Rouhani says Iran and U.S. tensions are at ‘a maximum’

LONDON (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday relations with the United States had rarely been so bad and that sanctions imposed by the Trump administration targeting Tehran’s oil and banking sectors amounted to “a terrorist act”. Animosity … Read More

Migrant caravans are proving we desperately need a border wall

Central American migrants taking part in a caravan to the USAFP/Getty Images The caravans were the big mistake that those who opposed the wall between Mexico and the US made. I was against the wall at first, for some good … Read More

Russia and China in terrifying plot ‘to form an alliance against the West’

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RUSSIA will turn its back on Europe for good and join forces with China “to form an alliance against the West” according to reports in Politico. Moscow no longer cares about “European integration or moving towards Europe” instead it is … Read More

Iran presents new fateh submarine armed with cruise missile

posted in: Middle East, News

DUBAI – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Sunday inaugurated a new domestically-built submarine armed with cruise missiles at a time of rising tensions with its arch-enemy the United States. “From this moment, the Fateh Submarine joins Iran’s naval force with … Read More

N. Korea faces historic turning point: State media

posted in: Far East, News

SEOUL • North Korea is facing a “significant, historic turning point”, its state media said yesterday, ahead of a highly anticipated second summit between its leader Kim Jong Un and US President Donald Trump. The meeting between the two leaders … Read More

Rift Between Trump and Europe Is Now Open and Angry

Vice President Mike Pence and Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany in Munich on Saturday. She pushed back against his call for European allies to pull out of the Iran nuclear deal.CreditCreditMatthias Schrader/Associated Press   MUNICH — European leaders have long … Read More

Trump declares emergency on border, eyes $8B for wall as he plans to sign spending package

President Trump said Friday he is declaring a national emergency on the southern border, tapping into executive powers in a bid to divert billions toward construction of a wall even as he plans to sign a funding package that includes just $1.4 … Read More

Legal challenges to Trump emergency declaration face uphill battle

(Reuters) – Democratic lawmakers, states and others mulling legal challenges to President Donald Trump’s national emergency declaration to obtain funds to build a U.S.-Mexico border wall face an uphill and probably losing battle in a showdown likely to be decided … Read More

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