Citing what warmongers in Washington call the ever-growing threat of Russia and China, the Pentagon announced last week that the military-industrial complex is producing weapons of death at maximum capacity, which will be increased in the next few months.
Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli Prime Minister, announced some amendments to his judicial overhaul plans after facing major protests and both domestic and international criticism for what critics see as an attack on democracy in the country by a hardline government.
Tense protests broke out Friday across France to voice opposition to President Emmanuel Macron’s decision to force through his pension reform bill without a vote in the country’s Parliament.
A top U.S. general accused Russia’s military of increasing tensions in Syria after observing a “significant” increase in aggressive military flights over the country as tensions between Washington and Moscow remain high over the downed U.S. drone that was flying over the Black Sea.
Israel has increased its pace of tearing down Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem that do not have proper permits while Palestinians say it is nearly impossible to obtain the documents.
The Farmer Citizen Movement, a pro-farmers party, clinched a major election win in the Netherlands in what was seen as a stinging rebuke for Prime Minister Mark Rutte’s administration and a major victory for rural voters and farmers opposed to the status quo.