15 June 2017 Week in Brief: International Europe EU: Plans were announced for the creation of a ‘security and defence union’ (a military organisation independent of Nato) by 2025. A confidential EU report, leaked to the Politico website, recommended demolishing the existing parliament building in Brussels and constructing a new one costing €500 million. The… Continue reading Issue 109:2017 06 15:Week in Brief International
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Issue 104:2017 05 11:Congratulations, new President M. Now stop World War III.(Neil Tidmarsh)
11 May 2017 Congratulations, new President M. Now stop World War III. President Moon, that is, not President Macron. by Neil Tidmarsh The shadow of apocalyptic confrontation falls across the Korean peninsula. The North Korean leader Kim Jong-un refuses to abandon his nuclear weapons programme, in defiance of the UN. He boasts that his intercontinental… Continue reading Issue 104:2017 05 11:Congratulations, new President M. Now stop World War III.(Neil Tidmarsh)
Issue95:2017 03 09:Week in Brief International
09 March 2017 Week In Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS Europe EU: Jean-Claude Juncker wrote to EU leaders, asking them to speed up deporting illegal immigrants, but also to take their quota of immigrants. He was urged not to make calls for further unification before upcoming elections in France, the Netherlands and Germany. A big leap in… Continue reading Issue95:2017 03 09:Week in Brief International
