President Trump insists US will remain in Syria to ensure Iran’s departure. Will US be drawn into next major battle in northwest Syria? iStock – Flags of Iran and Syria As the Iranian-Russian-backed pro-Assad coalition in Syria is gearing up … Read More
Facebook has identified and banned hundreds of accounts, groups and pages engaged in misleading political behavior, a far larger discovery than a “sophisticated” effort it reported three weeks ago with great fanfare. The social network said Tuesday that it had … Read More
Authored by Soeren Kern via The Gatestone Institute, A court in Germany has ruled that the recent deportation to Tunisia of a failed asylum seeker – an Islamist suspected of being a bodyguard for the former al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden – was unlawful and … Read More
A large swath of earthquakes hit the Pacific’s so-called Ring of Fire earlier this week, prompting some to wonder if it is a precursor to the oft-discussed massive earthquake, colloquially known as “the Big One.” Sixty-nine earthquakes, including 16 tremors … Read More
Chinese President Xi Jinping is displayed on a screen in Beijing in September 2015 during a parade commemorating the 70th anniversary of Japan’s surrender in World War II. | AP China’s military will for the first time participate with Russia … Read More
The German foreign minister has said it was high time that Europe reassessed its partnership with the US. He advocated an EU payment system independent of the US in order to save the nuclear deal with Iran. German Foreign Minister … Read More
In a stunning vote of “no confidence” in the US monopoly over global payment infrastructure, Germany’s foreign minister Heiko Maas called for the creation of a new payments system independent of the US that would allow Brussels to be independent in its … Read More
A Syrian refugee at a German Railway training workshop. Critics of German chancellor Angela Merkel’s refugee policy said that her permissiveness would cripple the country, as the incomers—more than 1 million asylum seekers since 2015—couldn’t contribute to society by getting jobs. … Read More
Well here’s a funny thing. For weeks now all we’ve heard is Remainers telling us that the public has changed its mind and no longer wants to leave the EU. Leave campaigners are renewing their Brexit battle (Image: GETTY) It’s the … Read More
JEREMY Hunt warned the European Union that failing to secure a Brexit deal with Britain will have “terrible consequences for the European project” ahead of his maiden speech as Foreign Secretary. Jeremy Hunt warned the European Union they would risk facing “terrible … Read More