Donald Trump vows friendship with China – but also victory on trade as tariffs mount
WASHINGTON — President Trump vowed friendship with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping on Sunday despite their trade differences, as the U.S. president and his aides sought to tamp down market fears of a trade war between between the two economic giants. “President Xi and … Read More
Mourners lay flowers at scene where driver, 48, ‘with far-right links’ mowed down and killed two diners before shooting himself dead – as German authorities reveal attacker was ‘well known to police’
Driver ploughed through crowds outside the popular Grosser Kiepenkerl bar in Münster, west Germany He shot himself dead inside the vehicle, leaving two others dead and 20 injured in the attack at 3.27pm Reports claim he was Jens R., … Read More
Japan activates first marines since WW2 to bolster defenses against China
REUTERS Soldiers of Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force (JGSDF)’s Amphibious Rapid Deployment Brigade, Japan’s first marine unit since World War Two, gather at a ceremony activating the brigade at JGSDF’s Camp Ainoura in Sasebo. SASEBO/TOKYO — Japan on Saturday (April 7) … Read More
Trump’s trade war against China could see allies in Macron and Merkel
File photo of French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Angela Merkel. REUTERS BERLIN — German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron will attempt a pincer movement on Donald Trump, with China emerging as the likely target of … Read More
Israel to Strike Hamas During Gaza Protests if Attempts to Breach Border Fence Continue
The Israeli army will try to minimize the number of Palestinian casualties and avoid a larger conflict in Gaza, but defends the use of live fire for fears of a massive breach of the aging border fence. A drone photo … Read More
Iran, Turkey dam projects drying up Iraq’s water
Dubai: Iraq, the land of the ancient Assyrian and Sumerian civilisations, had, until recent years, abundant water sources. But, not anymore. Its neighbours, including its ally Iran, are carrying out ambitious plans that leave Iraq with less water day by … Read More
Earthquakes in northwest Oklahoma include magnitude 4.6
COVINGTON, Okla. — A magnitude 4.6 earthquake shook Oklahoma on Saturday and was also felt in neighboring Kansas and Missouri, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. It was one of several earthquakes recorded in northwest Oklahoma on Saturday morning. USGS in … Read More
The strengths and weaknesses of Russia’s military
Russian armed forces provide Moscow with clear military superiority in the post-Soviet region, despite Russia’s troops not being able to match the whole of NATO. The Kremlin is busy modernizing its army, experts told DW. The US, Russia, and China … Read More
Conference on Confusion in the Church: Final Declaration
Gianpaolo Barra, editor of the Italian Catholic monthly ‘Il Timone’, reads the declaration at the conference. The six-point profession of faith, titled ‘We testify and confess,’ reaffirms the Church’s unchanging teaching in key areas. Cardinals, bishops, priests and lay faithful … Read More
‘The Most Dangerous Man in the European Union’
One summer day in 1989, I saw an unshaven, long-haired young man approach a microphone to address 250,000 people in Budapest. They had gathered in Heroes’ Square for the ceremonial reburial of the leaders of a 1956 anti-communist uprising crushed … Read More
Germans, Jews, Muslims and the paradox of tolerance
Does Auschwitz require Germans to protect Jews from Muslims, or all minorities including Muslims from everybody? A country ill at ease with its past faces a dilemma it wasn’t ready for. Source: Christoph Schmid One of the world’s most fraught … Read More
Trump wants 4,000 troops at border; Mexico’s president chides him as ‘disrespectful’
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he’ll send as many as 4,000 troops to the U.S.-Mexico border until Congress relents on his demands for a massive border wall. “Anywhere from 2,000 to 4,000,” he told reporters aboard Air Force One … Read More
Earthquake of magnitude 6.2 strikes off Mindanao in Philippines: USGS
SINGAPORE (Reuters) – An earthquake of magnitude 6.2 struck off the southern Philippine island of Mindanao on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage from the quake, which hit at a depth … Read More
Israel and Hezbollah Are Girding for War—and the Next Round Could Be Horrific
Hezbollah has been steadily consolidating power and weapons—and some fighters maintain it played a role in shooting down an Israeli jet over Syria. Israeli security officers survey the wreckage of an F-16 that crashed near the Harduf kibbutz, in northern … Read More