North Korea’s unexpected warning to US before Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un meet
WITH just weeks to go before Donald Trump and Kim Jong Un will hold their first-ever summit, Pyongyang takes aim at the US. WITH just weeks to go before President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un are … Read More
Turkey says it will retaliate if U.S. halts weapons sales
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey will retaliate if the United States enacts a proposed law that would halt weapons sales to the country, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Sunday. Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives released details on Friday … Read More
‘It is like we have regressed 100 years’: Report warns of resurgent global anti-Semitism
BERLIN — Jewish life around the world is under attack once again by “classic traditional antisemitism,” according to a report by an Israeli university released Wednesday. While acts of violent anti-Semitism dropped by 9 percent between 2016 and 2017, other incidents such … Read More
Burying the Lead: The Media Ignores Trump’s Victories
It’s no secret that the mainstream media loathes President Trump. The coverage of the Trump Administration has broken all records in terms of consistent, vitriolic negativity. (One study found that the coverage on the ABC, CBS, and NBC evening newscasts … Read More
Council of confusion
Pope Francis leads the 18th meeting of his Council of Cardinals at the Vatican. CNS FILE PHOTO/L’OSSERVATORE ROMANO Beset by controversy, the pope’s ‘kitchen cabinet’ of advisers is a distracted bunch According to William Shakespeare, “the course of true love never … Read More
Earthquakes, lava fissures could last for months on Hawaii – USGS
PAHOA, Hawaii (Reuters) – More homes on Hawaii’s Big Island were destroyed on Saturday as eruptions linked to the Kilauea volcano increased, spewing lava into residential areas and forcing nearly 2,000 people to evacuate, officials said. Scientists forecast more eruptions … Read More
Awash with migrants, even Sweden’s Social Democrats propose cutting numbers in half
Swedish immigration minister Helene Fritzon said Friday that current immigration levels in the Scandinavian country are nearly “double” what the country can handle and released a proposal to cut them drastically in the future. At a press conference announcing a … Read More
Germany to support Israel if it gets on UN Security Council
BERLIN Germany has said it will stand up for Israel’s interests and security if it wins a non-permanent seat on the U.N. Security Council. The German foreign ministry said Saturday that Israel’s decision to withdraw its candidacy “is a further incentive … Read More
Trump is winning and heads are spinning as North Korea talks get off to a running start
President Donald Trump might just pull out a win on North Korea.AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais –President Donald Trump has emerged from a year on the brink of nuclear war with North Korea with a prospective peace deal. –China and Japan … Read More
Russia tensions: US and NATO put ships in Atlantic Ocean as hostility rises
US ships will move into the Atlantic Ocean (Getty) The US is to re-establish a naval fleet in the Atlantic Ocean amid rising tensions with Russia. The new ships, announced by The Pentagon today, will bolster the NATO presence in … Read More
Iran deal has been a lie all along
“The sanctions lifting will only occur as Iran takes the steps agreed, including addressing possible military dimensions.” That was State Department spokesman John Kirby in June 2015, speaking as negotiations for the Iran nuclear deal were wrapping up. But Tehran … Read More
The EU believes Theresa May’s ‘unstable’ government could collapse before Brexit
Gabriele Zimmer MEP.YouTube/emagazine BRUSSELSDIPLOMATIC The European Union believes Theresa May’s government could fall before Brexit negotiations finish, a leading MEP has suggested. Gabriele Zimmer — who sits on the European Parliament’s Brexit group — told BI the EU fears the … Read More
U.S. Embassy Move to Jerusalem ‘Will Come at a Price,’ Israeli Defense Chief Says
Avigdor Lieberman says ‘historic, important and dramatic’ decision to move U.S. embassy to Jerusalem will have a price that is ‘worth paying.’ The U.S. Embassy building in the Israeli coastal city of Tel Aviv.JACK GUEZ/AFP Japan’s Abe tells Netanyahu: Israel … Read More