EU members. Foreign Mi…
rt.com/news/479424-israel-palestine-deal-foreign-reactions/

US didn't discuss 'deal of century' with Moscow, Russia's UN envoy says
rt.com | 2020-01-28
The US did not hold consultations with Moscow on a plan to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Russia's permanent representative to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia has said. | "We were not consulted, we don't know what this plan consists of," he said in response to a question from a reporter. | Israeli envoy to the UN Danny Danon, meanwhile, said that his country was looking forward to the unveiling of the plan, TASS reported on Tuesday. | US President Donald Trump previously announced that the White House would unveil a plan for peace in the Middle East on Tuesday.
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Paris descends into chaos as riot police deploy GRENADES & WATER CANNONS against striking firefighters (VIDEOS)
rt.com | 2020-01-28
Striking French firefighters faced off against riot police who deployed water cannons and smoke grenades, and erected large metal barriers to block off the fire service as they protested in Paris on Tuesday. | Several thousand firefighters protested understaffing, the threat to their government pensions and a lack of recognition of their work, including risk premiums that match those of the police and the gendarmerie. | Police decried the fact that many protesting firefighters had abandoned the prearranged route,…
rt.com/news/479409-france-police-firefighters-strike-paris/

Pipeline or a Pipedream: A Conflict is Brewing Between Israel and Turkey over Natural Gas
Ramzy Baroud | mintpressnews.com | 2020-01-28
Considering the massive deposits of natural gas needed to fuel struggling European markets, it is almost certain that Mediterranean natural gas will eventually become a major source of political disputes, if not all out war.
mintpressnews.com/conflict-brewing-israel-turkey-natural-gas/264410/

How Government and Media Are Prepping America for a Failed 2020 Election
Whitney Webb | mintpressnews.com | 2020-01-28
Russia, China and Iran are already being blamed for using tech to undermine the 2020 election. Yet, the very technologies they are allegedly using were created by a web of companies with deep ties to Israeli intelligence.
mintpressnews.com/media-israel-intelligence-2020-elections-cyber-security/264361/

Ex-Catalonia leader Puigdemont appeals for help to repay €4mn spent on banned referendum
rt.com | 2020-01-28
The former leader of Catalonia, Carles Puigdemont, asked supporters on Tuesday to donate money after Spanish authorities ordered him and 19 others to pay back €4.1 million of public money spent on a banned independence referendum. | On October 1, 2017, the northeastern region organized a secession vote, which was declared illegal by Spanish courts. Its leaders then made a short-lived declaration of independence. Puigdemont later fled to Belgium, while other leaders were jailed. "If you voted on October 1, we need you," Puigdemont tweeted, adding a link to a bank account. | Puigdemont, who is now a member…
rt.com/newsline/479405-catalonia-puigdemont-repay-referendum/

'Insulting our grandparents': Putin's spokesman blasts Zelensky for insinuating USSR started World War II
rt.com | 2020-01-28
Not content with simply watching Russia and Poland's war-of-words over the history of World War II, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky appeared to join the fray on Monday, accusing the USSR of jointly starting the conflict. | While his observation may have pleased his Polish hosts at the event near Auschwitz, Vladimir Putin's press representative described Zelensky's comments as "incorrect" and "offensive." | Also on rt.com | | Did Zelensky snub Holocaust memorial to avoid upsetting Ukrainian nationalists? | In a sharp rebuke…
rt.com/russia/479402-zelensky-ussr-start-ww2/

Auschwitz liberation commemorated in Poland amid state-led campaign for historical revisionism and war
wsws.org | 2020-01-28
Duda's and Steinmeier's condemnations of fascism and anti-Semitism stands in stark contrast to the political record of their own governments.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/28/ausc-j28.html

Auschwitz liberation commemorated in Poland amid state-led campaign for historical revisionism and war
wsws.org | 2020-01-28
Duda's and Steinmeier's condemnations of fascism and anti-Semitism stands in stark contrast to the political record of their own governments.
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/28/ausc-j28.html

EU commissioner tells Poland 'door for dialogue' on judicial reform is open
rt.com | 2020-01-28
The door to a dialogue between Poland and the European Union on judicial reform is open, EU Values and Transparency Commissioner Vera Jourova said on Tuesday. The EU hopes to find a long-term solution to tensions between Warsaw and Brussels, the politician added. | Since coming to power in 2015, Poland's ruling Law and Justice (PiS) party introduced a series of judicial reforms which critics and EU officials say may breach the rule of law. | Jourova was in Warsaw to meet officials, including Poland's Justice Minister Zbigniew Ziobro, to discuss reforms to the judicial system, including a new law that critics s…
rt.com/newsline/479350-eu-poland-dialogue-judicial/

