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The surprising Marcos presidency
HE was pilloried as weak and lazy. He was prejudged by his critics as going to be a mere reincarnation of his dictatorial father and his equally dictatorial predecessor. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.…
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Henry Kissinger’s mixed legacy in Washington reflected in Biden’s brief response to his death
Joe Biden with Henry Kissinger in 2009. Although Kissinger nurtured close ties with Democrats in the US foreign policy establishment, many on the left still see him as a villain who sacrificed human rights and democratic principles at the altar of nake…
Did Anthony Bourdain Call Henry Kissinger a ‘Treacherous, Prevaricating, Murderous Scumbag’?
Claim: Author and chef Anthony Bourdain called former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger a “treacherous, prevaricating, murderous scumbag” for his role in ordering bombings in Cambodia and the ensuing violence.…
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Henry Kissinger’s mixed legacy in Washington reflected in Biden’s brief response to his death
Joe Biden with Henry Kissinger in 2009. Although Kissinger nurtured close ties with Democrats in the US foreign policy establishment, many on the left still see him as a villain who sacrificed human rights and democratic principles at the altar of nak…
Henry Kissinger reshaped relationship between China and US, says Xi Jinping
Former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger signs autographs at Georgetown University in Washington, DC on March 9th, 1977. Photograph: George Tames/New York Times
China’s president Xi Jinping has paid tribute to Henry Kissinger’s role in reshaping th…
Xi vs. She: China’s government wants women to return to domesticity, but it’s already too late
Open this photo in gallery: A woman walks past a poster of Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing.AFP/Getty Images
Maya Wang is the acting China director at Human Rights Watch.
Tingting Li, also known as Li Maizi, is a Chinese queer feminist activist …
Uganda: Regional Court Throws Out Multi-Billion EACOP Challenge
[allAfrica] Harare — On Wednesday, November 29, 2023, a regional court reportedly dismissed a legal challenge to a multibillion-dollar oil pipeline project between Tanzania and Uganda, which has drawn criticism from human rights and environmental orga…
Henry Kissinger dies celebrated, but why? His achievements have long since crumbled
‘All political lives, unless they are cut off in midstream at a happy juncture, end in failure.” So said Enoch Powell – yet to this famous aphorism, Henry Kissinger, cold war strategist, US secretary of state, counsellor to 12 American presidents and a…
Uganda: New Vehicle Tracking Raises Alarm Over Privacy Violations
[Observer] Human Rights Watch has expressed serious concerns regarding Uganda’s new “Intelligent Transport Monitoring System,” a surveillance system that tracks the real-time location of all vehicles in the country.
Albanese accused of hypocrisy on India after US foiled plot to kill
Foreign Minister Penny Wong – who has previously raised Australia’s concerns over the issue with India – on Thursday did not comment on the fresh allegations. But the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said in a statement “Australia’s principled p…