Trump warns North Korea not to ‘try us’ with nuclear weapons
SEOUL — Arguing that the world cannot tolerate a “rogue regime” that threatens “nuclear devastation,” President Trump called on all countries Wednesday to ratchet up economic and diplomatic pressure on North Korea and demand that Kim Jong Un’s government give … Read More
Trump Administration Backs Saudi Crown Prince’s Housecleaning
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and his administration are offering a public vote of confidence for Saudi Arabia’s young crown prince who, in just days, has upended the royal family, ramped up the kingdom’s confrontation with Iran and issued war … Read More
Russian Revolution: What young Soviets wanted for today’s Russians
Image copyright: Anatoly Krivodeov/YouTube Image caption: Local people gathered to see one time capsule opened in northern Murmansk To mark the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution, time capsules that were buried 50 years ago across the country are being unearthed. … Read More
Leaked German military doc predicts EU collapse & rise of pro-Russian ‘Eastern bloc’ by 2040
© Sachelle Babbar / Global Look Press The German military has outlined six “worst-case” scenarios for the future of Europe by 2040. The leaked secret document predicts that more states will leave a disordered, chaotic and conflict-prone EU – to … Read More
War With Kim Jong Un ‘Must Not Happen,’ South Korea Says
Kim Jong Un’s nuclear weapons program must be halted by diplomacy and not military action, South Korea’s foreign minister told NBC News ahead of President Donald Trump’s visit to the country. “Another war on the Korean Peninsula must not happen,” … Read More
Opinion How Israel Can Avoid War With Iran and Hezbollah – for Now
Israeli leaders should push for more military restraint, and to moderate their jingoistic rhetoric, to avoid further escalation. The situation on Israel’s northern border isn’t ‘intolerable’- yet. It’s still not clear whether the current escalation to the north of Israel … Read More
The Catalonia-Spain Impasse: Why Elections May Not Be Enough
The standoff between Spain and the leaders of Catalonia, its autonomous northeastern region, has worsened in recent days. A new future awaits the region after December 21, the date Spanish Prime Minister Mariono Rajoy has set for elections for the … Read More
New ‘Black Death’ FOUND: Deadly virus WORSE than plague and with no CURE breaks out – WHO
A DEADLY outbreak of a rare and highly fatal virus has broken out in eastern Uganda and five cases have already been identified, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has confirmed. The disease, known as Marburg virus disease (MVD), is similar … Read More
‘Domestic situation’ linked to Texas church massacre
SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas — A lone gunman’s gruesome assault on a rural church here that killed 26 people appears to have stemmed from a domestic dispute and is not being investigated as terrorism, authorities said Monday. The Texas Department of … Read More
Gunman opens fire at Texas church, kills 26
A black-clad gunman opened fire Sunday at a rural church outside San Antonio, killing at least 26 — including several children — and wounding at least 10, law enforcement officials said. The killer, pursued by a good Samaritan with a … Read More
The Russia Investigations: D.C. Braces For More From Mueller; Ripple Effects Widen
Hundreds of people have been detained in Russia on the day of a “revolution” announced by a popular nationalist blogger. Moscow police said they had detained 263 participants of an unauthorised rally on Sunday. OVD Info, a group that monitors … Read More
German police clash with Kurdish protesters in Düsseldorf
Clashes between police and Kurdish protesters occurred over banned PKK symbols. Germany has taken a harder line against PKK symbols in response to criticism from Turkey. German police clashed with Kurdish demonstrators protesting against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in … Read More