Lice, hepatitis, TB, chicken pox, scabies plague a third of the caravan migrants – and now there’s rain

As I write this from San Diego, the rain is pouring outside my window, a rare winter rain brought on by an offshore tropical storm blowing in from the west.  It’s heavy, dripping, dropping rain, and it’s getting the entire region good.  Normally, … Read More

UNGA to disavow Jewish ties to Jerusalem, call for Golan withdrawal

posted in: Israel, News

The resolution also stated that “any actions taken by Israel, the occupying Power, to impose its laws, jurisdiction and administration on the Holy City of Jerusalem are illegal.” Haley: U.S. to oppose UNGA call for Israel to return Golan Heights … Read More

Opinion Iran and Hamas Threaten Israel’s External Security. Ultra-Orthodox Jewish Leaders Threaten From Within

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Ultra-Orthodox Jewish leaders are dragging Israel into the Third World. Their insistence on keeping Jews in ignorance and poverty is both a profound embarrassment, and a threat to Israel’s security. An Ultra-Orthodox Jewish boy looks through a window of a … Read More

As Russia stokes tensions with Ukraine, it’s trying to gain a military edge over NATO elsewhere in Europe

posted in: News, Russia

The Russian large landing ship Azov fires missiles during a rehearsal for the Navy Day parade in the Black Sea port of Sevastopol, Crimea, July 27, 2017. REUTERS/Pavel Rebrov Tensions between Russia and Ukraine have spiked after Russia fire upon and … Read More

Donald Trump Has Cancelled His Planned Meeting With Vladimir Putin

posted in: News, United States

Yet another twist in their bizarre relationship. Donald Trump has cancelled a meeting with Vladimir Putin, citing the escalating tensions in Ukraine, just hours after telling reporters it would be “a very good time” to hold it. The US president was due to … Read More

Kremlin confirms Trump-Putin G20 meet amid Russia-Ukraine tensions

Moscow (CNN) A meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin will go ahead on Saturday on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Argentina, the Kremlin said Thursday. Trump suggested in an interview Tuesday that he might cancel … Read More

Study: China Engaging in Wide Campaign to Influence American Life

posted in: Far East, News

FILE – An American flag is flown next to the Chinese national emblem. A new study by longtime China experts in the U.S. has concluded that Beijing is engaging in an increasingly aggressive campaign to influence and shape perceptions about … Read More

New tick species capable of transmitting deadly disease is spreading in the U.S.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is warning about a new tick species in the U.S. that it says is capable of spreading diseases dangerous to humans and other animals. A CDC weekly report released Thursday states that the Asian longhorned … Read More

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