The FRN Daily News Brief 2019-05-11
This Daily FRN News Brief is a summary of 8, articles about Anglo-5, China, Eurasia, Headline-News, United-States, Colombia, Latin-America, Venezuela, Russia, Ukraine, Nato, Poland, World, Cameron, Canada, Djibouti, Kenya, Niger, Nigeria, Science, Somalia, South-Africa, United-Kingdom, Zimbabwe, Albania, Latvia.
Tags in this brief: China, Trump, USA, Colombia, ELN, Maduro, Venezuela, Clinton, Collusion, Giuliani, Poroshenko, Putin, Zelensky, NATO, Poland, US, Guaido, Admiral He, Beethoven, Belt And Road Initiative, BRI, Geopolitics, Kingdom Of Kush, New Silk Road, Renaissance, Russia, Schiller Institute, Xi Jinping, Yaruba Kingdom, Bolton, Coup, Albania, Casualties, Latvia, Riga.
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Table of Contents
- What are 3 powerful 'weapons' that China can use in commercial war with Trump?
- Duque accuses Maduro of financing, supporting Christian-Communist rebels in Colombia
- MAJOR: Giuliani Cancels meeting in Ukraine with Zelensky, due to Democrats' influence on country
- US and Poland plan reinforcing NATO's eastern flank against Russia
- GETTING DESPERATE: Guaidó says he would accept US military intervention in Venezuela
- Symposium on Cultural Optimism, Art and the New Silk Road held in Montreal Canada
- Putin's Influence? Trump blames Bolton for Venezuelan coup failure
- Second Albanian soldier dies in NATO drills - Suffers continued decline of prestige in Latvia
What are 3 powerful 'weapons' that China can use in commercial war with Trump?
Published 2019-05-11 23:57:18 by Paul Antonopoulos in Anglo-5, China, Eurasia, Headline-News, United-StatesMay 11, 2019 - China has powerful economic tools that it could use in its commercial battle against the US, said journalist Katherine Greifeld. The authorities of the Asian country promised to take countermeasures after the US decided to raise from 10% to 25% the tariffs imposed on the imports of Chinese goods. Brad Setser, a former US Treasury Department official, told Bloomberg that a symmetric response could affect the Asian country directly. Instead of imposing tariffs on imports of goods from the US, Beijing could use other measures that would escalate tension between the two countries, said journalist Katherine... Continue ->
Tags: China, Trump, USA
Duque accuses Maduro of financing, supporting Christian-Communist rebels in Colombia
Published 2019-05-11 21:19:04 by Paul Antonopoulos in Colombia, Headline-News, Latin-America, VenezuelaCARTAGENA - President Iván Duque pointed to Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro as a "promoter" and "financier" of the Colombian communist guerrilla National Liberation Army (ELN) and asked the international community to make a statement on the matter. "No one is lying that Nicolás Maduro has been a promoter, sponsor and financier of the ELN. The big ELN leaders are in Venezuelan territory, he has been giving them weapons, money and support for several years," Duque said to the press in Cartagena in northern Colombia, according to statements released by the Presidency of Colombia. He also noted that "the world must... Continue ->
Tags: Colombia, ELN, Maduro, Venezuela
MAJOR: Giuliani Cancels meeting in Ukraine with Zelensky, due to Democrats' influence on country
Published 2019-05-11 20:41:02 by Joaquin Flores in Anglo-5, Eurasia, Headline-News, Russia, Ukraine, United-StatesKIEV - Rudolph Giuliani , confidant and personal lawyer to US President Donald Trump, canceled his visit to Kiev. This comes as Donald Trump has mentioned the possibility of investigating pillars of Ukrainian power for possible collusion with Clinton during the 2016 election in the US. According to the Ukrainian media, Giuliani was supposed to come to Ukraine to meet with newly elected President Vladimir Zelensky. The reason for the cancellation of the flight was the "grueling attacks" in Ukraine's pro-Democrat party (U.S) and Neo-nazi apologist media (Banderism), that Giuliani was subjected to after announcing his visit. According to the lawyer himself,... Continue ->
Tags: Clinton, Collusion, Giuliani, Poroshenko, Putin, Zelensky
US and Poland plan reinforcing NATO's eastern flank against Russia
