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U.S. Coast Guard commissions two newest national security cutters
The United States Coast Guard commissioned two newest Legend-class national security cutters, during a ceremony in Honolulu, Hawaii, Aug. 24. According to a statement released by U.S. Coast Guard District 14 Hawaii Pacific, the Coast Guard Cutter Kimball (WMSL 756) and the Coast Guard Cutter Midgett (WMSL 757) were ‘brought to life’ during the rare […]
Dylan Malyasov
U.S. Navy newest expeditionary fast transport ship completed acceptance trials
Austal shipyard has announced that the U.S. Navy newest Expeditionary Fast Transport (EPF ) ship, the future USNS Puerto Rico (EPF11), has successfully completed acceptance trials. The shipyard reported that acceptance trials, conducted in the Gulf of Mexico, were unique in that they integrated formal Builder’s Trials with Acceptance Trials for the first time on […]
Dylan Malyasov
U.S. Navy awards General Dynamics with $1.6 billion contract for newest expeditionary ships
General Dynamics NASSCO, a business unit of General Dynamics, was awarded a contract from the U.S. U.S. Navy for newest expeditionary ships as part of Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) program. The contract, announced by the Department of Defense, is worth more than $1.6 billion and covers the construction of the sixth and seventh ships of […]
Dylan Malyasov

Brexit Populism: To the Brink of Democracy and an Unholy Alliance with the US
With the installation of Boris Johnson as Prime Minister of the UK, British democracy has – alongside political developments in the United States – reached a tipping point.
Hartmut Behr
We Unhappy Few: The Conservative Party Leadership Race
Hard Brexit is the likeliest outcome because it is the desire of the Party’s membership. Even if it means the destruction of their party..
Russell Foster
The Days of May (Again): What Happens to Brexit Now?
To snuff out Nigel Farage a second time, the Conservatives will almost certainly elect Boris Johnson, and he will push for a No Deal exit.
Russell Foster
Brexit Never Rains, But It Pours
After three exhausting and poisonous years of negotiations between the UK and the EU we are not approaching the end – we have barely finished the beginning.
Russell Foster

Hong Kong Protests: A Peaceful and Violent Weekend
HONG KONG, Aug 24 (IPS) - As protests in Hong Kong continue over the weekend, thousands of people joined hands to form a human chain that stretched across the city on Friday. It was yet another demonstration – this one entirely peaceful – in a series of protests that have rocked the former British colony […]
Global Issues
Two Million Children in West and Central Africa Robbed of an Education Due to Conflict
JOHANNESBURG, Aug 24 (IPS) - Fourteen-year-old Fanta lives in a tent in a settlement in Zamaï, a village in the Far North Region of Cameroon with her mother and two brothers. They came here more than a year ago after her father and elder brother were murdered and her elder sister abducted by the extremist […]
Global Issues
Amazon Fires Heat Up Political Crisis in Brazil
RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 24 (IPS) - August is the month of major political crises in Brazil, but no one suspected that an environmental issue would be the trigger for the storms threatening the government of President Jair Bolsonaro, just eight months into his term.Read the full story, “Amazon Fires Heat Up Political Crisis in […]
Global Issues

Top Countries By Military Spending From 1914 - 2018 (Video)
Top countries by military spending. Evolution from 1914 - 2018. pic.twitter.com/OlOliJaBtn— Bobbie☀️ (@bo66ie29) August 24, 2019https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js WNU Editor: The U.S. has been consistently number one since the Second World War.
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Yemen's Houthi Rebels Have Fired Multiple Missiles At A Saudi Airport
Al Jazeera: Houthis 'fire 10 ballistic missiles' at Saudi airportSaudi-led coalition says intercepts six missiles fired by Houthi rebels at civilian targets in Saudi Arabia.Houthi rebels have fired several ballistic missiles at an airport in southwest Saudi Arabia, the group has said in statement.The rebels fired 10 Badr-1 ballistic missiles at Jizan airport, killing and […]
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Tweets For Today
#UPDATE Asian equity markets tank and the yuan hits an 11-year low after Donald Trump ramps up his trade war with China by imposing more tariffs on more than half-a-trillion dollars worth of imports https://t.co/0sIzv9bzpn pic.twitter.com/VJzBjtcSoM— AFP news agency (@AFP) August 26, 2019https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js G7 summit: Iranian foreign minister attends unexpected talks https://t.co/oaVomFnMRG— BBC News (World) […]
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