Manila (AFP) – Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte declared martial law Tuesday in the southern region of Mindanao, after deadly clashes between security forces and Islamic State group-linked militants in a major city there. The announcement, made by his spokesman at a press conference in Moscow where Duterte was on an official visit, fulfills an often-repeated […]
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Flynn Will Decline Subpoena By Taking The 5th Amendment
Former national security adviser Michael Flynn will invoke the Fifth Amendment and refuse to honor a Senate committee’s subpoena request for documents relating to Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, a source close to Flynn confirmed for ABC News. The Fifth Amendment gives an individual the right to avoid self-incrimination. “He will not be […]
US-Iran Relations Are A Curvy Road According To Iranian President
Iran’s newly re-elected President Hassan Rouhani took barbed swipes at the U.S. and its ally Saudi Arabia on Monday, hitting back at both a day after President Donald Trump used his first foreign trip to the kingdom to call for further isolation of Iran. The 68-year-old cleric, a political moderate within Iran who secured a […]
China Killed CIA Sources From 2010-2012
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – China killed or imprisoned 18 to 20 CIA sources from 2010 to 2012, hobbling U.S. spying operations in a massive intelligence breach whose origin has not been identified, the New York Times reported on Saturday. Investigators remain divided over whether there was a spy within the Central Intelligence Agency who betrayed the […]
Trump Tells Muslim Leaders To ‘Drive Out’ Terrorists
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — President Donald Trump offered a message of unity Sunday as he called on the Arab world to confront extremism during a highly anticipated speech in the birthplace of Islam. “A better future is only possible if your nations drive out the terrorists and extremists,” Trump told the dozens of Muslim leaders […]
North Korea Launches Another Ballistic Missile
North Korea launched a medium-range ballistic missile Sunday afternoon, a senior Trump administration official has confirmed. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the projectile was fired from an area about 50 miles northeast of Pyongyang. “We are aware that North Korea launched an MRBM [medium-range ballistic missile],” the U.S. official said in a statement. […]
Comey To Publicly Testify In Front Of Senate Intelligence Agency
Former FBI director James Comey will testify publicly before the Senate Intelligence Committee at a date to be set after Memorial Day, committee leaders announced Friday night. The public commitment to testify comes after a tumultuous week and a half since President Trump dismissed Comey – a move that perplexed committee Chairman Richard Burr, R-N.C., […]
Trump Signs $110B Arms Deals With Saudi Arabia
President Trump signed a multi-billion-dollar arms and economic deal with Saudi Arabia Saturday in a move intended to strengthen the U.S.-Saudi Arabian alliance against ISIS on the president’s first foreign trip. The agreement is worth $110 billion effective immediately and $350 billion over 10 years, in an effort to equip Saudi Arabia and Persian Gulf […]
Jet Fighters Scramble To Escort Passenger Flight To Honolulu
Two military fighter jets escorted a Honolulu-bound American Airlines aircraft on Friday after a man allegedly tried to break into the cockpit. The airline said Flight 31, an Airbus A321 aircraft, landed safety at Honolulu International Airport at 11:35 a.m. local time. The flight originated from Los Angeles International Airport. “Two Pacific Command F-22 Raptors […]
Trump Told Russians That Firing “Nut Job” Comey Would Ease Pressure Of Investigation
During his meeting with Russian officials last week, President Donald Trump said recently fired FBI Director James Comey was a “nut job” whose ouster relieved “great pressure” on him, according to a report Friday in The New York Times. The Times cited notes from a May 10 Oval Office meeting, the day after Trump fired […]
Weiner Pleads Guilty To Sexting Underage Girl, Wife Files For Divorce
The estranged wife of Anthony Weiner, 52, made it very clear how she felt about the disgraced politician on Friday by officially filing for divorce in Manhattan Supreme Court according to the New York Post, nine months after she announced that the couple had separated in the wake of his third sexting scandal. She filed […]
Flynn Stopped US Military Operation Due To Turkey’s Opposal
Just days before President Trump was sworn in, his former national security adviser, Michael Flynn, reportedly blocked a military plan opposed by Turkey that was supposed to take aim against an ISIS group. The plan that he reportedly blocked was to be carried out by Syrian Kurdish forces in Raqqa, a measure Turkey has long […]