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Over the weekend more evidence of a manipulation in reporting by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons following an alleged chemical weapons attack in Douma, Syria in April 2018..... More protests in Beirut Sunday mostly peaceful during the day with thousands around the country's parliament. But later on security forces using tear gas, water cannon and rubber bullets..... Protests in Hong Kong Sunday ahead of the Monday meeting between the territory's leader Carrie Lam and officials in Beijing..... Two suspected Chinese spies were expelled from the United States after they drove onto a military base in Virginia three...

The "Southfront" quotes Syrian military sources as saying that Al Qaeda and Turkish backed nationalist forces..... "Crucify him, crucify him" That's roughly what's being said in the heartland of Islam, the homeland of Wahabbi theology and the Al-Qaeda movement that's fighting on in places like northwestern Syria right now..... In Hong Kong Sunday a large protest against a proposed law to allow extradition to the Chinese mainland..... A campaign of civil disobedience underway in Sudan Sunday against the military government.... An anti-Russian president installed Sunday in the eastern European nation of Moldova, a former Soviet territory. He dismissed the parliament...

The government of French President Emmanuel Macron is appealing the decision to stop the removal of food and water from quadriplegic hospital patient Vincent Lambert..... In Missouri a judge allowing the states last abortion clinic to remain open while a request for a permanent injunction is considered..... 12 are dead and the shooter killed by police in Virginia Beach, Virginia.... Mohamed Hichem M is the name of the suspect in last Friday's parcel bombing in Lyon, France...... In Morocco Abdessamad Ejjoud is one of three men who pledge allegiance to the Islamic State and is one of 24 men accused...

The story of the French police under investigation for attacking Yellow Vests protesters over the last six months has been in the news this week. One officer being investigated for charging into a 73-year old protester in Nice on March 23rd told investigators that he is: "sincerely sorry" for what happened to the protester. But also noted that his charge into the protesters was: "lawfully ordered" Genevieve Legay suffered fractured ribs, a broken skull and was knocked unconscious for a brief time as a result of the officer's charge.......

The suspect in last Friday's parcel bombing in Lyon, France has confessed to police that he pledged allegiance to the Islamic State..... A terrorist attack in the Old City of Jerusalem Friday morning...... Wikileaks expressing: "grave concern" about the health of its founder, Julian Assange, who's been transferred to the medical ward of a British prison..... Stymied by Congress and the courts in his efforts to control migration across the nation's southern border, President Trump announcing plans for tariffs on Mexico..... The governor of Louisiana, Democrat John Bel Edwards, signing Pro-Life legislation Thursday...... Pro-government sources in Syria say a cease-fire...

The US State Department stepping up criticism of Syria's government and its military offensive the northwest against Al-Qaeda jihadists and other elements.... Next to Syria in Iraq, Turkey says its forces killed six more members of the Kurdish PKK..... Next to Iraq is Iran. US National Security Adviser John Bolton points the finger of blame for damage to oil tankers in the Gulf of Oman on Iran with his latest comments...... The political fight in Israel underway ahead of Wednesday night's deadline to form a new government..... Kosovo, a majority Muslim nation whose independence is recognized by half the world's'...

At the top of the Newsdump the deployment of 1,500 more members of the US military to the Middle East. President Trump describes the deployment as: "relatively small"..... 13 injured after a suspected package bomb was detonated in Lyon, France.... The Yellow Vests march in Paris and other French cities Saturday.... President Trump declaring in essence a national emergency to sell eight billion dollars worth of weapons to Saudi Arabia.... President Trump headed to a financially powerful nation like Saudi Arabia for a state visit.... In spite of her tearful resignation announcement in front of Number 10 Downing Street Friday,...

24 hours before France goes to the polls in the European Parliament elections the Yellow Vests will again take to the streets of France. The numbers are down. Both the government and the Yellow Vests "The Yellow Number" agree but their statistics are vastly different. 15,500 if you believe the government's version of Week 27 but 42128 at 274 locations according to the Yellow Vests number. What the numbers will be this week remains to be seen. On the political front National Rally leader Marine Le Pen appealed for Yellow Vests support during the past week......

Breaking News: The Twitter account of the "For Britain" Party in the UK suspeneded early Friday morning UK time. The page had linked to a video of the speech by For Britain leader Anne Marie Waters in support of Tommy Robinson.... A superseding federal indictment against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange Thursday for violating the Espionage Act. 17 new charges involving receiving classified information and publishing it..... In Portland, Oregon US District Judge Anna J. Brown ordering one of the Oregon Standoff protesters of 2016 to get a federal ID and file a federal income tax form.... The US State Department...

