Donald Trump has admitted that he shared information on terrorism with Russia, asserting he has an “absolute right” to do so. The US president was responding to reports in the Washington Post and elsewhere alleging that he had revealed “highly classified” details about a threat from Isis during a meeting last week with the Russian […]
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Pope Calls Refugee Holding Centers “Concentration Camps”
ROME Pope Francis urged governments on Saturday to get migrants and refugees out of holding centers, saying many had become “concentration camps”. During a visit to a Rome basilica, where he met migrants, Francis told of his visit to a camp on the Greek island of Lesbos last year. There he met a Muslim refugee […]
ISIS Claims Responsibility For London Attack
LONDON — ISIS claimed responsibility for the attack in London this week, likely hoping to project the image of a powerful extremist organization capable of hitting the heart of Western cities. In reality, ISIS is suffering big losses at home and hemorrhaging territory in Iraq and Syria in the face of a U.S.-backed assault. In […]
Mikhail Gorbachev Says World Is Preparing For War
Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev warned Friday that “it all looks as if the world is preparing for war.” Gorbachev, who was head of the socialist state when it dissolved in 1991, wrote the comments in an opinion piece for Time magazine. “More troops, tanks and armored personnel carriers are being brought to Europe,” the […]
Norway’s Leading Oil Company Investing In Wind Farm Off New York Coast
NEW YORK ― Winds off the coasts of the United States are so dependably strong, turbines built offshore could produce four times the amount of electricity that’s currently generated from all sources in the country. At least, that’s what Norway’s biggest oil company is betting. Statoil, the fossil fuel cash cow that made Norway the […]