Authorities in southern Germany confirm 1st case of new virus from China
rt.com | 2020-01-28
The Health Ministry in the southern state of Bavaria has confirmed Germany's first case of the new coronavirus which emerged in central China. Officials said late Monday that the man from Starnberg, south of Munich, is "in a clinically good condition." | They said the man is being medically monitored and isolated, AP reports. Persons who were in close contact with the man are being informed about possible symptoms and hygiene measures. The ministry added that it considers the risk to the general population in Bavaria to be "low." | Germany is the second European country to report a confirmed case of the virus.
rt.com/newsline/479359-germany-confirms-virus-china/

Gold prices surge as global coronavirus fear shakes market confidence
rt.com | 2020-01-28
Gold is once again proving its reputation as the traditional safe haven during times of uncertainty. The price of the precious metal has been rising amid continuing worries over the spread of the coronavirus. | Bullion has gained $20 an ounce to reach a 7-year high of $1,585 this week, before easing to around $1,578 per ounce on Tuesday. It has led the rally of other metals, including silver and platinum. | Analysts say gold will continue to gain and could top $2,000 in the not-too-distant future. The safe-haven metal last hit an all-time high of just above $1,900 in 2011 in the midst of the European debt cris…
rt.com/business/479389-gold-prices-surge-coronavirus/

Motion to withdraw from Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons treaty filed in Iran's parliament
rt.com | 2020-01-28
The Iranian threat to withdraw from the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, or NPT, moved forward on Tuesday after a motion to do so was filed in the Iranian parliament. | The motion reported by the parliament's official website brings Iran closer to breaking away from the 1968 treaty which laid the foundation for the nuclear deterrence architecture of the Cold War. The NPT allows only five nations

French defense minister warns Pentagon against cutting US military assistance in W. Africa
rt.com | 2020-01-28
French Defense Minister Florence Parly has warned her US counterpart during a visit to the Pentagon that counter-terrorism efforts in West Africa would be negatively affected by a reduction in US military assistance. | "The US support is critical to our operations and its reduction would severely limit our effectiveness against terrorists," Parly said a joint news conference, standing alongside US Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Monday. | Esper said no decisions had been made. However, he did not suggest any reconsideration of potential cuts to US forces in the region as he looks to focus more on challenges fr…
rt.com/newsline/479349-france-us-military-africa/

France Apology after History Textbook Links CIA to 9/11
BBC | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-28
A French publisher has apologised after a history textbook that appeared in bookshops in recent weeks suggested the 11 September 2001 attacks were probably "orchestrated by the CIA". | The debunked conspiracy theory was apparently highlighted on social media initially by …
globalresearch.ca/france-apology-history-textbook-links-cia-911/5701808

Watching through your hands: The scariest horror movies of all time, as seen by science
rt.com | 2020-01-28
A new study that had people watch horror movies while their brains were being imaged has revealed what makes some horror movies so frightening– and has attempted to rank the scariest ever made. | Any list of best movies is sure to be controversial–just ask the people who run the Oscars. But this one is brought to you by science

Watching through your hands: The scariest horror movies of all time, as seen by science
rt.com | 2020-01-28
A new study that had people watch horror movies while their brains were being imaged has revealed what makes some horror movies so frightening

Russia delivers 1st billion cubic meters of gas to Turkey through TurkStream pipeline
rt.com | 2020-01-28
The first billion cubic meters of Russian natural gas has been supplied by Gazprom via the newly completed TurkStream pipeline to Turkey. | "About 54 percent of this volume was delivered to the Turkish gas market and around 46 percent

'Without any sympathy and empathy': China furious at Danish newspaper over image of flag with coronavirus
rt.com | 2020-01-28
The Chinese Embassy in Copenhagen has demanded an apology from Danish newspaper Jyllands-posten for publishing a Chinese flag with the coronavirus on it. | The image by Niels Bo Bojesen featured the Chinese flag with the yellow stars replaced with pictures of the novel coronavirus. The newspaper published the cartoon in their 'Today's Cartoon' section with a disclaimer saying that the cartoon represented the artist's personal interpretation, which may differ from the position of the paper. | Dagens tegning: Coronavirus t.co/mUSBoiOk81 | The Chinese people demand im…
rt.com/news/479370-china-denmark-flag-newspaper-coronavirus/

