Libya stops nearly 400 migrants attempting to cross to Europe: IOM
TUNIS (Reuters) – Libya’s coastguard has stopped nearly 400 migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean in five boats in the past two days, the United Nations migration agency said on Monday. That brings to more than 1,000 the number of … Read More
PM says ‘inalienable right’ to build fence at Evros border
Greece has a right to extend a fence at the border with Turkey in the northeastern region of Evros to avoid a repeat of the tensions last March when thousands of migrants attempted to scale the fence and enter into … Read More
Palestine’s Mahmoud Abbas is threatening the nuclear option
Faced with the threat of illegal annexation, the Palestinian Authority is signaling that it is running out of options. An Israeli activist holds a banner during a protest against the US peace plan for the Middle East, in front of … Read More
Time running out on the last US-Russia nuclear arms treaty
In this June 28, 2019, file photo, President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin walk to participate in a group photo at the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan. (Susan Walsh/AP) WASHINGTON — Time is running out on an arms … Read More
Mayor Lori Lightfoot Plans To Fine Churches That Defied Stay-At-Home Order Rules To Hold Sunday Services
CHICAGO (CBS) — Mayor Lori Lightfoot said the city “will be taking action” to fine churches that violated the statewide stay-at-home order on Sunday, by holding services with more people than allowed by the governor’s COVID-19 restrictions. “Certainly there were some … Read More
Trump to pull U.S. out of Open Skies treaty, leaves New START in limbo
Illustration: Rebecca Zisser / Axios The U.S. is moving to withdraw from Open Skies, a 1992 treaty that allows NATO countries and Russia to surveil one another from the air to prevent the risk of military conflict. Why it matters: This … Read More
‘Constitution above pay grade,’ say offending governors
Recently, two Michigan police officers visited a mother who had allowed her daughter to play with the child next door in the backyard. The police demanded to know why she was not enforcing the government’s stay at home order. They … Read More
Governors drunk on power are out of control
WESTERLY, RI – MARCH 28-SATURDAY: A sign welcoming visitors and a sign telling drivers with New York license plates to stop are side-by-side along Router 95 North as drivers cross into Rhode Island from Connecticut March 28, 2020, in Westerly, … Read More
Illinois has released almost 4,000 prisoners, including 64 murderers
ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — The State of Illinois has released a list of almost 4,000 inmates released from prisons, including 64 convicted of murder, since March 1st. A list released by the state shows each inmate who had their sentence commuted by … Read More
Newt Gingrich says it’s ‘tragic’ to watch governors ‘behave like dictators’
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. Referencing stay-at-home order restrictions that are intended to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said on Monday that it’s been “tragic” to see … Read More
De Blasio says violators of city’s coronavirus beach restrictions will ‘be taken right out of the water’
Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. As Memorial Day weekend approaches, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday said “no swimming” will be allowed at beaches and warned New Yorkers that they … Read More
Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 22 May 2020
Greetings from Tyler, “You’re way more likely to drown.” The LA Times just published an article about summer and the dreaded virus. They interviewed a series of experts in molecular microbiology, immunology, and quote from the all-knowing, all-seeing, ever sensing … Read More
Heavily-armed US convoy enters Syria to expand base and disrupt Russian operation
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:40 A.M.) – A heavily-armed U.S. military convoy entered northeastern Syria this week to expand one of their bases inside the Al-Hasakah Governorate. Citing military sources, the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) reported that as many as … Read More