Andrew Brunson is described by Washington officials as a Christian pastor who has been arrested, detained and in the process of being tried in Turkey for a crime he “did not commit”. Turkish prosecutors insist that Brunson was engaged in collaboration with FETO, the terrorist organisation responsible for the 2016 […]
Author: Adam Garrie
Imran Khan Declares Victory in Historic Elections: Pakistan Has Chosen Meaningful Change Over a Failed Status Quo
An electoral revolution that dethroned old political dynasties and the extremist fringe Imran Khan has claimed victory for his Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party (PTI) in an historic election for Pakistan. The PTI represents a populist swing away from the legacy mainstream parties PML-N and PPP that both fared poorly during the […]
WATCH: Opening Plenery Sessions of 10th Annual BRICS Summit in Johannesburg
The heads of state from Brazil, Russia, India, China South Africa as well as BRICS+ participants including from Indonesia, Turkey, Egypt and Argentina are gathering for the opening of the 10th annual BRICS summit. All of the speeches can be viewed below: !PlaceAdHere! !PlaceAdHere!
Turkey’s President Erdogan Warns Against FETO’s Presence in Africa - Highlights Ottoman History of Win-Win Relations With Africa
Erdogan extends Africa an Ottoman olive branch while warning of FETO’s dangers Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has spoken at the opening of his country’s new embassy in the South African capital of Pretoria prior to a plenary sessions of the 10th annual BRICS summit in Johannesburg which Turkey will attend. During […]
Chinese President Xi Hails Golden Period of Afro-BRICS+ Cooperation
Chinese President Xi Jinping has delivered a speech before the BRICS Business Forum in Johannesburg called ‘Keeping Abreast of the Trend of the Times to Achieve Common Development’. The speech, one of the most significant Xi has ever delivered abroad, hailed the full arrival of a BRICS+ format wherein Brazil, […]
Europe Predictably Capitulates to Trump on Trade
Prior to his meeting with President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker ,Donald Trump Tweeted his low expectations for his meeting which aimed at solving the current Washington-Brussels trade dispute. Trump’s pessimism regarding the European position on free trade was in fact well founded based on decades of EU practices and approaches […]
Duterte Slams Deep Church For Taking Money From The Poor
Three days after delivering his annual State of The Nation Address where he promised tax reform and better regional wealth distribution via federalism in order to ensure a better future for the poor, Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte has criticised the Roman Catholic Crunch in The Philippines - aka The Deep […]
America’s Private Sector Will Enforce The One China Policy In Spite of Pro-Separatist Forces in Washington
While the United States formally recognised the People’s Republic of China as the legitimate government of China in 1978, Washington retains close relations with the Taipei separatist regime on the Chinese island of Taiwan. Under Donald Trump’s Presidency, the US is once again heightening tensions in the Taiwan Strait as […]
Donald Trump Exposes The Hypocritical Protectionist Mentality of the European Union
Prior to his meeting with the President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker, Donald Trump made Europe an offer it is almost certain to refuse - one of total free trade. Trump Tweeted, “The European Union is coming to Washington tomorrow to negotiate a deal on Trade. I have an idea […]
NATO Knows How to Start Fires But The Tragedy in Greece Proves NATO Does Not Know How to Fight Fire
Much of northern Greece is on fire as deadly infernos in areas to the northwest of Athens have already taken 79 lives. The Greek Interior Minister Panos Skourletis has described the situation as a “national disaster”. While it might not seem pertinent to recall that Greece has been a member of […]