Sempre Kobe: AC Milan to commemorate tragic boyhood fan Kobe Bryant with black armbands
rt.com | 2020-01-28
Italian giants AC Milan will honor tragic NBA legend Kobe Bryant with black armbands at their Coppa Italia match with Torino on Tuesday. Bryant was an avid 'I Rossoneri' fan, having spent a period of his childhood in Italy, | READ MORE: NBA legend Kobe Bryant dies in helicopter crash aged 41 | Former LA Lakers legend Bryant died aged 41 when the helicopter in which he was travelling crashed into a mountain side in Calabasas, California, on Sunday, killing all those aboard including his 13-year-old daugh…
rt.com/sport/479383-kobe-bryant-ac-milan-black-armband/

Head of Chuvashia expelled from Russia's ruling party after humiliating local firefighter & threatening journalists
rt.com | 2020-01-28
Russia's largest political party has expelled the long-time leader of the Chuvash Republic following a series of gaffes which caused national outrage. | Mikhail Ignatiev had run Chuvashia, in the Volga region, for almost a decade before a video of him taunting a local firefighter went viral across the country. | It followed earlier comments in which he suggested that journalists who criticize the authorities be "wiped out." | The party's General Council secretary, Andrey Turchak, announced the decision after a meeting of its Presidium. | On January 23, Ignatiev conducted a ceremonial review of firefighting equ…
rt.com/russia/479381-chuvashia-governor-taunting-firefighter/

Kremlin appoints new cabinet
wsws.org | 2020-01-28
The turnover in the Russian government was concentrated in ministries responsible for domestic affairs…
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/28/russ-j28.html

Kremlin appoints new cabinet
wsws.org | 2020-01-28
The turnover in the Russian government was concentrated in ministries responsible for domestic affairs…
www.wsws.org/en/articles/2020/01/28/russ-j28.html

Russia-Pakistan Relations. A Five-Phase Strategy. Building Afro-Eurasia
Andrew Korybko | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-28
Russian-Pakistani relations have remarkably improved in recent years as a result of their diplomatic coordination in Afghanistan and the launch of annual joint anti-terrorist drills in 2016, with both of these trust-based developments setting the stage for finally strengthening their …
globalresearch.ca/five-phase-strategy-strengthen-russian-pakistani-trade-ties/5702095

Russian economy attracts $1 BILLION in foreign investments in 2020
rt.com | 2020-01-28
Since the beginning of the year, Russian bond sales have raised more than $1 billion from foreign investors, Kommersant daily reported, citing reports by Bank of America and BCS Global Markets. | According to the reports based on Emerging Portfolio Fund Research (EPFR) data, four Russian issuers have already placed $1.6 billion worth of Eurobonds in 2020. The Finance Ministry has placed 145 billion rubles ($2.3 billion) worth of ruble-denominated OFZ federal bonds. | Last week, an unknown buyer purchased 58 billion rubles (US$932 million) worth of ruble-denominated sovereign debt, which, according to the minis…
rt.com/business/479362-russia-foreign-investors-2020/

Trump's Expansive Claims of Executive Privilege Pose "Very Serious Constitutional Crisis"
Staff | democracynow.org | 2020-01-28
During eight hours of oral arguments at the president's impeachment trial on Monday, President Trump's legal team repeatedly said that he has done nothing wrong, and largely ignored the explosive revelations made by Trump's former national security adviser. The president's case was made on Monday by a team of lawyers including Harvard University law professor Alan Dershowitz and former independent counsel Kenneth Starr, whose probe led to the impeachment of Bill Clinton. In an upcoming book, former national security adviser John Bolton says Trump told him the withholding of $391 million in military aid to Ukraine…
www.democracynow.org/2020/1/28/impeachment_claire_finkelstein_executive_privilege

Trump Team: Impeachment Not About 'Unsourced Manuscripts'
Staff | truthdig.com | 2020-01-28
WASHINGTON

Libya's Tripoli-based government says it downed Haftar's drone, 'must be your own' his forces respond (PHOTOS)
rt.com | 2020-01-28
The UN-recognized Libyan government said it downed a drone operated by the UAE on behalf of Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar. But his forces said Tripoli must have shot down its own aircraft. | Photos of the drone wreckage, as well as the presumed moment of its downing near the northwestern city of Misrata, have been circulating online, but its ownership remains disputed. The Tripoli-based Government of National Accord (GNA) said the drone was operated by the United Arab Emirates, the allies of Haftar. But his Libyan National Army (LNA) said the aircraft was not theirs and presumably belonged to Turkey…
rt.com/news/479378-unidentified-drone-downed-libya/

