Brig.-Gen. Hossein Salami also claimed that Iran was improving its ballistic missiles.

posted in: Middle East, News

Brig.-Gen. Hossein Salami also claimed that Iran was improving its ballistic missiles. > Iran to Israel: Fingers are on the trigger, missiles are ready to launch > Iranian Revolutionary Guard general: ‘Resistance is the only way’ Hossein Salami, deputy head of Iran’s … Read More

3 California wildfires destroy thousands of structures and force emergency evacuations

(CNN)A series of fast-moving wildfires is racing Friday up and down California, destroying thousands of structures and forcing thousands of residents to evacuate through flame-lined streets. Two fires are just miles from the bar where 12 people were killed in a … Read More

Pence takes the new U.S. Asia strategy on the road

posted in: Far East, News

Vice President Pence in Kalispell, Mont., on Nov. 5. (Justin Franz/Flathead Beacon/AP) More than a dozen Pacific nations will convene in the capital of Papua New Guinea next week, where Vice President Pence will lay out the next phase of … Read More

As Talks Between Washington And Pyongyang Stall, Fears Over The Breakdown Of North Korea’s Denuclearization Process Rise

This past week, North Korean official Kim Yong-chol abruptly cancelled a planned meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for this Thursday.  As both countries seek to reconcile their differences and pursue détente, the latest developments in the bilateral … Read More

Kremlin: Russia and US postpone summit at French request

posted in: News, Russia

Russian President Vladimir Putin, listens during a meeting in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018. The Kremlin said Wednesday that Russia and the U.S. have agreed not to hold a full-fledged meeting of President Vladimir Putin and … Read More

‘People are despairing’: Iranians brace for sanctions to bite

Gloom spreads as dollar price rockets while action is welcomed by region’s US allies.  Iranians shop in a bazaar in Tehran, Iran. Photograph: Abedin Taherkenareh/EPA Iranians were bracing themselves for a period of economic hardship on Monday after sweeping US sanctions … Read More

Donald Trump fires US Attorney General Jeff Sessions

posted in: News, United States

President Donald Trump had repeatedly blasted Sessions over his decision to recuse himself from an investigation into Trump’s electoral campaign. How Sessions’ exit will affect that probe is still unclear. Attorney General Jeff Sessions resigned on Wednesday, pushed out by President … Read More

With new Justice official, fate of Russia probe in question

Jeff Sessions returns to his home in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018. Sessions was pushed out Wednesday as Attorney General after enduring more than a year of blistering and personal attacks from President Donald Trump over his recusal from the … Read More

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