John J. Xenakis

Contents: Israel reopens its embassy in Cairo, Egypt after four years; Four more Arab countries join war in Yemen with ground troops

Contents: Egypt’s army starts ‘The Martyr’s Right’ operation in North Sinai; Turkey’s troops enter northern Iraq to hunt PKK after terror attacks; Violence spreads in cities across Turkey; Pro-government mobs in Turkey storm Hurriyet offices for alleged Erdogan misquote; Turkey appears to be approaching civil war.

Contents: Migrant workers in Maine being replaced by blueberry-picking machines;As expected, Austria follows Hungary in saying ‘No more migrants’

In what is potentially a major escalation in the growing sectarian wars in the Mideast, intelligence officials are saying that Russia appears to be building a new military base in Syria, in the Mediterranean port city of Latakia, with an airfield and prefabricated housing units for up to 1,000 personnel.

Contents: After weeks of chaos, Hungary appears to be giving in to the flood of migrants;Hungary’s PM Viktor Orbán: Muslim migrants threaten Europe’s Christian identity; Austria agrees to allow migrants to pass through Austria

Contents: China displays belligerence, militarism in WW II victory parade; China’s weaponry highlighted by the anti-American ‘carrier killer’; Many world leaders snub China’s WW II victory parade; China sends warships to Bering Sea off the coast of Alaska; China rewrites history of WW II by giving credit to Mao instead of Chiang

Contents: Turkish nationals and Chinese Uighurs suspected in Thailand bombing; Thailand seeks to stop illegal Uighur migration flows

Contents: China leads a worldwide stock selloff; Oil volatility illustrates exogenous factors affecting Wall Street; China rescues the stock market every day at 2 pm; China arresting people who spread malicious rumors by telling the truth

Contents: Kiev violence triggered by proposal to give east Ukraine more autonomy; Troops from Chechnya fighting on both sides in Ukraine

Contents: Colombia and Venezuela withdraw ambassadors over border dispute; European officials demand forced fingerprinting of migrants

Contents: Kazakhstan’s tenge currency crashes 23%, leading the global ‘currency wars’; Global stock markets plummet over currency devaluations

Contents: Slovakia will accept 200 migrants — but only if they’re Christian; China’s yuan devaluation causes currency chaos in Asia

Contents: A train station in Macedonia becomes the new European migrant choke point; Surging numbers of migrants on EU borders; Chinese fear thunderstorms will bring new explosions and death in Tianjin

Contents: Thunderstorms in Tianjin China may release hydrogen cyanide Report: Comprehensive Hamas – Israel peace agreement is ‘imminent’; Perpetrator unknown for bombing in downtown Bangkok Thailand

Contents: Suicide attack in Pakistan means no politician is safe; Tianjin explosion poses new threats to China’s government

Contents: Russian women increasingly marrying Chinese men; Germany ends its Patriot missile deployment in Turkey

Contents: Japan’s Shinzo Abe blames WW II on the Smoot-Hawley Tariff act; Brief generational history of Japan

Contents: Violence flares in Central Asia’s Fergana Valley; Brief generational history of Uzbekistan; Rise of ISIS raises militant Islamist concerns in Central Asia

Contents: Massive explosion in Tianjin highlights China’s dismal industrial safety record; Greece’s island Kos moves to center of Europe’s migrant crisis

Contents: China shocks the world with sharp currency devaluation; Yuan devaluation a humiliating setback for ‘China dream’

Contents: Wave of violent terrorist attacks strike across Turkey; Vladimir Putin increasingly trapped as Russia’s GDP plunges 4.6%; Europe’s bond yields go negative

Contents: Japan’s Shinzo Abe raises controversy at Hiroshima commemoration; Japan’s Shinzo Abe ‘insults’ Korea in plans for commemorating end of WW II; Palestinians promise to continue efforts to pursue Israeli ‘criminals’

Contents: Haiti’s parliamentary elections promise little besides chaos; Mulattos versus Noirs in Haiti

Contents: Hungary speeds up construction of anti-migrant border fence; UNHCR: Greece’s islands Kos, Chios, Lesbos are in ‘total chaos’ over migrants