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North Korean missile ‘blows up’ on test launch as Pence heads for South

North Korean missile ‘blows up’ on test launch as Pence heads for South

  SEOUL (Reuters) – A North Korean missile “blew up almost immediately” on its test launch on Sunday, the U.S. Pacific Command said, hours before… Read More ›

In Battle for Mosul, New US Strategy Takes Shape

In Battle for Mosul, New US Strategy Takes Shape

Although training of the Iraqi forces and Kurdish Peshmerga is a major part of the operation, the overall narrative has changed; the US is more… Read More ›

New York – Source: Death Of NY Judge Seen As Suicide

New York – Source: Death Of NY Judge Seen As Suicide

  New York –  Police detectives retracing the final hours of a pioneering judge who turned up dead in the Hudson River in Manhattan have… Read More ›

MOAB hit caves used by ISIS, drug smugglers and Osama bin Laden

MOAB hit caves used by ISIS, drug smugglers and Osama bin Laden

  Back in late 2001 when Osama bin Laden was US enemy No. 1, I spent a good bit of time in the Afghan mountains… Read More ›

ISIS Crimes Scarred Iraqi History and Landscape

ISIS Crimes Scarred Iraqi History and Landscape

Today’s Mosul and the areas around it were the site of many of the worst crimes of ISIS against cultural heritage.   QARAQOSH, Iraq –… Read More ›

Chicago – United To Compensate People On Flight When Man Dragged Off

Chicago – United To Compensate People On Flight When Man Dragged Off

  Chicago – United Airlines sought to quell the uproar over a man being dragged off a plane by announcing on Tuesday that it would… Read More ›

Trump just did a backflip on two major campaign promises

Trump just did a backflip on two major campaign promises

  President Donald Trump signaled that he was making a major reversal on two campaign promises during an eye-opening interview with The Wall Street Journal… Read More ›

Iran’s Ahmadinejad to run for president

Iran’s Ahmadinejad to run for president

In surprise move, the former president and staunch self-declared archnemesis of Israel, filed his bid to run in May’s presidential elections, discarding a recommendation from… Read More ›

UN Security Council will vote Wednesday on Syria gas attack probe: US

UN Security Council will vote Wednesday on Syria gas attack probe: US

Russia expected to veto US-British-French resolution demanding Assad regime cooperate in inquiry into deadly April 4 bombing   UNNITED NATIONS – The UN Security Council… Read More ›

Russia’s Lavrov warns US over Syria in heated start to talks

Russia’s Lavrov warns US over Syria in heated start to talks

  Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov began a meeting with his US counterpart Rex Tillerson in Moscow with a warning — do not strike the… Read More ›

In first, US says Russia was complicit in Syria chemical attack

In first, US says Russia was complicit in Syria chemical attack

McCain accuses Moscow of cooperating with Damascus on assault that killed over 80 people, including many children   WASHINGTON — A senior US official said… Read More ›

Chicago, IL – Officer On Leave After Dragging United Airlines Passenger Off Plane

Chicago, IL – Officer On Leave After Dragging United Airlines Passenger Off Plane

  Chicago, IL – An aviation security officer who dragged a passenger off of an overbooked United Airlines flight to make room for employees has… Read More ›

After Syria strike, populist supporters abandon Trump at home and abroad

After Syria strike, populist supporters abandon Trump at home and abroad

  Washington – While much of the world is applauding President Donald Trump’s decision to strike a Syrian airbase in retaliation for a chemical weapons… Read More ›

The world’s watchdog is back in town

The world’s watchdog is back in town

Analysis: Through the US strike in Syria, Trump conveys a message to both Assad and Putin—as well as to Iran, China and North Korea—that, unlike… Read More ›

Berlin – Russian Naval Activity In Europe Exceeds Cold War Levels: U.S. Admiral

Berlin – Russian Naval Activity In Europe Exceeds Cold War Levels: U.S. Admiral

  Berlin – Recent Russian naval activity in Europe exceeds levels seen during the Cold War, a top U.S. and NATO military officer said, voicing… Read More ›

The Trump administration appears torn over whether to support removing Syria’s Assad from power

The Trump administration appears torn over whether to support removing Syria’s Assad from power

  As a candidate for president, Donald Trump toned down President Barack Obama’s call for Bashar al-Assad to step down, saying the Syrian president was fighting… Read More ›

Free world is also to blame for mass murder in Syria

Free world is also to blame for mass murder in Syria

Op-ed: For decades, the international community—including Western states—has been showing forgiveness towards unenlightened states. For decades, human rights groups have been ignoring major human rights… Read More ›

After US strike, Assad allies vow to keep battling ‘terrorism’ in Syria

After US strike, Assad allies vow to keep battling ‘terrorism’ in Syria

Russian, Iranian military chiefs join in condemning Washington’s ‘aggression’ in retaliation for alleged regime chemical weapons attack   BEIRUT, Lebanon – The Russian and Iranian… Read More ›

Tokyo – Japan Praises Trump’s Security Commitment After Call On Syria, North Korea

Tokyo – Japan Praises Trump’s Security Commitment After Call On Syria, North Korea

  Tokyo – Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Sunday praised the “strong commitment” of President Donald Trump to global and allied security after his… Read More ›

Opinion: Were Trump’s missile strikes illegal?

Opinion: Were Trump’s missile strikes illegal?

  In the next few days, President Trump’s order to send 59 Tomahawk cruise missiles to attack Syria’s Shayrat airfield will be both praised and… Read More ›