The United States State Department is "seeing signs" of chemical weapons use by Syrian government forces in northwestern Syria. The State Department promising Tuesday that the US and allied nations will respond "quickly and appropriately" if the use of chemical weapons is proven.... Top US officials including Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Acting Secretary of Defense Patrick Shanahan and Joint Chiefs Chairman General Joseph Dunford briefed members of Congress Tuesday about Iran.... The United Nations representative for Libya says steps need to be taken to cut off arms supplies to Libya where a government ostensibly backed by the UN is...

Saudi Arabia blaming Iran for the drone attacks on two oil pumping stations by Houth rebels from Yemen..... Airstrikes from the Saudi led coalition early Thursday on the Houthi controlled Yemeni capital of Sanaa killed six and wounded 72 including two Russian civilians..... British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt is now agreeing with the notion of an Iranian threat..... Making noise about the US-Iran situation is Democratic Presidential candidate Tulsi Gabbard.... Earlier in the week Gabbard posted a video naming those who want war with Iran.... President Trump rolled out a new immigration plan on the White House lawn Thursday afternoon........

This is London..... By JP Morgan's estimate British Prime Minister Theresa May is gone by the end of June. But that is certainly not a surprise. Mrs. May has already....

"The US strongly condemns Maduro's move to block the National Assembly from its constitutionally-protected legislative duty" That tweet Tuesday evening from US National Security Adviser John Bolton after the Venezuelan police and security forces of the Nicolas Maduro regime blocked legislators of the National Assembly from entering their building to meet..... "There won't be any war. The Iranian nation has chosen the path of resistance" Those the words of the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei..... The US State Department has ordered non-essential personnel to leave Iraq..... Houthi rebels in Yemen claimed attacks on vital Saudi facilities and Saudi...

"the world's watching" Tommy Robinson Speaks Outside Old Bailey In London 5/14/2019 A crowd now gathered outside the Old Bailey in London as of 1 pm local time (8 am Eastern US).... Its all because Tommy Robinson has been again summoned to face the revised version of charges against him for contempt. Robinson was arrested outside a courthouse in Leeds, England last May 25th, summarily tried an sent to prison. It happened as he was live streaming coverage of a child sex abuse trial involving a large number of victims with more than two dozen defendants. It was a case...

An attack on a church in the African nation of Burkina Faso Sunday. Six dead including the priest with the church burned down.... "It was the army that came to the rescue" the words of France's leading opposition politician Marine Le Pen in relation to the rescue of four hostages from Islamic terrorists in Burkina Faso Thursday night..... A Christian town in northern Syria rocketed by jihadists Sunday. Six were killed..... Almost a year after he was arrested live streaming outside a child sex abuse trial involving Muslim defendants summarily tried and sent off to prison British activist Tommy Robinson...

There was plenty of rain in many parts of France today but the Yellow Vests protests continued. There are two different estimates with "The Yellow Number" issuing its final number Sunday at Noon. The government's number is 200 short of last week's estimate 18,800. Paris was not designated as a major center of protest and only 1200 marched, many with umbrellas. Ruptly video of today's Paris Yellow Vests procession.... In Nantes authorities announced in advance that 500 anarchist "black blocs" would be in the city and they imposed controls around the city. Here is a 13 minute video of the...

This Saturday May 11th will mark the 26th straight week of Yellow Vests protests in France coming within weeks of the European Parliament elections set for Sunday May 26th. President Emmanuel Macron's policies are the impetus for the protests with Macron hoping to improve his political position with a win in the upcoming vote.....

The United States is moving a Patriot missile battery to the Middle East due to an Iranian threat..... Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visiting Russia Monday and Tuesday..... In what she says is an act inconsistent with the tradition of free nations like Canada, Canadian Senator Lynn Beyak has been suspended..... A French military operation in the African nation of Burkina Faso has freed four hostages including an American citizen, a South Korean and two Frenchmen. The operation staged overnight Thursday with two French soldiers killed.... In northern Syria Friday a counterattack by jihadist forces beaten back by the Syrian...

Tariffs on some goods imported from China were raised from 10 to 25 percent effective at 12:01 AM Eastern US time Friday morning.... "America stands with the GREAT PEOPLE of Venezuela for however long it takes!" President Trump tweeted late Wednesday night just hours after secret police in Venezuela arrested the Vice-President of the country's National Assembly..... North Korea conducting missile tests Thursday.... The US seizing a North Korean cargo ship...... Russia urging other nations to keep doing business with Iran in spite of new sanctions announced this week by the United States and Iranian moves to operate outside the...

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov have agreed to meet again next week.... Pompeo met with top Iraqi officials amidst a US warning based on Israeli intelligence reports, citing an Iranian threat to US interests..... Iran made official Wednesday what it was already reported to doing in recent days. Iranian President Hassan Rouhani informed Russia, China and other nations still involved in the 2015 JCPOA nuclear agreement (France, Germany United Kingdom) that Iran is pulling out... Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reacting Wednesday saying: "Israel won't let Iran get nuclear weapons".... The Syrian Army...