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February 18, 2020 leejayuk

Christian pastor and many civilians killed after another Islamist attack in Burkina Faso

February 16, 2020 leejayuk

Coronavirus and the Tokyo 2020 Olympics: 8 new cases in Tokyo and more nationally

February 12, 2020 leejayuk

Counterinsurgency in the Sahel is at Risk of Unraveling

February 10, 2020 leejayuk

Over 900 dead from Coronavirus in China and over 40,000 cases internationally

February 9, 2020 leejayuk

Brutal killing of 26 people in Thailand by soldier over an alleged financial dispute

February 7, 2020 leejayuk

Protests Pose New Challenges to Iranian Regime’s Future

February 4, 2020August 16, 2020 leejayuk

Politics is being diluted in Japan based on endless hereditary politics

January 31, 2020 leejayuk

Tunisia’s Islamist Parliament Speaker in Hot Water Over Erdogan Meeting

January 29, 2020 leejayuk

Local Government of Osaka at odds with the Japanese Government over Coronavirus

January 28, 2020 leejayuk

The United Kingdom and the Huawei 5G fine balance between America and China

January 26, 2020 leejayuk

Japan to evacuate nationals from Wuhan: 56 dead from Coronavirus and 2,000 infections

January 26, 2020 leejayuk

The Inconsistencies of Russia’s Policy on Libya

January 24, 2020 leejayuk

A subdued Chinese Lunar New Year in the shadow of the coronavirus

January 22, 2020 leejayuk

Christian pastor beheaded by Sunni Islamists in Nigeria

January 20, 2020 leejayuk

WHO meets over new coronavirus in China that is spreading

January 19, 2020 leejayuk

Clashes in Beirut based on the economic crisis and political impasse in Lebanon 

January 15, 2020 leejayuk

Calls for U.S. Troop Withdrawal From Iraq Continue as al-Amiri Emerges as Leader of PMU

January 11, 2020January 11, 2020 leejayuk

Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan is re-elected based on pro-independence and the Hong Kong effect

January 10, 2020 leejayuk

Japan PM to visit Oman, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates: US and Iran

January 10, 2020 leejayuk

Canada fears the civilian plane carrying 176 people was downed by Iran  

January 9, 2020 leejayuk

Japan seeks restraint from America and Iran before the planned Self Defense Force mission

January 8, 2020 leejayuk

Over 6,000 people perish from Measles in the Democratic Republic of Congo

January 7, 2020 leejayuk

Lebanon blighted by internal issues but Hezbollah threatens to embroil the nation for Iran 

January 6, 2020 leejayuk

Black on Jewish Violence Marks the New New Anti-Semitism

January 5, 2020 leejayuk

Another brutal Sunni Islamist terrorist attack kills children on a bus in Burkina Faso

January 4, 2020 leejayuk

Death toll from floods in Jakarta reaches 43 in the embattled capital of Indonesia 

January 3, 2020 leejayuk

US airstrike takes out Qassem Soleimani of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards in Iraq 

January 2, 2020 leejayuk

Austria Conservative and Green coalition: “To protect the climate and borders” – Visegrad nations 

January 1, 2020 leejayuk

North Korea leaves the US door open despite possible new nuclear tests: Japan is looking on

January 1, 2020 leejayuk

Arab League warns Turkey not to send terrorists to Libya: Sullying of NATO

January 1, 2020 leejayuk

Bush Fires in Australia are devastating nature, livelihoods, and killing people in its path 

December 31, 2019 leejayuk

Planting the Seed: Ethnic Policy in Xi Jinping’s New Era of Cultural Nationalism

December 28, 2019December 28, 2019 leejayuk

Sunni Islamists butcher at least 90 in Somalia after a brutal car bomb explodes

December 26, 2019 leejayuk

Sunni Islamists butcher mainly women in a fresh massacre in Burkina Faso 

December 24, 2019 leejayuk

Egyptian Government Cracks Down on Radical Schools

December 22, 2019 leejayuk

Germany, the EU, and Russia condemn US sanctions over Nord Stream 2

December 18, 2019 leejayuk

Hizb ul-Ahrar: Pakistan’s Cross-border Taliban Problem Remains Critical

December 17, 2019February 2, 2021 leejayuk

Myanmar is a distortion for Islamic and Western nations to hide their crimes: CHT, ICJ, and OIC

December 13, 2019 leejayuk

Conservative Party in crushing UK Election victory on the demise of the Labour Party

