Trump Won’t Rush North Korea On Denuclearization — Peace Deal Possible?
Summary President Donald Trump and North Korea’s Kim Jong-Un are to meet this week in Hanoi, Vietnam to discuss denuclearization a second time. This …
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Algeria Protests: President’s Offer Fails to Temper Outrage
Summary Since Bouteflika’s official announcement of his candidacy for a fifth term, hundreds of thousands of women and men have peacefully demonstrated across Algeria …
Venezuela expels German ambassador for meddling, detains journalist
Summary On Wednesday, March 6, Venezuela’s government expelled the German ambassador Daniel Martin Kreiner. Kreiner had welcomed opposition leader Juan Guaido at the Caracas …
H.I.V. Is Reported Cured in a Second Patient, a Milestone in the Global AIDS Epidemic
Summary For the second time in 12 years, a patient seems to have been cured of H.I.V. The news has been met with especially …
Movement at North Korea ICBM plant viewed as missile-related, South says
Summary South Korean sources state that there have been some nuclear activities in North Korea. There have been movements of cargo vehicles around a factory …
Eye on China, Singapore splurges on top-line arms
Summary Singapore’s projected budget spending came out last month and it was projected that the nation-state would spend about 30% of its expenditures on …
Britain’s Parliament Votes to Delay Brexit, but Not to Control It
Summary On Thursday, March 14, British lawmakers voted to postpone the country’s departure from the European Union which was supposed to take place on March …
Israeli forces may have committed war crimes
Summary A United Nations report released on Monday suggests that Israeli security forces may have committed war crimes against Palestinian protesters last year. The …
With Putin’s signature, ‘fake news’ bill becomes law
Summary Russian President Vladimir Putin signed into law a controversial bill making it illegal to distribute information that “exhibits blatant disrespect for the society, …
Japan says transgender people must be sterilized
Summary Takakito Usui is a transgender. Born as a girl, he identifies himself as a man. Following his request to be legally recognized as a …