‘I do not recognize my country’: Yellow Vests who have lost eyes, limbs demand justice from Macron
France gathered for the 15th week of Gilets Jaunes protests, with the injury toll of the worst civil unrest in decades now resembling that of a small war. Yet despite pleas from victims, Emmanuel Macron is tightening the screws.
https://www.rt.com/news/451632-france-yellow-vests-eye-hand-injuries/
Karl Marx's London memorial vandalised for second time
The tomb of Karl Marx in Highgate cemetery in London has been vandalised for the second time in the space of a month.The words “doctrine of hate” and “architect of genocide” were found daubed in red paint across the Grade I-listed monument in the north London graveyard on Saturday.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/feb/16/karl-marxs-london-memorial-vandalised-for-second-time#img-1
US military planes land near Venezuela border with aid
The U.S. Air Force began flying tons of aid to a Colombian town on the Venezuelan border on Saturday as part of an effort meant to undermine socialist President Nicolas Maduro and back his rival to leadership of the South American nation.
https://apnews.com/a0104bdf3ceb4a14a883fbe5f19575df
Islamic State's 'caliphate' on brink of defeat in Syria
U.S.-backed fighters in Syria are poised to capture Islamic State’s last, tiny enclave on the Euphrates, the battle commander said on Saturday, bringing its self-declared caliphate to the brink of total defeat.
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