North Korea destroys nuke test site in front of journalists

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PUNGGYE-RI, North Korea — North Korea carried out what it said was the demolition of its nuclear test site Thursday, setting off a series of explosions over several hours in the presence of foreign journalists. The blasts at the test … Read More

Russia flexes muscle, test-fires four Bulava nuclear ICBMs from submarine

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The Bulava submarine-launched ballistic missiles were test-fired within a few seconds of each other from the submerged nuclear submarine Yuri Dolgorukiy. Photo: Youtube grab (Минобороны России) In a major show of strength, the Russian Navy on Tuesday successfully test-fired fired four intercontinental nuclear … Read More

Israel to scale back law allowing PM to declare war without gov’t backing

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IDF Chief of Staff Gadi Eizenkot, Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman discuss the confrontation with Iran and Syria on February 10 2018.  Ariel Hermoni/Ministry of Defense Members of Israel’s Security Cabinet on Wednesday agreed to … Read More

Iran lists tough conditions for Europe to save nuclear deal

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Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has given tough terms to Britain, France and Germany if they want to save the 2015 nuclear deal. Pledging not to seek new talks on Iran’s ballistic missiles is one of them. Iranian leader … Read More

Paris RIOTS: Europhile Macron effigy in FLAMES as he faces MAJOR backlash over reforms

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CHAOS erupted in Paris on Tuesday as thousands of people gathered to protest against Emmanuel Macron’s controversial reforms with shocking footage showing striking public sector workers set fire to an effigy of the French President. Police and protestors were involved … Read More

ANALYSIS: Muslim Leaders Seek ‘Islamic Army’ to Protect ‘Palestine’

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Turkish dictator Recep Tayyip Erdogan and other Muslim leaders want to create an Islamic army to ‘protect’ the Palestinian Arabs after 62 of them died last Monday during attempts to invade Israel from Gaza. Hamas and Islamic Jihad later admitted 53 of … Read More

White House pulls out of summit with North Korea’s Kim Jong Un

President Trump on Thursday canceled the highly anticipated summit with North Korea that had been set for next month, calling the talks “inappropriate” following the “hostility” displayed in the latest comments from dictator Kim Jong Un. The move to pull … Read More

Japan–China ties are tightening

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Chinese Premier Li Keqiang’s visit to Japan from 8 May to 11 May was a remarkable highlight in what has been a glum decade for China–Japan relations. It is Li’s first visit to Japan since taking office in 2013, and … Read More

US, South Korea work to keep North Korea summit on track

WASHINGTON –  The United States and South Korea are laboring to keep the highly anticipated U.S. summit with North Korea on track, even after President Donald Trump abruptly said “there’s a very substantial chance” it won’t happen as scheduled. South … Read More

Germany foreign minister to meet Pompeo over Iran deal

German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said today that he will meet with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to discuss Washington’s position on the nuclear deal with Iran. The Trump administration yesterday demanded that Iran make wholesale changes in its military and regional policies or face “the strongest sanctions in history.” … Read More

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