Schiff denies GOP request to have Ukraine whistleblower testify publicly, warns against ‘sham investigations’
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., rejected a request by Republicans to have the Ukraine phone call whistleblower testify at next week’s public impeachment inquiry hearings, saying that their testimony was “redundant and unnecessary.” The GOP witness list, obtained by Fox News earlier Saturday, included Hunter Biden, the … Read More
500,000 evacuated as Cyclone Bulbul makes landfall in Bangladesh
Bangladeshi passengers cover themselves with a plastic sheet and umbrellas as they cross the Buriganga River by boat during Cyclone Bulbul in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on Saturday. Photo by Monirul Alam/EPA-EFE Nov. 9 (UPI) — Bangladeshi authorities ordered about 500,000 people to … Read More
Nunes demands Schiff testify in private as part of House impeachment inquiry
EXCLUSIVE: The top Republican on the House Intelligence Committee has formally requested that the panel’s chairman, Rep. Adam Schiff, D-Calif., testify in a closed-door setting as part of the impeachment inquiry against President Trump. Fox News has obtained a letter written by committee Ranking Member Devin … Read More
Iran rocked by 5.9 magnitude earthquake, killing 5 and injuring hundreds
At least five people were killed and more than 300 were injured after a 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck Iran on Friday. According to Iran’s Seismological Center, the convulsion started at 2:17 a.m., in the eastern Azerbaijan province, which is around 250 miles from the country’s … Read More
Winter is coming: Arctic blast could shatter 190 or more record-cold temperatures across the US, meteorologists say
CINCINNATI – Brace yourselves. Winter is coming. A powerful Arctic cold front will bring the coldest temperatures of the season next week to most of the United States, breaking dozens of November records in the central, southern and eastern parts of the … Read More
Russia ‘given Israel’s top interceptor missile’
A Stunner missile blasts off. Photo: Ministry of Defense Missile technology could be used to defeat Raytheon’s state-of-the-art defense systems Russia has obtained Israel’s most advanced interceptor missile, which could be reverse engineered to crack the latest Israeli and US … Read More
Iraq protests against Iran and government corruption are a rare sign of hope in the Mideast
The U.S. has been trying to weaken Iran’s influence over Baghdad ever since America invaded the country. Now an unlikely source is helping: The Iraqi people. Demonstrators take part in ongoing anti-government protests in Tahrir Square, Baghdad, on Tuesday.Ahmed Jadallah … Read More
Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – 8 November 2019
Greetings from Tyler, Pardon our skepticism. USA Today, one of the more widely read national newspapers, is predicting that next week may see as many as 170 record cold readings across the United States. It sounds brutal, with freezing temperatures … Read More
Europe’s East Faces Economic Threat From Falling Populations
The Church of Our Lady before Tyn, right, stands among residential and commercial property on the city skyline in Prague, Czech Republic, on Thursday, Jan. 4, 2017. The Czech Republic posted its biggest ever budget surplus last year after the … Read More
Venezuelan Death Squads Have Killed An Estimated 831 People, Many Who Dared To Protest The Regime
Back in February Reuters reported on murders being carried out in Venezuela’s slums by a special police force known as the FAES. Wednesday the AFP published a follow-up on this story that reveals the death toll has climbed to over 800. SEE ALSO: It’s … Read More
US debt surpasses $23 trillion for first time
The federal government’s outstanding public debt has surpassed $23 trillion for the first time in history, according to data from the Treasury Department released on Friday. Growing budget deficits have added to the nation’s debt at a speedy rate since President Trump took … Read More
NATO Experiencing ‘Brain Death’ French President Macron
French President Emmanuel Macron has warned European countries that they no longer can rely on the U.S. to defend NATO allies. | Photo: Reuters The French president said that Washington “is turning its back” on its European allies. French President Emmanuel Macron questioned Thursday the … Read More
Netanyahu: ‘Israel Will Never Allow Iran to Get a Nuclear Bomb’
Benjamin Netanyahu. (Kobi Richter/TPS) Israel will prevent Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons, vowed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Israel will never allow Iran to acquire nuclear weapons “for the future of the Middle East and the world,” Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu … Read More