Merkel defends refugee policy, says Islam belongs to Germany
Berlin: Chancellor Angela Merkel appeared to hold her ground in a television debate ahead of German elections, under attack from her Social Democrat (SPD) rival on refugee policy, ties with Turkey and her handling of US President Donald Trump. Merkel … Read More
Cholera Outbreak: 14 Dead, 230 Admitted In Borno IDP Camp
Fourteen persons have died and 230 people are currently on admission following an Outbreak of cholera in an IDP camp at Muna garage in Borno State. In response to the outbreak, the U.N. has opened an emergency hospital in the … Read More
North Korea nuclear crisis: Kim Jong-un ‘begging for war’
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is “begging for war” with his latest and most powerful nuclear bomb test, the US envoy to the United Nations has said. Nikki Haley told an emergency meeting of the Security Council in New York … Read More
How does North Korea’s latest nuclear breakthrough affect U.S. options?
JOHN YANG: North Korea has again seized the world’s attention with a new nuclear blast. The weekend test may move Pyongyang a quantum leap forward in its bid to become a nuclear power, capable of threatening the U.S. mainland. That, … Read More
What’s Next In The Diplomatic Spat Between The U.S. And Russia
Mary Louise Kelly talks with reporter Charles Maynes in Moscow about ongoing tensions between the U.S. and Russia as the countries close diplomatic posts. MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Just how bad are relations between the U.S. and Russia right now? … Read More
Germany’s small parties go for the jugular
BERLIN — Germany’s moribund election campaign just got interesting. A day after Chancellor Angela Merkel and her Social Democrat challenger Martin Schulz muddled through a television standoff lampooned as “more of a duet than a duel,” the country’s smaller parties … Read More
Britons ‘don’t know what they want’: Spanish minister blasts Brexit amid Gibraltar row
SPAIN’S former foreign minister launched a scathing attack on the UK claiming Britons “don’t know what they want” over Brexit. Marcelino Oreja is renowned as being one of the most committed experts on the European Union, having been on one … Read More
Permanent resettlement is the only way to resolve the refugee crisis
The trauma of conflict is so overpowering that people often do not wish to return home. They deserve a humane response. Two years ago this month, the image of Aylan, a Kurdish toddler washed up on one of Turkey’s sandy … Read More
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