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China warns US against including Taiwan in its Indo-Pacific plan

Posted on Tuesday, February 22, 2022

China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday told US Secretary of State Antony Blinken the United States should not include Taiwan, which China claims as its own territory, in America's Indo-Pacific strategy.

Ottawa mayor wants to sell confiscated Freedom Convoy trucks

Posted on Tuesday, February 22, 2022

Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson said he wants to use the Emergencies Act to sell the trucks seized from Canadian Freedom Convoy protesters.

US President Imposes Sanctions On Russia As Troops Enter Eastern Ukraine

Posted on Tuesday, February 22, 2022

U.S. President Joe Biden announced new economic sanctions against Russia Tuesday after Russian President Vladimir Putin moved troops into two pro-Moscow separatist areas of eastern Ukraine.

Russian Troops Entering Ukraine As President Putin Claims All Ukraine

Posted on Tuesday, February 22, 2022

Witnesses say tanks and other military hardware are moving through Ukraine’s separatist-controlled city of Donetsk after Russian President Vladimir Putin recognized two breakaway regions and laid claim to all of Ukraine.

Canada’s House of Commons votes to extend Trudeau’s emergency powers

Posted on Monday, February 21, 2022

The Canadian House of Commons on Monday night voted 185 to 151 in favor of extending the emergency powers that police can invoke to quell any potential new blockades from protesters opposing COVID-19 vaccine mandates.

Russian President Orders Troops Into Ukraine Breakaway Regions; Invasion Beginning

Posted on Monday, February 21, 2022

A Russian invasion into neighboring Ukraine was underway Monday, with Russian President Vladimir Putin ordering troops to enter the country’s east to “maintain peace.”

Europe Edging To War As Russia Recognizes East Ukraine Breakaway Regions

Posted on Monday, February 21, 2022

Europe was edging closer to war on Monday after Russian President Vladimir Putin recognized two separate eastern Ukraine regions and called the U.S.-led NATO military alliance an “existential threat to Russia.”

‘US, Russia Presidents To Meet Over Invasion Fears’

Posted on Monday, February 21, 2022

The United States and Russian presidents tentatively agreed to meet to prevent a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine. But sustained shelling in the east and Moscow’s move to recognize two rebel-controlled republics raised doubts about when and if…

Justin Trudeau: Emergency powers still needed after border blockades end

Posted on Monday, February 21, 2022

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday emergency powers are still needed despite the progress police have made in stamping out weeks-long paralyzing protests by truckers and others angry over Canada’s COVID-19 restrictions.

Boris Johnson scraps remaining COVID restrictions in England

Posted on Monday, February 21, 2022

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Monday that he is scrapping the last domestic coronavirus restrictions in England, including the requirement for people with COVID-19 to self-isolate, even as he acknowledged the potential for new and more deadly…

‘Russia Prepares Europe’s Biggest War Since 1945’

Posted on Sunday, February 20, 2022

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has warned that Europe is heading towards its most significant armed conflict since the end of World War Two. He made the comments as the West fears for an imminent full-scale Russian invasion…

Ethiopia Starts Hydropower Worrying Neighbors

Posted on Sunday, February 20, 2022

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has launched electricity production from the country's mega-dam on the Blue Nile river, despite opposition from neighbors Egypt and Sudan.

Putin Oversees Nuclear Drills, US Says Russian Forces ‘Poised to Strike’ Ukraine

Posted on Sunday, February 20, 2022

Russia’s strategic nuclear forces held exercises overseen by President Vladimir Putin on Saturday, and Washington accused Russian troops massed near Ukraine‘s border of advancing and being “poised to strike.”

Canada Freedom Convoy: Nearly 200 arrested as Ottawa police push new charges for protesters

Posted on Sunday, February 20, 2022

Ottawa, Canada, police announced Sunday morning that so far 191 arrests have been made, warning that a law enforcement operation was continuing downtown to clear out trucks and anti-vaccine mandate demonstrators who have been protesting in the area…

Russia Extends Troop Deployment in Belarus Indefinitely Amid Stepped Up Fighting in Eastern Ukraine

Posted on Sunday, February 20, 2022

Russia will extend its military deployment in Belarus indefinitely in response to renewed fighting in eastern Ukraine, the Belarusian Defense Ministry announced on Sunday – the day the joint maneuvers were supposedly to have ended.

USAF Sends F-35s, B-52s, F-15s to Europe as NATO Ministers Opt for More Deterrence

Posted on Sunday, February 20, 2022

The U.S. Air Force sent F-35 fighters to Germany days after a B-52 Bomber Task Force arrived in England to reassure Allies amid increasing tensions in Eastern Europe. The deployments come as defense ministers from across the NATO…

Separatists Announce Mobilization Amid Fears Of Russian Invasion

Posted on Saturday, February 19, 2022

Russian-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine have ordered a total military mobilization amid mounting violence in the war-torn region.

Heavily Armed Canada Police Start Breaking COVID Protests

Posted on Saturday, February 19, 2022

Canadian police detained protesters Friday to break the three-week “Freedom Convoy” by truckers and others angry over the country’s COVID-19 restrictions, including vaccine mandates.

US: ‘Up To 190,000 Russian Troops In, Near Ukraine’

Posted on Saturday, February 19, 2022

The United States says Russia has likely amassed as many as 190,000 troops near and in Ukraine, suggesting a full-scale invasion remains possible.

Netherlands Apologizes For Atrocities Against Indonesia

Posted on Saturday, February 19, 2022

The Netherlands' Prime Minister Mark Rutte has offered a lengthy delayed apology to Indonesia after a study confirmed that the Dutch army used extreme violence to regain control over their former colony.

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