Mexican lawmakers back military’s takeover of the National Guard
FeaturedWIB landWIB politics September 25, 2024
Andrea NavarroBloomberg News(TNS) Mexico’s senate passed President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s plan to bring the National Guard under military command, shrugging off warnings that it will give the armed forces excessive power. Lopez Obrador created the Guard in 2019 as a civilian institution with policing duties, but argued it will operate more... Read more
Tracy WilkinsonLos Angeles Times(TNS) WASHINGTON — Clashes in the last year between Israel and the Hezbollah militant group in southern Lebanon have largely been confined to a tit-for-tat border conflict — until now. In recent days, Israel assassinated several top Hezbollah leaders in the Lebanese capital of Beirut and bombarded sites across the country, claiming more... Read more
Michael Fischerdpa(TNS) Berlin — The German government has not approved any war weapons exports to Israel since March, according to answers, seen by dpa, to a parliamentary inquiry made by a member of the new Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) party. War weapons are explicitly designed for warfare, such as rifles, rockets, warships, bombs or... Read more
North Korea sends top envoy to Russia as it girds for friction with Seoul
FeaturedWIB politics September 17, 2024
Jon HerskovitzBloomberg News(TNS) North Korea sent its foreign minister to Russia for her second trip in less than a year to the major backer of Kim Jong Un’s regime. The move comes as Pyongyang readies for a parliamentary meeting that will likely approve measures that raise tensions with South Korea. Choe Son Hui led a delegation... Read more
China frees US Pastor jailed almost 20 years in show of goodwill
FeaturedWIB politics September 16, 2024
Bloomberg News(TNS) China has released an American pastor after nearly two decades in prison, presenting an olive branch to the U.S. that had repeatedly called for his release. U.S. citizen David Lin was freed from a prison in China, according to a State Department spokesman. The 68-year-old born-again Christian had been held in China since 2006 on allegations of fraud... Read more
Soo-Hyang ChoiBloomberg News(TNS) North Korea fired a suspected ballistic missile off its east coast early Thursday, South Korea’s military said, days after leader Kim Jong Un vowed to bolster his nuclear weapons capabilities exponentially and prepare his troops for combat. Japan’s Coast Guard said the missile has likely already fallen, and Japanese broadcaster NHK said the... Read more
Bill ending Chinese infiltration of universities passes US House
FeaturedWIB politics September 11, 2024
Odessa American, Texas(TNS) Sep. 10—WASHINGTON, D.C. — Homeland Security Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence Subcommittee Chairman August Pfluger’s legislation, H.R. 1516, the DHS Restrictions on Confucius Institutes and Chinese Entities of Concern Act, Tuesday passed the U.S. House of Representatives. Pfluger’s legislation prevents DHS funds from flowing to American universities that host a Confucius Institute or maintain a... Read more
Kim Jong Un says North Korea planning expansion of nuclear arsenal
FeaturedWIB politics September 10, 2024
dpa(TNS) Seoul — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Pyongyang would increase its nuclear weapons arsenal, state news agency KCNA reported on Tuesday. Kim said that North Korea’s stockpile should be increased exponentially during a speech on Monday marking the founding day of the country. “We are now perfectly carrying out the policy on building... Read more
Mark PriceThe Charlotte Observer(TNS) A stretch of Outer Banks beach within North Carolina’s Cape Hatteras National Seashore was closed Thursday, Sept. 5, due to contamination bubbling up from a long-buried military base, according to National Park Service officials. The closure covers approximately half a mile in the Buxton area, not far from the historic Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. “Over the last 24-36 hours,... Read more
D. Jack AlkireThe Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill.(TNS) Sep. 4—× PEORIA — For the next two weeks, members of Germany’s Air Force will participate in joint exercises with American forces across the country, called Proptoberfest, strengthening the relationship between the two militaries. Their first stop, though, was in Peoria at the... Read more
Andrea NavarroBloomberg News(TNS) Mexico’s senate passed President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador’s...
Tracy WilkinsonLos Angeles Times(TNS) WASHINGTON — Clashes in the...
Michael Fischerdpa(TNS) Berlin — The German government has not approved...
Jon HerskovitzBloomberg News(TNS) North Korea sent its foreign minister to Russia for...
