World War 3 fears as Russia to add FOUR nuclear submarines to Putin’s terrifying fleet
RUSSIA appears to be preparing for World War Three as it plans to add FOUR upgraded nuclear-powered submarines to its Pacific Fleet, deputy defence minister Yuri Borosov said today. GETTY Vladimir Putin’s military is set to add four nuclear subs … Read More
Israel widely condemns Poland’s new ‘Holocaust law’
JERUSALEM — The diplomatic backlash had been immediate. Polish President Andrzej Duda on Tuesday signed into a law a controversial Holocaust bill that criminalizes ascribing blame for crimes committed by Nazi Germany to the Polish nation, including use of the term “Polish death camp.” Penalties range … Read More
Turkey is using Syrian refugees as bargaining chips as it moves against the Kurds
Kurdish protestors against the Turkish operation in Afrin outside the EU building in Lebanon on January 28. Wael Hamzeh/EPA When Turkish ground troops rolled into Afrin, a Kurdish enclave in northern Syria, in January, the regime was making a considered political calculation. … Read More
Powerful Taiwan earthquake kills 2, topples buildings
A magnitude-6.4 earthquake rocked Taiwan on Tuesday, killing at least two people, injuring more than 100, toppling buildings and damaging roads, authorities said. The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake was centered 13 miles north-northeast of Hualien, a city of … Read More
US and North Korea trade warnings on nuclear strikes
US Ambassador Robert Wood (R) waits next to US Army Captain Murzban Morris of the Department of Defense Joint Staff before their address on North Korea to the Conference on Disarmament at the United Nations Office in Geneva, Switzerland on … Read More
France: Migrant Crisis Spirals Out of Control
French Interior Minister Gérard Collomb described the level of violence in Calais as “unprecedented.” He attributed the fighting to an escalating turf war between Afghan and Kurdish gangs seeking to gain control over human trafficking between Calais and Britain, which … Read More
Brexit: EU to have power to punish UK at will during transition
Exclusive: Brussels could impose sanctions if it believes law infringed, leaked document says. Brussels will have the power to punish the UK at will during the Brexit transition period by closing off parts of the single market to British companies, according to … Read More
Russia intensifies bombing of Syria’s Idlib after rebels down jet, killing pilot
AMMAN, Jordan — Russian jets intensified their raids on rebel-held towns and cities in Syria’s northern Idlib province on Sunday night, a day after rebels shot down a Russian warplane and killed its pilot. Civil defense sources said air raids struck … Read More
US and North Korea’s political games threaten to overshadow the Olympics
(CNN)South Korea may be touting the Winter Games, which begin on Friday, as the “Peace Olympics,” but that hasn’t stopped the US and North Korea seeking to score political points against each other. In a move sure to annoy Pyongyang, … Read More
German parties resume push for coalition government deal
BERLIN The prospective partners in Germany’s new government resumed their push to nail down a coalition deal on Monday, but it was unclear whether they would clinch an agreement before the day is over. Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative Union bloc … Read More
Netanyahu: Israel Expects All Nations to Help Protect the Truth About the Holocaust – Including Poland
‘We must always study the truth about the Holocaust, we must always remember it, prime minister says. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu chairs the weekly cabinet meeting at his Jerusalem office on February 4, 2018. AFP / POOL /JIM HOLLANDER Israeli … Read More
ISIS Threatens the US Again
Rescue teams evacuate wounded people outside the Maalbeek metro station in Brussels on March 22, 2016 in wake of the ISIS-claimed attack. (AFP) Is the battle against the ISIS terrorist organization still ongoing despite its military defeats in Iraq and … Read More
Kim Jong-un steps up PURGES: Fears of ‘rival regime faction’ sparks North Korea executions
THE deadly North Korean regime has accelerated its latest round of high-profile purges, as US intelligence experts admit that Kim Jong-un is “worried about his own position” as leader of the volatile state. North Korea has escalated its political purges in … Read More
Syrian refugees at risk of being forced back home despite ongoing violence, report warns
PHOTO: Hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees are at risk of being forced to return as violence continues.(Reuters: Muhammad Hamed, file photo) RELATED STORY: Syrian refugees fleeing violence shot at and beaten at Turkish border, HRW says RELATED STORY: After years of bombing … Read More