December 9, 2019 leejayuk

London Terror Attack Exposes Deradicalization Programs’ Failures

December 3, 2019 leejayuk

Chinese Use of Marmaray Subsea Tunnel Another First for Belt and Road Initiative

December 2, 2019 leejayuk

Sunni Islamists butcher Christians inside a church in Burkina Faso

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November 28, 2019 leejayuk

Dutch Court Case Reignites Europe’s Focus on ISIS Children

November 26, 2019 leejayuk

Earthquake hits Albania leaving at least 6 dead and many trapped by rubble

November 24, 2019 leejayuk

France and the brutal murders of women by former or current partners

November 23, 2019November 24, 2019 leejayuk

Russia Adopts National Strategy for Development of Artificial Intelligence

November 22, 2019 leejayuk

Major protests in Colombia is following a similar regional anti-government theme

November 19, 2019 leejayuk

Many protesters killed by the theocratic state in Iran

November 18, 2019 leejayuk

Lawmakers Ask State Department to Investigate Jamaat-e-Islami’s U.S. Affiliate for Terror Financing

November 17, 2019 leejayuk

Ayatollah Ali Khamenei mocks people in Iran for protesting against poverty

November 12, 2019 leejayuk

Bolivia on tenterhooks after Evo Morales announces his resignation

November 11, 2019 leejayuk

Protests in Iraq Represent a Significant Challenge to Shia Militias

November 10, 2019 leejayuk

South Korea is intent on terminating GSOMIA and this bodes well for Japan

November 8, 2019 leejayuk

Bolivia crisis is growing with both sides blaming each other for violence and disorder

November 5, 2019 leejayuk

Banking Trojans from Zbot to Goz

November 4, 2019 leejayuk

Death of AQIS Emir Asim Umar has Serious Implications for Al-Qaeda

November 1, 2019November 1, 2019 leejayuk

Protesters in Iraq rebuke Iran with chants of, “Get out, Iran! Free Baghdad!”

October 31, 2019November 1, 2019 leejayuk

President Aoun of Lebanon calls for major political changes but will protesters take heed?

October 30, 2019 leejayuk

State Department Official Demanded Kurds Capitulate to Islamists

October 30, 2019 leejayuk

Merkel’s extremist legacy in Germany: Alternative for Germany gains in Thuringia

October 27, 2019 leejayuk

Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi “Died like a dog. He died like a coward,” declares Trump

October 26, 2019 leejayuk

Over 40 killed in Iraq by government security forces and Iranian backed militias

October 26, 2019 leejayuk

Tensions in Bolivia after Evo Morales re-elected because of alleged fraud 

October 24, 2019 leejayuk

Iraq Protests Could Help Check Iranian Influence

October 22, 2019 leejayuk

Hamas supports Turkey crushing the Kurds and other minorities in Northern Syria

October 22, 2019 leejayuk

Chile marred by anti-government protests that have left at least 13 dead

October 21, 2019 leejayuk

Lebanon seeks to quell mass discontent by approving economic reforms

October 17, 2019October 17, 2019 leejayuk

EU and UK reach a deal but unlikely to pass the Parliament of the United Kingdom

October 13, 2019 leejayuk

Russia Exports Its Missile Early-Warning Knowhow to China

October 11, 2019 leejayuk

NATO Turkey is bombing the Kurds and others while helping ISIS break free in Syria

October 10, 2019 leejayuk

Turkey offensive in Syria: Sheepish America, Iran, and Russia but Trump consistency

October 9, 2019 leejayuk

Ethiopia rejects Egypt’s “colonial-era” approach to the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

October 8, 2019 leejayuk

President of Ecuador blames meddling after austerity measures lead to major protests

October 6, 2019 leejayuk

Protests in Iraq leads to more bloodshed: Approaching 100 dead in Iraq

October 4, 2019 leejayuk

Russia’s Advances in Electronic Warfare Capability

October 4, 2019 leejayuk

Bangladesh and killing Buddhist monks and the followers of Hinduism

October 3, 2019 leejayuk

Many killed in Iraq after security forces kill protestors

September 30, 2019 leejayuk

Edward Snowden Weighs the Option of asylum in Germany

September 27, 2019September 27, 2019 leejayuk

Tibetan monks instructed to praise People’s Republic of China and Communist Party in choreographed video

September 25, 2019 leejayuk

Japan cements military ties with Australia and the trilateral approach with America

September 22, 2019 leejayuk

U.S. Islamist Leaders Met with Senior State Dept. Official About Kashmir

September 19, 2019 leejayuk

TEPCO executives acquitted in Tokyo District Court over Fukushima Nuclear Plant crisis 

September 17, 2019September 17, 2019 leejayuk

At least 48 perish in Sunni Islamist terrorist attacks in Afghanistan

September 15, 2019 leejayuk

Crimea Offers Iran Use of Its Ports for Oil Transport

September 13, 2019 leejayuk

Is Avast taking the lead in safeguarding crypto-wallets?

September 6, 2019 leejayuk

President Vladimir Putin of the Russian Federation says, “G7 is no good without India and China.” 

September 1, 2019 leejayuk

Iraqi Prime Minister’s Decree will not Undermine Power of Iran-backed Militias

August 30, 2019 leejayuk

Islamization of the Chittagong Hill Tracts and West Papua: Endless power concentration

August 27, 2019 leejayuk

Cyberattacks and NotPetya ransomware

August 23, 2019 leejayuk

Tunisian Islamists Aim for Power After President’s Death

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