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Leader of German Social Democrats' youth wing could be Merkel's nemesis

Leader of German Social Democrats' youth wing could be Merkel's nemesis


Via: bob-nelson  •  World News  •  1 Comments  •  7 years ago

On the face of it, a fresh-faced, hoodie-wearing 28-year-old is an unlikely threat to the leader of Germany's Social Democrats (SPD), let alone to conservative Chancellor Angela Merkel. Yet...
Eurozone two-fer from Bloomberg

Eurozone two-fer from Bloomberg


Via: bob-nelson  •  World News  •  3 Comments  •  7 years ago

German Support Unlocks Euro-Zone Change by Ferdinando Giugliano How to Fix the Euro Zone Without Setting Off Alarms by Leonid Bershidsky §      §      § German Support...
Israel Reunites Palestinian Girl with Mother After Father Abandons Her

Israel Reunites Palestinian Girl with Mother After Father Abandons Her


Via: buzz-of-the-orient  •  World News  •  7 Comments  •  7 years ago

Israel Reunites Palestinian Girl with Mother After Father Abandons Her An Israeli policewoman with the abandoned Palestinian girl. (Israel police) Thanks to Israel’s caring...
Netanyahu: Abbas Finally Shows His True Colors

Netanyahu: Abbas Finally Shows His True Colors


Via: buzz-of-the-orient  •  World News  •  3 Comments  •  7 years ago

Netanyahu: Abbas Finally Shows His True Colors Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas (AP/Majdi Mohammed,l) Israeli leaders criticized Abbas for his vitriolic speech calling Israel a...
Israel Surges Ahead, Arab World Stuck in the Past

Israel Surges Ahead, Arab World Stuck in the Past


Via: buzz-of-the-orient  •  World News  •  1 Comments  •  7 years ago

Israel Surges Ahead, Arab World Stuck in the Past Against all odds, tiny Israel has established itself as a thriving first-world island surrounded by a decaying and failed Muslim Arab...
The Guardian view on UK defence strategy: Britain’s priorities must be European

The Guardian view on UK defence strategy: Britain’s priorities must be European


Via: bob-nelson  •  World News  •  1 Comments  •  7 years ago

Whether Brexit happens or whether it does not, one thing will not change. Britain will need a defence strategy for the future that better reflects its real place in the world. Geographically,...
UK government's Brexit impact assessment 'shameful' says Sturgeon

UK government's Brexit impact assessment 'shameful' says Sturgeon


Via: bob-nelson  •  World News  •  19 Comments  •  7 years ago

Nicola Sturgeon has described as “shameful” Westminster’s failure to consider the impact of Brexit on the economy, as her own government prepares to publish a “clear-eyed, hard-headed” analysis...
Cursed are the cheesemakers: Spain and Mexico locked in manchego dispute

Cursed are the cheesemakers: Spain and Mexico locked in manchego dispute


Via: bob-nelson  •  World News  •  1 Comments  •  7 years ago

Mexican government leans away from Trump and seeks to update 2000 EU deal but fierce fight over naming rights shows no sign of ending soon One is a revered sheep’s milk cheese, as Spanish as...
Iran rejects Trump’s demand for changes to nuclear deal

Iran rejects Trump’s demand for changes to nuclear deal


Via: buzz-of-the-orient  •  World News  •  1 Comments  •  7 years ago

Iran rejects Trump’s demand for changes to nuclear deal Trump waives Iran sanctions, giving nuke deal “last chance” to fix its flaws; Iran rejects demand for change. By AP, January 13,...
Europe Has Completely Turned the Tables on Brexit

Europe Has Completely Turned the Tables on Brexit


Via: bob-nelson  •  World News  •  11 Comments  •  7 years ago

Britain is paying for threatening to walk away from the EU without a deal. The U.K.'s obvious turnabout on the desirability of a no-deal exit from the European Union shows how completely the...
Latin American human rights court urges same-sex marriage legalization

Latin American human rights court urges same-sex marriage legalization


Via: gordy327  •  World News  •  1 Comments  •  7 years ago

From NBCNEWS : A Latin American human rights court said on Tuesday that countries in the region should legalize same-sex unions, endorsing a growing push for marriage equality despite...
Hamas leader shot [himself], in critical condition

Hamas leader shot [himself], in critical condition


Via: buzz-of-the-orient  •  World News  •  2 Comments  •  7 years ago

Hamas leader shot [himself], in critical condition Hamas leader Imad Al Alami. (Arab media) Mystery shrouds the incident in which Hamas leader Imad Al-Alami was critically wounded....
PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY PAID TERRORISTS NEARLY $350 MILLION IN 2017

PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY PAID TERRORISTS NEARLY $350 MILLION IN 2017


