Cost of Afghan war exceeds $2.26tn and rising

posted in: Breaking News, News

UK and NATO vow return to Afghanistan if any terrorist threat re-emerges in the wartorn nation. U.S. Army Sgt. Anthony Limon (right) and Sgt. Aaron Hestand, both from White Tank, 2nd Platoon, Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, keep … Read More

Biden drops a genocide bomb on Erdogan

posted in: European Union, News

Biden’s curiously timed statement on WWI atrocity against Ottoman Armenians drives US-Turkey relations to a new low. Then US Vice President Joe Biden (L) and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in 2016. Biden called Erdogan the day before making his … Read More

North Koreans blame China for their viral woes

Pyongyang bans ethnic slurs against Chinese people as Kim Jong Un’s regime looks to Beijing for Covid-19 relief. Keep the virus out! This undated picture released from North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency on April 10, 2020, shows North … Read More

Newsom recall officially triggered as verified signature threshold met

The campaign to recall the Calfornia governor collected more than 1.6 million signatures. The effort to recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom has received the necessary number of verified signatures to trigger a recall election later this year. The California Secretary of State … Read More

John Kerry denies allegations he divulged Israel’s covert operations

Kerry called the claims – detailed in leaked audio obtained by several media outlets – ‘unequivocally false.’ U.S. Special Climate Envoy John Kerry on Monday denied allegations that while he was serving as secretary of state under Barack Obama informed … Read More

Pope Francis prays for 130 refugees drowned in Mediterranean

Debris from a dinghy that was supposedly carrying over 100 migrants are seen floating in the Mediterranean Sea northeast of the Libyan capital, Tripoli, Thursday, April 22, 2021. SOS Mediterranee, which operates the rescue vessel Ocean Viking, said late Thursday … Read More

Migrants: ‘we don’t like EU plan, harsh talks’, Amendola

posted in: News, Refugee Crisis Europe

European affairs undersecretary says ‘we need to change the system.’ (ANSAmed) – ROME, APRIL 26 – Italian undersecretary for European Affairs, Enzo Amendola, told RAI’s Agorà program that “this is a present we need to change because there are no … Read More

U.S. Supreme Court rejects Texas-led lawsuit seeking to protect a Trump immigration policy

The court declined to hear a Texas-led case that seeks to uphold a Trump-era “public charge” policy that could limit how many immigrants qualify for green cards. The U.S. Supreme Court building at sunset. Credit: REUTERS/Erin Scott Sign up for The Brief, … Read More

Biden admin. grants ‘blanket authorization’ to fly Pride flag at embassies

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The move overturns the Trump administration’s effective ban on Pride flags. U.S. missions overseas can once again fly the LGBT Pride flag on their official flagpoles, according to an internal State Department cable obtained Friday by ABC News. The policy, … Read More

White House says Israeli delegation will not change US position on Iran deal

Mossad chief, national security adviser head to DC Monday to lobby against US return to nuke deal; IDF chief backs out and delegation delays trip due to security flare-up. US President Joe Biden, accompanied by Vice President Kamala Harris, speaks … Read More

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