Published 2019-05-11 19:52:36 by Paul Antonopoulos in Anglo-5, Eurasia, Headline-News, Nato, Poland, United-StatesARLINGTON - The deputy head of the US Department of Defense, John Rood, and the Deputy Minister of Defense of Poland Tomasz Szatkowski, held negotiations in the Pentagon, and discussed reinforcing NATO's east flank through the expansion of the US presence in Poland, the United States Department of Defense reported. "US Under Secretary of Defense for Policy John C. Rood and Polish Deputy Minister of National Defence Tomasz Szatkowski continued bilateral discussions today to explore options to enhance the security of NATO's eastern flank through an increased, enduring presence of US forces and capabilities in Poland that would be supported... Continue ->
Tags: NATO, Poland, US
GETTING DESPERATE: Guaidó says he would accept US military intervention in Venezuela
Published 2019-05-11 19:01:48 by Paul Antonopoulos in Anglo-5, Headline-News, Latin-America, United-States, VenezuelaCARACAS - Venezuela's self-proclaimed interim president Juan Guaidó has said he could accept a US military intervention in Venezuela if it helps solve the crisis in the country. "If the Americans proposed a military intervention, I would probably accept it," Guaidó said in an interview with Italian newspaper La Stampa. Guaidó did not exclude that the opposition authorities of Venezuela could resort to the constitutional norm that foresees external military intervention. According to the opposition, currently the only foreign military units that are present in Venezuela are the Cuban military, which supports the legitimate president Nicolás Maduro. The crisis in... Continue ->
Tags: Guaido, Venezuela
Symposium on Cultural Optimism, Art and the New Silk Road held in Montreal Canada
Published 2019-05-11 17:32:47 by Matthew Ehret in World, Anglo-5, Cameron, Canada, China, Djibouti, Eurasia, Headline-News, Kenya, Niger, Nigeria, Russia, Science, Somalia, South-Africa, United-Kingdom, United-States, ZimbabweOn Sunday April 28, 2019, a symposium was held in Montreal Canada dealing with the unified growth of cultural optimism, beautiful art and economic development as it is being manifested today with the New Silk Road in Asia, Africa and beyond. Presentations were given by a pianist, a dancer, and a painter which will uplift and inspire. The lecturers included Matthew Ehret, (journalist, illustrator and founding editor of the Canadian Patriot Review), Christine Corey (lecturer, researcher and pianist) and Nicholas Jones (professional dancer with la Grande Ballet de Montreal and teacher) Opening Remarks: Towards a Society of Beauty and Reason... Continue ->
Tags: Admiral He, Beethoven, Belt And Road Initiative, BRI, Geopolitics, Kingdom Of Kush, New Silk Road, Renaissance, Russia, Schiller Institute, Xi Jinping, Yaruba Kingdom
Putin's Influence? Trump blames Bolton for Venezuelan coup failure
Published 2019-05-11 13:22:46 by Joaquin Flores in Headline-News, Latin-America, Russia, United-States, VenezuelaWASHINGTON - Trump has come out launching a public attack against his own security adviser and questioned his method of interventionism and aggressive strategy against Venezuela. The Atlanticist propaganda rag, under the control of the deep state, The Washington Post published on Wednesday May 8th a key article in which it affirms that the president of the United States, Donald Trump, is frustrated with the results of the campaign Bolton has perpetrated against the Government of the president of Venezuela , Nicolás Maduro. The Atlanticist newspaper noted that Trump expressed his annoyance and cataloged this attempt to overthrow as a... Continue ->
Tags: Bolton, Coup, Guaido, Maduro, Putin, Trump, Venezuela
Second Albanian soldier dies in NATO drills - Suffers continued decline of prestige in Latvia
Published 2019-05-11 12:54:11 by Joaquin Flores in Albania, Eurasia, Headline-News, Latvia, NatoRIGA -At the Eastern Clinical University Hospital, the second soldier of the armed forces of Albania, Major Clodian Tanushi, died of injuries sustained on May 6th. While at the NATO military base in Adazhi, he participated in an exercise where the unit was 'neutralizing munitions.' The civilian police launched a criminal investigation. NATO exercises are considered highly problematic by numerous local inhabitants, and others have speculated there may exist ethnic tensions between Albanian soldiers and locals. It is not reported at this time that police suspect foul play. “In this difficult moment I want to express my deepest condolences to... Continue ->
Tags: Albania, Casualties, Latvia, NATO, Riga
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