Greece: a Chronology From January 25, 2015 to 2019
Eric Toussaint | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-28
Five years ago, on 25 January 2015, the Greek people sent a great signal of hope to the rest of the world. The purpose of this timeline is to review the main events of 2015. The chronology ends with the results of the May-June-July 2019 elections. 25 January 2015: in the parliamentary elections, victory for…
counterpunch.org/2020/01/28/greece-a-chronology-from-january-25-2015-to-2019/

Russia urges Libyan military committee to convene soon
yenisafak.com | 2020-01-28
Russia has urged to convene the Libyan military committee at the earliest to address the issue of cease-fire.Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov said on Tuesday he expects a dialogue within the format in Geneva will pave the way for lasting peace in the region."We urge that they convene as soon as possible. […] The main thing is to stop the fighting and establish an inclusive, inter-Libyan dialogue. The main and primary task is to initiate contacts between Libyans so that they reach a consensus on all these proposals," Bogdanov told reporters in Moscow.He added that the cease-fire in Libya following the ca…
yenisafak.com/en/world/russia-urges-libyan-military-committee-to-convene-soon-3510678

Brexit: Rocky year of economic transition ahead
yenisafak.com | 2020-01-28
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson' scenario on EU-U.K. trade relations after Brexit are "politically and economically absurd" for the European Union, Pascal Canfin, chair of the European Parliament's Committee on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI), told journalists at a briefing Monday.After nearly three years of deadlocked negotiations and severe turmoil in British politics, last October the European Union and the U.K. finally agreed on the terms of the withdrawal agreement. Following the British parliament's approval, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council head…
yenisafak.com/en/world/brexit-rocky-year-of-economic-transition-ahead-3510677

Turkey remembers diplomat martyred in US in 1982
yenisafak.com | 2020-01-28
Turkey on Tuesday remembered with respect its late distinguished diplomat Kemal Arikan, who was the victim of an assassination on Jan. 28, 1982.Arikan, Turkey's consul general in Los Angeles, was martyred by Armenian terrorists affiliated with JCAG, Turkey's Foreign Ministry said on Twitter."We call on the relevant U.S. Authorities not to release Hampig Sassounian, who brutally assassinated Consul General Arƒ±kan," said the ministry.On Dec. 27 a California court ordered the conditional release of Sassounian, one of the assassins being Arikan's deliberate murder."Granting parole to this murderer will o…
yenisafak.com/en/news/turkey-remembers-diplomat-martyred-in-us-in-1982-3510682

Syrian regime besieges Idlib's Maarat al-Numan
yenisafak.com | 2020-01-28
Syrian regime forces backed by Russian warplanes on Tuesday besieged Idlib province's Maarat al-Numan city and over a dozen villages in its outskirts.Regime forces now control the villages of al-Hamidiyya, Bseideh, Kafar Basin, Babolin, al-Salihiya, Dar al-Salam, Deir al-Gharbi, Tekad, Sehyan, Maar Hattat, Babeela, Kahira, Maasaran, Dana and Kafar Roma.In September 2018, Turkey and Russia agreed to turn Idlib into a de-escalation zone in which acts of aggression are expressly prohibited. But more than 1,300 civilians have been killed in attacks by the regime and Russian forces in the de-escalation zone since then…
yenisafak.com/en/world/syrian-regime-besieges-idlibs-maarat-al-numan-3510685

UN body hears Turkey's multi-faceted anti-terror fight
yenisafak.com | 2020-01-28
Faruk Kaymakci was speaking during a meeting of the Human Rights Council's Universal Periodic Review (UPR) Working Group which is to be held until Jan. 31 to review 14 countries."It is not possible to paint a complete picture of the developments in Turkey since our last UPR without mentioning the unique and tremendous challenges we have encountered," said Kaymakcƒ±."Turkey had to pursue a simultaneous fight against multiple terrorist organizations operating within its territory and along its borders, namely the PKK, PYD/YPG and Daesh [ISIS]," he added.Kaymakci underlined that these groups violated th…
yenisafak.com/en/news/un-body-hears-turkeys-multi-faceted-anti-terror-fight-3510687

Kremlin Disagrees With Zelensky's Words About USSR's "Guilt" of WWII Outbreak
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-28
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Earlier, Zelenskyy, during his visit to Poland, partially blamed the USSR for the outbreak of World War II, after Polish President Andrzej Duda.
sputniknews.com/russia/202001281078161574-kremlin-disagrees-with-zelenskys-words-about-ussrs-guilt-of-wwii-outbreak/

