Jews around world concerned by far-right breakthrough in German election
BRUSSELS/BERLIN (Reuters) – Jewish groups in Europe and the United States expressed alarm on Sunday at the far-right Alternative for Germany’s success in Germany’s parliamentary election and urged other parties not to form an alliance with the AfD. Early projections … Read More
What does today’s German Election mean for Israel?
–Netanyahu sets policy: We won’t meet diplomats who meet with Breaking the Silence –Jewish groups: Fire German official who called pro-Israelis ‘traitors’ An objective observer can fathom why German elections matter for Israel. German and Israeli national flags . (photo … Read More
North Korea news: Trump warns state ‘may not be around much longer’ over H-bomb threat
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Trump threatens ‘Little Rocket Man,’ says Kim may ‘not be around much longer’
President Trump sent another belligerent tweet directed at North Korea Saturday night, saying that if the country’s foreign minister was speaking for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in his threatening speech at the United Nations, “they won’t be around … Read More
As Mexico earthquake survivors heal in hospitals, rescuers aren’t giving up in the search for others
The search continues Sunday for victims buried under the rubble of an office building along Avenida Alvaro Obregon in Mexico City’s Roma district. (Gary Coronado / Los Angeles Times) Maria de Jesus, 35, has two legs in casts, deep scrapes … Read More
United Nations calls Myanmar crisis ‘the most urgent refugee emergency in the world’
The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees said Sunday that the exodus of Rohingya Muslims from Myanmar to Bangladesh is “the most urgent refugee emergency in the world” right now. Filippo Grandi told reporters in the Bangladeshi town of Cox’s … Read More
Australia’s tough flu season may be bad news for U.S.
The U.S. may be in for a bad flu season, if Australia is anything to go by. Experts usually look to the southern hemisphere’s influenza season to predict what might start happening here in the fall, and what they are … Read More
Anti-migrant, anti-Muslim, anti-Merkel: Germany’s AfD
The Alternative for Germany (AfD), which rails against immigration and Islam, is set to become the country’s first hard-right nationalist party to clear the five-percent hurdle and enter parliament in the post-war era. Close to France’s National Front and the … Read More
German election marks unprecedented political shift
Merkel looks set to win a fourth term as Chancellor – but in a wholly different German political landscape (image EPA) Rock music blaring, supporters cheering, Angela Merkel sweeps on to the makeshift stage. Under spotlights hastily rigged above what’s … Read More
North Korea says it may test hydrogen bomb over Pacific Ocean
(Photo: Saul Loeb, AFP/Getty Images) North Korea threatened early Friday to detonate a hydrogen bomb over the Pacific Ocean in what the nation called the “highest level of hardline countermeasure in history.” The threat followed news that President Trump’s administration … Read More
The European Union Is Preparing to Get Tough on Data Protection
With privacy and data protection becoming bigger issues for consumers, its not a surprise to see the European Union step up its regulation. Travel companies all over the world should be paying attention. Few regulators have been as happy to … Read More
Iran nuclear deal: US ‘sunset clause’ concern remains – Tillerson
Image copyrightREUTERSImage captionAll seven countries which negotiated the nuclear deal were at the talks US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has said Washington continues to have “significant issues” with the Iran nuclear deal, after his first talks with his Iranian … Read More
With sharp words and stealth strikes, Israel sends a message to Hezbollah and U.S.
Israel’s military carried out a massive exercise in September simulating conflict with Hezbollah, the largest drill in nearly two decades. (Jalaa Marey/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images) JERUSALEM — Israel has flexed its military muscles in recent months as the regional balance of power … Read More