World News (April 23, 2018 Edition)

– 9 Dead, 16 Injured After Van Runs Over Pedestrians In Toronto, Driver Arrested

– US Admiral warns: Only war can now stop Beijing controlling the South China Sea (And what could possibly go wrong?)

Here's the video by German ZDF journalist who visited #Douma and reported that the local people told him that the chemical attack was staged. Thanks to a German speaking friend, I have added English subtitles #Syria pic.twitter.com/UMpjnK7eMF

— Ibn Walid (@walid970721) April 23, 2018

– Narco-Politics: 7,667 Mexicans Killed In 3 Months As Drug Cartels Unleash Hell Before Elections

– Trump Instructs DHS To Block “Caravans” Of Illegals After First Wave Reaches Border

– Iran Warns Rest Of World: “No Plan B” On Nuke Deal, “Encourage Trump” Or “We Shred It”

– European Parliament Urges Boycott Of Soccer World Cup In Russia

https://twitter.com/IntheNow_tweet/status/987103554908241920

“Syrian Christians to West: Stay out of our country.” @EmmanuelMacron lately sounds like jihadists, in which he refers to taking Syria over & building a “new Syria.” His comments are alarming and against international law. @potus @theresa_may https://t.co/8slVUQ8biT

— Iraqi Christian Foundation (@iraqschristians) April 22, 2018

– Syrian military pummels IS-held districts in Damascus:

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian government forces used warplanes, helicopters and artillery on Sunday to pound districts of the capital held by the Islamic State group, in a bid to enforce an evacuation deal reached with the militants earlier in the week.

– Mossad Accused Of Assassinating Hamas-linked Professor In Malaysia, Israel Denies:

Witnesses describe two “white men” with “European features,” driving a powerful BMW 1100cc motorbike in the early morning hours. They fired ten rounds and then vanished.

– World Bank recommends that countries eliminate minimum wage, dismantle wrongful dismissal rules and contractual protections for workers

– Iran Central Bank Bans Domestic Banks from Cryptocurrency Dealings

– Goldman Hires Head Cryptocurrency Trader

– Iran Officially Switches From Dollar To Euro

– DISGUSTING: Study finds that animal vaccines have no safeguards against contamination and contribute to serious pet diseases like cancer

– Western-Backed Regime Change Looms As Armenia PM Resigns Following Mass Protests

– FYI: John Pfeffer’s Ira Sohn Pick: “Bitcoin To $700,000”

– FYI: Melania Trump Goes All Out For State Dinner: Presidential China, 1200 Cherry Blossom Branches, Opera

– EARTHWEEK: A DIARY OF THE PLANET:

A report issued by the U.S. 1990 space agency NASA concluded that there has been no sign that the greenhouse effect increased global temperatures during the 1980s. Based on satellite analysis…

– Senate confirms a homophobic climate change denier with no scientific credentials to lead NASA  (H/t reader eric: “Our future in their hands.”)

– Indian Police Arrest Operators of $2.6 Million Bitcoin Ponzi

– The “Reset” Looms – Canadians Start Feeling The Pain Of Debt

– Assange Twitter Account Returns As #ReconnectJulian Campaign Takes Over

– Most Millionaires Expect To Live To 100 According To UBS

Genetic engineer David Reich: Recent scientific evidence could prove that genetic differences between human races mean far more than just "social constructs".https://t.co/5Djr2S8Ntm pic.twitter.com/Oj5aSCZLek

— Stan (@StanM3) April 23, 2018

Several Council of Europe members suspected of corruption and bribery https://t.co/CVqzS9vzcK

— Voice of Europe 🌍 (@V_of_Europe) April 23, 2018

https://twitter.com/OrwellNGoode/status/988156752448360449

Austria- Landslide victory for right wing ÖVP party of Sebastian Kurz in Salzburg.https://t.co/5P5S2RXmeZ pic.twitter.com/9Qx2q8wyvC

— Stan (@StanM3) April 22, 2018

https://twitter.com/KTHopkins/status/988376244097085440

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