Australia ends direct aid to PA amid concerns over funds funneled to terrorists
Australia announced on Monday that it was ending direct aid to the West Bank based Palestinian Authority (PA) over concerns that the funds were used to pay Palestinians convicted of politically motivated violence. “Today, I announce that the Australian Government … Read More
Reykjavik In June Has Not Had As Little Sun In 100 Years
Last June in Reykjavík was so cloudy that you would need to go back a century to find a gloomier one. RÚV reports that for the entire month of June, the sun has appeared for a grand total of 70.6 hours; … Read More
“Your IMPEACHMENT Is Coming In 7 Days”, Matt Gaetz Didn’t Give Rosenstein Any Air To Breathe
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GirZwU259D8
John Bolton Held Secret Talks With Tory Brexit Supporters – Reports
MOSCOW (Sputnik) – US National Security Adviser John Bolton held a secret meeting last week with members of the European Research Group of Conservative lawmakers in London, local media reported. The meeting lasted more than an hour, the Sunday Telegraph newspaper … Read More
Japan to commit 350 million yen, personnel for N. Korean denuclearization
Foreign Minister Taro Kono (Mainichi) Foreign Minister Taro Kono will tell International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Yukiya Amano at a planned July 4 meeting in Vienna that Japan is ready to allow the use of a 350 million yen … Read More
High Alert: Hawaii Volcano Eruption Update: Why is Kilauea PLAGUED With Earthquakes?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=alHBBXBu798
Tremors change life in Volcano: With no end in sight, stress levels rise
John Broward, chief ranger for Hawaii Volcanoes National Park If the lights by the window shake, it’s a magnitude 3. If the water sloshes out of the catchment tank, it’s a magnitude 5. Living in a village rocked by hundreds … Read More
Iranian police open fire on protesters
Iranian protesters gather at Mobile market in Tehran on June 25, 2018. In the latest protest in Iran, several people were injured in the southwestern city of Khorramshahr late Saturday during a demonstration against water pollution, Iranian state media reported. … Read More
The Great Russian Disinformation Campaign
In a new book, Timothy Snyder explains how Russia revolutionized information warfare—and presages its consequences for democracies in Europe and the United States. Journalists listen to Russian President Vladimir Putin during his annual end-of-year news conference in Moscow, Russia, on … Read More
In eastern Europe, Army girds against Russian might, manipulation
ORZYSZ, Poland — Soon after a U.S. Army convoy crossed Poland’s border into Lithuania during a major military exercise this month, two very strange things happened. First, four Army Stryker armored combat vehicles collided, sending 15 soldiers to the hospital … Read More
IDF beefs up troops in north as Syrian offensive escalates
An IDF tank maneuvers in the Golan Heights. (IDF) The IDF is stepping up its presence on the border with Syria ahead of Assad’s advance. The IDF augmented its forces on Israel’s northern border with Syria Sunday following the southward … Read More
Refugee crisis puts EU’s long-term unity in doubt
Europe is in crisis. Millions of migrants have made and continue to make the arduous journey across the Mediterranean or indeed overland through Southeast Europe. The arrivals include asylum seekers, but also economic migrants. Given that Europe already had its challenges, the influx of (mostly … Read More
Police Declare A Riot After Far-Right And Antifa Groups Clash In Portland
Saturday’s clashes were not the first of their kind. Above, antifa counter-protesters fought with far-right Patriot Prayer supporters during a march in Portland on June 3. – Anadolu Agency/Getty Images What began in downtown Portland Saturday as a permitted march … Read More
US Mulls Pulling Troops From Germany as Trump-Merkel Tensions Mount – Reports
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – The US Defense Department is conducting a study on what the consequences would be of a major withdrawal of US military forces from Germany, media reported. The analysis is being driven by escalating tensions between US President Donald Trump … Read More