5.1- Magnitude Quake Reported in Turkish Provinces of Manisa and Izmir
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-28
According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, the epicentre of the quake was located at a depth of 2 km 99 km to the north-east of Izmir.
sputniknews.com/world/202001281078161357-51–magnitude-quake-reported-in-turkish-provinces-of-manisa-and-izmir/

EU Ministers Hold Pre-Brexit Deadline Press Conference After General Affairs Council Meeting – Video
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-28
The United Kingdom is set to formally leave the European Union on 31 January after UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Brexit Withdrawal Agreement Bill passed its second reading in the House of Commons.
sputniknews.com/europe/202001281078159271-eu-ministers-hold-presser-after-general-affairs-council-meeting-ahead-of-brexit-deadline—video/

EU Not To Exclude Huawei From Building Europe's 5G Networks, But Will Tighten Restrictions – Reports
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-28
The announcement comes at a tense time between Brussels, London and Washington, who are engaged in political wrangling and pressure over the Chinese tech behemoth's role in building 5G networks across the European continent.
sputniknews.com/uk/202001281078161194-eu-not-to-exclude-huawei-from-building-europes-5g-networks-but-will-tighten-restrictions—reports/

North Korea Cancels All Air China Flights to Pyongyang, Beefs Up Precautions Amid Coronavirus Fears
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-28
The newly identified deadly strain of coronavirus, known as 2019-nCoV, has been detected in over a dozen countries across Asia, Australasia, Europe and North America, and has infected over 4,500 people in China, North Korea's neighbour to the north.
sputniknews.com/asia/202001281078161320-north-korea-cancels-all-air-china-flights-to-pyongyang-beefs-up-precautions-amid-coronavirus-fears/

Der Spiegel Apologises After Claiming American, Not Soviet Troops Liberated Auschwitz
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-28
January 27 marked the 75th anniversary of the liberation by the Soviet Red Army of the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp, where about 1.5 million people, predominantly Jews, were killed by Nazi forces between 1940 and 1945.
sputniknews.com/europe/202001281078161620-der-spiegel-apologises-after-claiming-american-not-soviet-troops-liberated-auschwitz/

Finnish President Says Concerned Over 2 Recent Anti-Semitic Incidents in Country
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-28
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – On 27 January, the synagogue in the Finnish southwestern city of Turku

Fishing Trawler Sinks After Catching Fire in Sea of Okhotsk – Maritime Authorities
sputniknews.com | 2020-01-28
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Earlier in the day, the agency reported the discovery of an object at a depth of about 100 feet in the Sea of Okhotsk that is "presumably" a sunken vessel. Another trawler was expected to arrive at the scene to confirm the information with its radar equipment.
sputniknews.com/russia/202001281078162095-fishing-trawler-sinks-after-catching-fire-in-sea-of-okhotsk—maritime-authorities/

As Barnier's words highlight the farce of UK law, citizens' rights campaigners vow to fight on
Peadar O'Cearnaigh | thecanary.co | 2020-01-28
On 27 January, the EU's chief Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier spoke at Queen's University Belfast. And his words gave some hope to Irish citizens living in the north of Ireland. Barnier said: Whilst Northern Ireland will no longer be part of the EU, people born and raised here that choose to be Irish citizens will still be EU citizens. This means they can continue to move and reside freely within the EU. The UK has committed to upholding their rights, and they cannot be discri…
thecanary.co/global/world-analysis/2020/01/28/as-barniers-words-highlight-the-farce-of-uk-law-citizens-rights-campaigners-vow-to-fight-on/

NATO's Upcoming War Games Targeted Against Russia
Paul Antonopoulos | globalresearch.ca | 2020-01-27
Last week NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg explained why the U.S. are strengthening their military presence in Europe. The reason is unsurprisingly to pressurize and intimidate Russia, but also against China and the so-called fight against terrorism. Stoltenberg explained that …
globalresearch.ca/nato-upcoming-exercise-targeted-against-kaliningrad/5701981

Trump in Davos: US isolationism is Reaching Its Final Narcissistic Chapter
Robert Fisk | counterpunch.org | 2020-01-27
By the time Donald Trump was condemning environmentalists as the "perennial prophets of doom" in Davos, his impeachment trial was opening in Washington. But quite by chance, at that very moment, I was reading a new edition of a book by a child survivor of the 1915 Armenian Holocaust which, hauntingly and poetically, said more about America than anything Trump