President Donald Trump and his wife Melania have greeted US troops in Germany, his second visit to troops abroad in the past day. Air Force One stopped at Ramstein Air Force Base in south-westGermany on his way back from Iraq, where he had visited US troops in harm’s way for the first time, two years into his presidency. Mr Trump walked along […]
Continue reading …At a press conference today following on from this morning’s deadly suicide terror attack, the Tripoli-based Interior Minister (left) Bashagha admitted security short fallings while Foreign Minister Siala called for the partial lifting of the arms embargo (Photo: PC) The internationally recognized government of Libya admitted its security short fallings today following the suicide terror […]
Continue reading …Science & Tech Dec 26 2018 Boris Egorov Vladimir Rodionov/Sputnik Among all Russian leaders Vladimir Putin is the most devoted aviation fan. Besides the Kremlins Air Force One and government helicopters, he has flown a powered hang glider, fighter jets and even a supersonic strategic bomber. Stalin was afraid to fly. He boarded a plane […]
Continue reading …The bus was hijacked mid-afternoon and hit pedestrians along the way as it careened down the street in the city of Longyan, said police.SWAT members of the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau storm a hijacked bus during a joint anti-terrorism and riot control drill with a special unit of China’s paramilitary police force at a […]
Continue reading …President Donald Trump stated: “It’s a disgrace what’s happening in our country. But other than that, I wish everybody a very Merry Christmas.” | Zach Gibson/Getty Images President Donald Trump used a Christmas morning gathering in the Oval Office to reiterate the reasons he insists funding is needed for a border wall, even if it […]
Continue reading …© Ruptly Hundreds of Syrians took to the streets of Aleppo to celebrate Christmas, as the peaceful life continues to get back on track in the ancient city, two years after its liberation. Christmas in the Syrian city of Aleppo is a very special holiday indeed – and that’s not since it housed the largest Christian […]
Continue reading …Afghan policemen arrive at the site of an attack in Kabul [Omar Sobhani/Reuters] Armed men detonated a car bomb before storming a Kabul government building in an ongoing attack, officials and witnesses said, in the latest violence to rock the Afghan capital. A number of armed attackers entered the building where the Ministry of Public […]
Continue reading …Condition of Carita, Pandeglang, Banten Province, after being hit by tsunami on late Saturday (Dec 22, 2018). ANTARA FOTO/Asep Fathulrahman/hp. Jakarta (ANTARA News) – The death toll from the Sunda Strait tsunami that hit the provinces of Banten and Lampung reached 281 on Monday morning. A total of 1,016 people were injured, 57 are still […]
Continue reading …With diplomatic talks over denuclearization hitting a deadlock, North Korea made its unwavering stance clear It said that it has no intentions to unilaterally denuclearize unless the U.S. removes its nuclear threat first North Korea is also demanding that the U.S. withdraw or significantly reduce its troops stationed in South Korea PYONGYANG, North Korea – […]
Continue reading …“222 people are dead, 843 people are injured and 28 people are missing,” Indonesia’s national disaster agency spokesperson Sutopo Purwo Nugroho said. “This number is predicted to increase because not all victims have been successfully evacuated, not all health centres have reported victims and not all locations have got complete data.” The tsunami hit both sides of Indonesia‘s […]
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