Powerful Photos From Hurricane Harvey That Show The Devastating Power Of Nature
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Britons ‘don’t know what they want’: Spanish minister blasts Brexit amid Gibraltar row
posted in: European Union, News
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
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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
posted in: Earthquakes, Famines, Pestilence, Disasters, News
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
posted in: Middle East, News
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