Top Latin America adviser claims ‘there is not a single scenario’ in which Maduro and his ‘cronies’ are able to retain power ‘The question is no longer if Maduro accepts this or not, it’s how long it will take him to accept it,’ Mauricio Claver-Carone said. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Donald Trump’s top Latin America…
© Reuters / Henry Nicholls An incurable, mad-cow-like brain infection nicknamed “zombie deer disease” that causes deer, elk and moose to behave strangely and aggressively has spread through half the US – and some fear it may soon turn up in humans. Chronic wasting disease (CWD) renders its victims uncoordinated, confused and aggressive, while also causing…
Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska expressed veiled criticism for Italy and Malta – who would benefit most from the initiative – for not doing their part Spanish Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska (l) with his Portuguese counterpart in Bucharest on Thursday. ROBERT GHEMENT EFE Spain has rejected a plan put forward by Germany and France aimed at establishing a…
MANILA: A 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck at sea off the southern Philippine coast late Friday (Feb 8), though there were no early reports of damage and the local seismology office said it expected none. The US Geological Survey and the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology said the quake struck at 7.55pm (1155 GMT), its…
At the official opening, Chancellor Angela Merkel stressed Germany’s need for a “strong, efficient foreign intelligence agency.” Hidden in the countryside for decades, the BND has finally arrived in the heart of Berlin. In the heart of Berlin Decorated with steel palm trees, the new BND headquarters sits right where the Berlin Wall used to…
The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said on 21 January that it had hit alleged Iranian military facilities in Syria, including weapons depots in the area of Damascus International Airport, an intelligence centre, and a training camp, in response to a reported rocket strike on the Golan Heights. “With regard to the latest Israeli attacks, we said…
Greetings from Tyler, We probably should have known that the bumbling Jean-Claude Junker was neither the brains nor the primary driver of European Union policy. No, the puppet master is Martin Selmayr, now Secretary General of the European Commission, formerly a German civil servant. He is described as the most powerful and feared individual…
GERMAN industrial output surprisingly fell in December for the fourth consecutive month, putting the eurozone on high alert and increasing concerns around Europe’s biggest economy. The latest data from the country’s Federal Statistics Office revealed industrial output was down 0.4 percent on November. This was in complete contrast to a forecast from Reuters for an…
The Green New Deal isn’t just un-American, it’s also completely bonkers. Note: Ocasio-Cortez’s office has taken down their page describing the Green New Deal. A number of Democratic Party presidential hopefuls — including Cory Booker, Kamala Harris, Elizabeth Warren, Kirsten Gillibrand, Julián Castro, and Beto O’Rourke, for starters — have already endorsed or expressed support for the “Green…