Politics

Unite the Right organiser chased away by angry crowds in Charlottesville

Unite the Right organiser chased away by angry crowds in Charlottesville

Jason Kessler, the organizer behind the Unite the Right marches in Charlottesville, has been chased out of his own press conference by angry protesters. Kessler was addressing the press on 13 August, when crowds stormed the conference, forcing him to flee with police protection. The far-right marches led to violence across Charlottlesville over the weekend, leaving one counter protester dead after a car ploughed into demonstrators. Aug 14, 2017
China would join forces with North Korea if US launches preemptive strike

China would join forces with North Korea if US launches preemptive strike

China will remain neutral if North Korea fires missiles at United States territory first...but should the US launch a preemptive strike, as it has suggested it might, North Koreas chief ally would come to the Norths aide. While not direct government policy, that verdict of how the country should react amid the unfolding nuclear threats from the US and North Korea is contained in an editorial in the influential Communist Party–run Global Times newspaper if the US and South Korea carry out strikes and try to overthrow the North Korean regime and change the political pattern of the Korean Peninsula, China will prevent them from doing so. Aug 13, 2017
Violence broke out the night before Virginia braces for White Nationalist rally

Violence broke out the night before Virginia braces for White Nationalist rally

A large group of white nationalists marched in Charlottesville. The group carried torches and chanted through the University of Virginia campus, and briefly clashed with some counter protesters. The march came on the night before the Unite the Right rally on Saturday, in which thousands of alt-right activists from the country are expected to gather and attend. The rally is sparked by the citys decision to remove a sculpture of Confederate General Robert E. Lee from a public park. Currently, at least one from the rally has been arrested and several were being treated for minor injuries. Aug 13, 2017
President Trump warns North Korea military solutions are locked and loaded

President Trump warns North Korea military solutions are locked and loaded

Donald Trump warned North Korea that the U.S. military is ready to deal with the countrys following threatsMilitary solutions are now fully in place,locked and loaded,should North Korea act unwisely. Hopefully Kim Jong Un will find another path!This comes on the heels of North Korea announcing plans to fire missiles at Guam. Pyongyang also accused him of driving the Korean peninsula to the brink of a nuclear war.Trump also warned North Korea of fire and fury... doubling down on that threat shortly after saying maybe it wasnt tough enough Aug 13, 2017
Jeremy Corbyn urges Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un to calm down amid rising tension

Jeremy Corbyn urges Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un to calm down amid rising tension

The Labour party leader has warned that the US and North Korea cannot play fast and loose with nuclear weapons, amid rising tensions between the nations. Corbyn was speaking on 11 August, just hours after US President Donald Trump tweeted that his countrys military were locked and loaded should North Korea act unwisely. Aug 11, 2017
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