After ISIS campaign, Iran-backed fighters in Iraq vow to drive out US troops
BAGHDAD – Now that they’ve helped vanquish the Islamic State from much of Iraq, a battle-hardened militia with close ties to Iran may be training its sights on the remaining U.S.-led coalition troops scattered across the country. At least … Read More
Sanders brushes off ‘hoax’ Russia probe, backs calls to investigate wrongdoing under Obama
“We look forward to seeing this hoax wrap up very soon,” Sarah Huckabee Sanders said. | Alex Brandon/AP White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Thursday that President Donald Trump hopes special counsel Robert Mueller will wrap up … Read More
North Korea vows to retaliate over U.S. WannaCry accusation
North Korea vowed to retaliate Thursday after the White House accused it of being behind the WannaCry ransomware attack that infected hundreds of thousands of computers around the world earlier this year. Thomas P. Bossert, homeland security adviser to President Trump, … Read More
Anti-Semitism is still alive in Germany as Jews face ‘disturbing’ discrimination
BERLIN — When telecommunications manager Mikhail Tanaev emigrated to Germany in 1998 from his native Russia as a teen, his Jewish faith didn’t matter to classmates or neighbors. That’s because Germany has taken extraordinary steps since the end of World War II to … Read More
Nikki Haley to UN on Jerusalem. Dec 21, 2017. UN General Assembly meeting on US embassy move in Israel
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UN General Assembly to Meet on Jerusalem Status
The United Nations Security Council meets on the situation in the Middle East, including Palestine, at U.N. Headquarters in New York City, New York, U.S., December 18, 2017. Credit: Reuters/Brendan McDermid United Nations: The 193-member United Nations General Assembly will hold a rare emergency special … Read More
Nikki Haley in Threatening Letter to UN Members: Trump ‘Will Be Watching’ Who Votes Against U.S. Recognition of Jerusalem
U.S. envoy’s letter, obtained by Haaretz, sent one day before resolution rejecting U.S. move expected to pass by sweeping majority at the General Assembly U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley sent a threatening letter to representatives of member-states … Read More
Majorca legionnaires’ disease outbreak as Briton dies and 19 infected from hotel jacuzzi
AN outbreak of legionnaires’ disease in Majorca which claimed the life of a British tourist and affected 19 other British holidaymakers has been traced to a hotel Jacuzzi. Health officials on the island revealed they had identified the source in … Read More
Asylum seekers will be forced to hand over cash and mobile phones under tough new rules unveiled by Austria’s new far-right coalition
–Freedom Party’s coalition with conservatives in Austria was agreed on Friday –Coalition will be led by world’s youngest leader Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, 31 –More than 2,000 took part in protests yesterday amid heavy police presence –Asylum seekers may have to … Read More
Pres Trump to Unveil National Security Strategy Today
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Donald Trump to Reverse Obama’s inclusion of Climate Change as threat to National Security
Donald Trump is set to drop climate change as a national security threat, as part of a new National Security Strategy that will be released on Monday. In a speech that is expected to prioritize the president’s “America first” security … Read More
Germany ties Iraq aid to peaceful resolution of conflict with Kurds
Iraqi Kurdish President Masoud Barzani casts his vote during Kurds independence referendum in Erbil, Iraq September 25, 2017. REUTERS/Azad Lashkari BERLIN – 18 December 2017: Germany on Monday said its continued support for Iraq and the semi-autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government … Read More
UK leader to meet officials to thrash out post-Brexit future
LONDON — British Prime Minister Theresa May is meeting with her senior ministers to begin thrashing out Britain’s plans for a trade deal with the European Union after Brexit. May will meet with the Brexit “war cabinet” Monday to formally … Read More
Despite Trump, McMaster spells out the danger of Russia
This article first appeared on the Atlantic Council site. US National Security Advisor Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster and his team deserve credit for clear expression of the threat to the United States from autocratic, revisionist powers, especially Russia. Outlining the … Read More