Far-right violence against refugees persists in Germany
COMPILED FROM WIRE SERVICES ISTANBUL Published2 hours ago Children play in a building converted into refugee accommodations, Frankfurt, Germany. Despite the downward trend in the number of attacks targeting refugees, far-right violence continues to be an ongoing issue in Germany … Read More
The Roots of Poland’s Defiance of the European Union
Poles demonstrated with Polish and European Union flags and copies of the Constitution in front of the presidential palace in Warsaw last month to protest the new judicial laws.CreditJanek Skarzynski/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images WARSAW — It is 3:30 p.m. … Read More
California wildfires by the numbers: $177M spent, more than 1,000 structures destroyed
A spate of Southern California wildfires has destroyed an area larger than New York City and Philadelphia — combined. And the end might be weeks away. Blustery Santa Ana winds literally added fuel to the fires. which began Dec. 4. Here are … Read More
North Korea says it’s a ‘pipe dream’ that it will give up nukes
North Korea said it is a “pipe dream” for the United States to think it will give up its nuclear weapons, and called the latest U.N. sanctions to target the country “an act of war” that violates its sovereignty. The … Read More
Nearly 90 Dead in Philippine Mudslides, Flooding as Storm Hits: Officials
People help to rescue flood victims in Lanao del Norte, Philippines, December 22, 2017 in this image taken from video footage obtained from social media. Aclimah Cabugatan Disumala/via REUTERS Reuters MANILA (Reuters) – A tropical storm in the Philippines triggered mudslides … Read More
E.P.A. Officials, Disheartened by Agency’s Direction, Are Leaving in Droves
Ronnie B. Levin spent 37 years at the E.P.A. working on lead exposure. She retired in November after what she described as months of low morale at the agency. CreditKayana Szymczak for The New York Times This article was written through … Read More
In Signing Sweeping Tax Bill, Trump Questions Whether He Is Getting Enough Credit
WASHINGTON — President Trump signed the most consequential tax legislation in three decades on Friday, even as he complained that he has not been given credit for his administration’s accomplishments during a turbulent first year. Mr. Trump decided against doing … Read More
Denmark no longer to automatically accept UN refugee quota
Denmark will no longer automatically accept a quota of refugees under a U.N. resettlement program after passing a law on Wednesday that enables the government to determine how many can enter each year. Since 1989, Denmark has agreed to take … Read More
Man planned Christmas attack on San Francisco’s Pier 39, was inspired by Islamic State, FBI says
Several months ago, the FBI became interested in the Facebook account of Everitt Aaron Jameson, a 26-year-old Modesto tow truck driver and former Marine. Acting on tips from an informant, authorities said they saw that Jameson liked and loved pro-Islamic … Read More
Turner Says FBI Agent’s Text Message About Trump ‘Insurance Policy’ Is ‘Really Alarming’
Gillian Turner expressed alarm Thursday over text messages between FBI agents about an “insurance policy,” which reportedly referred to an investigation of then-presidential candidate Donald Trump Turner, a Fox News correspondent and former White House National Security Council member in … Read More
Boston-area paramedics on front lines of U.S. opioid crisis
(Reuters) – The paramedics find them everywhere – slumped over car steering wheels, barely breathing in doughnut shop bathrooms or dead in derelict apartments and expensive mansions. For the Cataldo Ambulance Service crews outside Boston on the front lines of … Read More
Newt Gingrich: The Trump administration became truly historic this week
Analysts, historians and scholars will look back on this week as the moment the Trump administration became truly historic. The publication of the National Security Strategy report on Monday, followed by the passage of the largest change to the tax … Read More
What is Article 7? Will the EU resort to the ‘nuclear option’ to force Poland out?
GETTY Article 7: Frans Tmmermans triggered Article 7 against the rebelling Poland EU bosses demanded Poland steps in line with its rulings on Wednesday, giving the rebel state just three months to sort out its internal affairs. EU Commission Vice-President … Read More
Israel rejects ‘preposterous’ UN vote, thanks nations that supported ‘the truth’
Netanyahu: Jerusalem is our capital — always was, always will be; top Arab MK: World believes the Palestinian people deserve a place in this world Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Thursday dismissed a UN vote to reject US President Donald … Read More
Quake casualties rise to 2 dead, 115 injured
TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (MNA) – Two people were killed and 115 reported as injured in the earthquake of 5.2 magnitude that struck Tehran and Alborz Wed. night, according to latest report by Emergency Operation Center. A 70-year-old woman died of … Read More





