News

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsSNDecfIz4

HAWAII residents in the Leilani Estates subdivision in lower Puna have been given 24 hours to evacuate the area as the Big Island continues to be devastated by Mount Kilauea, it has emerged. Hawaii County Mayor Harry Kim issued the … Read More

Mark Muller (righT) works with fellow traders on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange Thursday. Stocks are off to a mostly lower start on Wall Street as losses for banks and consumer products makers offset gains for technology … Read More

No one should be surprised by the position in which Angela Merkel and Europe find themselves today. But only a dangerous fool would celebrate German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Photo: AP One of the most common mistakes European leaders make in … Read More

Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said the U.S. and Russia have nearly come to blows over their separate military campaigns in his country, where Moscow supports the government and Washington works outside of it. The U.S. has struck Syrian government targets in … Read More

Pope Francis said that to overcome the culture of abuse requires a unified effort by both church and congregation. | Photo: Reuters “It’s shameful, I must say, that we didn’t know how to listen or respond in time,” Pope Francis … Read More

“Iran has an interest in escalating the situation in Gaza in light of what is happening in Syria,” the senior IDF officer said. >  After 130 rockets fired from Gaza, Israelis wake to tentative calm >  Iran is the culprit … Read More

Prior to Liberman’s visit, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov called on non-Syrian forces to withdraw the country’s southern border as soon as possible. Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in a tour of Mt. Hermon and Golan … Read More

Women in niqab at Christiansborg Palace in Copenhagen after the vote banning face veils was passed CREDIT: REUTERS The Danish parliament on Thursday passed a law banning the Islamic full-face veil in public spaces, becoming the latest European country to do so. … Read More

Israel has launched airstrikes against targets throughout the Gaza Strip after the armed wing of the ruling group in the Palestinian territory launched dozens of rockets and mortar shells into southern Israel. The confrontation, which continued into Wednesday morning, is … Read More

Many see the potential fresh vote as an unofficial referendum on EU membership, after Italy fails to form a coalition government. Italy is still without a government after President Sergio Mattarella rejected the proposed finance minister by the coalition of the … Read More

Finished steel coils sit in a storage warehouse. President Donald Trump ordered tariffs on $50 billion worth of imports from China. CHRIS RATCLIFFE/BLOOMBERG/GETTY IMAGES Recent days have presented a dizzying series of reversalsfollowed by reversals of reversals over whether, when, or … Read More

Palestinian faction says it has agreed to a ceasefire with Israel to end largest flare-up of violence since 2014 war. A ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel appears to be holding following one of the worst days in violence in the Gaza Strip since the 2014 Gaza … Read More

EMERGENCY evacuations are taking place in Hawaii as fast-moving lava flows from the Kilauea volcano threaten to engulf entire neighborhoods. Residents in the Leilani area are being ordered top leave their homes immediately. Shelters have been set up at community … Read More