John J. Xenakis - Page 14

Contents: India reinforces its military in preparation for war; Bhutan makes it clear to China that its ally is India; SCMP: China and India on brink of war that could spread to the Indian Ocean

Contents: Turkey reshuffles top military leaders in preparation for action in Syria; Turkey announces plans for military action against Kurds in northern Syria

Contents: China sets apparent Aug 19 deadline for India to remove soldiers from Doklam; Trump threatens North Korea with ‘fire and fury’

Contents: Dozens of Shia Muslims in Afghanistan killed in fourth Taliban victory in 3 weeks; Did ISIS team up with the Taliban in Sar-e-Pul massacre?; Trump’s review of the Afghanistan war seeks solution where none exists

Contents: China takes control of Sri Lanka’s strategically valuable Hambantota seaport; India reacts to China’s One-Belt One-Road and threat of war over Doklam; Threat of India-China border war at Doklam Plateau grows

Contents: China further escalates the rhetoric threatening India over Doklam Plateau; China attempts to justify its claim to the Doklam Plateau

Contents: Thousands of migrants flee to Canada, fearing deportation in the US; Seven years after earthquake, Haiti is still devastated

Contents: Torture and murder of election official raise fears of violence in Kenya; Widespread fears in Kenya of a repeat of the 2008 tribal violence

Contents: Indian Kashmir separatists split over announcement of Zakir Musa as al-Qaeda leader; India says that Kashmir’s law and order situation is improving

Contents: North Korea tests a ballistic missile capable of reaching US mainland; South Korea’s president Moon approves new THAAD development; What could trigger another world war?; War between Russia and China

Contents: France’s Emmanuel Macron nationalizes shipyard to keep Italy out; France-Italy tensions grow over Libya and refugees; France bypasses Italy in a deal with Libya; North Korea launches another ballistic missile

Contents: UK to send warships to South China Sea, as China’s neighbors militarize; South China Sea countries build larger navies, preparing for war with China

Contents: Israel braces for new ‘day of rage’ at al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem on Friday; Palestinian leaders incite protests and violence in Jerusalem and West Bank

Contents: China escalates its military threats over its border dispute with India at Doklam Plateau; India says that it will remain ‘firm and resolute’ but ‘reasonable’

Contents: Massive car bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan, targets Hazaras, kills 36; Brief recent generational history of Afghanistan; Kabul bombing puts America’s Afghanistan policy into further confusion

Contents: DR Congo’s Joseph Kabila brings the art of power and corruption to new heights; Global Witness report finds most DRC mining revenue is wasted in corruption

Contents: Kuwait expels Iran’s diplomats after ‘Abdali terror cell’ ruling; Iran says that it’s open to ‘dialog’ with Saudi Arabia over Qatar crisis; Saudi-led coalition replaces its 13 demands with 6 principles

Contents: Palestinian ‘day of rage’ in Jerusalem results in six deaths, hundreds injured; Power struggle over metal detectors as Mahmoud Abbas threatens to cut ties

Contents: Relations between Germany and Turkey spiral into crisis; Turkey commemorates first anniversary of attempted coup

Contents: Cambodia bans all sales of sand to Singapore; The world is running out of sand

Contents: Eritrean government laughably uses Orthodox Christian Patriarch as show prop; Eritrea’s Christian crackdown centers on Medhane Alem Orthodox Church; The violence of generational Awakening eras

Contents: China bans Winnie The Pooh because Xi Jinping looks like him; Indonesia defies China and renames part of the South China Sea

Contents: Muslim leaders express outrage at metal detectors at Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque / Temple Mount; Concerns grow of a new round of violence at compound

Contents: EU countries refuge to help Italy deal with massive refugee crisis; Italy considers a ‘code of conduct,’ and possibly the ‘nuclear option’; Italy’s ‘nuclear option’ would force other countries to absorb refugees

Contents: Paranoid China races to censor news of death of Nobel laureate Liu Xiaobo; China responds with outrage at countries praising Liu Xiaobo

Contents: Turkey threatens the Kurds in Afrin, Syria, with Operation Euphrates Sword; Turkey’s assault on Afrin may jeopardize the battle in Raqqa

Contents: China establishes its first foreign military base, in Djibouti; Russia, India, Japan prepare for war with China

Contents: Thousands flee homes in Kashmir as Pakistan-India shelling escalates; China threatens military intervention in Kashmir on the side of Pakistan

Contents: US, Russia, Jordan agree on ceasefire deal for southwest Syria; Israel OKs ceasefire, but expresses severe misgivings; With ceasefire, American forces become more deeply involved in Syria’s civil war

Contents: Split grows between Iran’s president Rouhani and hardliners; Trump administration considers promoting Iran ‘regime change’

Contents: Iraqi forces are just ‘tens of meters’ away from retaking Mosul from ISIS; Recapturing Mosul from ISIS leaves the future of Iraq in question

Contents: China and India have military confrontation over Bhutan’s Doklam plateau; Border tensions grow between China and India

Contents: Donald Trump’s speech in Warsaw Poland evokes the Clash of Civilizations; Remembering the horrors that Poland suffered in World War II; Donald Trump,

Contents: Russian-led Syria peace talks collapse in Astana, Kazakhstan; The four de-escalation zones; Is the end of the Syrian war in sight?

Contents: In dramatic development, US warplanes smash fortified wall in Raqqa, Syria; Turkey fears double-cross from US on arms for Syrian Kurds; Concerns grow about Syrian conflict after defeat of ISIS

Contents: Saudi Arabia extends sanctions deadline for two days; Saudi Arabia and UAE threaten Qatar with additional sanctions; North Korea launches another ballistic missile