Via: buzz-of-the-orient  •  World News  •  5 Comments  •  7 years ago

PALESTINIAN AUTHORITY PAID TERRORISTS NEARLY $350 MILLION IN 2017 BY LAHAV HARKOV, Jerusalem Post, JANUARY 9, 2018 Defense Ministry exposes Palestinian terror price list of how much...
Israel switches from defense to offense against BDS, ‘finally gets it’

Israel switches from defense to offense against BDS, ‘finally gets it’


Via: buzz-of-the-orient  •  World News  •  1 Comments  •  7 years ago

Israel switches from defense to offense against BDS, ‘finally gets it’ Just l ast week, the Israeli government allocated a whopping $72 million to fight BDS. This week, for the...
Call For Beggars To Be removed From Streets In Advance Of Prince Harry Wedding

Call For Beggars To Be removed From Streets In Advance Of Prince Harry Wedding


Via: johnrussell  •  World News  •  7 Comments  •  7 years ago

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/beggars-should-be-removed-ahead-of-uk-royal-wedding-local-official-says/ar-BBHRl1Y?OCID=ansmsnnews11 LONDON — Beggars need to be cleared by police from the...
Naked Hindu monk pulls van with his PENIS

Naked Hindu monk pulls van with his PENIS


Via: johnrussell  •  World News  •  1 Comments  •  7 years ago

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/naked-hindu-monk-pulls-van-11796357 A Hindu monk has been pictured pulling a van with his penis as hundreds of thousands gather for a religious festival...
Obama Betrayed Iranian People; Trump Stands with Them

Obama Betrayed Iranian People; Trump Stands with Them


Via: buzz-of-the-orient  •  World News  •  9 Comments  •  7 years ago

Obama Betrayed Iranian People; Trump Stands with Them by Majid Bafizadeh, Gatestone Institute, January 3, 2018 Remember, just eight years ago, that the people of Iran rose up in their...
Making China Great Again

Making China Great Again


Via: bob-nelson  •  World News  •  13 Comments  •  7 years ago

When the Chinese action movie “Wolf Warrior II” arrived in theatres, in July, it looked like a standard shoot-’em-up, with a lonesome hero and frequent explosions. Within two weeks, however,...
Iran protesters rally again, defying warning of crackdown

Iran protesters rally again, defying warning of crackdown


Via: buzz-of-the-orient  •  World News  •  1 Comments  •  8 years ago

Iran protesters rally again, defying warning of crackdown By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin, Reuters, December 31, 2017: LONDON (Reuters) – Anti-government protesters demonstrated in Iran on Sunday...
Europe: The Islamization of Christmas

Europe: The Islamization of Christmas


Via: buzz-of-the-orient  •  World News  •  119 Comments  •  8 years ago

Europe: The Islamization of Christmas "An unbearable, involuntary submission to Islam" by Soeren Kern , Gatestone Institute, December 24, 2017 This year's Christmas season has been...
Sweden: Fourth woman gang raped in two months in migrant bastion of Malmö

Sweden: Fourth woman gang raped in two months in migrant bastion of Malmö


Via: buzz-of-the-orient  •  World News  •  4 Comments  •  8 years ago

Sweden: Fourth woman gang raped in two months in migrant bastion of Malmö By Voice of Europe, 30 December 2017 Another woman has been attacked and gang raped by several men in the...
Christmas in the Middle East not too merry

Christmas in the Middle East not too merry


Via: buzz-of-the-orient  •  World News  •  3 Comments  •  8 years ago

Christmas in the Middle East not too merry Christmas season is not very jolly for most Christians in the Middle East. Israel has the only growing Christian community in the region, while the...
Foreign Policy "Twofer" from Bloomberg and the NYT

Foreign Policy "Twofer" from Bloomberg and the NYT


Via: bob-nelson  •  World News  •  1 Comments  •  8 years ago

Two articles today, in two different journals, are more or less on the same topic: maniacal behavior leads to being thought of as a maniac....
Putin Says St. Petersburg Blast Was Terrorism

Putin Says St. Petersburg Blast Was Terrorism


Via: larry-hampton  •  World News  •  2 Comments  •  8 years ago

Russian President Vladimir Putin says an explosion at a St. Petersburg supermarket on Wednesday was a terrorist act, and that another attack in the city had been foiled by the country's security...
Arab States Furious at Abbas Over Response to Trump

Arab States Furious at Abbas Over Response to Trump


Via: buzz-of-the-orient  •  World News  •  3 Comments  •  8 years ago

Arab States Furious at Abbas Over Response to Trump Arab states were reportedly irate at Palestinian Authority (PA) leader Mahmoud Abbas over his response to Trump’s Jerusalem recognition...
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