Morocco is a strategically important North African country that sits at a crossroads between multiple regions of the world. To its immediate north is the Iberian Peninsula and the Mediterranean Sea. To the south and east is the rest of the African continent, and to the west is the vast …
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Former US President Jimmy Carter has penned an op-ed warning Americans that the country needs to take “immediate action” if it is going to keep from losing its “precious democracy.” “Our great nation now teeters on the brink of a widening abyss,” Carter, who served as president from 1977 to …
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Two people have been injured in a shooting at The Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota. Shoppers were ordered to take shelter inside, as multiple police descended on the building. The incident unraveled at about 4.30 pm on Friday local time as the mall was full of visitors hunting for …
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WikiLeaks founder, award-winning journalist, and Australian citizen Julian Assange has been an inmate of London’s high-security Belmarsh prison since April 2019. He embarrassed the American Empire and, as a result, is facing extradition to the US and prosecution in a kangaroo court under the terms of the Espionage Act. Assange …
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There has been no other technology firm that has symbolized and encapsulated the dynamics of the emerging struggle between China and the United States the way Huawei has. The Shenzhen telecommunications firm has been one of China’s leading technology giants, and was subjected in 2019-2020 to a relentless campaign by …
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“We should all be concerned about Omicron, but not panicked. If you’re fully vaccinated, especially if you got your booster shot, you’re highly protected,” Biden told reporters at the White House on Tuesday afternoon. “Almost everyone who has died of Covid-19 over the past many months has been unvaccinated,” he …
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“Millions of Angry, Armed Americans Stand Ready to Seize Power If Trump Loses in 2024” blared a headline of a Newsweek piece on Monday, quickly going viral on Twitter. The argument it makes is seemingly absurd on the face of it. After all, if Republicans view the US government as …
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Under the deal signed last week with the Iraqi government, the Power China company will build 679 schools and Sino Tech will construct the remaining 321. This news comes in the context of a diminishing American role in Iraq, with the US having just announced an end to its “combat …
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There are the occasional sociopolitical questions that prove surprisingly easy to answer. Today’s example? If a big city district attorney decided to release violent criminals early, set them free with minimal or no bail, and refused to prosecute suspects to the full extent of the law, what would happen? Career …
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The two countries remain in a deadlock, with Washington reportedly refusing to meet Moscow halfway. A Russian diplomatic source revealed to RIA news agency that all of Moscow’s suggestions communicated to American colleagues had been met with silence. Speaking of the possibility that the visa row would be brought up …
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