Deal or no-deal Brexit? Boris playing with fire
Boris Johnson undertook a reshuffle of his Cabinet, more vicious and spiteful than any seen before. Britain’s new Prime Minister Boris Johnson makes a statement in the House of Commons in London on Thursday. (Photo: AFP) On Tuesday last week, … Read More
Attacks on Germany’s Mosques Were Preceded by Spike in Migrant Crimes – AfD MEP
Germany’s Muslims have called upon the government to protect mosques amid increasing bomb threats and Islamophobia. But according to the Deputy Leader of the AfD in Rhineland-Palatinate Joachim Paul, the rise in crimes could have been fuelled by the refugee … Read More
Merkel ally calls for Europe to go it alone in the Gulf
Britain has already deployed the destroyer, HMS Duncan, to protect shipping from seizure by Iran – CREDIT: LA(PHOTO) BEN SUTTON/MOD/PA A key ally of Angela Merkel has called for Europe to set up its own naval task force in the … Read More
Top Rabbi in Israel: We must build the Third Temple
A group of Jews, accompanied by Rabbi Yehuda Glick visit the Temple Mount in Jerusalem’s Old City. (Credit: Sliman Khader/FLASH90) The former Rabbi of the Old City of Jerusalem and one of the leading rabbis in Israel today said in … Read More
China says has begun purchase of more US farm goods
BEIJING: China said on Thursday (Aug 1) that it had begun purchasing more US farm goods, addressing a key sticking point in efforts to resolve a drawn-out trade war between the two economic giants. US farm exports to China are estimated … Read More
East Asia Is on the Razor’s Edge After North Korea Missile Launches
A single miscalculation could plunge the Korean Peninsula into a conflagration with grave consequences for Japan, China, Russia—and the United States. AFP Contributor SEOUL—The defection on Thursday of a North Korean soldier weaving his way across the DMZ is the … Read More
Why the South Korea-Japan trade dispute may not be resolvable
South Korea’s left-wing has long demanded a more aggressive stance on Japan’s imperial actions and stifled any dissent, while Japan’s right has also enforced its own position. With both views now mainstream, slim hopes of mediation remain A protester in … Read More
What the Protests in Russia Mean for President Putin
Over last weekend, the decision by Russian electoral authorities to bar independent and opposition candidates from running in Moscow City Council elections prompted protests that turned violent as Moscow police cracked down hard on those that turned out, leading to … Read More
Russia and Turkey are Becoming Allies, Overshadowing Israel
Components of Russia’s S-400 missile-defense system are unloaded near Ankara on July 12. An emerging Russia-Turkey alliance in defense and energy will have long-term effects on the Middle East and Israel. This comes in the wake of Turkey acquiring Russia’s … Read More
Detroit debate: Liberal 2020 Dems forced on defense over ‘Medicare-for-all,’ immigration
DETROIT – It was a battle for the soul of the Democratic Party on stage in the Motor City. Sens. Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren — the presidential primary field’s liberal standard-bearers — were pulled into what was essentially a two-and-a-half-hour fight with their more … Read More
Iran Presence in Iraq Threatens Israel, Security Officials Say
Reports Tuesday credited Israel with earlier attacks on Iranian targets in Iraq ■ Israeli intelligence says Iran is providing Iraqi militias with missiles more accurate than Hezbollah’s, capable of hitting anywhere in Israel. Location of two reported Israeli strikes against … Read More
PA: Israel striving to establish Jewish state in Judea and Samaria
Palestinian Authority claims Israel is striving to create settlement blocs that create a kind of Jewish state in Judea and Samaria. PA “foreign minister” Riad Al-Maliki – Flash 90 The Palestinian Authority’s “foreign ministry” on Tuesday blasted Israel’s policy regarding … Read More
Russian forces tested NATO’s ‘resolve’ during recent Black Sea exercises, says Canadian commander
Russian aircraft and ships closely shadowed NATO vessels, says Commodore Josée Kurtz Commodore Josée Kurtz speaks to reporters during a tour of HMCS Halifax in April 2009 at the HMC dockyards in Halifax, N.S., when she was the commander of the … Read More
The 99% Get a Bigger Raise
New data show much faster growth in wages and incomes. An assembly line worker packages items from an online order to be shipped out of a Target store in Edison, N.J., Nov. 16, 2018. PHOTO: JULIO CORTEZ/ASSOCIATED PRESS Political discourse nowadays is … Read More
Trump Criticizes Democrats’ Push for Open Borders Days After Supreme Court Ruling
Border Patrol apprehends illegal aliens who have just crossed the Rio Grande from Mexico near McAllen, Texas, on April 18, 2019. (Charlotte Cuthbertson/The Epoch Times) President Donald Trump took to Twitter on July 30 to again criticize the open border agenda … Read More