With unity in peril, EU leaders tackle refugee quotas
People view an installation artwork called Suspended, composed of items of clothing discarded by refugees on their arrival at Lesvos, by artist Arabella Dorman, at St James’s Church on Piccadilly in London, Wednesday Dec. 13, 2017. It is part of … Read More
Tillerson calls on North Korea to engage in US talks
Tillerson has been accused of ‘wasting his time’ in trying to negotiate with North Korea by US President Donald Trump [Jonathan Ernst/Reuters] MORE ON UNITED STATES Can Muslim leaders alter Trump’s Jerusalem decision?today Democrat Doug Jones defeats Roy Moore in … Read More
On The Road Of Destruction To The Thomas Fire
MARCUS YAM VIA GETTY IMAGES LOS ANGELES ― There is smoke everywhere. It’s Monday morning at 10 a.m., and I’m driving north up California’s famously stunning coastline toward the Thomas fire, the largest and most uncontrolled of five massive wildfires … Read More
Trump’s Jerusalem Decision Ushers in New Era of Unilateralism, Uncertainty
Trump’s move has further sidelined the United States in the Middle East. Once again, Russia has an opportunity to step into the vacuum. Closer coordination is expected between Moscow, Ankara and Tehran, observes Thomas Seibert. WASHINGTON — US President Donald … Read More
N. Korea declares political & military victory over US while UN targets its human rights record
© Damir Sagolj / Reuters North Korea has declared a political and military victory over the US as it accused Washington of trying to deflect attention from its Pyongyang failures by peddling “non-existent” human rights abuses at the UN. The … Read More
Poll: Russia Wields Most Influence in Middle East; Netanyahu Least Popular Leader
The survey was conducted by the Pew Research Center in five Middle Eastern states, including Israel. Almost two-thirds of respondents to a recent public opinion poll in five Middle Eastern states said Russia, Turkey and the United States increased their … Read More
Russia positions itself as Middle East broker
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani, Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Turkey’s Tayyip Erdogan meet in Sochi – REUTERS CAIRO – 11 December 2017: In light of U.S. President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as capital of Israel, observers believe that Trump has … Read More
California wildfires have destroyed 1,000 structures … and counting
(CNN) One week after the Thomas Fire exploded from a brush fire to a raging inferno, thousands of firefighters made some headway Monday in their struggle to contain it. The blaze is larger than all of New York City and about … Read More
Bomber Strikes Near Times Square, Disrupting City but Killing None
A would-be suicide attacker detonated a pipe bomb strapped to his body in the heart of Manhattan’s busiest subway corridor on Monday, sending thousands of terrified commuters fleeing the smoke-choked passageways, and bringing the heart of Midtown to a standstill … Read More
Germany’s Merkel presses for quick move toward new coalition
BERLIN German Chancellor Angela Merkel pushed Monday for quick movement toward a new governing alliance with the main center-left party, saying that only such a coalition will bring the “stable government” needed at a challenging time for Europe. Merkel stressed … Read More
Because of Trump, people are burning Israeli flags and attacking Jews
At least a dozen people were charged for incidents related to anti-Semitism after hundreds gathered in Germany’s capital on Sunday and burned Israeli flags to protest President Donald Trump’s decision to declare Jerusalem the capital of Israel. People who stir … Read More
EU could ‘scrap refugee quota scheme’
European council president Donald Tusk to tell EU summit that mandatory quotas have been ‘divisive and ineffective’ Syrian migrants wear life-jackets before boarding a dinghy to cross the Aegean Sea to the Greek island of Lesbos from the Ayvacik coast … Read More
Former Facebook exec feels ‘tremendous guilt’ for what he helped make
Chamath Palihapitiya. Brian Ach/Getty Images for TechCrunch Chamath Palihapitiya, a former Facebook executive, said during a November interview at Stanford that social networks were “destroying how society works.” Other early Facebook executives have criticized the company in recent weeks as well. … Read More
Top diplomat urged “time is of the essence” for solution in North Korea, U.N. says
United Nations political affairs chief Jeffrey Feltman (2nd R) arrives at Beijing airport after his return from North Korea in Beijing, China, December 9, 2017. (Thomas Peter – Reuters) UNITED NATIONS — The most senior United Nations diplomat to travel to … Read More