Putin Makes a Startling Claim: Russia Is the World’s Leader in Hypersonic Weapons

posted in: News, Russia

U.S. Air Force General: “We don’t have any defense that could deny the employment of such a weapon against us.” Russian President Vladimir Putin stated at a Defense Ministry meeting held earlier this week that Russia leads the world in hypersonic weapons … Read More

‘Big one’ coming? Earthquakes off the West Coast could eventually trigger a global event

A string of recent earthquakes off the West Coast of the U.S., ranging from 2.8 to 5.6 on the Richter scale, could help trigger the earthquake colloquially known as “the Big One.” The map provided by the U.S. Geological Survey highlights 11 recent … Read More

Australian wildfires threaten Sydney water supplies

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian authorities said on Friday they are focused on protecting water plants, pumping stations, pipes and other infrastructure from intense bushfires surrounding Sydney, the country’s largest city. Firefighters battling the blazes for weeks received a reprieve of … Read More

Quake With 5.1 Magnitude Shakes Iran Near Bushehr Nuclear Plant

The national flag flies at Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant in November. An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.1 has struck southern Iran near the Bushehr nuclear plant, U.S. and European experts say. The U.S. Geological Survey listed the … Read More

Nancy Pelosi has no leverage on impeachment and will fold

posted in: News, United States

Photo by: J. Scott Applewhite House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has a weak hand in withholding the two articles of impeachment from the Senate. (Associated Press) ANALYSIS/OPINION: After pushing through a quick, partisan impeachment, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi made a grievous strategic miscalculation. … Read More

Canada, Germany move to ban gay ‘conversion therapy’ — Canadian bill is so broad it could outlaw Christian counseling and evangelism of LGBT people

posted in: Breaking News, News

Does it go too far? The Canadian and German governments have taken significant steps toward ending controversial gay “conversion therapy” practices in their countries this week. Germany bans conversion therapy for minors German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s spokesman, Steffen Seibert, announced … Read More

Asylum crisis: “The answer is 100% ‘No’”

Belgian asylum minister Maggie De Block (Flemish liberal) has asked the seaside resort of Koksijde once again to welcome asylum seekers in a reception centre, but for the time being the request is being met by a firm rebuttal from … Read More

‘World’s largest drug dealer’: U.S. set to sanction China over fentanyl scourge

DEA temporary drug scheduling safeguards set to expire. An example of the amount of fentanyl that can be deadly after a news conference about deaths from fentanyl exposure, at DEA Headquarters in Arlington Va. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File) The U.S. … Read More

‘We’ll deal with it’ – Donald Trump brushes off Kim Jong Un’s threat of ‘Christmas gift’

posted in: Far East, News

Kim Jong Un threatens to take unspecified action if sanctions relief is not forthcoming by the end of the year. Donald Trump has brushed off North Korea’s warning of a “Christmas gift”, saying the United States would “deal with it … Read More

Why Boris Johnson will not go for a ‘hard’ Brexit, but a slow Brexit

posted in: European Union, News

A year of headlines and parliamentary debates dominated by EU negotiations would be a political disaster for Johnson. Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson  Getty Images Wars end when the belligerents give up fighting. The surest way for this to happen, and … Read More

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