Iran may come to regret its lack of co-operation with Turkey over military moves Turkey is making in northern Iran aimed at the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), wrote Burhanettin Duran, director of a pro-government Turkish think-tank, in the Sabah newspaper on … Read More
In the old days, these things were done differently. There were KGB couriers, bags of cash, “Moscow gold,” secret subsidies for far-left printing presses: The Soviet Communist Party was seeking to undermine Western democracy, covertly. But it was all pretty … Read More
TOKYO (AFP) – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Saturday (June 16) called on North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to jointly overcome their mutual distrust, as he confirmed ongoing efforts to arrange a Japan-North Korea summit. In a television … Read More
EXPLOSIONS of ash continue to belch from Hawaii’s Kilauea volcano causing “heavy vog to blanket the interior and southern parts” of Big Island. But what is the latest air quality index and what are the health hazards of vog? Here … Read More
This June 12, 2018 photo released Wednesday, June 13, 2018 by French NGO “SOS Mediterranee” shows migrants being transferred from the Aquarius ship to Italian Coast Guard boats, in the Mediterranean Sea. Italy dispatched two ships Tuesday to help take … Read More
DRONE camera images taken over the Volcano de Fuego in Guatemala have been revealed following its dramatic eruption that caused widespread chaos and devastation. The drone camera captured dramatic images of the volcano, which has been rocked by strong eruptions. … Read More
Diana Feldman received an unusual text message from the phone of her 14-year-old daughter, Susanna, late last month. Written in broken German, the message said she would be back home in a few weeks and that her mother should not try to … Read More
Israel’s firefighting commissioner says that dealing with these fires has cost about 2 million additional shekels so far. Fire extinguishing forces in the area of Kibbutz Be’eri this week. Eliyahu Hershkowitz Israel will have to retaliate for Gaza’s burning kites soon, … Read More
Paul Manafort, President Trump’s former campaign chairman, arrived for a hearing in federal court in Washington on Friday.CreditErin Schaff for The New York Times WASHINGTON — A federal judge revoked Paul Manafort’s bail and sent him to jail on Friday … Read More