“I can do this job, otherwise I wouldn’t have applied.” Despite the disastrous televised confrontation with Donald Trump, US President Joe Biden does not seem willing to throw in the towel. But the message broadcast the day after the rally in North Carolina does not seem to have served to dispel doubts about him: certainty […]
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He entered the church and started shooting: The woman was killed by two attendants
Moments of terror in a huge evangelical church near Houston, Texas (United States). A woman armed with a long-barreled rifle entered the Lakewood Church, which hosts approximately 45,000 worshipers each week and broadcasts to 100 countries around the world. The 30-year-old young man, whose details were not disclosed, opened fire on those who were trying […]
First Nitrogen Execution: Calls to Rescue Kenneth Smith
The southern US state of Alabama is about to become the first state in the world to impose the death penalty due to nitrogen hypoxia. It is a controversial method that has also been approved in Mississippi and Oklahoma and has never been put into practice until now. At least until Thursday, January 25, 2024, […]
Is Kim Jong Un really preparing for war?
Threat or provocation? It is difficult to find an answer to this when Kim Jong Un made alarming remarks that will increase tensions at the 38th parallel. Last week, analysts around the world questioned the meaning of the North Korean leader’s decision to launch a full review of relations with South Korea; This would include […]
Israel-Gaza, why a two-state solution is “not impossible”
Despite Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s “wall”, the idea of resolving the ongoing conflict in Gaza with the emergence of a Palestinian state may not be so impossible. This is also supported by US President Joe Biden, who continues to put pressure on Israel to stop the conflict and is seriously considering this hypothesis. As […]
Post-vote analysis Taiwan elections: Is there really a risk of war with China? Some analysts say that with Lai’s victory, Taiwan will continue to deepen its ties with the United States and other democracies. Beijing may resort to cyberattacks or blockade the island by sea to isolate it at a diplomatic and commercial level. But each of these scenarios would have severe economic consequences for everyone, not just Taiwan.
Does the outcome of the vote in Taiwan pave the way for new tension scenarios between China and the USA? Considering the deteriorating relations in recent years, it is too early to understand in which direction the relations between the two superpowers will progress. However, the fall of the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) into the […]
What are the Tomahawk missiles used by the USA against Houthi rebels?
The United States used Tomahawk missiles, a proven and reliable weapon it has been working on since the 1940s, to attack Houthi rebels in Yemen. So how do they work? The cruise missiles that Joe Biden decided to use to shoot down militias threatening commercial ships in the Red Sea are the result of decades […]
Towards the vote It’s not just peace or war with China: What’s changing in Taiwan’s elections The presidential elections in Taipei are being watched closely by China and the US because they boil down to a simple question: peace or war in the Taiwan Strait? global effects. Relations with Beijing are not the only concern of Taiwanese voters, many of whom are more concerned with domestic issues.
When a Chinese spy balloon was shot down in U.S. skies a year ago, the world became aware of a tool the Beijing government had been using to monitor the intelligence and military movements of its long-time rival. Among the inferences and speculations, the hot air balloon offered by China as a meteorological instrument became […]
China vows retaliation after US arms sales to Taiwan
China did not take well to the latest US arms sales to Taiwan. To strengthen Taipei’s defense, tactical information system support worth $300 million will come to the island. Beijing has vowed to take countermeasures against US companies involved, following a State Department green light last Dec. 15 that approved an arms sales measure aimed […]
Serial eagle killers are on trial: “They killed more than 3,600 birds”
Two actual bird serial killers have been accused of killing more than 3,600 birds, including bald eagles and golden eagles, which are among the most protected animals in the United States, on protected reserves. Simon Paul and Travis John Branson are charged with criminal conspiracy, violating the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act, and illegal […]