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‘Israeli model’ for Kashmir?! Indian diplomat sparks fury with Hindu resettlement idea A senior Indian diplomat has come under fire after arguing that New Delhi ought to impose an ‘Israeli model’ to resettle Hindus into the disputed Kashmir territory, prompting cries of bigotry and demands for his resignation. The controversial suggestion was posed by India’s Consul General in New York, Sandeep Chakravorty, during a private address to a group of Kashmiri Hindus – known as Pandits, many of whom fled violence in the region in the 1970s. The speech was captured on video and shared widely on social media. “I believe the security conditions in Jammu and Kashmir will improve. It will allow refugees to go back and in your lifetime, you will be able to go b...

Beijing says US interference in Hong Kong unites Chinese people against Washington’s ‘sinister intentions & hegemonic nature’ Beijing warned that continued US meddling in Hong Kong is “doomed to fail” and threatened “firm counter measures,” after President Donald Trump passed two bills backing ongoing protests in the territory. Washington has “ignored facts” and “blatantly supported violent radicals who oppose the rule of law” in Hong Kong, the Foreign Ministry said on Thursday, following the passage of the “Hong Kong Human Rights” act and a law banning certain exports to the city’s police force. Such an act will make Chinese people including #HongKong compatriots understand the sinister intention and hegemonic nature of the US, and...

Trump adviser who wanted to NUKE Afghanistan now works on arms control at State Department A senior Trump administration official who once called for a “tactical” nuclear strike on Afghanistan now helps to oversee arms control at the State Department, where he will manage Washington’s weapons treaties. Frank Wuco, formerly of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), was recently made a senior adviser at the State Department’s Bureau of Arms Control – which is tasked to address the “threat posed by weapons of mass destruction” – according to a report in the Washington Post. Wuco’s idea of “arms control” may not be quite what the bureau has in mind, however, apparently preferring to “control” arms straight to their target. In a 2016 radio appearance...

RT Spanish removed from airways in Bolivia by private broadcaster Bolivia’s leading TV operator has announced termination of RT Spanish broadcasts next week, without a prior notice or clear explanation, citing only orders from its administration. Cotas, a non-governmental operator and the leader in the Bolivian paid television market, sent a notice to RT on Wednesday that the Spanish service would be taken off air on December 2. “This is a decision taken by the company’s administration, which tasked us with shutting down the channel’s broadcast,” said the statement, without going into any other details. Also on rt.com Journalists & politicians from Morales’ party threatened with sedition arrests as Bolivia pur...

Entrapment? ICE created fake universities to lure foreign students before arresting & deporting them US immigration authorities created fake universities, lured foreign-born students to enroll, and took large sums of their money – before arresting and deporting them for immigration violations, a new report has revealed. In recent months, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has deported 90 students enrolled in a fake Michigan-based university, the Detroit Free Press reported on Wednesday. As many as 250 people, mostly from India, have been arrested since January, as part of the sting operation concocted by federal agents. The scammed students had arrived in the US legally on student visas, but when those were about to expire, they sought to...

60,000 people ordered to flee as MORE explosions rock burning Texas chemical plant (PHOTOS, VIDEOS) Tens of thousands of residents in Texas have been ordered to flee as firefighters struggle to contain a massive blaze at a chemical plant, following a series of explosions at the facility. DETAILS TO FOLLOW Here’s the moment another explosion happened at the TPC plant in Port Neches. @12NewsNow pic.twitter.com/VlVtmS79JH— Makensie Hinkle (@MakensieTVNews) November 27, 2019 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js WTF!!! A third explosion has just rocked the TPC Group Plant in #PortNeches #Texas #USA ...and the black smoke rises to the sky... pic.twitter.com/ZvLJb5kTui— Bur (@Bur01210878) November 27, 2019 https://platfo...

Political affiliation bias is the last type of discrimination society approves of – and study shows we’re embracing it fervently In an ultra-PC society where even the suggestion of racial, ethnic or gender bias can get a person fired or ostracized, another type of discrimination – a political affiliation-based one – is thriving, according to a new study. Discrimination may have become taboo in US society, but it hasn’t gone away. A new study shows discriminatory behavior thrives in the one area where it remains socially acceptable to judge people based on shared attributes: political affiliation. Politics remains one of the few personal characteristics not protected by equal opportunity hiring laws, and if this study is any indication, lawmakers wil...

Iraqi protesters set Iranian consulate on fire (VIDEOS) Protesters in the Iraqi city of Najaf have stormed the Iranian consulate and burned the building to the ground. The destruction comes after two months of continuous protests in Iraq, during which 350 people have died. A crowd of protesters lit the building ablaze on Wednesday. Diplomatic staff within managed to escape beforehand, Reuters reported. After attempting to disperse the crowd, authorities in Najaf issued a curfew. Video footage shared on social media shows protesters cheering as the building went up in flames, smoke spewing out of the walled compound housing the consulate. #BREAKING: Iraqi protesters have set fire to the Iranian consulate in Najaf #Iraqprotestshttps://t.c...