From India, Islamophobia Goes Global

Added 07-01-20 05:34:02pm EST - “Hindu nationalism has helped spread a distinct brand of anti-Islam around the world, and famously multicultural Canada may have a problem on its hands.” - Foreignpolicy.com

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• India's Islamophobia Creeps Into Nepal
• India's New Nationalism, and Ours
• A Portrait of India on Fire
• TikTok removed from iOS App Store in India

AP Exclusive: Hair weaves from Chinese prison camps seized

Added 07-01-20 10:35:02am EST - “Federal authorities in New York on Wednesday seized a shipment of weaves and other beauty accessories suspected to be made out of human hair taken from people locked inside a Chinese internment camp.” - Washingtontimes.com

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• Federal authorities seize shipment of human hair extensions believed to have been made in Xinjiang prison camps
• U.S. Seizes $800k Chinese Shipment of Human Hair Products on Suspicion of Human Rights Violations
• Nearly 4,000 pounds of illegal fireworks seized in Glendale
• Myanmar destroys seized drugs worth more than $800 million

Trump's Syria Policy Is Working

Added 07-01-20 08:34:04am EST - “The Assad regime is cracking under the pressure of stalemate?"just like the State Department planned.” - Foreignpolicy.com

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• ‘Assad must go' no more, says US envoy for Syria. Except US policy is still regime change by another name
• Biden hits Trump over coronavirus response: 'Whatever it is that we're doing now, it's not working'
• Leftists Go After Van Jones for Working With Trump Admin on Police Reform
• Ben Carson: We're working on Trump to make him more supportive of athletes kneeling during the anthem

Security Council extends peacekeeping force in Mali for year

Added 06-30-20 02:35:02am EST - “The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Monday to extend the mandate of the U.N. peacekeeping force in Mali for a year and called for a long-term and detailed plan for it to hand over security responsibilities and leave the West…” - Washingtontimes.com

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• Minneapolis Council Moves To Defund Police, Establish 'Holistic' Public Safety Force
• Trump Extends Green Card, Visa Freeze Until End Of The Year
• Trump Administration Unveils Security Council Resolution Extending Iran Arms Embargo
• President Trump expands immigration restrictions, extends freezes until end of the year

Donald Trump veto threat falls flat as anti-Confederate campaign gains momentum

Added 07-01-20 09:35:01pm EST - “Even a blunt veto threat from President Trump could not halt rising momentum on Capitol Hill Wednesday to strip the names of Confederate generals and officials from military bases around the country.” - Washingtontimes.com

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• Trump threatens to veto defense spending bill to keep Confederate base names
• Trump Vows to Veto Defense Bill if It Renames U.S. Bases Named for Confederate Figures
• Trump defense on Russian bounty story falls flat, even with Republicans
• Facebook boycott gains momentum

The Two-State Solution Is Dead. What Comes Next Is Worse.

Added 06-30-20 08:34:07pm EST - “Annexation of the West Bank would cement a one-state reality on the ground, enshrining Israeli rights over Palestinians.” - Foreignpolicy.com

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• Keeps getting worse and WORSE: Sounds like SERIOUS legal trouble for Mayor Jenny Durkan and her 'block party' aka CHOP
• Making the Grade: MacBook Air is the ideal solution for K-12 deployments
• Rep. Eric Swalwell Says D.A.s Trying Cops They Work With Is Problem, Here's Solution
• 'Look for a God Solution': Greg Laurie, Sen. Tim Scott Say Faith Is Key to Justice Reform

Taiwan opens Hong Kong migration office in rebuke to Beijing

Added 07-01-20 02:35:02am EST - “Taiwan on Wednesday opened an office to facilitate migration from Hong Kong following China's passage of a national security law for the former British colony seen as sharply restricting political opposition and freedom of speech.” - Washingtontimes.com

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• Beijing to set up new security office in Hong Kong
• Beijing's Putsch against Hong Kong
• Hong Kong Wakes Up To a New Order Under Beijing
• Beijing says it ‘resolutely opposes' US & G7 meddling in Hong Kong after bloc urges China to scrap security law

Donald Trump approves plan to shift U.S. troops from Germany

Added 06-30-20 06:35:01pm EST - “President Trump has approved plans that would shift almost 10,000 troops currently based in Germany to other locations, Pentagon officials confirmed Tuesday.” - Washingtontimes.com

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• Donald Trump says he wants the number of U.S. troops in Germany cut in half
• Trump announces plan to slash troops in Germany over NATO funding
• Republicans urge Donald Trump to reconsider Germany troop reduction plan
• Trump signals US will move troops from Germany to Poland

World Rebukes U.S. Over Iran

Added 06-30-20 05:34:03pm EST - “With Trump's re-election prospects up in the air, a heated U.N. meeting on Iran shows world power's fading fear of confronting U.S.” - Foreignpolicy.com

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• Biden campaign rebukes Trump effort to push for more debates
• Iran ‘World's Worst State Sponsor of Terrorism,' U.S. State Department Report Says
• Travel Association rebukes Cuomo, other governors over 14-day quarantine for out-of-state visitors
• McEnany rebukes Pelosi over response to alleged US troop bounties report

Beijing's New Security Law Is a Warning Sign

Added 07-01-20 06:34:03pm EST - “By silencing Hong Kong, the Chinese Communist Party shows it prioritizes ideology over pragmatism.” - Foreignpolicy.com

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• Beijing to set up new security office in Hong Kong
• Fired SDNY prosecutor refused to sign letter warning Mayor de Blasio about protest and religious 'double standard'
• Beijing says it ‘resolutely opposes' US & G7 meddling in Hong Kong after bloc urges China to scrap security law
• Beijing's Putsch against Hong Kong