Mac Thornberry on war with North Korea: ‘We can win, but it will be ugly’
House Armed Services Committee chairman Mac Thornberry said the U.S. would win in a war against North Korea, but the end result would be “ugly.” North Korea will mark the founding day of its ruling Korean Workers’ Party on Tuesday, … Read More
European Union stares at disintegration
After Brexit, the fast-spreading Euroscepticism has engulfed Catalonia and it could imperil EU if not addressed quickly. Catalonia, one of Spain’s richest regions, is likely to declare independence from the southwestern European country next week. On October 1, more than … Read More
Trump threatens that only ‘one thing’ will work against North Korea
President Donald Trump speaks during a briefing with senior military leaders in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington on Thursday. (Photo: AP) WASHINGTON — President Trump tweeted new storm warnings Saturday, this time aimed at North Korea. In … Read More
Trump to ‘decertify’ Iran deal, but asks Congress not to reimpose sanctions: Reports
US President Donald Trump meets with a bipartisan group of members of Congress at the White House, in Washington, September 13, 2017. (Photo by Reuters) US President Donald Trump is expected to “decertify” the 2015 nuclear agreement with Iran, while … Read More
As Germany and Spain prove, history – with all its wounds – is not over
Hitler meets Francp in 1940, in Hendaye on the French-Spanish border. ‘Germany and Spain today find themselves confronted by ghosts of the past.’ Photograph: KEYSTONE-FRANCE/Gamma-Keystone via Getty Images History is back in Europe. The Catalan referendum and the German election illustrate this spectacularly. The … Read More
Netanyahu ‘bigger problem’ in Israeli-Palestinian conflict: Trump
US President Donald Trump (right) and Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu US President Donald Trump has described Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as the bigger anathema of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process. Both leaders of Israel and Palestine are problematic; however, … Read More
Rallies in 80 Russian cities protest President Vladimir Putin on his 65th birthday
Protesters turned out Saturday in and around some 80 Russian cities to mark President Vladimir Putin’s 65th birthday by calling on him to resign and release opposition activist Alexei Navalny. Navalny, a Putin political nemesis who vows to run against … Read More
North Korea ‘could kill almost four million people in Seoul and Tokyo with retaliatory nuclear attack’
US military assault on North Korea could prompt a last-gasp retaliatory nuclear attack by Pyongyang on Seoul and Japan killing as many as 3.8 million people, according to a new analysis of the destructive potential of Kim Jong-un arsenal. Donald … Read More
Yellowstone volcano eruption warning: Huge earthquake swarm is now longest ever recorded
The usually peaceful volcano has now experienced some 2,750 tremors since June 12 which could indicate that it is ready to burst back into life. This is the second most active swarm of quakes since records began. The US Geological … Read More
Cops Investigating Las Vegas Shooting Turn to the Public for Help: ‘We Have Looked at Literally Everything’
(LAS VEGAS) — After five days of scouring the life of Las Vegas gunman Stephen Paddock and chasing 1,000 leads, investigators confessed Friday they still don’t know what drove him to mass murder, and they announced plans to put up … Read More
What happens next if Trump refuses to certify the Iran nuclear deal: three scenarios
President Trump, who has called the Iran nuclear agreement the “worst deal ever,” has signaled he will back out of the accord before an Oct. 15 deadline for certifying that Iran is complying with the terms—which U.N. inspectors say is … Read More
We Need To Talk About Europe: Identity in crisis
Austerity, recession, police violence and refugee crisis may end European Union as we know it. We need to talk about Europe: Identity in crisis – Image WWF European Policy Office | CCO Public Domain | Flickr The title is based … Read More
Storms, earthquakes, North Korea and now the Las Vegas massacre. We have to wonder: ‘What’s next?’
When the month began, a confluence of hurricanes, floods, earthquakes, wildfires and a brewing international nuclear confrontation already had some Americans thinking about End Times. Then Las Vegas, the nation’s playground, witnessed the worst mass shooting in U.S. history — … Read More
U.S. expels 15 Cuban diplomats over mysterious health ‘attacks’ on Americans in Havana
The State Department ordered 15 Cuban diplomats Tuesday to leave the United States from its Washington embassy, a move prompted by the mysterious illness affecting U.S. diplomatic personnel and family members in Havana. The U.S. last week decided to cut … Read More
How Kurdish independence underpins Israel’s plan to reshape the Middle East
A Kurdish man holds an Israeli and Kurdish flag during a rally to show their support for the upcoming September 25th independence referendum in Erbil, Iraq September 16, 2017. (Photo: REUTERS/AZAD LASHKARIG) Palestinians and Israelis watched last week’s referendum of … Read More