WASHINGTON –President Ronald Reagan once likened trade wars to the pie fights in old Hollywood comedies. One pie in the face leads to another. And then another. Pretty soon, Reagan said in a 1986 radio address, “everything and everybody just … Read More
WASHINGTON (BLOOMBERG) – President Donald Trump is preparing to expel dozens of Russian diplomats from the United States in response to the nerve-agent poisoning of a former Russian spy in Britain, two people familiar with the matter said on Saturday … Read More
Bolton is only a by-product of a general policy environment in Washington continually primed to directly confront Iran. In a social media post late on March 22, Trump announced that Bolton will replace Lieutenant General HR McMaster as his chief … Read More
Shaul Mofaz and three other former IDF heads warn of Tehran’s ambitions, but advise against tearing up nuclear deal. Shaul Mofaz speaks at Kinneret College in northern Israel on December 22, 2014. (Flash90) A former Israeli defense minister and chief … Read More
As many as 25,000 asylum applicants and their supporters have demonstrated in central Tel Aviv against plans for a mass expulsion. Rights groups are optimistic that a delay by the top court could keep them in Israel. Migrants and Israelis … Read More
The recent spate of mosque attacks and a rise in hate crime has immigrants in Germany sounding the alarm. Community leaders are calling for more support and understanding from state authorities, including the police. “I’m really concerned,” said Raed Saleh, … Read More
The House and Senate increased their own budgets in the $1.3 trillion omnibus spending package. The Senate increased its total salaries of officers and employees by $12.6 million in the 2,232-page bill that lawmakers had fewer than 48 hours to … Read More
GETTY China have renewed military drills in the South China Sea The Communist nation has held another round of drills in the disputed South China Sea and the Western Pacific after passing by Japan’s southern islands, the air force said … Read More
The German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer (CSU) (L), the Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) (C) and the Finance Minister Olaf Scholz (SPD) (R) hold a discussion in the German parliament on March 22, 2018. © M. Popow / Global Look … Read More
SHIZUO KAMBAYASHI TOKYO — Former President Barack Obama said Sunday that negotiations with North Korea on its nuclear weapons program are difficult in part because the country’s isolation minimizes possible leverage, such as trade and travel sanctions against Pyongyang. … Read More