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US steps up lethal aide to Ukraine with plans to provide 210 anti-tank missiles

US steps up lethal aide to Ukraine with plans to provide 210 anti-tank missiles

In major escalation of weapons assistance, Trump administration says it will do more to help Kiev government defend its territory from Russia   WASHINGTON (AP)… Read More ›

Just another dangerous chapter in the ongoing Syrian tragedy

Just another dangerous chapter in the ongoing Syrian tragedy

Analysis: Instead of seeing the conflict on our northern border die down, we are witnessing an escalation with the potential of expanding into a direct… Read More ›

Washington – Trump Personal Pilot Under Consideration For FAA Chief

Washington – Trump Personal Pilot Under Consideration For FAA Chief

Washington – U.S. President Donald Trump is considering his longtime personal pilot, John Dunkin, as a candidate to lead the Federal Aviation Administration among a… Read More ›

Georgia’s lieutenant governor threatens to retaliate against Delta unless it reverses its decision on the NRA

Georgia’s lieutenant governor threatens to retaliate against Delta unless it reverses its decision on the NRA

  Georgia’s lieutenant governor, Casey Cagle, said he would not support a bill that would give Delta a massive tax break unless the airline reversed… Read More ›

Deputy Australian Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce resigns over sex scandal

Deputy Australian Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce resigns over sex scandal

  Australia’s Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce said Friday he will resign following weeks of controversy after he announced he was expecting a baby with… Read More ›

Israeli gas company announces $15B export deal with Egypt

Israeli gas company announces $15B export deal with Egypt

Delek Drilling, Noble Energy announce $15 billion deal to supply natural gas to Egypt, which could pave way for wider cooperation, help turn Egypt into… Read More ›

Likud MK compares Netanyahu investigations to Rabin assassination

Likud MK compares Netanyahu investigations to Rabin assassination

Miki Zohar calls police probes into suspected graft ‘political murder,’ says they are as grave as killing of Israeli leader in 1995   MK Miki… Read More ›

Florida gunman had extra ammo at school, fired for 3 minutes

Florida gunman had extra ammo at school, fired for 3 minutes

Killer left the school with other fleeing students and then went to a Subway and a McDonald’s before being arrested   PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) —… Read More ›

Parkland, FL – Sheriff: 17 Dead In Shooting At High School In South Florida

Parkland, FL – Sheriff: 17 Dead In Shooting At High School In South Florida

  Parkland, FL – A former student at a Florida high school opened fire in the school on Wednesday, killing 17 and sending hundreds of… Read More ›

Suspected Florida school shooter reportedly threatened students in the past and flaunted pictures of guns on his phone

Suspected Florida school shooter reportedly threatened students in the past and flaunted pictures of guns on his phone

  A law enforcement source reportedly identified 19-year-old Nicolas Cruz as the suspected gunman in the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting. Cruz was reportedly… Read More ›

From the Eupharates to Beit She’an: The Islamic Republic’s Dangerous Game

From the Eupharates to Beit She’an: The Islamic Republic’s Dangerous Game

The question that leaves is: to what degree is the Syrian regime happy with Iran’s actions that cost it soldiers and pose a risk?  … Read More ›

Assad is Using Turkey’s Afrin Offensive to Make Gains in Syria

Assad is Using Turkey’s Afrin Offensive to Make Gains in Syria

“Ensuring the security of its borders does not mean killing civilians, and that should be condemned. In a dangerous situation in Syria, [Turkey] should not… Read More ›

Abbas sets conditions for fresh peace talks, with diminished US role

Abbas sets conditions for fresh peace talks, with diminished US role

PA leader says he will return to table under multilateral effort along lines of Arab Peace Initiative, expected to demand international confab during UN speech… Read More ›

Turkey’s Jews are Scared – But Afraid to Talk About It

Turkey’s Jews are Scared – But Afraid to Talk About It

One high-profile case of hate speech on social media came after a community leader invited people to watch the live streaming of a Jewish wedding… Read More ›

Trump’s business approach to foreign aid

Trump’s business approach to foreign aid

Analysis: The US president sees foreign aid as an investment which should yield a good return; since the rationale for aiding the Palestinians is the… Read More ›

Washington – Tickets To Trump Speech Promise Strong State Of The ‘Uniom’

Washington – Tickets To Trump Speech Promise Strong State Of The ‘Uniom’

Washington – Tickets inviting guests to President Donald Trump’s first official State of the Union address Tuesday had to be reissued after a misprint. The… Read More ›

FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe steps down abruptly

FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe steps down abruptly

  Washington – FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe has told FBI staff he is stepping down effective Monday — a move that surprised even those… Read More ›

New York – Socially Responsible Investing Gets A Trump Bump

New York – Socially Responsible Investing Gets A Trump Bump

  New York – Decades after she began investing, Diana Casey for the first time put money in mutual funds that favor companies with women… Read More ›

Caught in the Syrian Quagmire

Caught in the Syrian Quagmire

The US and Russia, two world super-powers, and Turkey and Iran, the two regional Islamic powers, are locked into a deadly confrontation with no political… Read More ›

‘A Nazi travels to Palestine’: A swastika and Star of David on one coin

‘A Nazi travels to Palestine’: A swastika and Star of David on one coin

The unique, juxtaposing coin, sold in a recent Israeli auction, contains the remarkable story about an unlikely friendship between two Germans—a Jew and a Nazi—and… Read More ›