MANCHESTER – British police made a fifth arrest Wednesday in connection with the Manchester terrorist attack that killed 22 people as they investigate whether the suicide bomber was part of a network. The latest arrest came in the nearby town of Wigan, when police took a man who was carrying a package into custody, according […]
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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 Detains Another American Citizen
Seoul, South Korea (AP) — North Korea on Sunday said it detained another American citizen over unspecified hostile acts against the country. North Korea’s official Korean Central News Agency said Kim Hak Song, an employee of the Pyongyang University of Science and Technology, was detained Saturday. North Korea on Wednesday announced the detention of an […]
Army Photographers Last Photograph Captures Blast That Killed Her
Specialist Hilda Clayton dies after a mortar tube explodes in front of her lens during a training exercise The US Army has released images captured by a combat photographer of the explosion that killed her. Specialist Hilda Clayton, 22, died when a mortar tube blew up in front of her during a training exercise in Afghanistan. She was alongside a […]
Japan Taking Precautions Due To North Korea
Trains on Tokyo’s biggest subway were halted for 10 minutes Saturday morning after North Korea test-fired a ballistic missile. Tokyo Metro Co. Ltd. stopped services shortly after 6 a.m. as part of measures adopted this month under which services are halted after reports of a North Korean missile launch until confirming that it’s safe to […]
China Bans Islamic Baby Names
Chinese authorities have banned Islamic baby names in the country’s largest Muslim province, as part of a crackdown on alleged “extremism” that monitors say restricts fundamental rights. A document entitled “Naming Rules for Ethnic Minorities” prohibits names used by Muslim parents around the world including Imam, Hajj, Islam, Quran, Saddam, Medina and Islam, Radio Free Asia (RFA) reported. It applies […]
President Was Bailed Out Of 2008 Financial Crisis By Russian Lenders
Days before taking office, Mr Trump said Russia had never had any ‘levarage’ over him The former head of MI6 has said Donald Trump borrowed money from Russia for his business during the 2008 financial crisis. Richard Dearlove told Prospect Magazine that “what lingers for Trump may be what deals – on what terms – he did after the […]
U.S. May Launch Preemptive Attack On North Korea
The U.S. is prepared to launch a preemptive strike with conventional weapons against North Korea should officials become convinced that North Korea is about to follow through with a nuclear weapons test, multiple senior U.S. intelligence officials told NBC News. North Korea has warned that a “big event” is near, and U.S. officials say signs […]
CIA Says WikiLeaks Is A Hostile Intelligence Service
CIA Director Mike Pompeo blistered WikiLeaks in a speech Thursday, calling WikiLeaks a “hostile intelligence service” aided by Russia and accused WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange of making “common cause with dictators.” The former Kansas congressman was speaking at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C., his first public address since becoming director. […]
Columbia Devastated, Over 400 Dead Or Missing
BOGOTA, Colombia — An avalanche of water from three overflowing rivers tore through a small city in Colombia while people slept, destroying homes, sweeping away cars and killing at least 193 unsuspecting residents. The incident triggered by a sudden, heavy rainstorm happened around midnight in Mocoa, a provincial capital of about 40,000 tucked between mountains […]
Trump Grants Pipeline Permits Without All Promised Guidelines
Trump Says Keystone XL Approval Is a ‘Great Day for Jobs’ President Donald Trump vowed to win a “better deal” for Americans before approving the Keystone XL and the Dakota Access oil pipelines, promising to extract concessions and force the builders to use U.S. steel. Now his administration has authorized both projects — with those conditions […]
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 […]