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Boris Johnson’s premiership total failure 29 Apr 2021

Boris Johnson’s premiership total failure

It seems at times as though everything Boris Johnson touches results in complete shambolic failure. For many living in Britain, this reality is not new. Nor is it new to the millions who, interestingly in spite of his track record, voted for him as London mayor, and ultimately as prime minister, fulfilling Johnson’s long-held dream of running the country.

Iraqi resistance group stages drone attack on base housing US warplanes 29 Apr 2021

Iraqi resistance group stages drone attack on base housing US warplanes

An Iraqi resistance group has staged a drone attack on an airbase housing US forces and warplanes north of the capital Baghdad.

US warns Russia ‘actions have consequences’ 29 Apr 2021

US warns Russia ‘actions have consequences’

US President Joe Biden has said he does not seek to escalate tensions with Russia, but warned their actions have consequences and defended his administration’s “proportionate” action in slapping sanctions on Russia.

TUC Calls for Immediate Public Inquiry into COVID Deaths 28 Apr 2021

TUC Calls for Immediate Public Inquiry into COVID Deaths

The Trades Union Congress is calling for an immediate public inquiry into the handling of the COVID pandemic, insisting it should examine whether workers were kept safe enough after about 15,000 people of working age died from COVID in England and Wales.

French Govt. Threatens to Punish Military Officials Critical of Macron 28 Apr 2021

French Govt. Threatens to Punish Military Officials Critical of Macron

The French government has threatened to punish the military officials and servicemen that signed a letter criticizing President Emmanuel Macron’s policies toward the country's refugee crisis, social security, and the Muslim world.

Le Pen Warns France Will Face ‘Explosion’  If Macron Re-Elected 28 Apr 2021

Le Pen Warns France Will Face ‘Explosion’ If Macron Re-Elected

The leader of France's National Rally party, Marine Le Pen, lambasted the French government about how little it has achieved on the questions of security and immigration.

EU Threatens Reciprocal Measures Against UK over Post-Brexit Trade Arrangements 27 Apr 2021

EU Threatens Reciprocal Measures Against UK over Post-Brexit Trade Arrangements

The EU could go for reciprocal measures or "reprisals" against Britain if it fails to make good on its commitments under the post-Brexit deal, said Clement Beaune, the incumbent secretary of state for European affairs in the French government.

HRW concludes Israel committing crime of apartheid against Palestinians 27 Apr 2021

HRW concludes Israel committing crime of apartheid against Palestinians

Human Rights Watch has concluded that Israel is committing the crimes against humanity of "apartheid and persecution" against Palestinians, and said it plans to forward its findings to the International Criminal Court (ICC) for due action.

US must look in mirror before accusing Turks of genocide 27 Apr 2021

US must look in mirror before accusing Turks of genocide

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has called on US President Joe Biden to reverse a decision to name the 1915 massacre of Armenians by the former Ottoman Empire “genocide,” warning that the declaration would harm bilateral ties.

Syria backs Russia’s efforts to stand against West’s escalatory moves 27 Apr 2021

Syria backs Russia’s efforts to stand against West’s escalatory moves

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says his country supports Russian efforts to confront the escalatory steps taken by certain Western countries and the US-led NATO military alliance to provoke hostilities, especially in the eastern Ukraine region.