Category: Geopolitics
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Poland accuses Russia
On the 4th of April 2017, Polish lawyers and advocates said that new evidence had been uncovered linking the 2010 plane crash near Smolensk to two Russian air traffic..
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Venezuelan Parliament Reinstated
On the 2nd of April 2017, The Venezuelan High Court ruled to reverse its decision to strip the Legislative body, the National Assembly of all its powers. President Nicolas Maduro asked the court in a late-night speech to review the ruling…
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The Future of China & North Korea
US President Donald Trump held out the possibility on Sunday of using trade as a lever to secure Chinese cooperation against North Korea and suggested Washington might deal with Pyongyang’s nucler…
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Park Geun-hye aressted
On the 31st of March 2017, Impeached Korean President, Park Geun-Hye was arrested and placed within the Seoul Detention Centre
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Trump to kill Obama climate change policies
US President Donald Trump is due to sign an executive order to overturn key parts of the Obama administration’s plan to tackle global warming. The move will undo the Clean Power Plan which required states to slash carbon emissions..
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Jared Kushner to be questioned over alleged Trump-Russia ties
Jared Kushner, President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and aide, is being questioned by a US committee investigating alleged ties between the Trump team and Moscow. Kushner has volunteered to speak to the Senate Intelligence Committee.
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Trump-Russia Collusion
On March 20th, 2017, Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI) Director James B. Comey and National Security Agency (NSA) Director Adm. Mike Rogers sat before a House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence hearing; investigating into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election.
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Duterte vs. impeachment
An impeachment motion was filed last Thursday in the Congress of the Philippines against President Rodrigo Duterte. The motion cites the participation of the President in extrajudicial killings during his tirade against drugs. If proven guilty and passed, he could be impeached. On the 20th of March 2017, Duterte made a statement condemning the motion and…
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Donald Trump standoff with the GCHQ
The US has agreed not to repeat claims the UK’s communications intelligence agency wiretapped Donald Trump in the weeks after he won the US election. GCHQ denied allegations made by the White House..
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Dutch elections
On March 15th, 13 Million people are heading to the election polls around the Netherlands to decide who will make up their next government. Current Prime Minister Mark Rutte will take on the head of the Party for Freedom