Investigation Into NATO Airstrike That Killed 91 Afghan Civilians Was Valid, European Court Says

16 February 2021|Sputnik|Mohamed Elmaazi
In 2009, a German Colonel in Kunduz ordered the bombing of two hijacked fuel tankers in Afghanistan, killing and injuring over 100 people, mostly civilians. The father of two pre-teen children killed by the airstrike challenged the failure of German authorities to properly investigate the incident at the European Court of Human Rights.
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NATO-Linked Think Tank Proposes Biden Adopt Venezuela-Style ‘Regime Change’ Policies Towards Belarus

16 February 2021|Sputnik|Mohamed Elmaazi
The Biden administration should be massively boosting its funding to opposition groups in Belarus while increasing sanctions on the country in order to force out the current government, according to a discussion hosted by the highly influential Atlantic Council.

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US Comedian Graham Elwood Explains How YouTube ‘Demonetised’ His Show For Alleged ‘Harmful Content’

13 February 2021|Sputnik|Mohamed Elmaazi
At least 10 US-based independent, left, and progressive YouTube channels were recently undermined by the social media giant, when their videos were demonetised for alleged breaches of its terms and conditions.
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Bill Gates and His ‘War on Cash’ Suffer Partial Defeat at the European Court, Economist Explains

11 February 2021|The Interregnum|Mohamed Elmaazi
Major financial institutions such as Visa and Mastercard along with the International Monetary Fund, billionaire Bill Gates and the US Treasury, have been lobbying for cash to be abolished worldwide and replaced with digital only currencies.

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Bill Gates and His ‘War Against Cash’ Are a Threat to Our Liberty, Economist Warns

11 February 2021|Sputnik|Mohamed Elmaazi
A consortium of powerful interests that include Visa and Mastercard, the International Monetary Fund, billionaire Bill Gates and the US Treasury have been slowly lobbying for cash to be abolished worldwide and replaced with digital only currencies.

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Ecuadorians Reject ‘Neoliberal’ Banker in Favour of Progressive for President, Ex-Diplomat Explains

8 February 2021|Sputnik|Mohamed Elmaazi
Exit polls show Ecuador’s progressive candidate Andrés Arauz winning the first round of the country’s presidential elections held on 7 February 2021. However, it appears that Arauz did not win by enough of a margin to avoid a second runoff. The election has been marred by allegations of voter suppression, as Ecuadorians were forced to wait for hours in uncharacteristically long polling lines, especially in areas known to support Arauz.

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US-Russia Nuclear Treaty Only First Step in Ensuring ‘Future Existence of Our Species’ Professor Kuznick says

1 February 2021|Sputnik|Mohamed Elmaazi

The total number of nuclear weapons that Russia and the US can possess was limited by New START, signed between the two countries in 2010. The treaty would have expired on 5 February 2021, had the Biden administration not agreed to extend it for another five years.

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China, Japan and South Korea Are ‘the Big Winners’ As Major Trade Deal is Signed, Economist Explains

21 November 2020|Sputnik|Mohamed Elmaazi

China is slowly reorienting its economy “away from North America” and “towards the rest of Asia” as evidenced by the newly finalised Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership that it has signed with 15 fellow Asian countries, covering 2.3 billion people, a long-time City of London economic analyst says.

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‘Deep Discontent Against Neoliberalism’ Fuelled Vote Against Pinochet Era Constitution, Journalist Explains

6 November 2020|Sputnik|Mohamed Elmaazi

On 25 October 2020 the Chilean people overwhelmingly voted to replace the constitution imposed on the country by the coup government of General Augusto Pinochet, representing a desire to break with the neoliberal policies which have plagued the country for the last forty years, a British-Chilean documentary filmmaker tells Mohamed Elmaazi.

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Belarusian Opposition Figure Awarded Freedom Prize by the EU Will ‘Sell Belarus Out’, Analyst Says

30 October 2020|Sputnik|Mohamed Elmaazi
Western-led institutions and governments are not genuinely interested in the right of self-determination of the Belarusian people as is evidenced by their one-sided support for anti-government groups and individuals, a student of Eastern European politics tells Mohamed Elmaazi.

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