North Korea says it has successfully tested its first intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) under the supervision of leader Kim Jong-un, and that it was capable of hitting anywhere in the world. N Korea missile launch tests Seoul’s new mission for dialogue The Hwasong-14 missile reached an altitude of 2,802km and hit its target precisely after […]
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ISIS Murdered Pregnant Women And Babies
Iraqi forces, supported from the air by the U.S.-led coalition, on Monday closed in on the last part of Mosul still under ISIS control. Despite an imminent military victory by Iraqi forces, scores of civilians were slaughtered in a final stand by the terrorist group. Some made it more than three years through the brutal […]
US Navy Sails Provocatively Close To Disputed Chinese Island
WASHINGTON A U.S. warship sailed near a disputed island in the South China Sea claimed by China, Taiwan and Vietnam on Sunday in an operation meant to challenge the competing claims of all three nations, a U.S. Defense Department official said. The U.S.S. Stethem, a guided-missile destroyer, sailed within 12 nautical miles of Triton Island, […]
Saudi’s Foil Terror Plot In Holy City Of Mecca
DUBAI Saudi security forces on Friday foiled a suicide attack on the Grand Mosque in the Muslim holy city of Mecca, cornering the would-be attacker in an apartment, where he blew himself up, the Interior Ministry said. In a statement read on state television, the ministry said that three cells had planned the attack on […]
Trump Keeps Campaign Promise, Signs VA Reform Bill
President Trump on Friday signed Veterans Affairs reform legislation meant to protect whistleblowers while making it easier to fire problematic employees at the department. The Department of Veterans Affairs Accountability and Whistleblower Protection Act passed by Congress earlier this month streamlines the process to remove, demote, or suspend VA employees for poor performance or misconduct. […]
Soldiers Foil Terrorist Plot In Brussels Train Station
Belgian soldiers have shot a man suspected of being a would-be suicide bomber at Brussels Central Station, officials say. He was shot after reportedly setting off a small explosion and no-one else is believed to have been injured. Prosecutors say they are treating the incident as a terrorist attack. In March 2016, 32 people were […]
7 American Soldiers Wounded During Attack On Base In Afghanistan
Seven American soldiers were wounded and one Afghan soldier was killed in a shooting at a base in northern Afghanistan on Saturday, a US military official said. The spokesman for US military command in Kabul denied reports by an Afghan official that Americans had been killed, but confirmed that seven US soldiers were wounded at […]
Russia Thinks It Killed The Leader Of ISIS
Russia said Friday that it killed ISIS leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and other leaders in a strike in late May. The ISIS leader is considered the world’s most wanted man. The report could not be immediately confirmed by Fox News. In an e-mailed statement, Army Col. Ryan Dillon said: “We cannot confirm these reports at […]
Trump Sells Qatar $12B In Weapons Day After Saying They Sponsor Terrorism
Qatar is currently isolated within the region by neighbours which accuse it of sponsoring terrorism The US has sold Qatar $12bn (£9.4bn)-worth of fighter jets just days after President Donald Trump accused the country of being a “high-level” sponsor of terrorism. The deal was signed off by the US Defence Ministry and reportedly included 36 F-15 combat aircraft. […]
ISIS Claims Responsibility For Double Attacks In Iran
LONDON Suicide bombers and gunmen attacked Iran’s parliament and the Mausoleum of Ayatollah Khomeini in Tehran on Wednesday morning, killing at least 12 people in a twin assault at the heart of the Islamic Republic, Iranian officials and media said. Islamic State claimed responsibility and released a video purporting to show gunmen inside the parliament […]
Trump Escalates Tensions In Middle East After Qatar Is Blacklisted
WASHINGTON ― President Donald Trump escalated a spiraling Middle East crisis on Tuesday morning in tweets attacking Qatar, which hosts 10,000 American troops at the largest U.S. military base in the region. Beginning a little after 8 a.m., the president put out three statements criticizing Qatar and praising neighboring countries ― including Saudi Arabia ― for […]
Saudi-Led Coalition Kicks Qatar Out For Financing Terror
Saudi Arabia and three other Arab countries cut off most diplomatic and economic ties to Qatar, in an unprecedented move designed to punish one of the region’s financial superpowers for its ties with Iran and Islamist groups in the region. Oil gained and Qatari stocks plunged after Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates and […]