If not for the coronavirus outbreak and the US Democratic primaries, the latest phase of the Syrian war would have been the first item on international news bulletins. What with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warning Syria that Turkey will … Read More
Participants sit in front of the NATO logo during a NATO summit. [EPA/MAURIZIO GAMBARINI] NATO’s public image in France, Germany and the US worsened sharply after US President Donald Trump and French President Emmanuel Macron questioned the value of the … Read More
After months of battling wildfires that scorched thousands of homes and created mass evacuations in eastern Australia, officials announced Thursday that all the blazes in the New South Wales state are considered contained after recent rains. New South Wales Rural Fire Service‘s deputy commissioner … Read More
“For years on end, we have fought against the Iranian tentacles in Lebanon, Syria and the Gaza Strip, but we have not focused enough on weakening Iran itself. Now we are changing the paradigm,” affirms Israeli Defense Minister Naftali Bennett. … Read More
The comment came in a filing with federal court that argues Democrats still need testimony from former White House counsel Don McGahn. Former White House counsel Don McGahn. | Alex Wong/Getty Images The House is open to the prospect of … Read More
‘Sixty percent of the world’s population is an awfully big number.” The rapidly spreading coronavirus may infect more than 60% of the global population, a top Hong Kong medical expert said this week. Epidemiologist Gabriel Leung, the chair of public … Read More
The number of new coronavirus cases in China surged Thursday after 14,840 people were diagnosed with the disease that has already claimed 1,300 lives worldwide. The jump in cases comes after reports out of the country indicated that the virus may have leveled off. … Read More
Japan has reached its zenith in its territorial ambition. Not long ago, the Japanese reactionaries expanded and rebuilt the “territorial sovereignty exhibition” housing data justifying their territorial ambition, including those related to Tok Islands, in the other area to be … Read More
‘An unparalleled glimpse into the 50 places around the world where it costs the most to be a Christian.” Millions of Christians across the globe live in perpetual fear that they will be punished, harmed — or even killed — … Read More
President Trump is making good on his promises to “drain the swamp” and cut Obama-era holdovers from his staff, especially the critical and recently controversial National Security Council. Officials confirmed that Trump and national security adviser Robert O’Brien have cut … Read More