July 7, 2017 | Astute News

US Threatens China & Other Nations Trading with North Korea After Missile Test

July 7, 2017

North Korea’s latest ballistic missile launch is dangerous and requires an escalated diplomatic response, US Ambassador Nikki Haley told the UN Security Council. The US is preparing a new resolution t…

US Eyes India as Junior Partner in Afghan War

July 7, 2017

Opinion

The regional tour of Pakistan and Afghanistan earlier this week by a «bipartisan» delegation of United States Senators gives some clues about the Trump administration’s strategy in Afghanistan which i…

Trump in Poland: ‘The West Will Never, Ever Be Broken,’ ‘Our Civilization Will Triumph’

July 7, 2017

Diplomacy

During his speech in Poland on Thursday, President Trump stood up for "our people" and "our civilization" and vowed that "the West will never, ever be broken." "Just as Poland cannot be broken, I decl…

The Qatar Crisis Spreads to Africa

July 7, 2017

Opinion

The explosion of contradictions between Qatar and Turkey on the one hand, and Egypt, the UAE, Saudi Arabia and their satellites on the other, is reflected in the military-political situation not only …

How the Western Media Revises Reality

July 7, 2017

Opinion

The goal of informing an audience is straightforward and employs equally straightforward methods. The goal of manipulating an audience, however, is more complicated. It involves not only manipulating …

The Enemy of My Enemy is My…? The Saudi-American-Iranian-Russian-Qatari-Syrian Conundrum

July 7, 2017

Opinion

The Middle East. Could there be a more perilous place on Earth, including North Korea? Not likely. The planet’s two leading nuclear armed powers backing battling proxies amply supplied with convent…

Egypt Rounds Up Uyghur Muslims at Behest of Chinese Government

July 7, 2017

Opinion

Authorities crack down on community of thousands of east Asian Muslims, many of whom who had fled Chinese religious persecution. Panic is spreading among Cairo's Uyghur community as Egyptian security …

Bangladesh: End Disappearances and Secret Detentions

July 7, 2017

Asia

Bangladesh law enforcement authorities have illegally detained hundreds of people since 2013, including scores of opposition activists, and held them in secret detention, Human Rights Watch said in a …