Germany, China seek closer alliance over trade spat with US
Government consultations between Germany and China in Berlin on Monday aim to send a signal of closer bilateral cooperation in light of a worsened trade spat with the US. But some hurdles have yet to be overcome. German Chancellor Angela … Read More
Israel’s security agencies hold emergency meeting as earthquakes rock north
Shoygu, Liberman, Eizenkot Ariel Hermoni, Israel Ministry of Defense Liberman blamed Cabinet for stalling a five-year plan formulated by the Home Front Command Israel’s security establishments called an emergency meeting Monday on earthquake preparedness and response, as an uptick in seismic … Read More
Hundreds march from Italy border to UK in migrant solidarity
Charity workers and volunteers arrive in London after retracing the steps of refugees and migrants heading through France to reach Great Britain. A solidarity march for migrants has reached its final destination in London, 10 weeks after setting off from … Read More
5 things to watch as Trump heads to NATO summit
President Trump will arrive in Brussels on Tuesday night with an eye toward pushing allied members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to boost their defense budgets. Despite Trump’s push, the heads-of-state confab risks being overshadowed by growing tensions between the U.S. … Read More
Turkey sacks 18,500 state employees over alleged ‘terror’ links
More than 8,998 police officers and 3,077 army soldiers among public employees dismissed by emergency decree. Some 18,632 people have been sacked, including 8,998 police officers, 3,077 army soldiers [Burak Kara/Getty Image] Turkish authorities have ordered the dismissal of more … Read More
Trade rocks already unstable U.S.-China relations
FILE – In this Nov. 9, 2017, file photo, U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping shakes hands during a news conference at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Trump’s trade battle with China will exacerbate … Read More
Japan: Torrential rains leave dozens dead
Record rains and flooding across central and western Japan have caused 2 million people to be evacuated from their homes. More than 80 are reported dead, and many more are missing. Widespread flooding At least 80 people have died in … Read More
Syria: Israel Behind Attack on Iranian Air Force Base Near Homs
Reports say Syrian air defense systems fired at planes, coming in from Jordan, and heading towards the T4 airbase used by Iran. Israel struck target near Damascus airport, Syrian media says Israel is lying about Iranian presence in Syria, Assad’s … Read More
Israel presented U.S. with “red lines” for Saudi nuclear deal
Photo: Kobi Gideon/GPO via Getty Images Israel has presented the Trump administration with its “red lines” for the nuclear deal the United States is currently negotiating with Saudi Arabia to build reactors in the kingdom. The big picture: A senior Israeli official told … Read More
NATO chief: Germany must increase defense spending
Germany spends 1.24 percent of its GDP on defense and has promised to increase that figure to 1.5 percent by 2024. But Jens Stoltenberg, the head of the NATO alliance, says Berlin needs to spend much more than that. NATO … Read More
Pope Francis denounces ‘murderous indifference’ by powers in Mideast
(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) Pope Francis, center, flanked by Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, left, and Tawadros II, Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark, reads his message outside the St. Nicholas Basilica on the occasion of a … Read More