Day: January 27, 2023
Nonstate armed actors and illicit economies in 2023
At the beginning of 2023, the attention of the United States remains intensely focused on the war in Ukraine and great power competition in the Asia-Pacific Region. In its fall 2022 National Security Strategy, the Biden administration pulled back from large-scale U.S. military deployments to stabilize countries struggling with militancy. However, more than 20 years…
Climate activists guilty of smashing Barclays HQ windows escape jail
Women were found guilty of causing £100,000 damage to building in Canary Wharf, LondonSeven climate change activists who were found guilty of causing more than £100,000 of damage by smashing windows at the headquarters of Barclays Bank have escaped jai…
Israel to ‘expedite’ gun licenses after deadly shooting near Jerusalem synagogue – Fox News
Israel to ‘expedite’ gun licenses after deadly shooting near Jerusalem synagogue Fox NewsIsraeli police say 13-year-old Palestinian boy shot Israeli father and son NBC NewsRussia’s Lavrov urges Israel and Palestinians not to worse…
Covid in China: Officials say current wave is ‘coming to an end’ – BBC
Covid in China: Officials say current wave is ‘coming to an end’ BBCChina covid-19 wave: Authorities claim severe cases, deaths falling fast • FRANCE 24 English FRANCE 24 EnglishChina COVID deaths halve as officials signal wave ne…
Alan Cumming Returns British Honor Over ‘Toxicity of Empire’
The Scottish actor Alan Cumming said that he returned his Order of the British Empire, or O.B.E., in protest of the role of the monarchy and empire. He’s not the first celebrity to do so.
Carol Vorderman and Rod Stewart’s attacks on Tories are a boost for Starmer
TV presenter hit out at government’s record on transparency, but do celebrity endorsements massively affect votes?Has Sir Rod Stewart, of all unexpected people, provoked a flood of celebrity support for Labour? Perhaps not quite yet. But after Carol Vo…