May tells Brexiteers she’ll quit if they vote for her Brexit deal – ITV
25 March, 2019 Comments Off on May tells Brexiteers she’ll quit if they vote for her Brexit deal – ITV
Get short URL © File Photo/Handout via REUTERS/Mark Duffy As rebellious MPs pile pressure on Theresa May to resign, she has reportedly promised chief Brexiteers to step down if they back her troubled divorce plan, according to ITV political editor. The UK prime minister has just offered to swap her political career for the prospect of […]
Continue reading …Troop drawdown risks reversal of Amisom gains in Somalia
25 March, 2019 Comments Off on Troop drawdown risks reversal of Amisom gains in Somalia
The Somali National Army (SNA) this week vacated at least three of their bases in protest over months of missed pay. Somalia has been striving to overhaul its security forces, which have drawn accusations of corruption from Somalia’s international donors. AFP PHOTO Security and the planned elections in Somalia in 2020 could be in jeopardy […]
Continue reading …Russian ‘military planes’ land in Venezuela
25 March, 2019 Comments Off on Russian ‘military planes’ land in Venezuela
Reuters / Carlos Jasso | An airplane with the Russian flag is seen at Simon Bolivar International Airport in Caracas, Venezuela, March 24, 2019. Two Russian air force planes landed at Venezuela’s main airport on Saturday carrying a Russian defense official and nearly 100 troops, according to media reports, amid strengthening ties between Caracas and […]
Continue reading …Israel launches Gaza air attacks after rockets fired at Tel Aviv Israel’s military says attacks in response to rockets fired by Hamas at Israeli civilians – a claim the group denies
25 March, 2019 Comments Off on Israel launches Gaza air attacks after rockets fired at Tel Aviv Israel’s military says attacks in response to rockets fired by Hamas at Israeli civilians – a claim the group denies
Israel has launched air attacks on Gaza hours after rockets were allegedly fired near Tel Aviv, raising fears of a major escalation in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Explosions were heard in the Gaza Strip early on Friday and Palestinian witnesses said Israeli warplanes bombed Hamas security positions. Four Palestinians were wounded in the raids, the enclave’s health ministry said.The Israeli military, in […]
Continue reading …7 injured, including 2 infants, in Gaza rocket attack on central Israel One projectile directly hits residential building in the Sharon region, leveling it and starting fire; army investigating who’s behind the launch
25 March, 2019 Comments Off on 7 injured, including 2 infants, in Gaza rocket attack on central Israel One projectile directly hits residential building in the Sharon region, leveling it and starting fire; army investigating who’s behind the launch
A home in the central Israeli town of Mishmeret, which was destroyed in a rocket attack from the Gaza Strip on March 25, 2019. (courtesy) A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip struck a residential building in central Israel early Monday morning, injuring seven people, including two infants, and leveling the structure, officials said. The […]
Continue reading …Extremists attack Somalia government office, minister among those killed
23 March, 2019 Comments Off on Extremists attack Somalia government office, minister among those killed
Saqar Ibraahim deputy labor minister Somalia: Gunmen set off a suicide car bombing and then stormed a government building in Somalia’s capital on Saturday, killing at least five people including the country’s deputy labor minister, police said. It was the latest attack by Islamic extremists in the troubled Horn of Africa nation. After an hours-long gunbattle, Somalia’s […]
Continue reading …Trump cancels new sanctions on North Korea
23 March, 2019 Comments Off on Trump cancels new sanctions on North Korea
U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday he has ordered the withdrawal of new sanctions on North Korea, possibly signaling an intention to continue denuclearization negotiations with the regime. Trump was initially thought to be referring to sanctions the U.S. Department of the Treasury imposed Thursday on two Chinese shipping companies accused of helping the North […]
Continue reading …China war drills: US commandos capture Japanese island to show Beijing they’re ‘not kidding around’
23 March, 2019 Comments Off on China war drills: US commandos capture Japanese island to show Beijing they’re ‘not kidding around’
FILE PHOTO © Facebook / 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit/ Marine Corps / Lance Cpl. Harrison C. Rakhshani US special forces, aided by F-35 stealth fighters and rocket artillery units, have practiced capturing a small Japanese island as part of a new operational concept to counter China in the Indo-Pacific theater. Members of the US Marines, […]
Continue reading …ISIL defeated in final Syria victory: SDF US-backed SDF announces elimination of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant group in Syria, ending four-year battle
23 March, 2019 Comments Off on ISIL defeated in final Syria victory: SDF US-backed SDF announces elimination of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant group in Syria, ending four-year battle
US backed SDF forces declared ISIL defeated and the ‘caliphate’ eliminated [Reuters] US-backed fighters in Syria’s east have declared their final victory over ISIL, ending a four-year battle against the group that once held territory spanning a third of Syria and Iraq. An official of the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) announced the defeat of the Islamic […]
Continue reading …God sent Trump to save Israel, Pompeo suggests
22 March, 2019 Comments Off on God sent Trump to save Israel, Pompeo suggests
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stands next to his airplane before boarding it to Beirut at Ben Gurion airport near Lod, Israel, Friday, March 22, 2019. (AP Photo) Maybe the most controversial remark by an American official was made by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Friday. God may have sent Trump to […]
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