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Volcano erupts on ecologically sensitive Galapagos Island

A volcano erupts on an uninhabited island in the Galapagos, Ecuadorian authorities said, spewing lava on the ecologically sensitive environment.

US budget deficit tops $1 trillion in 2019

The US government budget deficit surpasses $1 trillion, marking the first time the country has crossed that threshold since 2012.

Kids of rape, a shameless legacy of Daesh

The Daesh reign of terror has come to an end but the vicious trail they have blazed reminds us of a heart-wrenching reality.

Barcelona sack Valverde and appoint Setien

Barcelona have sacked their coach Ernesto Valverde, naming former Real Betis manager Keeke Setien as his replacement.

Libyan rebel commander leaves peace talks in Moscow

Attempts to broker a ceasefire between the sides to the Libyan conflict fail in Russia, Moscow has confirmed.

NGOs boycott pre-G20 meetings in Saudi Arabia over rights violations

Three international NGOs say meetings that Saudi Arabia is holding with civil society groups ahead of the G20 Summit serve to ‘whitewash its dire human rights record.’

South Korea optimistic about US-North Korea diplomacy despite halt to negotiations

South Korean President Moon Jae-in expresses new optimism about the deadlocked talks between the United States and North Korea.

US shifts reason for Soleimani assassination from ‘imminent’ threat to deterrence

The US secretary of state says Soleimani assassination was part of a “bigger strategy of deterrence”, a shift from Trump’s previous claim that it was because an “imminent” attack.

Hong Kong ‘facing unprecedented challenges over high number of arrests’

Hong Kong’s leader says the high number of arrests during months of anti-government protests in the city has created “unprecedented challenges” for its courts.

Trump Builds The Wall? President Makes Major Push For Wall Construction Ahead of 2020 Election

Earlier: Trump Hasn’t Abandoned The Wall, Using $7.2 Billion In Defense Funds To ACTUALLY DEFEND The […]

@Czakal Diversity Macht Frei: Inquisitor Siliceo, Primate of Toledo, created the pureza de sangre (blood purity) statutes in 1547, declaring the New Christians “still hold on their lips the milk of their ancestors’ recent perversity”. He knew this from personal experience of converso machinations in Toledo.

Inquisitor Siliceo, Primate of Toledo, created the pureza de sangre (blood purity) statutes in 1547, declaring the New Christians “still hold on their lips the milk of their ancestors’ recent perversity”. He knew this from personal experience of converso machinations in Toledo.

Huge sinkhole swallows bus, kills 6 in China

An enormous sinkhole swallows a bus and pedestrians in China, killing six people and leaving 10 more missing.

Trump Hasn’t Abandoned The Wall, Using $7.2 BIllion In Defense Funds To ACTUALLY DEFEND The US

I heard someone saying on Facebook that Trump has given up on the wall, and isn’t even talking about […]

Refugees Or Replacement? Florida’s DeSantis, Georgia’s Kemp Face Decision That Will Shape Their Future—And America’s

See also: Rep. Omar Inadvertently Proves The Case For Banning “Refugees” Texas’ Greg Abbott just beca […]

Plane crash could be avoided if NO tension was there: Canada

Canadian prime minister says the victims of a plane shot down unintentionally by the Iranian military would be alive if there had been NO tension in the region.

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Jaywalking And Race: Disparate Enforcement Or Disparate Lawbreaking?

Race-denialist item of the week comes from a website called StreetsBlog, which bills itself as, quote […]

Zarif urges E3 to stop 20 months of bowing to US diktat

Iran calls on European powers to stop bowing to the US’ bullying and muster the courage to fulfill its obligations under the 2015 nuclear deal.

US imposes sanctions on seven pro-Maduro Venezuelan politicians

The US has imposed sanctions on seven Venezuelan politicians it says helped President Nicolas Maduro wrest control of the country’s congress.

Macron says ‘hopes to convince’ Trump to keep US forces in Africa

French President Emmanuel Macron says that he “hopes to convince” his US counterpart Donald Trump to keep American troops in Africa, after a top general said the Pentagon was weighing a troop reduction.

Climate change protest at bank ‘necessary and proportional’: Swiss judge

The imminent danger posed by climate change means activists were not guilty of trespassing when they occupied a Swiss bank and played tennis to demand an end to funding of fossil fuel projects, a judge ruled on Monday (January 13).

Republican senator: Trump’s impeachment trial likely to start Jan. 21

Republican Senator John Cornyn has said that he expects the opening arguments for US President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial to start next Tuesday, January 21.

Black Male Who Killed White Ex-Penn State Quarterback in Philadelphia Cleared of Most Charges, Becomes Celebrity to Black Community in the City

Earlier: His Name Is Sean Schellenger: Philadelphia NAACP Trying to Downplay the Murder of White Form […]

China slams Washington’s ‘arbitrary’ sanctions on Iran

China slams what it calls the arbitrary sanctions Washington imposed on Iran after the IRGC’s retaliatory missile strikes on a US base in Iraq.

Royals in crisis talks over Megxit

The British monarchy has begun 2020 in similar fashion in which they left 2019 as it finds itself yet again rocked by yet more royal turmoil.