Dozens injured after earthquake in southeast Turkey

The Associated Press Emergency services search the rubble of houses destroyed overnight by an earthquake, in Samsat, southeastern Turkey, Tuesday, April 24, 2018. Turkish officials say dozens were slightly injured after an earthquake in southeastern Turkey. The earthquake struck Samsat … Read More

The shadow war between Israel and Iran takes center stage

The rumblings of an open conflict between Israel and Iran in Syria are growing louder. When President Trump launched yet another one-off missile salvo against the Syrian regime, it came on the heels of a suspected April 9 Israeli strike on an Iranian facility at a Syrian air … Read More

North and South Korea’s summit holds promise for peace. Unfortunately, so did the last two.

North Korean village of Gijungdong is seen during a press tour from the Taesungdong freedom village inside the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea in Paju, South Korea, on April 24, 2018.(Photo: Lee Jin-man, AP) SEOUL — Friday’s summit … Read More

Can Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron save the Iran nuclear deal?

During separate talks with President Donald Trump this week, Macron and Merkel will urge the US to stick to the Iran nuclear deal. In an interview with Fox News, the French leader warned there is no “Plan B.” When French … Read More

Rouhani urges Trump to remain in nuclear deal or face ‘severe consequences’

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani delivers a speech in Tehran on February 11, 2018 STRINGER (IRANIAN PRESIDENCY/AFP/File) Trump threatened to pull US out of deal unless Europe agrees to supplement it with tougher controls Iranian President Hassan Rouhani urged US President … Read More

Israel warns of retaliation if Russian-backed S-300 in Syria fire at Israel

Defense Minister Avigdor Liberman at a local government conference in Tel Aviv on Wednesday February 14 2018. Ariel Harmoni/Ministry of Defense ‘Russian systems are in Syria, they are not acting against us, we have an open line & dialogue’ Liberman … Read More

German military draws up €450 million wish list

Germany’s underequipped military, the Bundeswehr, wants to spend hundreds of millions on new weapons. Some of the money will go toward leasing drones from Israel, but first the government needs a new budget. As criticism grows that Germany’s military hardware … Read More

Trump, Macron to face differences on Iran, trade, as French visit begins

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes French President Emmanuel Macron to the White House on Monday to kick off a three-day state visit expected to be dominated by U.S.-European differences on the Iran nuclear deal and trade. It … Read More

What’s erupting? List & map of currently active volcanoes

Europe and Atlantic Ocean:   Stromboli (Eolian Islands, Italy)   Etna (Sicily, Italy)   Campi Flegrei (Phlegrean Fields)(Italy)   La Palma (Canary Islands (Spain)) Iceland:   Kverkfjöll (Eastern Iceland)   Öraefajökull(Iceland)   Katla (Southern Iceland)   Askja (Central Iceland)   Bardarbunga(Central Iceland)   Grímsvötn (Iceland)   Hekla (Iceland) Africa and Indian Ocean:   Heard (Australia, Southern Indian Ocean)   Piton de la … Read More

Idol Worship on Jerusalem’s Mount Herzl

‘We kept faith with Zion,’ said Netanyahu on Independence Day eve. He’s proud the Jews kept faith with a piece of land? Aren’t religious groups supposed to keep faith with God? Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the torch lighting ceremony … Read More

U.S. won’t like results if deal dies, Iran warns

The reaction of the international community would “not be pleasant” for the United States if President Donald Trump decides to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal and reimpose sanctions on Tehran, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said Sunday. In … Read More

Trump warns immigrant caravan approaching U.S. border of prosecution, deportation

With the group of about 500 migrants just 12 hours from the U.S. border, Trump directed the DHS to not allow “large caravans of people” into the U.S. Central American migrants, who attended the annual Migrants Stations of the Cross … Read More

Netanyahu turns up the volume as Iran deadline nears

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addresses a conference in Tel Aviv on March 27, 2018 JACK GUEZ (AFP) The 2015 nuclear deal ‘gives Iran a clear path to a nuclear arsenal’ PM said Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made a … Read More

How Trump can beat China without a trade war: Make America a renewable energy superpower

Utility-scale solar installation in a field.(Photo: SunPower) If I were President Trump’s trusted adviser, this is what I would tell him. You can make America great again and beat China. It’s up to you. China is well on its way … Read More

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