Trump Weighs More Robust Military Strike Against Syria

President Trump receiving a briefing on Monday from military leaders at the White House after a suspected chemical weapons attack that killed dozens of Syrians. Credit Tom Brenner/The New York Times WASHINGTON — President Trump and his advisers on Tuesday weighed a … Read More

Do Angela Merkel and Germany have a joint future?

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The new German government is in operation since a few weeks now but there is trouble brewing afoot in Berlin. Unexpectedly, the right wing AfD is pretty quiet at the time. The CSU remains the arsonist Those who have hoped … Read More

Chinese government wary as Japan unveils first marine unit since WWII

Japan’s new amphibious rapid deployment brigade training on Saturday, April 7. (CNN) The Chinese government has reacted warily to the establishment of a new Japanese amphibious special unit, designed to repel invasions on Japan’s remote islands. Japan and China have … Read More

Earthquake strikes US: California, Oklahoma, Texas and Nebraska hit in quick succession

A STRING of powerful earthquakes have rocked the west and central US with several of them hitting near to the dreaded RING OF FIRE. Some eight earthquakes have rocked the United States in quick succession, all of which have taken … Read More

Iran-Israel Conflict Escalates in Shadow of Syrian Civil War

BEIRUT, Lebanon — Israel on Monday appeared to have escalated its shadow war in Syria against Iran, with a predawn airstrike against a military base that coordinates Iranian-backed militias, killing four Iranian military advisers. The dead included a colonel who … Read More

Syria strikes spotlight Israel’s nightmare: an entrenched Iran

Israel has struck inside Syria more than 100 times since 2012. News Analysis TEL AVIV — The missile strikes targeting a Syrian air base on Monday highlight the nightmare scenario Israel is facing: arch-enemy Iran entrenching to the east. Russia … Read More

London Mayor Sadiq Khan targets knives as murder rate spikes: ‘There is never a reason to carry a knife’

London Mayor Sadiq Khan announced a tough crackdown on knives Sunday as the city reels from a spike in stabbings that have led its number of homicides to top New York City’s for two straight months. He tweeted: “No excuses: … Read More

Trump Vows ‘Big Price’ for Syria Attack, Raising Prospect of Missile Strike

President Trump laid the blame for a deadly attack in Syria partly on President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia.CreditTom Brenner/The New York Times WASHINGTON — President Trump on Sunday promised a “big price” to be paid for what he said … Read More

North Korea wants summit with Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump in capital Pyongyang, CNN reports

Ulan Bator, the Mongolian capital, has been also floated as a possible location of the summit. North Korea is hoping to hold the planned summit between its leader Kim Jong-un and US President Donald Trump in Pyongyang, CNN reported, citing … Read More

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