Magnitude 5.3 earthquake hits southeastern Idaho: USGS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A magnitude 5.3 earthquake hit southeastern Idaho on Saturday about 63 miles (101 km) from the city of Pocatello, the U.S. Geological Survey reported. The USGS reported the quake was relatively shallow at a depth of 6.2 … Read More
Iran’s growing influence points to a bleak future for the Middle East
After six years of fierce fighting and with hundreds of thousands dead, the Syrian civil war finally appears to be settling down. The country is now divided into various pockets of influence, with Turkish-backed rebels in the north, US-backed Kurdish … Read More
Hariri rejects Israeli claims about ‘missile factories’ in Lebanon
Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad Hariri has rejected Israel’s claims that Iran is building factories to produce missiles in Lebanese territory, accusing the Israeli regime of carrying out “deception campaigns.” In an interview with French daily Le Monde, which was published … Read More
North Korea claims to have hydrogen bomb for long-range missile
North Korea claimed Sunday that it had developed a hydrogen bomb to use with a long-range intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). The Korean Central News Agency, North Korea’s propaganda arm, said that that dictator Kim Jong-un inspected “an H-bomb to be … Read More
‘NO CASH!’ Merkel’s lawyers say Germany can REJECT Polish claim for WW2 reparations
GERMAN lawyers have concluded that there is no basis to Poland’s demands for billions of pounds in reparations to cover damage done to the country during World War Two, it was reported today. A legal team at the Bundestag scoured … Read More
US-Russia ties battered by new row over diplomats
MOSCOW: Russia and the United States were locked in a fresh diplomatic slugging match today after Washington ordered the closure of Moscow’s San Francisco consulate and two other facilities. The retaliatory US move came as a September 1 deadline was … Read More
Japan requests record-high defense budget after North Korea fired missile
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spy6XZriTGE
Hurricane Harvey’s Total Damage Will Be Shockingly Expensive to Repair
The fallout from Tropical Storm Harvey could cost hundreds of billions of dollars. Hurricane Harvey, which has been downgraded to a tropical storm, has flooded Houston and its surrounding areas, disaster relief efforts are currently focused on getting area residents … Read More
Hurricane Harvey wreaks historic devastation: By the numbers [video]
Harvey continued to lash several Gulf states with heavy rain as it followed its devastating path into the southern United States five days after making landfall in Texas as the most powerful storm to hit the mainland U.S. in over … Read More
Hurricane Harvey video report
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyMBmd3JFS8
Brexit Bill Bombshell: EU officials insist Britain will have to pay TWICE when it quits
In a move bound to further antagonise the UK side in the talks senior EU diplomats revealed they will demand ongoing budget payments linked to a transitional deal separately to the divorce payout. Such an arrangement would mean British taxpayers … Read More
The North Korean Axis of Middle East Proliferation
New evidence reveals that the relationship between Pyongyang, Tehran, and Damascus is more extensive and long-standing than we thought. Last week, Reuters revealed the existence of a confidential U.N. report claiming that two North Korean shipments bound for the government … Read More
Trump administration orders 3 Russian diplomatic facilities closed
The Trump administration retaliated Thursday against Russia’s expulsion of U.S. diplomats ordering closed the Russian consulate in San Francisco, a a chancery annex in Washington, D.C., embassy and consular annex in New York. The closures will need to happen by … Read More
Why the German elections matter to the rest of the world
(CNN) We’ve had our fair share of dramatic elections recently – the UK, France, the US. And let’s not forget Brexit. The German election on September 24 may be generating fewer headlines, but it’s no less important. Here’s why you … Read More