A U.S. service member has been killed in Somalia during an operation against the extremist group al-Shabab.
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North Korea on Friday accused the U.S. and South Korean spy agencies of an unsuccessful assassination attempt.
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President Donald Trump could be indicating his highest international priority in traveling to the Middle East ahead of European summits later this month, experts say, while also honoring three of the world’s major religions.
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Coming into office, President Donald Trump declared defeating and destroying ISIS to be his foreign policy top priority.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called out Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas for this.
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Psychiatric patients in Catholic-run Belgium hospitals will now be given the option to die.
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The President deployed high-altitude surveillance drones over North Korea earlier this week.
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Contrary to what “pragmatists” in U.S. government agencies concluded, top officials with the Soviet Union were behind the 1981 assassination attempt on Pope John Paul II.
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President Donald Trump will meet with the leader of the Palestinian Authority this week, ahead of his first trip to Israel expected later this month.
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North Korea, feeling pressure of encroaching American and allied vessels, has now threatened to make a ghost ship of a U.S. nuclear submarine — but the warning might not be hyperbolic rhetoric.
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Under the slogan “I’m fed up,” demonstrators urging Vladimir Putin not to run for a fourth term rallied in cities across Russia.
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Around 1,600 people filed to run for president of Iran and challenge Hassan Rouhani, who is seeking a second four-year term. Only six of them have been allowed on the ballot for election day.
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Three Islamic State fighters were mauled to death by a pack of wild boar, reports U.K.’s The Times. Another 5 militants were also injured in the attack.
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U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said that China has threatened to impose sanctions on North Korea if it conducts further nuclear tests.
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France held a presidential election under the looming threat of Islamist terrorism, and winnowed the field to two candidates at opposite ends of what has become the new ideological battle line of our era: nationalism vs. globalism, for lack of better terms.
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President Donald Trump said that he does not see the U.S. playing a role in helping to stabilize Libya.
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Asked on if arresting WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is a Justice Department priority, Attorney General Jeff Sessions indicated the answer is yes.
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China and Iran have signed a deal to modify an integral part of the latter’s nuclear program at the Arak heavy water nuclear site.
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The Islamic State is withholding food and water from citizens in Mosul in an effort to force them into joining the terrorist organization, according to an Iraqi non-profit.
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By certifying Tehran’s compliance in the Iran nuclear deal for at least the next 90 days, President Trump is sending mixed messages about an agreement he famously called the “worst deal ever.”
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US Military Member Killed in Somalia, 1st Death Since 1993
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by APA U.S. service member has been killed in Somalia during an operation against the extremist group al-Shabab.
North Korea Accuses US, south Korea of Assassination Attempt
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by APNorth Korea on Friday accused the U.S. and South Korean spy agencies of an unsuccessful assassination attempt.
Trump’s First International Trip Shows Middle East a Priority
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by Fred LucasPresident Donald Trump could be indicating his highest international priority in traveling to the Middle East ahead of European summits later this month, experts say, while also honoring three of the world’s major religions.
New Strategy Needed to Confront Islamist Threats in War of Ideas
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by Helle C. DaleComing into office, President Donald Trump declared defeating and destroying ISIS to be his foreign policy top priority.
Netanyahu: Abbas Lied to President Trump
/0 Comments/in Featured, International, Weekly /by Chris PandolfoIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called out Palestinian Authority chairman Mahmoud Abbas for this.
Catholic Hospitals in Belgium Now Provide Euthanasia as an Option for Those With ‘Hopeless Suffering’
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by The StreamPsychiatric patients in Catholic-run Belgium hospitals will now be given the option to die.
U.S. General Confirms: Special Operations Teams Will Be Sent to Take out North Korean Nuke Sites
/0 Comments/in Featured, International, Weekly /by Mac SlavoThe President deployed high-altitude surveillance drones over North Korea earlier this week.
