Abbas vows to continue to pay terrorists ‘even if it costs PA its last penny’

posted in: Middle East, News

Comments about Jews by Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas triggered global condemnation – YURI KOCHETKOV (POOL/AFP/File) Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday defiantly vowed to continue make welfare payments to convicted terrorists and their families, even if it costs his government … Read More

Hundreds missing after dam collapses in Laos

The collapse of a dam in Laos has reportedly left hundreds of people missing and an unknown number dead. Some 5 billion cubic meters of water were released onto villages. Hundreds of people are missing and an unspecified number are … Read More

Greece: Many killed in forest fires near Athens

Major wildfires on either side of Athens are raging out of control, with at least 74 people reported dead. People evacuated to beaches and into the sea, where coast guard boats struggled to rescue them. At least 74 people have … Read More

Utah’s Chris Stewart says there’s no evidence Russia wanted to help Trump. He disputes U.S. intelligence findings and Putin’s own admission

posted in: News, United States

(Steve Griffin | Tribune file photo) Rep. Chris Stewart, R-Utah, makes his opening remarks during his town hall meeting at the West Valley City Hall in West Valley City Wednesday May 2, 2018. Washington • Rep. Chris Stewart has seen a … Read More

The Key Drivers of North African Illegal Migration to Europe

posted in: News, Refugee Crisis Europe

Migrants stranded on a boat, thirty miles off the Libyan coast as they are rescued by Royal Marines, on 7 June 2015. Photo Rowan Griffith/Daily Mirror. According to the International Organization for Migration (IOM), as of 12 June 2015, an estimated 1,865 … Read More

Trump warns Iran’s president in all-caps tweet to stop threatening U.S.

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Last Updated Jul 23, 2018 5:20 AM EDT WASHINGTON — President Trump warned Iranian President Hassan Rouhani early Monday that he will face dire consequences for threatening the United States. Mr. Trump tweeted in all capital letters about the dangers to … Read More

Anti-Semitism 2.0: Online hate speech is spreading and radicalizing

Analysts say the firestorm over data hijacking has helped users wake up to how social media information is used by marketers and others  Oli SCARFF (AFP/File) Anti-Semitic expression can be found in all corners of the internet – in news reporting, … Read More

Rouhani says conflict with Iran would be ‘mother of all wars’

Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani listens to a question during a press conference in New York on September 20, 2017, on the sideline of the 72nd Session of the United Nations General assembly  –Jewel SAMAD (AFP) Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani warned … Read More

Jordan condemns Jewish ascent to Temple Mount by ‘occupying power’

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Tisha Be’av in eyes of Jordanian and PA officials and media: “Jews storm Al-Aqsa in ‘central occupied West Bank district of Jerusalem.” >15 Jews arrested at Temple Mount, as record numbers visit for Tisha B’Av >  In official letter, Jordan … Read More

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