Trump says ‘all options on table’ after North Korea fires missile over Japan
Tokyo (CNN)US President Donald Trump has warned Pyongyang that “all options are on the table” after North Korea fired a missile over Japan early Tuesday. Tuesday’s launch was particularly provocative as it was North Korea’s first ballistic missile to fly … Read More
Harvey An ‘Unprecedented’ Disaster, Could Unload 25 Trillion Gallons Of Water
As I sit in my house in Houston, TX, I try to wrap my mind around the staggering numbers seen thus far by Harvey. Estimates are that up to 25 trillion gallons of water could fall on the state of … Read More
Dallas preps ‘mega-shelter’ as Texas braces for more rain
Houston (CNN) Harvey is no longer a hurricane, but life-threatening flooding continued in and around Houston on Sunday night as citizens with boats assisted authorities in search and rescue efforts. Flooding from Tropical Storm Harvey is overburdening resources in the … Read More
FT: Ukraine crisis will ‘cripple’ Russia-U.S. relations, envoy warns
U.S.-Russian relations will be “crippled” unless a solution is found to the Ukraine crisis, the newly appointed U.S. envoy on the country has warned, dashing any hopes Moscow may still harbor for rapprochement under Donald Trump’s presidency, according to the … Read More
Iran warns against US ‘intervention’ in IAEA affairs
Iranian officials have urged the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) not to give in to the pressures from the United States pertaining to Iran’s international nuclear deal reached in 2015. Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif said that any move of … Read More
Hurricane Harvey strengthens to Category 4 storm with 130 mph winds
The storm, which has maximum sustained winds of 130 mph with even stronger gusts, is expected to be the worst to hit the state in nearly two decades. Residents staying in the area frantically stocked up on food, water and … Read More