U.S. would support reunified Korean Peninsula — without nukes, State Department says
The State Department said Thursday the U.S. could support North Korea’s call for reunification of the Korean Peninsula, but denuclearizing the North is the first priority. North Korea issued an announcement directed at “all Koreans at home and abroad,” calling for … Read More
European Governments under Pressure to Do More for Refugees
The flood of refugees into Europe in recent years has led to the collapse of the continent’s screening and reception process, according to Filippo Grandi, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Geneva. The conflict in Syria alone has driven nearly … Read More
German leader Merkel says the current world order is under threat
Merkel said the answer to the world’s problems was to see multilateral solutions instead of a “unilateral, protectionist course” of action. Merkel is just the latest leader at Davos to criticize a protectionist and isolationist stance towards the world’s problems. … Read More
Brussels PLOTTING to humiliate United Kingdom in DESPERATE bid to STOP Brexit, MEP warns
THE EUROPEAN UNION has not “given up hope” the United Kingdom will decide not to Brexit and concessions made by Theresa May led Brussels to believe they have the “upper hand” during negotiations, independent MEP Diane James claimed. Ms James … Read More
Nikki Haley says Russia is complicit in Syrian atrocities
United Nations (CNN)US Ambassador Nikki Haley and Russian UN Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia traded verbal jabs Tuesday over the use of chemical weapons in Syria. The two ambassadors gave back-to-back speeches at a hastily called meeting of the UN Security Council, … Read More
Trump Confounded by Turkey’s Invasion of Syria: Fight ISIS or Back NATO Ally?
Turkish offensive against Syrian-Kurdish forces in Afrin leaves U.S. in a bind: “They were ‘our guys’ in Syria, and now they are under attack and the U.S. doesn’t seem to have any real solutions” Turkish troops advance near the Syria … Read More
Mr. Mueller, shut down this sham investigation
In this June 21, 2017, file photo, former FBI Director Robert Mueller, the special counsel probing Russian interference in the 2016 election, departs Capitol Hill following a closed-door meeting in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File) ANALYSIS/OPINION: It’s time for the Russia collusion … Read More
Israel leaders embrace Pence as a ‘mensch,’ others show their anger
WASHINGTON — Vice President Pence repeatedly made headlines during a four-day trip to the Middle East taken weeks after the Trump administration recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel —– a move that sparked protests throughout the region after Trump’s December announcement. … Read More
Tsunami Warning Lifted After Powerful Earthquake Strikes Alaska Today
USGS The west coast of North America experienced a tsunami warning after a powerful earthquake hit Alaska today. A powerful magnitude-7.9 earthquake hit Alaska early today, sending tsunami warnings across the west coast of North America, from Alaska to Canada … Read More
North Korea could set off global nuclear arms race, CIA says
Mike Pompeo said that once North Korea achieves the ability to mass-produce nuclear weapons — estimated at sometime in the near future — it could spur other countries to want the same capability. | Win McNamee/Getty Images Pompeo says … Read More
The “Human Cost” of The EU’s Response to the Refugee Crisis
By the time the first week of 2018 had ended, the Mediterranean Sea had already taken a deadly toll. A rubber dinghy sank off the coast of Libya while carrying 150 migrants and refugees from across Africa. Just eight bodies, … Read More
Government Shutdown Ends After 3 Days of Recriminations
Both houses of Congress easily approved the short-term funding bill to end the government shutdown, though the votes revealed fissures among Democrats. CreditGabriella Demczuk for The New York Times WASHINGTON — Congress brought an end to a three-day government shutdown … Read More