Powerful earthquake jolts Mexico, sways buildings in capital
MEXICO CITY — A powerful earthquake jolted central Mexico on Tuesday, causing buildings to sway sickeningly in the capital on the anniversary of a 1985 quake that did major damage. National Civil Protection chief Luis Felipe Puente tweeted that there … Read More
Trump, Netanyahu express hope for peace ahead of New York meeting
(Photo credit) Reuters The US president and the Israeli prime minister sit side by side and express their hopes for a fruitful collaboration at UN meeting. US President Donald Trump expressed his faith in the success of future peace talks … Read More
U.S. shows military might, flies stealth jets and bombers over the Korean Peninsula
(Photo: Handout, South Korean Defense Ministry vi) The U.S. military flew stealth jets and bombers over the Korean Peninsula on Monday, days after North Korea launched an intermediate range ballistic missile over Japan. The show of force came in response … Read More
France ‘may be the next GREAT WORLD POWER’ if it stands up to Germany in the EU
Michael Ivanovich of economic research firm MSI Global made the call over German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the EU’s apparent reluctance to back French President Emmanuel Macron’ proposed reforms. The French President wants to set up a eurozone budget to … Read More
German nightmare – how Germany faces MONTHS without government if Merkel WINS election
GERMANY could face months without a working government after the country’s election because Angela Merkel’s potential coalition parties are at loggerheads. Polls show Mrs Merkel is well on course to finish top of the polls but will have to negotiate … Read More
Inside RT, Russia’s Kremlin-Controlled Propaganda Network
The role of Russian hackers in the 2016 U.S. election has been discussed extensively, and the Russian government is widely believed to have played some role in the crucial leaking of Democratic Party emails. But Russia has a much more … Read More
Iran Reiterates Threat to Destroy Israel in Very Near Future
A top Iranian general this week again threatened to destroy Israel, saying the Jewish state’s demise would come even sooner if it didn’t keep quiet about the nuclear deal Tehran signed with Barack Obama. “Israel should stay quiet and count … Read More
Trump and Netanyahu to Meet Monday, Discuss Iran Nuclear Deal and Israeli-Palestinian Peace
Iran will be the main focus of the meeting, according to senior officials ■ Netanyahu’s speech Tuesday before the UN General Assembly expected to be shorter than prior addresses NEW YORK – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be meeting here … Read More
Hurricane Maria grows to Category-3 major hurricane, ‘promises to be catastrophic’
After being hit by Hurricane Irma, U.S. Virgin Island residents in St. John are now trying to leave the island before Hurricane Maria strikes the area. USA TODAY Warnings and watches lit up across the Caribbean on Monday as Hurricane … Read More
Magnitude 5.1 earthquake strikes Alaska, British Columbia
The earthquake was centred on the narrow sliver of British Columbia, which separates Southeast Alaska and the Yukon. A Magnitude 5.1 earthquake shook Alaska about 135 miles (217 kilometres) northwest of the state’s capital city Juneau. Coincidentally, the City and … Read More
US: N Korea to be ‘destroyed’ if behaviour continues
UN Ambassador Haley warns Pyongyang ‘a whole lot of military options’ are being considered to defend US and allies. The US ambassador to the UN warned North Korea would be destroyed if it continues its “reckless behaviour” and forces the … Read More
IOM: Refugees dying at quicker rate in Mediterranean
Rights groups concerned as likelihood of drowning increases on ‘most dangerous’ route and as conditions worsen in Libya. Refugees and migrants are dying in the Mediterranean at a quicker rate than last year, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) has … Read More
Merkel vows to restrict trade with Turkey over arrests
BERLIN (Reuters) – Germany will have no choice but to restrict its economic ties with Turkey to pressure its NATO partner into releasing German citizens it imprisoned on political grounds, Chancellor Angela Merkel said in remarks published on Saturday. Relations … Read More