John J. Xenakis - Page 6

Contents: German leaders agree to migrant refugee camps on border with Austria; Egypt refuses to build refugee camps for migrants deported from Europe

Contents: Syria and Russia create humanitarian catastrophe in Daraa; Number displaced by Syrian and Russian bombing in Daara triples to 160,000

Contents: EU leaders agree on fantasy migration plan after all-night meeting; Italy backs down from threat to veto the agreement over Dublin regulation

Contents: Australia passes foreign influence laws, targeting China; China’s tech giant Huawei considered a threat to Australia’s security; China activists accuse Australia of anti-China racism

Contents: Tens of thousands fleeing Syrian bombs trapped at closed Jordan border; Israeli missiles strike Iranian cargo plane near Damascus

Contents: Massive Tehran riots strike deep into Iran government’s legitimacy; Tehran demonstrators attack Iran’s foreign policy; Brief generational history of Iran’s protests

Contents: Russian bombers join Syrian military assaulting Daraa province; Jordan says it can’t host a new wave of refugees from Syria; Concerns grow in Israel over Syrian and Russian assaults on Daraa and Quneitra provinces.

Contents: Desperate European Union considers ‘Disembarkation Platforms’ for migrants; European Union very badly split on migration as Sunday’s summit approaches

Contents: Thousands of Syrians flee into Jordan to escape bombing in Daraa; Fears grow of Syrian army advance into Quneitra province

Contents: Europe and North America overwhelmed by growing migration crisis; New techniques for ethnic cleansing and genocide; The increasing threat of ‘unspeakable’ violence from MS-13

Contents: Saudi coalition claims to have captured airport in Yemen’s Hodeidah; United Nations renews its peace plan proposal

Contents: Israeli airstrike on Syria-Iraq border kills dozens of Shia militia fighters; Russia-Israel alliance grows, while Russia-Iran alliance frays in Syria

Contents: India cancels ceasefire in Kashmir after one month; Controversial one-sided UN report on Kashmir condemns India

Contents: As Aquarius migrants head for Spain, Spain rescues 900 more migrants from Mediterranean; Italy’s migration policy opens up battle lines within the EU

Contents: Cameroon condemns scathing Amnesty report on government atrocities; Amnesty report documents increasing violence on both sides

Contents: Saudi Arabia and UAE launch a ‘catastrophic’ assault on Port Hodeidah in Yemen; Houthis increase missile attacks on Saudi cities

Contents: Media coverage of Kim-Trump summit is bizarre to the point of lunacy; After the summit, North Korea must make the next move; President Trump says ‘Sleep well tonight!’

Contents: Vietnam government surprised by widespread anti-China and anti-government protests; Anti-government protests grow in Vietnam along with anti-China protests

Contents: Spain’s offer to take in Aquarius migrants is rejected as dangerous to migrants; Italy cries victory, portending a growing EU migrant crisis this summer

Contents: EU faces new crisis as Italy demands that Malta accept African migrants; Malta refuses to accept migrants, says it ‘adheres to all obligations’

Contents: Taliban launches multiple terror attacks on Afghan security forces; The Taliban issues a farcical 3-day ceasefire statement; Special Inspector General issues scathing report on US military in Afghanistan; I love this picture — from Saturday’s G-7 meeting

Contents: Argentina faces major financial crisis as IMF loans it $50 billion; Protests grow against new IMF deal in Argentina

Contents: Macedonia name issue triggers more huge protests in northern Greece; Protesters in Greece demand that Macedonia’s new name be ‘erga omnes’

Contents: Turkey and Greece tensions rise with warplane dogfights over Aegean Sea; Deep millennia-old issues separate Turkey and Greece

Contents: Ethiopia’s new PM lifts state of emergency two months early; In a surprise, Ethiopia accepts peace deal with Eritrea

Contents: Jordan’s government in chaos as PM resigns in face of anti-government protests; Fears grow that Jordan will be the next victim of the ‘Arab Spring’

Contents: Violence between herders and farmers surges in Nigeria; Nigeria’s amnesty program in Niger Delta under fire

Contents: Spain’s new government faces an immediate Catalonia problem; Italy’s markets stabilize as new ‘populist’ government takes office

Contents: Syria’s al-Assad makes delusional threats to US military; Israel and Russia reach agreement to keep Iran out of Syria’s south

Contents: Malaysia shocked when 92-year-old Mahathir Mohamad becomes prime minister; Mahathir promises to reduce Malaysia’s debt and China’s influence

Contents: Philippine President Duterte reverses position, says he would go to war with China over South China Sea; China raises ‘combat readiness’ as US-China relations become increasingly hostile

Contents: Italy’s ‘populist’ government collapses, threatening eurozone exit; Italy’s president Mattarella selects a ‘technocrat’ as prime minister

Twenty-two people were killed on Friday in the Anglophone (English-speaking) region of Cameroon by army and security forces from the Francophone (French-speaking) government of 85-year-old president Paul Biya, who has been in power for more than 35 years.

Contents: U.S. threatens ‘firm measures’ against al-Assad’s military action in Deraa, Syria; US State Department warns the Syrian regime of ‘firm and appropriate measures’; Syria passes new ‘Law #10’ to block refugees from returning home after the war

Contents: Russia gains foothold in Central African Republic, displacing France; The rise of Russia’s military contractor Wagner Private Military Company (Wagner PMC)

Contents: North Korea suffers diplomatic defeat as Trump cancels summit; China prepares to station thousands of troops in South China Sea