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War in terror chills U.S.-Canada border

War in terror chills U.S.-Canada border

(June  6th, 2016) On the Vermont-Quebec line, along what had been for many years a virtually open border between close allies Canada and the United States, a virtual wall has been constructed since 9/11, fraying what had been very close and fluid daily relations...

NATO struggles to meet Russian challenge

NATO struggles to meet Russian challenge

(June 6th, 2016) As Russia becomes more aggressive and implies that it might attack NATO with tactical nuclear weapons, the leadership of the alliance is trying to encourage deadbeat members to step up and pay more attention to the threat from Vladimir Putin’s...

Fed has been under heavy cyberattack

Fed has been under heavy cyberattack

  The U.S. Federal Reserve System has detected more than 50 cyberbreaches between 2011 and 2015, with several incidents called "espionage’’. Most observers speculate that Russia and/or China, which are engaged in continuing cyberattacks against the U.S., are...

Families of Tiananmen victims cite ‘white terror’

Families of Tiananmen victims cite ‘white terror’

(June 7th, 2016) Some of the families of the hundreds or perhaps thousands killed by the Chinese army during the government’s 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrators in Tiananmen Square and elsewhere in China have accused Beijing of subjecting them to 27 years...

North Korean regime likes Trump

North Korean regime likes Trump

(June 7th, 2016) The North Korean government, via state-controlled media, has praised putative Republican presidential nominee  Donald Trump for his proposal to hold talks with North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, calling him a “wise politician” and “far-sighted...

President Obama’s address in Hanoi

President Obama’s address in Hanoi

(May 30th, 2016) Obama delivers remarks at the National Convention Center in Hanoi, Vietnam. Mr Barack Obama's speech showed how he is deeply understanding Vietnam, more than many Vietnamese. He knows all about Vietnamese elites: Hai Ba Trung, Ly Thuong Kiet, Great...