Israeli tanks shell Gaza again after cross-border balloon attacks
Palestinian Hamas militants take part in an anti-Israel military show in the southern Gaza Strip November 11, 2019. (Reuters) Israeli tanks shelled Hamas positions in the Gaza Strip overnight in response to continued waves of incendiary balloons across the border, … Read More
A Sort-of goodbye to Germany?
Source: AP Photo/Markus Schreiber President Trump recently ordered a 12,000-troop reduction in American military personnel stationed in Germany. That leaves about 24,000 American soldiers still in the country. A little more than half of the troops being withdrawn will return … Read More
Spain, France And Germany Report Most Coronavirus Cases Since Their Lockdowns
The graph of Spain’s daily coronavirus case count is taking on an emphatic U-shape, with 3,715 new infections in the past 24 hours – joining Germany and France on Wednesday in reporting the most cases since lockdowns helped Europe quash … Read More
Trump says US intends to trigger ‘snapback’ of UN sanctions on Iran
The snapback mechanism was included as part of the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. President Trump on Wednesday announced that the U.S. intends to “snapback” sanctions on Iran, days after the U.N. Security Council failed to extend a soon-to-expire arms embargo on … Read More
Operation Legend: More than 200 charged with federal crimes, 1,000 arrested, AG Barr announces
The operation is named for LeGend Taliferro, 4, who was shot and killed while he slept in June At least 217 people have been charged with a federal crime, and more than 1,000 arrests have been made in major metropolitan … Read More
The UK Falls Into an Elephant Trap of Its Own Making on Brexit
It is the quiet before the storm on Brexit. After a three-week summer break, UK and EU negotiators reconvene this week for another round of talks. They have just several weeks to overcome the key obstacles to a deal—disagreements on … Read More
6.4 magnitude quake hits Manila
ANI–stock image Manila [Phillippines], Aug 18 (ANI): An earthquake of magnitude 6.4 on the Richter scale struck the Southeastern region of Manila, Phillippines, on Tuesday early morning. “Earthquake of Magnitude: 6.4, Occurred on 18-08-2020, 05:33:50 IST, Lat: 12.07 & Long: … Read More
Venezuela warns of threat of invasion by the US
Ambassador of Venezuela to the United Nations (UN), Samuel Moncada (Prensa Latina) Caracas, Aug 17 (Prensa Latina) The ambassador of Venezuela to the United Nations (UN), Samuel Moncada, warned today about the threat of invasion that looms over this country … Read More
California Governor Warns More Rolling Blackouts ‘Very Likely’; 3.3M Homes Statewide Brace For Power Outages
SACRAMENTO (CBS SF/AP) -– With California in the grips of a historic heatwave, Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday signed an emergency proclamation aimed at freeing up energy capacity even as power executives warned of additional statewide rolling blackouts. Newsom warned … Read More
EU-Italy delegation in Tunisia to discuss slowing migration
Tunisian Interior and Prime Minister-designate Hichem Mechichi, right, greets Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio at Tunis Carthage airport in Tunis, Monday. (AP) Talks to focus on broader European aid to fight the poverty and joblessness that fuels it TUNIS: … Read More
Cruz calls for US to invoke ‘snapback’ on Iran arms embargo after failed UN vote, hits European ‘fecklessness’
The UN Security Council rejected a US resolution to extend the arms embargo. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is calling for the Trump administration to use the snapback mechanism in the Iran nuclear deal that would allow the U.S. to force … Read More
Gen. Keane: Russian troops likely to invade Belarus if pro-democracy president assumes power
Keane says Belarus’ location is ‘very strategic’ to Putin who wants to increase Russia’s ‘sphere of influence’ Belarus’ location is “very strategic” to Russian President Vladimir Putin who “wants to increase the sphere of influence of Russia in the region, in Eastern Europe in particular and … Read More
China Is Getting Mired in the Middle East
By striking a major partnership with Tehran, Beijing risks not only angering other regional partners but also getting entangled in complicated security and political issues. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi shakes hands with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif during … Read More