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
Israel arrests 430 Palestinians, injures 3,400 since US decision on Jerusalem
Israeli forces detain a Palestinian man during protests against US President Donald Trump’s announcement to recognise Jerusalem as the capital of Israel on 16 December 2017 [Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu Agency] Israeli occupation forces arrested 430 Palestinians and wounded more than 3,400 … Read More
Trump’s New National Security Doctrine: Israel Is Not the Cause of the Middle East’s Problems
In new outline of national security strategy, Trump doctrine to declare that ‘states have increasingly found common interests with in Israel’ in confronting threats such as Iran and radical jihadist terrorist organizations. Prioritizing national sovereignty over alliances, President Donald Trump … Read More
Essam Yousef calls on forces and factions to unite for sake of Jerusalem
ericas, Israel, Middle East, News, Palestine, US Head of the Popular International Committee to Support Gaza, Essam Yousef [File photo] Head of the Popular International Committee to Support, Essam Yousef, called on all Palestinian forces and factions to unite for the sake of Jerusalem at … Read More
North Korea launches own video streaming application but is heavily monitored by the government
Reuters/ Denis BalibouseNorth Korea distributes its own Netflix-like application for media streaming. North Korea just launched its own video streaming application within the country. However, people who access the application will be monitored 24/7 to make sure only state-approved media … Read More
Europe’s migrants are here to stay
Migrants keep warm with Red Cross blankets after arriving aboard a coast guard boat at Malaga’s harbour on December 7, 2017 | Jorge Guerrero/AFP via Getty Images It’s time to face the truth. We cannot and will never be … Read More
Children are starving under Socialism
Today’s New York Times has a long article, replete with photographs, on starving children in Venezuela. The situation is grim: Hunger has stalked Venezuela for years. Now, it is killing the nation’s children at an alarming rate, doctors in the country’s public … Read More
Abbas’s Anti-Semitism is a roadblock toward peace in Israel
The reaction to President Trump’s decision on Jerusalem has varied widely in the Arab world. For example, the Saudi reaction has been moderate. It is well described by Rob Satloff in a report on his recent visit to Riyadh, which … Read More
Firefighter dies while battling Thomas fire in California
A California firefighter has died while battling the Thomas fire that is threatening the Golden State’s Ventura and Santa Barbara counties, officials said. The firefighter was an engineer with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection from San Diego, … Read More