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Azerbaijan Tries to Invade Armenia, Conquer their Lands, will NATO Aid them like they did with Ukraine?
Here, we here at EUTimes came up with a HIGH IQ solution for the low IQ moronic problem they have in Armenia and Azerbaijan. A peaceful land swap to finally end all the territorial disputes!!! It should be forced by the UN. After all what is the role of the UN? It never seems to do anything.
These 2 countries are at war for decades, both trying to territorially connect their pieces of lands which are...
Pakistan threatens Kashmir civilians with Missiles if it sides with India
Countries who side with India in its standoff with Pakistan over the disputed Kashmir region face being at the receiving end of the Islamic Republic’s missiles, according to the country’s minister for Kashmir affairs.
Speaking at a function on Monday, Minister Ali Amin Gandapur warned that Pakistan was willing to go to war over the contested territory. “If the tension with India escalates on...
China wants to build Nuclear Power Plant in the middle of Ocean, why doesn't NATO do something?
Beijing’s efforts to assert territorial claims in the heavily disputed South China Sea via land reclamation and artificial island construction are “moving ahead steadily,” state media reported Tuesday, also revealing the latest project envisioned for the waterway: a floating nuclear power plant.
The nuclear power plant will primarily provide power for people living in Sansha city, according...
UN ratchets up Falklands pressure, UK rejects Argentina's territorial claim
Britain has rejected Argentine claims to the waters surrounding the Falkland Islands following a UN commission ruling that extended the South American nation’s maritime territory by 35 percent.
Downing Street dismissed the move as “not legally binding,” insisting the UN commission does not have jurisdiction over national sovereignty.
The government of the Falklands has expressed concern over...
Russia Wants Alaska Back
There is still a lot of controversy about Alaska’s cession to the United States by Russian Emperor Alexander II; some experts call the treaty in question, suggesting that Alaska may hypothetically be returned to Russia.
The real story of the cession of the Russian Possessions in North America — Alaska — by “his Majesty the Emperor of all the Russians” Alexander II to the United...
Argentina issues new 50 peso banknote claiming Falklands on it
More than 30 years after Argentinian forces made a failed attempt to seize the Falkland Islands from the British, Argentina’s Central Bank has announced the introduction of a 50 peso note with the archipelago emblazoned on the front.
On the reverse side of the colorful note is an image of Antonio Rivero, the Argentinian rebel leader who led an 1833 uprising in an effort to reclaim the islands from...
EU doesn't know when to give up, imposes new sanctions against Crimea
EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini.
The EU foreign policy chief says Brussels has agreed to impose new sanctions against Crimea, stressing the bloc will not recognize its reunification with the Russian Federation.
Federica Mogherini made the announcement on Monday after the first meeting of the EU-Ukraine Association Council in the EU’s de facto capital, Brussels.
The new sanctions set to...
Russia warns Japan over disputed Kurile Islands
Russia has threatened to forbid visa-free travel for Japanese officials to the disputed Kurile Islands if Tokyo goes on making statements assuming ownership of the islands.
“If for some reason Japanese politicians cannot refrain from making public statements on the subject of the islands after a visit to Russian territory, we reserve the right to limit their participation in such trips,” the Russian...
Britain sends warships to Gibraltar as dispute with Spain continues
Britain sends warships to Gibraltar as dispute with Spain continues.
Britain is sending navy warships to Gibraltar amid growing tension between London and Madrid over the territory’s sovereignty.
According to reports, Royal Navy rapid-reaction force including aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious and two frigates will sail for the Mediterranean on Monday, August 12 for a four-month deployment after...
British, Spanish PMs discuss recent tensions over Gibraltar on phone
British PM David Cameron (R), his Spanish counterpart Mariano Rajoy
David Cameron, the Prime Minister of the UK, has held phone talks with his Spanish counterpart Mariano Rajoy to voice “serious concerns” about recent events surrounding Gibraltar and its border crossing into Spain, local media reported.
This comes after Spanish Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo announced earlier that...
Hundreds hold rally in Cyprus against Turkish occupation
Hundreds of Greek flags and torches filled the streets as activists of ELAM marched against the Turkish occupation of Greek soil. The chants of the patriots resonated through the air, as a simple message was given: 39 years later this soil is still Greek and always will be, prepare for the nationalist earthquake!
In the early afternoon, the people collected in this march for national liberation. The...
Japan warns China's 'risky behavior' may trigger 'incident'
Chinese demonstrators carry Chinese national flags and shout slogans during a protest against Japan’s “nationalizing” of the Diaoyu islands, also known as Senkaku in Japan, in Wenzhou, east China’s Zhejiang province on September 18, 2012
Tokyo is increasingly under threat from an emboldened China and an unpredictable North Korea, a Japanese defense paper says. Accusing China...
Israel has no right to Palestinian lands: Scottish church
General Assembly Hall of the Church of Scotland, Edinburgh
The Church of Scotland says Israel has no right to the occupied Palestinian lands.
In a new report titled “The Inheritance of Abraham? A Report on the ‘Promised Land,’” the church said Israel’s claim to the occupied territories could be invalidated by its treatment of Palestinian people.
The report will be voted on by the 700 church...
Argentina calls on UK to enter talks over Falkland Islands
Argentinean Foreign Minister Hector Timerman with UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
Argentinean Foreign Minister Hector Timerman has once again called on British authorities to enter talks over the Malvinas Islands at the United Nations.
The request came on Tuesday, after Timerman along with other South American ministers met with Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, who said the UK has declined the Argentinean...
Israel's occupation of West Bank must end: Obama
US President Barack Obama (L) speaks alongside acting Palestinian Authority Chief Mahmoud Abbas (R) at the Muqata, the Palestinian Authority headquarters, in the West Bank city of Ramallah on March 21, 2013.
US President Barack Obama has said that Israel’s occupation of the West Bank must end, adding that Palestinians deserve an independent and sovereign state.
Obama also said he is “deeply...