German air force in dire straits, chief of staff says

posted in: Germany, News

Funds are urgently needed to modernize its weaponry and systems, Gerhartz says. BERLIN: Nato member Germany’s air force is in dire straits and funds are urgently needed to modernise its weaponry and systems, the air force chief of staff said … Read More

5 of 7 nations hit by US travel ban are majority Muslim

The seven nations under the Trump administration’s travel ban – upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court – include five majority Muslim countries, prompting dissenting Justice Sonia Sotomayor to assert that the entry restrictions were motivated by “animus toward the Muslim … Read More

Justice Anthony Kennedy announces retirement, giving Trump 2nd Supreme Court pick

Justice Anthony Kennedy announced Wednesday that he is retiring, giving President Trump a critical opportunity to move the Supreme Court more solidly to the right in what promises to be an epic confirmation fight. The 81-year-old senior associate justice informed … Read More

North Korean diplomat tells Japan not to meddle in denuclearization

Delegate to UN conference on disarmament says Tokyo ought ‘to refrain from poking into others’ business.’ A North Korean diplomat to the United Nations advised Japan on Tuesday not to meddle in the process of denuclearization of the Korean peninsula. … Read More

Britain signs up to Macron military pact

posted in: European Union, News

THE Ministry of Defense has signed up to a new European military force. UK’s Ministry of Defense has signed up for EU military force – GETTY The European Intervention Initiative was formally launched yesterday at a ceremony in Luxembourg after … Read More

Hamas Seeks a Major Conflict With Israel, Defense Officials Warn

posted in: Israel, News

Israel believes that Hamas sees another round of conflict as a possible fix for the crisis in Gaza, but the group is also afraid of the implications of a full-scale war. Palestinians trying to damage the border fence with Israel … Read More

Merkel is struggling to get EU countries to follow Germany’s lead on migration

German chancellor Angela Merkel looks on. (Reuters/Hannibal Hanschke) German chancellor Angela Merkel has led by example on how to approach the refugee crisis in Europe. But her two-year struggle to get other European Union countries to follow suit, by overhauling … Read More

WW3 THREAT: Vladimir Putin’s Russia now a ‘SERIOUS PROBLEM’ for the West, warns UK MP

posted in: News, Russia

WORLD WAR 3: Britain and NATO missed their chance to contain the threat posed by Vladimir Putin and Russia, MP Crispin Blunt has warned, arguing they are now a “very serious problem.” Russia has stoked World War 3 fears in recent years … Read More

Berlin braces for pro- and anti-AfD demonstrations

posted in: Germany, News

Thousands of supporters and detractors of the right-wing populists will confront one another in the German capital on Sunday. The situation is sure to be tense, and no one is ruling out violence. To see how explosive the situation could potentially … Read More

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