CIA Confirmed Russians’ Role in Shooting of Pope John Paul II, Reagan Biographer Writes
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by Kevin MooneyContrary to what “pragmatists” in U.S. government agencies concluded, top officials with the Soviet Union were behind the 1981 assassination attempt on Pope John Paul II.
Trump Saves US-Allied Syrian Christians From Turkish Invasion
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by Johannes de JongWe complain when politicians do the wrong thing, or when they fail to do what is needed.
What’s at Stake in Trump Meeting With Palestinian Leader
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by Fred LucasPresident Donald Trump will meet with the leader of the Palestinian Authority this week, ahead of his first trip to Israel expected later this month.
North Korea Just Threatened to Sink US Nuclear Submarine
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by Claire BernishNorth Korea, feeling pressure of encroaching American and allied vessels, has now threatened to make a ghost ship of a U.S. nuclear submarine — but the warning might not be hyperbolic rhetoric.
Russian Rallies Urge Putin Not to Run Again; Dozens Arrested
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by APUnder the slogan “I’m fed up,” demonstrators urging Vladimir Putin not to run for a fourth term rallied in cities across Russia.
Meet the Men Vying to Become Iran’s Next President
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by Jordan SchachtelAround 1,600 people filed to run for president of Iran and challenge Hassan Rouhani, who is seeking a second four-year term. Only six of them have been allowed on the ballot for election day.
Let Slip the Hogs of War — Wild Pigs Thwart ISIS Ambush, Kill 3 Militants
/0 Comments/in Featured, International, Weekly /by Mackenzie WolfThree Islamic State fighters were mauled to death by a pack of wild boar, reports U.K.’s The Times. Another 5 militants were also injured in the attack.
Tillerson Says China Asked North Korea to Stop Nuclear Tests
/0 Comments/in Featured, International, Uncategorized /by APU.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said that China has threatened to impose sanctions on North Korea if it conducts further nuclear tests.
Turkey Bombs Syrian Christians. Will Trump Act to Protect Them?
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by Johannes de JongAll of this happened under the pretext of “fighting terrorists.”
Migrant Crimes up 52 Percent in Germany
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by Jacob BojessonMigrant crime “increased disproportionately” in Germany in 2016, according to a report released Monday by the Interior Ministry.
First Round of French Presidential Election a Blow to the Establishment
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by Mike GonzalezFrance held a presidential election under the looming threat of Islamist terrorism, and winnowed the field to two candidates at opposite ends of what has become the new ideological battle line of our era: nationalism vs. globalism, for lack of better terms.
UN Elects Largest Oppressor of Women, Saudi Arabia, to Women’s Rights Commission — Seriously
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by Jack BurnsSaudi Arabia isn’t known for gender equality.
Netanyahu Welcomes ‘Great Change’ Under Trump During Mattis Visit
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by Jordan SchachtelThe leader of Israel is no longer hiding his relief that he gets to move on from the anti-Israel policies of former President Barack Obama.
Trump Sees No Role for U.S. In Stabilizing Libya
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by Melanie ArterPresident Donald Trump said that he does not see the U.S. playing a role in helping to stabilize Libya.
Sessions: We Will Seek to Put Leakers in Jail
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by Susan JonesAsked on if arresting WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is a Justice Department priority, Attorney General Jeff Sessions indicated the answer is yes.
Cause for Alarm? China Put in Charge of Iranian Nuclear Site
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by Jordan SchachtelChina and Iran have signed a deal to modify an integral part of the latter’s nuclear program at the Arak heavy water nuclear site.
ISIS Starves Civilians to Force Them Into Fighting for the Caliphate
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by Russ ReadThe Islamic State is withholding food and water from citizens in Mosul in an effort to force them into joining the terrorist organization, according to an Iraqi non-profit.
Trump Lets Iran off the Hook … For Now
/0 Comments/in Featured, International /by Jordan SchachtelBy certifying Tehran’s compliance in the Iran nuclear deal for at least the next 90 days, President Trump is sending mixed messages about an agreement he famously called the “worst deal ever.”