The US launched a major new military campaign against ISIS on Monday. Pentagon Press Secretary Peter Cook said the airstrikes “would continue as long as [the Libyan government] is requesting them,” and that they do not have “an end point at this particular moment in time.” Source: The Intercept
In an interview with CNN, Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) said that the country must be prepared for China’s growing military threat, but the rest of the world should take notice because it is a sign of more to come from the communist regime if other nations sit idly by. Source: Taiwannews
A bill being currently processed in parliament would allow the deportation of a dual national for crimes such as high treason or terrorism, but the intention now is to include more “ordinary” aggravated crimes as well. Source: Xinhua
Prime Minister Viktor Orban announced tax and loan benefits earlier this month to increase the number of Hungarian children.
It later prompted Swedish minister Annika Strandhall to compare the policy to Nazi Germany.
Hungary’s deputy prime minister said the remarks were an aberration triggered by political correctness.
