Biologist suggests growing human ‘meat’ in labs for consumption
Lab meat (non-human variety), also referred to as “in-vitro” or “Clean” meat, is grown from a few stem cells taken from a living creature. (iStock) Evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins recently pushed the idea that lab-grown human meat could eliminate society’s … Read More
Europe’s economy is getting hit from all sides
Europe’s economy turned in its best performance in decades in 2017. There won’t be a repeat anytime soon. Growth is expected to slow dramatically this year as Europe grapples with new trade barriers, uncertainty over Brexit and political spats that … Read More
China says its army will act ‘at any cost’ to prevent Taiwan split
BEIJING – China’s army will take action”at any cost” to foil attempts to separate the self-ruled island of Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its own, the country’s defense minister said on Thursday. Beijing has been infuriated by recent U.S. sanctions on … Read More
Europe Migrant Crisis: Czech Leader tells 700,000 ‘Illegal migrants’ that ‘they need to go home’
Prior to meeting with British Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš said that 700,000 “illegal migrants” should go back to their home countries. “There are 700,000 illegal migrants—they need to go home,” the Czech Prime … Read More
Trump imposes new Hezbollah sanctions, promises more against Iran
President also claims Tehran no longer looking for access to Mediterranean at White House event marking anniversary of Beirut Marine barracks bombing. WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed legislation Thursday imposing new sanctions against Hezbollah, the Iran-backed terrorist group behind … Read More
Saudi Relations at a Crossroads
ROBBINS: Hi. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to today’s Council on Foreign Relations conference call on U.S.-Saudi relations at the crossroads. We’re very lucky to have with us Steven A. Cook, who is Eni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for Middle East … Read More
Khashoggi’s brutal killing could lead to charges against Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman
Khashoggi’s brutal killing could lead to charges against Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman under international law. But experts say the Saudis will ‘never go along.’ A composite image of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. Associated … Read More
Strong earthquake hits Greek tourist island in Ionian Sea
THESSALONIKI, Greece — A strong earthquake has struck off Greece’s western coast near the tourist island of Zakynthos in the Ionian Sea. Authorities say there were no immediate reports of damage. The U.S. Geological Survey says the epicenter of the … Read More
Russians out to stir anger ahead of U.S. midterms
The shutdown of thousands of Russian-controlled accounts by Twitter and Facebook — plus the indictments of 14 people from Russia’s notorious troll farm the Internet Research Agency — have blunted but by no means halted their efforts to influence U.S. … Read More
Brexit Will Reportedly Prompt Germany to Pay Extra Billions to EU Annually
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Germany will have to pay an extra 15 billion euros ($17.2 billion) annually to the EU budget in 2021-2027 in light of the UK withdrawal from the European Union and the bloc’s increased expenses on security and … Read More
China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran Set For Electronic Pulse Attacks on U.S.
Declassified report warns of dangers from electromagnetic pulse. China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran are preparing nuclear electronic pulse attacks from space in a future conflict to cripple the U.S. military and plunge the United States into darkness, according to … Read More
As others condemn Saudi Arabia, Germany takes action
As the Trudeau government faces increasing pressure to cancel a $15 billion arms deal with Saudi Arabia — a move that the prime minister warns would leave Canadians “holding a billion-dollar bill” — most other Western countries, with the exception of Germany, … Read More
ANALYSIS: Why King Abdullah II Nixed Parts of Jordan-Israel Peace Deal
On Sunday, King Abdullah II dropped a bombshell when he announced that Jordan would not renew parts of the 24-year-old peace agreement with Israel. In a first statement the King said he had informed Israel “that we are putting an end … Read More
China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran Set For Electronic Pulse Attacks on U.S.
Declassified report warns of dangers from electromagnetic pulse. China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran are preparing nuclear electronic pulse attacks from space in a future conflict to cripple the U.S. military and plunge the United States into darkness, according to … Read More