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Russia Threatens to Target U.S. Allies If Trump Exits Treaty

Via: pj • World News • 31 Comments • 7 years ago

(Bloomberg) -- Russia will target countries hosting U.S. missiles if Washington goes ahead with plans to pull out of a landmark Cold War arms treaty, General Staff chief Valery Gerasimov said...

Mother had 'no other choice' but to sell her 6-year-old daughter

Via: hal-a-lujah • World News • 31 Comments • 7 years ago

Herat, Afghanistan (CNN)An unprecedented drought in Afghanistan has led to families selling their children just to be able to feed their households. CNN has spoken to multiple families around the...

Anti-Semitism never disappeared in Europe. It's alive and kicking

Via: pj • World News • 24 Comments • 7 years ago

What does anti-Semitism look like in Europe in 2018? It's a 17-year-old boy, too frightened to wear a kippa (a religious skullcap) on the streets of Paris. It's an Israeli restaurant owner in...

Norway calling out Russia's jamming shows European policy shift

Via: perrie-halpern • World News • 8 Comments • 7 years ago

By Alexander Smith The accusation was direct and unflinching: Russian forces stationed in the Arctic Circle had been jamming NATO's GPS signals during the alliance's largest military exercise...

American missionary wrote 'God sheltered me' before trip turned deadly

Via: perrie-halpern • World News • 217 Comments • 7 years ago

NEW DELHI — The young American, paddling his kayak toward a remote Indian island whose people have resisted the outside world for thousands of years, believed God was helping him dodge the...

Four European countries to stop Saudi arms sales

Via: pj • World News • 58 Comments • 7 years ago

The ongoing conflict in Yemen spurred Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands, and Finland to sign on to an arms embargo against Saudi Arabia, according to a new report. The embargo has already earned...

'Out! Out!' Tijuana Protesters Call for Migrant Caravan to Leave

Via: badfish-hd-h-u • World News • 135 Comments • 7 years ago

(TIJUANA, Mexico) — Hundreds of Tijuana residents congregated around a monument in an affluent section of the city south of California on Sunday to protest the thousands of Central American...

No-deal Brexit would cost Britain 'tens of billions,' finance minister warns

Via: perrie-halpern • World News • 13 Comments • 7 years ago

By Alastair Jamieson LONDON — Brexit could leave the U.K. worse off than if voters had chosen to remain in the European Union, the country's finance minister admitted Wednesday amid deepening...

Moonbats To Greet Dutch Santa And His Black-Faced Sidekick, Black Pete

Via: badfish-hd-h-u • World News • 1 Comments • 7 years ago

The perpetually butthurt are at it again. Via WISTV: As Dutch children anticipate the arrival of their country’s version of Santa Claus this weekend, critics and fans of his helper,...

Brexit resignations leave E.U. divorce deal — and PM May's future — in doubt

Via: perrie-halpern • World News • 8 Comments • 7 years ago

By Alastair Jamieson LONDON — British Prime Minister Theresa May was fighting to save her Brexit deal — and her job — Thursday after a chaotic day of government resignations and demands for...

Trump cancels US cemetery visit as diplomatic embarrassments mount

Via: lets-get-lost • World News • 136 Comments • 7 years ago

amidst ceremonies in the French capital to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of the first world war, a planned presidential visit to the American cemetery at Belleau , a site of immense...

'Unacceptable': Peter Dutton demands more co–operation from Muslim leaders on terrorism

Via: buzz-of-the-orient • World News • 10 Comments • 7 years ago

'Unacceptable': Peter Dutton demands more co–operation from Muslim leaders on terrorism By Michael Koziol, The Sydney Morning Herald, November 11 2018 Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton...

Earth's ozone layer is finally healing, UN says

Via: perrie-halpern • World News • 10 Comments • 7 years ago

By Associated Press WASHINGTON — Earth’s protective ozone layer is finally healing from damage caused by aerosol sprays and coolants, a new United Nations report said. The ozone layer had...

Brazil: We won't yield to Arab pressure, embassy will move to Jerusalem

Via: buzz-of-the-orient • World News • 4 Comments • 7 years ago

Brazil: We won't yield to Arab pressure, embassy will move to Jerusalem After Egypt reportedly rescinds invitation of Brazilian foreign minister in protest of Brazil's plan to relocate its...

Lion Air flight from Jakarta to Sumatra crashes with 189 aboard

Via: perrie-halpern • World News • 13 Comments • 7 years ago

Oct. 28, 2018 / 10:56 PM EDT / Updated Oct. 28, 2018 / 11:34 PM EDT By Alex Johnson An Indonesian Lion Air Boeing 737 carrying 189 passengers and crew crashed into the sea shortly after...

Report : Khashoggi was going to reveal use of chemical weapons by Saudis in Yemen

Via: johnrussell • World News • 4 Comments • 7 years ago

https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1037378/Khashoggi-murder-news-saudi-arabia-chemical-weapons-use ...Last night a close friend of Mr Khashoggi revealed that he was about to obtain...

Titanic II could set sail by 2022, following original route

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

Titanic II could set sail by 2022, following original route By CHRISTOPHER BRITO, CBS NEWS, October 23, 2018 Titanic II could set sail in 2022 and follow the same route as its...

Pro-Hamas vandals strike Toronto Jewish school

Via: buzz-of-the-orient • World News • 15 Comments • 7 years ago

Pro-Hamas vandals strike Toronto Jewish school By David Isaac, World Israel News, October 10 2018 Graffiti defaced the Leo Baeck Day School in Toronto. (B'nai Brith Canada)...

Chengdu planning artificial moon to replace streetlights

Via: buzz-of-the-orient • World News • 4 Comments • 7 years ago

Chengdu planning artificial moon to replace streetlights Taipei Times, October 19 2018 In Chengdu, there is reportedly an ambitious plan afoot for replacing the city’s streetlights:...

In tiny Bhutan, known for its pursuit of happiness, democracy brings discontent

Via: hal-a-lujah • World News • 4 Comments • 7 years ago

CHUNJE, Bhutan — It is harvest time in this village in western Bhutan, and residents are reaping an unusual crop: politicians making promises. One politician vowed to pave the local road, now a...

Israeli company fashions bulletproof backpack to protect against school shootings

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

Israeli company fashions bulletproof backpack to protect against school shootings The bulletproof backpack | Photo: Masada-Armour via AP Masada-Armour says its unique backpack...

Leadership, Laughter and Tariffs

Via: bob-nelson • World News • 27 Comments • 7 years ago

President Trump speaking at the United Nations on Tuesday. Chang W. Lee/The New York Times There are so many issues breaking right now that it’s hard to keep track — and focusing on...

NAFTA renegotiated - Another Trump Victory

By: vic-eldred • World News • 21 Comments • 7 years ago

I didn't intend to do this tonight but Iv'e noticed there is no discussion here on this important topic. Maybe I'm missing it. Today the President has fulfilled another campaign promise, not...

Canada's Parliament Votes To Strip Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi Of Honorary Citizenship

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

Canada's Parliament Votes To Strip Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi Of Honorary Citizenship B y Scott Neumann, NPR, September 28 2018 Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar state counselor, left, speaks...

'People will die': Obama official's warning as Trump slashes refugee numbers

Via: bob-nelson • World News • 22 Comments • 7 years ago

Newly displaced Syrian children arrive to a refugee camp in Atimah village, Idlib province on 11 September 2018. Khalil Ashawi/Reuters A former senior government official who oversaw...

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