BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The Hamas movement and Israel reportedly reached an agreement to ease violence on the borders between the besieged Gaza Strip and southern Israel. The Al-Hayat newspaper reported that Egyptian intelligence officials managed to reach an agreement between … Read More
SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea’s economy contracted at the sharpest rate in two decades in 2017, South Korea’s central bank estimated on Friday, as international sanctions and drought hit growth hard, with signs living conditions were beginning to deteriorate. Gross … Read More
Russian President Vladimir Putin, foreground right, toasts with top military officers and law enforcement officials in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Oct. 25, 2018. Putin said that Russia has adhered to its obligations in the arms control sphere, but … Read More
Geneva – IOM, the UN Migration Agency, reports that 95,909 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea in 2018 through 24 October, with 45,976 to Spain, the leading destination this year. In fact, since late September’s arrivals were reported Spain in … Read More
This weekend’s regional election in Germany will provide further proof of a fragmenting political landscape, writes Slawomir Sierakowski. The German Social Democrats’ (SPD) existential crisis can no longer be treated as a typical party crisis. The party captured a mere 9.7% … Read More
An Egyptian delegation left Gaza on Wednesday and asked Israel to allow one more chance for calm to be restored to the situation, Liberman said. > Egypt releases 1978 Camp David Accords calling for Palestinian autonomy. > Egypt warns Abbas: … Read More
Lab meat (non-human variety), also referred to as “in-vitro” or “Clean” meat, is grown from a few stem cells taken from a living creature. (iStock) Evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins recently pushed the idea that lab-grown human meat could eliminate society’s … Read More
Europe’s economy turned in its best performance in decades in 2017. There won’t be a repeat anytime soon. Growth is expected to slow dramatically this year as Europe grapples with new trade barriers, uncertainty over Brexit and political spats that … Read More
BEIJING – China’s army will take action”at any cost” to foil attempts to separate the self-ruled island of Taiwan, which Beijing claims as its own, the country’s defense minister said on Thursday. Beijing has been infuriated by recent U.S. sanctions on … Read More
Prior to meeting with British Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday, Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš said that 700,000 “illegal migrants” should go back to their home countries. “There are 700,000 illegal migrants—they need to go home,” the Czech Prime … Read More