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Japan shrank

Japan shrank

  Japanese economic growth contracted at a slower-than-expected pace during the June quarter with the government reporting a decline of 0.4%. The figure, which beat… Read More ›

Report: Israeli fuel tankers escorted Jordanian fighter jets en route to US

Report: Israeli fuel tankers escorted Jordanian fighter jets en route to US

The rare sight of Israeli and Jordanian aircraft flying in tandem appears to indicate a new, stepped-up level of military and defense cooperation.   Israeli… Read More ›

ADL urges ‘no’ on Iran deal, but calls to brace for day after ‘yes’ vote

ADL urges ‘no’ on Iran deal, but calls to brace for day after ‘yes’ vote

Jewish group and Haim Saban both say Israel and the US should focus on bolstering alliance to thwart Iran, no matter outcome of congressional vote… Read More ›

Syrian official: We’re ready to negotiate with ‘real opposition’

Syrian official: We’re ready to negotiate with ‘real opposition’

The Syrian government is willing to negotiate a political solution with what it calls the “real opposition,” a reference to non-armed groups, a senior government… Read More ›

World’s longest nonstop flight announced

World’s longest nonstop flight announced

  Chalk up another superlative for Emirates. The Dubai-based airline has announced it will begin operating the world’s longest regularly scheduled nonstop flight. Daily service… Read More ›

Purported ISIS militants post list of 1,400 U.S. ‘targets’

Purported ISIS militants post list of 1,400 U.S. ‘targets’

A group calling itself the Islamic State Hacking Division this week posted online a purported list of names and contacts for Americans it refers to… Read More ›

Islamic State making gains in Afghanistan, US general warns

Islamic State making gains in Afghanistan, US general warns

Brig. Gen. Wilson Shoffner says jihadists have potential ‘to evolve into something more serious, more dangerous’   WASHINGTON — The Islamic State is making small… Read More ›

Iraqi Kurds say Islamic State used chemical weapons on them

Iraqi Kurds say Islamic State used chemical weapons on them

Germany’s Defense Ministry says attack on peshmerga fighters left many suffering from ‘respiratory irritation’   Kurdish forces fighting Islamic State (IS) jihadists in northern Iraq… Read More ›

Islamic State likely used mustard gas on Kurds, US says

Islamic State likely used mustard gas on Kurds, US says

  The United States is investigating whether the Islamic State used chemical weapons, the White House said Thursday, following allegations that IS militants deployed chemical… Read More ›

New York – Clinton Signs Court Statement That She’s Turned Over Emails

New York – Clinton Signs Court Statement That She’s Turned Over Emails

  New York – ‎Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says in a sworn statement to a federal judge that she’s turned over all… Read More ›

New York – Son Recounts His Father’s Struggle In New Holocaust Memoir

New York – Son Recounts His Father’s Struggle In New Holocaust Memoir

New York – Holocaust memoirs published in the decades following the Nazi genocide of Europe’s Jews serve as gripping and historically necessary evidence to unimaginable… Read More ›

Israel – Challenge To Chief Rabbinate: National-Religious Rabbis Announce New Private Conversion Courts

Israel – Challenge To Chief Rabbinate: National-Religious Rabbis Announce New Private Conversion Courts

  Israel – In a direct challenge to the authority of the Chief Rabbinate, a group of senior national-religious rabbis announced the formation of a… Read More ›

7 charged in Pakistan child abuse case

7 charged in Pakistan child abuse case

  Seven people suspected of making and selling sex videos involving children have been arrested in the Punjab province in Pakistan, police said. Police officer… Read More ›

Two people dead after being stabbed at IKEA store in Sweden

Two people dead after being stabbed at IKEA store in Sweden

  Two people have died after being stabbed at an IKEA store in Vasteras, Sweden on Monday, according to police. A third person was severely… Read More ›

Donald Trump kicked off the GOP debate with a dramatic threat to the Republican Party

Donald Trump kicked off the GOP debate with a dramatic threat to the Republican Party

  Fox News’ main Republican presidential debate on Thursday night began with fireworks courtesy of frontrunner Donald Trump. Moderator Bret Baier began by asking the… Read More ›

Megyn Kelly drops an anvil on Donald Trump: You’ve called women you don’t like, ‘fat pigs,’ ‘dogs,’ and ‘slobs’

Megyn Kelly drops an anvil on Donald Trump: You’ve called women you don’t like, ‘fat pigs,’ ‘dogs,’ and ‘slobs’

  Real-estate magnate Donald Trump was confronted by Fox News moderator Megyn Kelly during the first Republican presidential debate on Thursday, accusing him of being… Read More ›

This country is the next hotspot for energy investment

This country is the next hotspot for energy investment

  Under the heading of “what’s next in energy”, there’s one standout part of the sector these days. Mexico. Much of the energy world has… Read More ›

New York – Stolen Stradivarius Violin Returned To Jewish Family After 35 Years

New York – Stolen Stradivarius Violin Returned To Jewish Family After 35 Years

  New York – Renowned violinist Roman Totenberg left his beloved Stradivarius in his office while greeting well-wishers after a concert in 1980. When he… Read More ›

Washington – Democratic U.S. Senator Schumer To Announce Opposition To Iran Nuclear Deal

Washington – Democratic U.S. Senator Schumer To Announce Opposition To Iran Nuclear Deal

  Washington –  Democratic U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer plans to announce his opposition to the nuclear deal with Iran, the Huffington Post reported on Thursday,… Read More ›

New York, NY – Judge: Fine Cabbie $25,000 For Turning Away Black Passengers

New York, NY – Judge: Fine Cabbie $25,000 For Turning Away Black Passengers

  New York, NY – A taxi driver may have to pay $25,000 after a judge said the cabbie refused to pick up passengers because… Read More ›