JAKARTA (AFP) – A strong 6.6-magnitude earthquake struck off the Indonesian coast early on Monday (Jan 7), sending residents running out of their homes, but no tsunami warning was issued. The quake hit at a depth of 60km under the … Read More
The two NGO rescue ships are stranded just off Malta’s coast after no European country has allowed them to disembark 49 people rescued after leaving Libya Sea-Watch@seawatchcrew Tag 16 ohne sicheren Hafen: Die Situation an Bord der #SeaWatch3 bleibt weiterhin … Read More
Getty There’s a certain irony to the fact that migration is yet again making front-page headlines in the UK, with less than 84 days left to run until (deal or no deal) Brexit’s due date. Migration was one of the … Read More
Egypt invites Hamas leaders for more truce talks Egyptian general apologizes to Israel for stray bullets hitting Nitzana Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with the Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in New York . (photo credit: AVI OHAYON – GPO)Military … Read More
Iranian pundits say that Khamenei is aware that a majority of Iranians want a Western-style democracy. Will they get it? Ayatollah Ali Khamenei – Reuters Islamic Jihad leader Ziyad Nakhalah this week confirmed that Iran has a plan to start a multiple-front-war against … Read More
Nancy Pelosi voted speaker of the House for the second time, Kevin McCarthy elected minority leader Democrat lawmaker fends off the far-left wing of the party to lead the House. Nancy Pelosi on Thursday recaptured the speaker’s gavel as her … Read More
FILE: The USS Ronald Reagan during a dual carrier strike force exercise. (Twitter) The deputy head of a Chinese military academy told an audience in Shenzhen last month that tensions in the South China Sea could be resolved by sinking a … Read More