Ireland will not be sacrificed in Brexit deal, EU commissioner says

Margrethe Vestager asserts Europe is unwavering in its support for the backstop. EU commissioner Margrethe Vestager says there is no guarantee removing the backstop element of the proposed deal will unlock the Westminster logjam. Photograph: Alan Betson Ireland will not … Read More

A week of military and diplomatic success for Israel; failure and humiliation for Iran and the PA

posted in: Israel, News

On the political and military fronts, Israel outmaneuvers its enemies. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu secured another diplomatic victory for Israel with the dramatic announcement that Chad and the Jewish State would be reestablishing diplomatic relations. The Muslim majority nation had severed ties … Read More

Maduro severing Venezuelan relations with US

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday said he’s cutting off relations with the U.S. and giving American diplomats 72 hours to exit the country. The socialist leader ordered a review of Venezuela’s relationship with the U.S. hours after the Trump administration officially recognized opposition … Read More

New York legislature votes to legalize abortion up to birth, let non-doctors commit abortions

posted in: Breaking News, News

ALBANY, New York, January 22, 2019 (LifeSiteNews) – Both chambers of the New York state legislature voted Tuesday on legislation to enshrine a “fundamental right” to abortion in state law and eliminate protections for preborn babies until birth, in votes … Read More

Trump says he will give State of the Union after shutdown is over

President Trump announced on Twitter late Wednesday that he will deliver a “great” State of the Union address after the partial government shutdown is over, ending a tense day in Washington where Republicans criticized House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for blocking the president from giving the … Read More

Rep. Andy Biggs: Pelosi throws political temper tantrum on Trump’s State of the Union speech

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., is throwing a political temper tantrum by urging President Trump not to deliver the State of the Union address in the House chamber as scheduled Tuesday. President Trump was right to send a letter to Pelosi on Wednesday … Read More

China Just Practiced Launching a Nuclear Weapon

posted in: Far East, News

But don’t freak out just yet. The Chinese military successfully tested a mock launch of a nuclear-armed intercontinental ballistic missile, state media reported on Jan. 21, 2019. At the same time, experts stressed that China would never be the first … Read More

Australia’s blistering heatwave is breaking records, killing animals en masse

While many Canadians and Americans suffer through the depths of winter, blistering summer temperatures are wreaking havoc with Australia‘s environment, killing animals, cooking fruit and toppling decades-old heat records. Adelaide set a record for the highest temperature ever recorded in an Australian city Thursday, … Read More

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