CITING CHRONIC ILLNESS by Sharon Rondeau (Aug. 28, 2020) — Japanese prime Minister Shinzo Abe, 65, is resigning his post for health reasons, he announced at a press conference on Friday afternoon. Abe is serving his second, non-consecutive term as prime minister, having been elected most recently in 2012. He reportedly suffers from ulcerative colitis […]
“WE ARE EXCHANGING INFORMATION ABOUT THAT” by Sharon Rondeau (Jun. 27, 2020) — On Thursday Japan’s defense minister, Taro Kono, said at a Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan symposium that his country notes “movement” within communist North Korea which he tenuously described as “strange.” The English-speaking session included substantial questions from reporters after Kono thanked […]
MAN CURRENTLY INCARCERATED IN GERMANY by Sharon Rondeau (Jun. 3, 2020) — According to news reports Wednesday evening, a suspect in the disappearance of then-three-year-old Madeleine McCann from Portugal’s Algarve Coast has been identified. “The suspect, who has been found guilty of a number of crimes including the abuse of children, was living in Portugal […]
INDIGENOUS OR IMPORTED? by Sharon Rondeau (May 20, 2020) — Multiple sources have recently reported that China’s northeast Jilin Province, where more than 100 million people reside, has been placed under “lockdown” conditions resulting from a new outbreak of the novel coronavirus, or COVID-19. On May 13, the South China Morning Post reported that the […]
“I CAN’T TALK ABOUT IT NOW” by Sharon Rondeau (Apr. 27, 2020) — Toward the end of Monday’s White House coronavirus press briefing, a reporter asked President Trump if he were aware of a statement allegedly issued Saturday by North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un to Fox News in the midst of Kim’s failure to appear […]
“ALIVE AND WELL” OR SERIOUSLY ILL? by Sharon Rondeau (Apr. 26, 2020) — On Sunday morning, the whereabouts and health of North Korean communist leader Kim Jong-Un remained unknown after reports published last week speculated that he was seriously ill following a cardiac procedure. Kim may have undergone surgery on conducted on April 12. Over […]
AND WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES? by Sharon Rondeau (Apr. 21, 2020) — Multiple reports between Monday evening and Tuesday morning EDT stated that North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Un may be seriously ill following a cardiac procedure reportedly on April 12. The South Korean government, however, has refuted those reports, stating that it has seen no […]
“DRASTIC MEASURES” by Sharon Rondeau (Mar. 17, 2020) — The Military Times reported Tuesday that U.S. forces stationed in South Korea have lifted travel restrictions in Cheonan, an area described as “a virus hotspot just less than a week ago,” referring to COVID-19, or the novel coronavirus from Wuhan, China which has spread worldwide. According […]
AFTER WIFE TESTS “POSITIVE” by Sharon Rondeau (Mar. 13, 2020) — Multiple sources reported Thursday night that Canada’s prime minister, Justin Trudeau, will work from home for 14 days following his wife’s “positive” test result for coronavirus earlier in the day. Sophie Grégoire Trudeau had reportedly attended an event in the UK and experienced symptoms […]
WILL THIS “DEAL” BE UPHELD? by Sharon Rondeau (Feb. 29, 2020) — Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo is in Doha, Qatar on Saturday to witness the signing of a peace agreement with the Taliban for Afghanistan, where U.S. troops have been stationed for nearly 19 years following the attacks of September 11, 2001. As […]
WAS POPE BENEDICT’S “RENUNCIATION” VALID? posted by Rome Editor, ©2020 (Feb. 28, 2020) — ROME – Feb. 28, 2020: A group of Catholics, today, has issued a call to convene an international investigation into Vatican Corruption by all the Bishops of the Catholic Church “on account of the manifest grave disorder in the organs of […]
TWO CHINESE PHYSICIANS AMONG THE DEAD by Sharon Rondeau (Feb. 21, 2020) — As of Friday morning, the virus originating in the city of Wuhan in central China known as the “novel coronavirus” has spread to Japan and South Korea in significant numbers. The virus can cause high fever, respiratory trouble, and coughing, according to […]
REPORTS: INFECTIONS EXCEED 64,000 by Sharon Rondeau (Feb. 14, 2020) — On Thursday, Chinese health officials reported 14,000 new coronavirus cases in the city of Wuhan in Huebei Province, where the disease was first detected in December. The potentially-fatal virus, formally known as “novel coronavirus” or “COVID-19,” according to the CDC, can be spread from […]
DETENTION NOW IN ITS THIRD YEAR by Sharon Rondeau (Feb. 7, 2020) — On Thursday, the U.S. State Department confirmed news reports stating that the “Citgo 6,” six former Citgo executives taken prisoner in Caracas in November 2017, were returned to prison Wednesday after spending approximately two months on house arrest. Five of the six […]
AS MORE U.S. CASES REPORTED by Sharon Rondeau (Feb. 2, 2020) — On Sunday morning, a second case of the rapidly-spreading coronavirus was confirmed by Santa Clara County, CA public health officials. The disease’s official name is “novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV),” with more than 14,000 people now ill, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) on […]
FATALITIES REPORTED IN CHINA ONLY AS OF 01/28/2020 by Sharon Rondeau (Jan. 28, 2020) — According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) on Tuesday night, the emergence of a “2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)” last month in the city of Wuhan, Hubei Province, China “is a rapidly evolving situation” in which cases of the virus […]
“FROM IRANIAN TERRITORY” by Sharon Rondeau (Jan. 7, 2020) — Just before 6:30 p.m. EST, Jennifer Griffin of Fox News tweeted that a “senior US military source in Iraq” informed her that U.S. interests there are “Under missile attack from Iran. These are either cruise missiles or short range ballistic missiles. All over the country.” […]
FOLLOWING KILLING OF IRANIAN GENERAL by Sharon Rondeau (Jan. 5, 2020) — At approximately 10:12 a.m. ET on today’s “Sunday Morning Futures,” host Maria Bartiromo announced that the Iraqi Parliament voted to expel all foreign military forces from the country. The hastily-scheduled resolution vote came after U.S. forces struck and killed Iranian military commander Qasem […]
BUT WHEN WILL THEY BE FREED? by Sharon Rondeau (Dec. 20, 2019) — On Friday morning, Special Representative for Venezuela Elliott Abrams confirmed in a press conference that an “improvement in conditions” has taken place for the “Citgo 6,” six former executives of the Venezuelan oil company based in Houston, TX. The development was first […]
BUT WHEN WILL THEY BE FREED? by Sharon Rondeau (Nov. 27, 2019) — During a press briefing at midday on Wednesday, Special Representative for Venezuela Elliott Abrams provided a brief update on the “Citgo 6,” six former executives of the Venezuelan-owned Citgo oil company who were accused of corruption and imprisoned without due process in […]