Can Africa thwart the next great migration crisis? European leaders hope so
posted in: News, Refugee Crisis Europe
Under a new system, African leaders have agreed to register ‘vulnerable’ would-be migrants before they can seek asylum in Europe. More than 1.5 million migrants have surged into Europe since 2015. Now European leaders and their African counterparts are working … Read More
Earthquake Panic: Fears over 8.5 magnitude mega quake ‘predicted to strike India TOMORROW’
posted in: Earthquakes, Famines, Pestilence, Disasters, News
PANIC has set in after fears emerged that an 8.5 magnitude mega earthquake was set to strike India tomorrow. Disaster officials in Nagaland, a mountain state in northeast India, bordering Myanmar, called for calm after social media erupted with claims … Read More
Iran Building Weapons Factories in Lebanon and Syria, Israel Says
posted in: Middle East, News
JERUSALEM — Israel is using a visit this week by the United Nations Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, to highlight concerns about what it says are Iran’s efforts to produce advanced, precision weapons in Lebanon and Syria. “Iran is busy turning Syria … Read More
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
posted in: News, United States
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
posted in: News, United States
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
Netanyahu says Israel won’t retreat on Jewish settlements: ‘We are here to stay forever’
Days after meeting a White House delegation to discuss restarting peace negotiations with the Palestinians, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu forcefully spoke out against a principal tenet of any likely agreement: the scaling back of Jewish settlements. At an event … Read More