North Korea ramps up military rhetoric as Kim gives up on reunification with South: North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-un is continuing to ramp up his focus on nuclear weapons and taking a more aggressive military stance towards his neighbour South Korea. In his 2023 year-end speech, in which he outlined his plans for 2024, Kim …
Gaza war: Israeli assassinations draws fiery rhetoric from Iran and Hezbollah – but regional escalation is unlikely: Two weeks ago, Sayyed Razi Mousavi was a ghost on the internet. He left no mark on search engines or in coverage of Iran’s military and the Middle East. But in the Syrian capital Damascus, Mousavi’s 30-year presence …
Attack on Gaza: Israeli rhetoric fuels fears of ethnic cleansing as IDF assault continues to push south: Over the past eight weeks, with only a brief pause, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have carried out a relentless attack on Gaza. Day by day the death toll has grown. According to the latest figures from Gaza’s …
Armistice Day counter-protests: how government rhetoric and police failings could be linked to far-right violence: On Armistice Day 2023, a pro-Palestine march was held in London for the fifth time since the beginning of the Israel-Palestine war. As well as demonstrators looking to join the protest, around 2,000 far-right activists and football hooligans descended on …
Russia’s disastrous decision to invade Poland in 1920 has parallels with Putin’s rhetoric over Ukraine: Polish defences near Milosna, west of Warsaw, August 1920. Wikimedia Commons From the beginning, Russia has framed its invasion of Ukraine as necessary for the defence of the country. According to Vladimir Putin, Nato’s deliberate and aggressive encroachment into a …
Ukraine: Kremlin warning of ‘forever war’ reflects shifting Russian rhetoric about ‘special military operation’: Dmitry Peskov, a Kremlin spokesman, warned Russians that they must prepare for a “forever war”. “Things will get much harder,” Peskov told a gathering of the country’s political elite. “This will take a very, very long time.” It’s a far cry …
How the ‘circus’ became the metaphor of choice in political rhetoric: The Circus by Georges Seurat (1891). Musée d’Orsay, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / Patrice Schmidt In his 2023 New Year’s Speech, Labour leader Keir Starmer reiterated his criticism of the “Tory circus” as he lamented the apparently unbreakable but entirely avoidable cycle of crises at …
AU-EU Summit: five ways to turn the rhetoric of an ‘equal partnership’ into practice: Flags of African Union and European Union on display at the 2022 AU-EU Summit in Belgium. Dursun Aydemir/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Like several prior summits, one of the proclaimed goals of the recent gathering in Brussels was to “lay the …
South Africa in the news: ANC steps into 27th year of tokenism and rhetoric: With the party dogged by internal self-inflicted problems amid the debilitating milieu of Covid-19 pandemic, the prospects of a true liberation agenda are seriously handicapped, writes David Letsoalo.: “South Africa” – BingNews Why Cameron Green could be the best No. 6 …
South Africa in the news: Coronavirus vaccine doesn’t depend on President Trump’s rhetoric, doctor explains: President Trump recently claimed a vaccine will be available within a few weeks, but Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel stressed that Trump’s claims are only wishful thinking.: “South Africa” – BingNews EdoDecides2020: INEC preparations shoddy ? Governor Obaseki: Edo State governor and …
Why protesters should be wary of ’12 years to climate breakdown’ rhetoric: I was invited to speak to a group of teenagers on climate strike in Oxford recently. Like many scientists, I support the strikes, but also find them disturbing. Which I’m sure is the idea. Today’s teenagers are absolutely right to be up in …
Theresa May’s dog-whistle rhetoric on EU citizens jumping the queue – and its effect on my four-year-old: Rawpixel.com/Shutterstock “Daddy, have we jumped the queue?” She looked at me with her big inquisitive eyes, a little confused and worried. Matilda is four and in reception class. She’s learning a lot of fascinating things at the moment, …
Nancy Pelosi Blasts Donald Trump’s ‘Bizarre’ Rhetoric: ‘Verbal Poo-Poo’: They make their 'verbal poo-poo' anyplace to get attention.” “This is a tactic. This is not an accident. : Weird News Mahnomen Co. Officials Investigate Shooting Deaths Of Couple: TV is part of CBS Television Stations, a division of CBS Corp. and one of the largest …
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