New ISIS Threat Tells Jihadists to Bomb Electrical Infrastructure
(ISIS supporters’ image) A new online threat from ISIS supporters encourages jihadists to target critical infrastructure, with the suggestion of bombing power stations. The image shows a faceless figure in a black hoodie with the Islamic State flag holding a … Read More
Sen. Mitch McConnell has a problem – And it’s Donald Trump
McConnell to incoming Dems: Senate will not waste its time on a bill the president will not sign Sen. McConnell addresses Senate in wake of border wall negotiations at White House. Few know how to bring government to a grinding … Read More
US and North Korea ‘negotiating a location’ for second summit, Trump reveals
President Trump and Kim Jong-un met for the first time in Singapore in June CREDIT: SAUL LOEB/AFP Talks are underway to agree on a location for a second meeting between Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader, and Donald Trump, the … Read More
Russian missile units to be rearmed with Iskander-M systems
The operational-tactical systems will be transferred to the missile brigade of the Western Military District. Credit: Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation The Russian Armed Forces intends to complete the rearmament of its missile units of the Land Forces … Read More
Opinion For the First Time, Israel Faces an Adversary Too Powerful to Be Defeated
Iran is the most sophisticated, dangerous adversary Israel has ever faced. It has adopted a decades-long strategy of attrition until destruction. But Israel, frenetically focused on the here and now, lacks a systematic plan to confront it – and other … Read More
Russia tops list of Germany’s biggest fears… but US is only 1 point behind
FILE PHOTO. © Sputnik / Evgeny Biyatov The US, Germany’s closest strategic ally, came surprisingly close to the ‘bogeyman’ Russia in the list of countries that the Germans fear the most, leaving North Korea and others lag behind, a new … Read More
As Europe struggles, Germany still a beacon of stability
The sun sets over the River Main in Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Probst) – Michael Probst BERLIN — European politics just now is a story of how one decision by a pastor’s dutiful daughter has made life … Read More
Britons would now vote to stay in EU, want second referendum: poll
LONDON (Reuters) – More Britons want to remain a member of the European Union than leave, according to a survey published on Sunday which also showed voters want to make the final decision themselves. Britain is due leave the EU … Read More
Strong 6.6-magnitude quake hits off Indonesia
JAKARTA (AFP) – A strong 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck off the Indonesian coast early on Monday (Jan 7), sending residents running out of their homes, but no tsunami warning was issued. The quake hit at a depth of 60km under the … Read More
[WATCH] Sea-Watch doctor says situation is ‘dire’ for stranded migrants
The two NGO rescue ships are stranded just off Malta’s coast after no European country has allowed them to disembark 49 people rescued after leaving Libya Sea-Watch@seawatchcrew Tag 16 ohne sicheren Hafen: Die Situation an Bord der #SeaWatch3 bleibt weiterhin … Read More
Brexit Warmup: France And UK Deploy Drones To Stop Iranian Migrants Reaching Britain
Getty There’s a certain irony to the fact that migration is yet again making front-page headlines in the UK, with less than 84 days left to run until (deal or no deal) Brexit’s due date. Migration was one of the … Read More
Egypt’s SISI: Military Cooperation with Israel at Unprecedented levels
Egypt invites Hamas leaders for more truce talks Egyptian general apologizes to Israel for stray bullets hitting Nitzana Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in New York . (photo credit: AVI OHAYON – GPO)Military … Read More
ANALYSIS: Khamenei’s regime in danger as Iran prepares for war
Iranian pundits say that Khamenei is aware that a majority of Iranians want a Western-style democracy. Will they get it? Ayatollah Ali Khamenei – Reuters Islamic Jihad leader Ziyad Nakhalah this week confirmed that Iran has a plan to start a multiple-front-war against … Read More