Russian foreign minister berates US for ‘destabilizing’ world
Moscow (CNN)Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has accused the United States of destabilizing the world, airing a list of grievances over the Trump administration’s foreign policy. Lavrov dedicated the opening of his annual press conference Monday to castigating the US, … Read More
Opinion Can India Really Play ‘Best Friends’ to Israel, Palestine and Iran at the Same Time?
Netanyahu calls India – Israel relations a ‘marriage made in heaven’. For the arms trade and public relations, it certainly is. But as Modi won’t betray the Palestinians or renounce the Iranians, it resembles more an open marriage – and … Read More
Africa girl dies of new eye-bleeding fever, feared to be worse than Black Death
Nine-year-old died in central Uganda with symptoms of an eye-bleeding disease which could kill up to 40 per cent of those infected by it. The outbreak comes months after hundreds of people were killed by the plague in Madagascar in … Read More
The flu is officially an epidemic in the US
The flu is now officially an epidemic, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). More than half of all US states reported high flu activity within the first week of the year. A total of 7.0 percent … Read More
TRADE WAR: US and China relations on BRINK over explosive documents
US and Chinese relations are on the brink of a disastrous trade conflict as a series of explosive documents were delivered to the White House. This comes as President Trump considers imposing broad restrictions on steel and aluminium imports over … Read More
Police attacked as 200 migrants storm Spanish border to claim EU asylum
GETTY The 209 people have since been taken to a migrant detention centre. The migrants are breached the gates leading into Melilla, a Spanish enclave on the border of Northern Morocco. One police officer was injured in the incident after … Read More
The European countries that pay migrants the most to go home
Money to go home. (Reuters/Kai Pfaffenbach) Germany’s offer to pay rejected asylum seekers up to €1,000 ($1226) for individuals and €3,000 for families, to go home sparked condemnation and praise. But Europe’s economic powerhouse, which took in one million refugees in 2015, is by no … Read More
7.1 earthquake hits near coast of Peru leaving 1 dead, 20 injured
An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 has struck off the coast of Peru, killing 1 man and injuring 20 more people. It triggered temporary tsunami warnings along the Peruvian coast. Casualty figures were provided by the governor of Peru’s … Read More
Netanyahu tells Macron to take Trump seriously, fix Iran deal
French President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Paris. (photo credit: PHILIPPE WOJAZER / REUTERS) PARIS – A day after President Donald Trump set an ultimatum to fix “disastrous flaws” in a deal curbing Iran’s nuclear program, … Read More
South Korea and North Korea to hold working-level talks on January 15
Officials from North and South earlier this week said they had agreed to hold negotiations to resolve problems and avert accidental conflict. SEOUL: North Korea and South Korea have agreed to hold working-level talks at the Tongil Pavilion on the … Read More
Hawaii Panics After Alert About Incoming Missile Is Sent in Error
An image of the alert sent to cellphones on Saturday morning. An early-morning emergency alert mistakenly warning of an incoming ballistic missile attack was dispatched to cellphones across Hawaii on Saturday, setting off widespread panic in a state that was … Read More
Germany fears EU migration reforms will trigger refugee influx: report
Germany’s government is concerned that proposed changes to EU asylum rules will force it to take in significantly more refugees in the future, according to Der Spiegel. The reforms would also void any caps on refugees. Berlin fears the European … Read More
Germany mulls possibility of life after Angela Merkel
Germany is beginning to think about life after Angela Merkel, despite a deal this week which paved the way for her to form a new coalition government. A visibily exhausted Mrs Merkel appeared before the cameras on Friday to announce … Read More