The second-largest, second-deadliest Ebola outbreak in history has exceeded 3,000 cases and 2,000 deaths as the yearlong epidemic continues despite access to an experimental vaccine and developmental treatments. A total of 3,004 people have reported symptoms of hemorrhagic fever in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo since Aug. 1 of last year, according to Congolese…
Israel prevented the Iranians from building bases from which to launch attacks against it. But it failed to dislodge them from Syria — and Putin plans to keep it that way. A demonstrator holds a representation of the Israeli flag which is set on fire during the annual Quds, or Jerusalem Day rally in Tehran,…
From the left, French President Emmanuel Macron, Egyptian President and Chairman of the African Union Abdel Fattah al-Sissi, Chile’s President Sebastian Pinera and German Chancellor Angela Merkel attend a work session focused on climate in Biarritz, southwestern France, Monday, Aug. 26, 2019, on the third day of the annual G7 Summit. The empty seat at…
FILE – In this April 26, 2018, file photo, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis listens to a question during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. Mattis warns bitter political divisions have pushed American society to the “breaking point” in his most extensive public remarks since he resigned in protest from the Trump administration. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn…
(Natural News) A Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request filed by an Ann Arbor, Mich., law firm has turned up evidence of a widespread Islamic propaganda campaign being waged against public school teachers in the state and elsewhere. As reported by The Gateway Pundit, the Thomas More Law Center (TMLC) became concerned about Christian-bashing Islamic materials…
It is necessary; otherwise, the country may find itself amidst the Cold War again, the French president said. Open-source French leader Emmanuel Macron claimed that the country needs to activate the diplomatic efforts in Russia so as to revise relations with this country, otherwise one can find itself amidst the Cold War again. Marcon said so during…
The Russian Air Force’s Sukhoi Su-57 fifth-generation fighter jet lands after performing during the International Aviation and Space Salon MAKS-2019 in Zhukovsky, Russia, Aug. 27, 2019. Russian and Turkish officials were to set to discuss cooperation on Su-35 and Su-67 fighter jets, aviation engines, and electronic warfare systems, a Russian official said yesterday. Talking to…
AP Photo – Michael Probst Germany has traditionally prioritized defense over offense in cyberspace. That’s now beginning to change. There is a reoccurring debate in German national security and foreign policy whether Germany suffers from “Strategieunfähigkeit”—an inability to develop and implement strategy. The historic trauma of two lost World Wars created a pacifist culture that always…
The country is far from NATO’s 2% budget guideline, and its defense establishment is rife with dysfunction. The U.S. ambassador to Germany caused a stir last week by suggesting Washington could withdraw U.S. troops from Germany if Berlin continues to fall below its NATO commitment to spend 2 percent of GDP on defense. “It is actually offensive,” Richard Grenell told German media, “to assume that…