Robert Mueller Will Never Get to the Bottom of Russia’s Meddling
Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on Monday. CreditPool photo by Kirill Kudryavtsev The first indictments in Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russia’s interference in the 2016 American presidential elections have made it very clear that “Russia-gate” will be a critical factor in … Read More
Century-old declaration hardens Israeli-Palestinian rift
Israelis celebrate it. Palestinians despise it. The Balfour Declaration, Britain’s promise to Zionists to create a Jewish home in what is now Israel, turns 100 this week, with events in Israel, the Palestinian territories and Britain drawing attention to the … Read More
Opinion Balfour Is History. The Middle East’s New Imperialists Are Turkey and Iran
The Arab Middle East is currently being carved into spheres of influence by imperial powers. This time it’s not Britain and France but Iran and Turkey – but the reasons they seek to assert their domination are exactly the same. … Read More
8 dead in Manhattan terror attack, Trump steps up ‘extreme vetting’ of foreign travellers
Sayfullo Saipov, a 29-year-old Uzbek migrant based in Florida, was shot in the abdomen by a police officer after he got out of his vehicle that collided with a school bus. Police investigate a pickup truck used in an attack … Read More
Mayor: NYC bike path attack that killed 8 was ‘act of terror’
11 people were injured when a rented pickup truck ran over cyclists in lower Manhattan. An NYPD officer from Long Island shot the suspect, and he was captured. This story was reported by Anthony M. DeStefano, Maria Alvarez, Laura Figueroa Hernandez, Matthew Chayes, Stefanie Dazio, Robert … Read More
Note found in truck claims Manhattan attack done for ISIS, source says
(CNN)Eight people were killed and almost a dozen injured when a 29-year-old man in a rented pickup truck drove down a busy bicycle path near the World Trade Center Tuesday in Manhattan, New York City. The suspect was identified by … Read More
Mazabuka records 55 suspected typhoid cases
Southern Province has recorded over 55 suspected cases of typhoid disease in Mazabuka district. Southern Province Permanent Secretary Sibanze Simuchoba said the outbreak of the disease in the district calls for concerted efforts from various stakeholders, in order to avoid … Read More
Europe’s Hard-Core Problem
With populism endemic in its periphery, the European Union is clearly in a period of deep uncertainty. If EU leaders are ever going to right the ship, they will need to identify the root cause of today’s instability, which is … Read More
Up to 200 killed in North Korean nuclear test site collapse: report
As many as 200 North Korean workers may have been killed in a tunnel collapse at the country’s nuclear test site, according to a Japanese news report Tuesday. Around 100 people were trapped when an unfinished tunnel at the Punggye-ri … Read More
Rohingya problem world’s fastest-growing crisis: EU
A Rohingya refugee woman washes clothes in a stream at Palong Khali refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar. Reuters file photo UNB, Dhaka European Union Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Christos Stylianides today described the Rohingya crisis as the … Read More
Russian President Vladimir Putin ‘pulls the trigger’ on four nuclear-capable ballistic missiles
RUSSIA has just test fired four of its most powerful nuclear missiles in a massive test of its land, sea and air arsenal. Guess who pulled the trigger. RUSSIA has just completed a major nuclear exercise, testing its land, sea … Read More
Germany MUST get behind EU reform of sprawling bloc or it will fail says German minister
ANGELA Merkel’s Germany must lead the movement to reform the European Union or watch it fail, a leading German politician said today. Merkel: We hope to be ready to initiate phase two by December Former foreign minister Joschka Fischer said … Read More
Paul Manafort, Ex-Chairman of Trump Campaign, and Associate Plead Not Guilty to Money Laundering
WASHINGTON — President Trump’s campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, was indicted Monday on charges that he funneled millions of dollars through overseas shell companies and used the money to buy luxury cars, real estate, antiques and expensive suits. The charges against … Read More
Israeli and Palestinian ministers meet in Trump peace push
Israel and Palestinian officials held a rare high-level meeting in Ramallah as the United States seeks to kickstart stalled peace efforts, officials said on Monday. President Donald Trump’s special envoy for international negotiations, Jason Greenblatt, wrote on Twitter that the … Read More