Month: November 2019

Evan GottesmanNovember 28, 2019 Key Point: Even though their airforce is not on par with the West’s, doesn’t mean Russia is weak.  When it comes to air power, it’s no secret that the United States and the West have often held an edge over Russia. This dates at least as far back to World War II,…

The Supreme Court just announced it would hear oral arguments for June Medical Services v. Gee, a critically important abortion access case out of Louisiana, on March 4, 2020, according to a schedule released by the court on Tuesday afternoon. The court will devote an entire day to the case.At the center of the case…

I am a Uighur and my family’s connection to politics has always been a painful one. From ancestors being forced to move over fears of retaliation from provincial rulers, to my grandfather being sent to a labour camp during the Cultural Revolution. Click Here: liverpool mens jersey My father, who was a government worker until…

China on Thursday defended its security crackdown in Xinjiang after French and German leaders condemned its mass detention of religious minorities in the region. The French foreign ministry on Wednesday called on China to “put an end to mass arbitrary detentions” in Xinjiang. German chancellor Angela Merkel on the same day told lawmakers she backed…

By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) – The exiled leader of China’s minority Muslim Uighurs is pressing countries to cut trade links with Beijing, saying the time for business as usual is over. Dolkun Isa, president of the Munich-based group the World Uighur Congress, was speaking after two leaked troves of classified Chinese government documents provided…

The first “narco sub” in European waters has been captured by police as drug gangs attempted to smuggle three tonnes of cocaine into Europe, much of which would have ended up on British streets. The National Crime Agency (NCA) worked with Spanish police and customs to intercept the 65-foot long semi-submersible submarine which was loaded…

Plans to ban so-called conversion therapy in Utah have won backing from the Mormon church, meaning the state is on its way to outlawing the practice. The regulatory move comes after legislators failed to pass a law to end the harmful sessions earlier this year. Gary Herbert, Utah’s Republican governor, announced his office’s success in…

Utah Governor Gary Herbert has proposed a new rule to ban conversion therapy for minors in the state. The proposal has been supported by gay rights groups and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or Mormon Church. “The stories of youth who have endured these so-called therapies are heart rending, and I’m grateful…

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In a now-deleted tweet, the Washington Post informed its 14 million followers that the historic condemnation of Jeremy Corbyn by the Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom was triggered by Labour Party leader’s strong support for “Palestinian rights.” Click Here: liverpool mens jersey As numerous people quickly pointed out, this is a detestable falsehood. Indeed,…