US aid arrives at Colombia border despite Maduro rejection Convoy carrying food and medicines reaches Colombia’s Cucuta a day after Venezuela barricades its side of the border.
8 February, 2019 Comments Off on US aid arrives at Colombia border despite Maduro rejection Convoy carrying food and medicines reaches Colombia’s Cucuta a day after Venezuela barricades its side of the border.
Aid arrives through the guarded entrance to the Tienditas border bridge in Cucuta, which Venezuela has barricaded [Steven Grattan/Al Jazeera] Cucuta, Colombia – Trucks carrying food and medical supplies from the United States have arrived in Cucuta, on the Colombia-Venezuela border, stoking tensions with the government of President Nicolas Maduro in Caracas. The arrival of the aid convoy on Thursday, which […]
Continue reading …Small footprint, long arm’ appears to be new US way of war
7 February, 2019 Comments Off on Small footprint, long arm’ appears to be new US way of war
© Getty Images The United States is trying to wrap up two major conflicts this year — the war in Afghanistan and the war in Syria against ISIS. At the same time, America forces are still operating globally against threats and to assist allies in defeating terrorist groups. In the second half of January, two U.S. […]
Continue reading …US reassures allies of commitment to defeat ISIL The US president’s comments come as secretary of state told allies that Washington will continue the fight against ISIL.
7 February, 2019 Comments Off on US reassures allies of commitment to defeat ISIL The US president’s comments come as secretary of state told allies that Washington will continue the fight against ISIL.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks at a gathering of foreign ministers aligned towards the defeat of ISIL [Kevin Lamarque/Reuters] US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday reassured coalition partners that the withdrawal of US troops from Syria was not “the end of America’s fight” and called on them to help permanently defeat […]
Continue reading …Risk of asteroid smashing into Earth ratcheted up by space agency
6 February, 2019 Comments Off on Risk of asteroid smashing into Earth ratcheted up by space agency
Asteroid passing Earth. © ESA/P.Carril One of the World’s foremost watchdogs for monitoring the threat giant space rocks pose to our planet has upped the risk level for a recently discovered asteroid. It’s the plot of numerous sci-fi novels and more than a few Hollywood blockbusters. Humans seemingly have a deeply ingrained fear of a […]
Continue reading …Gaza rocket hits Israel, IDF tank fires at Hamas position in response Sirens blare in south as projectile explodes in field, causing no casualties; earlier rocket launched from Strip fell short of border
6 February, 2019 Comments Off on Gaza rocket hits Israel, IDF tank fires at Hamas position in response Sirens blare in south as projectile explodes in field, causing no casualties; earlier rocket launched from Strip fell short of border
Rockets seen flying over central Israel on the fifth day of Operation Protective Edge, July 12, 2014. (Nati Shohat/Flash90) Alert sirens sounded Wednesday evening in a number of Gaza border communities as a rocket launched from the Strip exploded in an open field in southern Israel. The projectile reportedly fell in the area of the […]
Continue reading …At least 2 dead, 6 rescued after 8-story building collapses in Istanbul’s Kartal
6 February, 2019 Comments Off on At least 2 dead, 6 rescued after 8-story building collapses in Istanbul’s Kartal
Six people were rescued and at least two people died after an eight-story apartment building in the Kartal district on Istanbul’s Asian side collapsed on Wednesday. Rescue teams are searching for others believed to be trapped under the rubble. People rescued by search teams were rushed to the hospitals to receive treatment. Parliament Speaker Binali […]
Continue reading …Egyptian politicians pave way for Sisi to stay in power until 2034
6 February, 2019 Comments Off on Egyptian politicians pave way for Sisi to stay in power until 2034
An Egyptian parliamentary committee on Tuesday approved proposed constitutional amendments which would allow President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi to stay in power until 2034 and boost his control of the judiciary. The approval is the first step needed to move forward with the constitutional changes, which are expected to be finally endorsed by parliament and then […]
Continue reading …Trump, Kim to meet in Vietnam on Feb. 27-28
6 February, 2019 Comments Off on Trump, Kim to meet in Vietnam on Feb. 27-28
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers his 2019 State of the Union address to Congress in Washington, D.C., Tuesday (local time). / AFP-Yonhap U.S. President Donald Trump said he will hold a second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un for two days from Feb. 27 in Vietnam to inject fresh momentum into their countries’ stalled […]
Continue reading …Why Trump’s zig-zagging speech made perfect sense The State of the Union address was designed to revive and strengthen the connection between Trump the president and Trump the candidate.
6 February, 2019 Comments Off on Why Trump’s zig-zagging speech made perfect sense The State of the Union address was designed to revive and strengthen the connection between Trump the president and Trump the candidate.
President Donald Trump stood in condemnation of both parties as mired in a swamp of self-dealing and dysfunction. | Doug Mills-Pool/Getty Images President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address, as it unfolded, was a dizzying and even disorienting experience, a cascade of rhetorical passages that seemed to contradict each other every few moments. Appeals […]
Continue reading …Lift UN arms embargo and see how far we’ll go in anti-terror figh
5 February, 2019 Comments Off on Lift UN arms embargo and see how far we’ll go in anti-terror figh
Mohamoud Ahmed Nur, the Somali ambassador to Kenya. PHOTO | FRED OLUOCH | NMG The Somali ambassador to Kenya Mohamoud Ahmed Nur spoke to Fred Oluoch about regional security, Somalia politics and bilateral relations. There have been concerns, especially among the federal states, that no new territories have been reclaimed from Al Shabaab since President […]
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