MANHATTAN, N.Y.–Mass protests have been triggered across China after the Xinjiang apartment fire deaths caused by the Chinese Communist Party’s (CCP) restrictive “zero-COVID” control measures. Protesters are chanting slogans of “Down with the Communist Party,” “Xi Jinping Step Down,” and “We want freedom and democracy.” It’s the largest protest movement since Tiananmen Square in 1989….
Overseas Chinese Students Rally to Support COVID Protests in China, Chanting ‘Down With the CCP’
November 30, 2022
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Japan’s Defense Forces Secure New Base for US Military Drills
November 30, 2022
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The Japan Self-Defense Forces (JSDF) have been granted approval to build a military base on an uninhabited island in the southwestern Kagoshima prefecture, which will be used to relocate U.S. military aircraft drills. Kagoshima Gov. Koichi Shiota said Tuesday that his prefecture “has no choice” but to grant the JSDF permission to build a military…
Russian Diplomat Says Prisoner Swap With US Remains Possible
MOSCOW—Russia and the United States have repeatedly been on the verge of agreement on a prisoner exchange, a senior Russian diplomat said Tuesday, adding that a deal is still possible before the year’s end. The Biden administration has been trying for months to negotiate the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner and another American jailed…
NATO Vows More Help for Ukraine as Russia Attacks on Multiple Fronts
KYIV—NATO allies promised more arms for Ukraine and equipment to help restore power supplies cut by Russian strikes, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his forces were defending against attempted Russian advances in multiple regions. Ukraine’s General Staff said on Wednesday its forces had repelled six Russian attacks in the past 24 hours in the eastern…
The War on Coal
November 29, 2022
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Commentary On Nov. 25, the Land Court of Queensland rendered judgement in Waratah Coal Pty Ltd v Youth Verdict Ltd and blocked Waratah Coal’s thermal coal project on the grounds of climate change and human rights concerns. This 372-page judgement is important because it considers the alleged effects of the exportation of coal on climate change…
England Advances After Beating Wales 3–0 at World Cup
AL RAYYAN, Qatar—Marcus Rashford and Phil Foden got their chance and made their point. Rashford scored twice and Foden added the other as England changed up its attack and beat Wales 3–0 Tuesday at the World Cup to advance to the round of 16 at the top of Group B. “Moments like this, this is…
‘CCP! Step Down!’ Outraged by COVID Lockdowns, Australian Chinese Students Rally to Protest
November 29, 2022
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“Xi Jinping, step down! CCP, step down!” “Give me liberty or give me death!” This is the slogan of over 100 Chinese students who gathered in front of Town Hall, Sydney, to protest against the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s extreme “Zero-COVID” policy and dictatorial rule on the evening of Nov. 28. Triggered by the deaths…
Universities Erasing the Past, Graduates Will Repeat History’s Mistakes: Historian
The subject of history is now dead as a discipline and has been replaced by post-modernist theory, an expert from the Institute of Public Affairs (IPA) has claimed. Bella d’Abrera, who is the director of the Foundations of Western Civilisation Project at the IPA, said that history as a discipline in Australian universities is no…
11 Years After the Arab Spring, Turkey Moves to Mend Diplomatic Ties with Cairo, Damascus
Turkey this week took fresh steps towards mending relations with Egypt and Syria. Ankara’s ties with both countries have been characterized by mutual hostility since the 2011 “Arab Spring” and its tumultuous aftermath. “We may reevaluate relations with the countries we have problems with,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told reporters while attending a G20…
3 Bandidos Bikers Found Guilty by UK Jury of Killing Rival Affiliated to Hells Angels
Three men from the Bandidos biker gang have been convicted of the manslaughter of a motorcyclist from a club that was affiliated with the rival Hells Angels after he strayed into what they considered to be their territory. The death of David Crawford, 59, on May 12, 2022 is the latest in a string of…
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