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Now in its fourth month, mass pubic protests in Chile against government corruption, declining living standards, low wages, and lack of basic health care continue to heat up. Last week, police assaulted bystanders and drove police cars into crowds to break up demonstrations. In retaliation, protesters in the capital city of Santiago manned barricades and...

The Syrian War, launched by the U.S. and the Arab League in 2011 to overthrow the government of Bashar al-Assad, escalated on a new front last week after Turkey retaliated for the killing of seven Turkish soldiers by Syrian forces. Turkey, which has illegally invaded Syria, responded by launching a major offensive led by F-16...

In the wake of the highly touted release of President Trump’s Peace Plan for Middle East, drafted in part by his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, protests have escalated and several Palestinians were killed last week by Israeli security forces in the West Bank. A spokesperson for the Palestinian Authority stated the Palestinian people will not abide...

As reported in last week’s Trends Journal, a U.S. Air Force Bombardier E-11A jet was either shot down or crashed in Afghanistan. The Pentagon said two American Air Force pilots were the only ones on the plane. The Pentagon said the crash was caused by a mechanical failure. Both the Taliban and Iranian news sources...

The evidence claimed by Washington that Iran-backed Iraqi militia fired rockets last December on an Iraqi military base, which housed U.S. troops and killed an American contractor and wounded several others, may have been false. In response to the attack, the U.S bombed three Iraqi-Shia military sites, killing 25 troops. Following the U.S. strike, hundreds...

The anti-government demonstrations that began last October continue, as eight more protesters were killed this past week. Millions of Iraqi citizens, outraged at entrenched government corruption, a dismal economy, and lack of basic living necessities, have taken to the streets in their fight for a decent life. The Iraqi Human Rights Commission reports that some...

At his State of the Union address last Tuesday, President Donald Trump honoured one of his special guests, Juan Guaidó, the self-anointed President of Venezuela. Since January 2019, Guaidó, backed by the United States, has tried and failed to overthrow the presidency of Nicholas Maduro, who won the election last May, which international observers rated...