Shinzo Abe has achieved much of his conservative security agenda but unless he can revive his flagging popularity, his goal of revising the pacifist constitution is likely to elude his grasp. “He thinks revising the constitution is his greatest mission as a politician …” lawmaker Hirasawa told Reuters. Source: Reuters
The record influx of asylum seekers has overwhelmed border detention facilities and shelters, forcing U.S. immigration authorities to bus migrants to nearby cities and even fly them to California.
Las Cruces, New Mexico, has received over 6,000 migrants since April 12. Deming, population 14,183, gets 300 to 500 a day, according to City Administrator Aaron Sera. Source: Reuters
- India, the world’s second-largest arms importer and fifth-largest economy, has inked the majority of its weapons deals with Russia.
- Indian Ambassador Harsh Shringla says New Delhi wants to pivot its defense spending to the United States.
- Countries like India, that heavily pursue arms deals with the Kremlin are subject to U.S. sanctions, under President Donald Trump’s “Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act,” or CAATSA.
Russia’s industrial output growth in April 2019 jumped to 4.9% year-on-year after 1.2% growth in March, according to the latest data by Rosstat statistics agency. Source: BNE
