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Israel says three ‘armed terrorists’ among 52 reported dead in Gaza border clashes
At least three of the 52 Palestinians reportedly killed Monday in clashes ahead of the Jerusalem opening of the U.S. Embassy to Israel were “armed terrorists” caught trying to plant a bomb near the Gaza border fence, Israel’s military said. More than 35,000 protesters amassed at a dozen locations along the security fence, with many…
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Lesbos: Europe’s migrant barrier nears breaking point
An Ethiopian Christian priest blesses another refugee during a Sunday mass outside an orthodox church near Moria camp in the island of Lesbos, Greece. Many Migrants and refugees from Ethiopia and Eritrea take part in the Sunday services. – Petros Giannakouris , The Associated Press LESBOS, Greece — At the heart of Moria, an overcrowded…
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U.S. officials offer economic aid, security assurances if North Korea eliminates nuclear program
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and South Korean Foreign Minister Kang Kyung-wha arrive at a joint news conference at the State Department on Friday. ((Mandel Ngan / AFP/Getty Images)) The U.S. is prepared to quickly lift sanctions on North Korea and promise its leader, Kim Jong Un, that it would not seek to…
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New lava fissure opens as Hawaii awaits explosive eruption
PAHOA, Hawaii — New lava fissures, ground deformation and abundant volcanic gases indicate eruptions on the eastern flank of Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano are likely to continue. Authorities said three new fissures opened Saturday and early Sunday, ramping up the amount of lava outbreaks in and around Leilani Estates to more than a dozen. Officials had said an 18th…
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Paris knife attack: Suspect ‘French citizen born in Russia’s Chechnya’
The suspect in a deadly knife attack in central Paris on Saturday evening is a French citizen born in 1997 in Russia’s republic of Chechnya, sources say. Named by media as Khamzat Asimov, he was on a French watch list of people who could pose a threat to national security, the sources said. Police shot…
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World War 3: ‘NEW ERA’ of Russian aggression says ex-general, after warplanes intercepted
RUSSIAN attempts to intimidate America and its allies have become a routine feature of international politics, a former general has claimed, after Russian bombers flying close to the Alaskan coast sparked World War 3 fears. The world has entered a new era of superpower confrontation between the USA, Russia and China, analyst Jack Keane claimed, although he…
