Africa

Not long after South Africa introduced legislation calling for the redistribution of white-owned land and business to the country's black population, in a redux of the catalyst that resulted in Zimbabwe's hyperinflation at the start of the century, on Thursday South Africa doubled down when it announced plans to revise its mining charter and introduce rules requiring all local mines be 30% black-owned, regardless of whether they have previously sold shares or assets to black investors that later divested. 

Authored by Whitney Webb via TheAntiMedia.org,

The annual Global Peace Index, recently released for June 2017, has found that while the world is more peaceful now than last year, violence has increased significantly overall in the past decade.

Although the situation has improved in many countries, the ten lowest-ranking nations – known as the world’s “least peaceful” countries – have shown little change in recent years.

You will find more statistics at Statista

The Trump administration has asked Beijing to impose what would be the first round of sanctions against nearly 10 Chinese companies and individuals that trade with North Korea, part of a strategy to starve, and ultimately shut down, Kim's nuclear program, the WSJ reports. 

Authored by Soeren Kern via The Gatestone Institute,

Authored by James Durso via OilPrice.com,

It’s the 101st anniversary of the Sykes–Picot Agreement and, in light of the non-stop Syrian Civil War, it’s time to ask, “How’s that working out for you?”