North Korea Launches ICBM For First Time In Two Months
North Korea has fired a ballistic missile that may have landed in Japan’s Economic Exclusion Area, South Korean and US officials have confirmed. The launch was reported by South Korea’s Yonhap news agency and is the first missile North Korea has launched since mid-September. According to NBC News, the Japanese Prime Minister’s office said that […]
U.S: Flynn ceases communication with Trump’s legal team
In a move signaling possible cooperation with the government, lawyers for former national security adviser, Michael T. Flynn have told President Donald Trump’s legal team they are no longer communicating with them about special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian election interference. Flynn’s legal team relayed the decision this week, said a person familiar with […]
Ratko Mladic convicted of slaughter to Bosnian Muslims
Sentenced to life in prison by the United Nation’s war crimes tribunal on Wednesday; military chief Gen. Ratko Mladic, a Bosnian Serb, was convicted of genocide and crimes against humanity in the slaughter of Bosnian Muslims during the breakup of Yugoslavia. Mladic was found guilty of commanding forces responsible for crimes during Europe’s worst mass […]
FCC To Repeal Net Neutrality
In a move that could allow giant cable and telecom companies to toggle broadband speeds and charge more as well as favor or block websites; the chairman of the Federal Communications Commissions set out to scrap rules around open internet access on Tuesday — an advance dismantling a landmark regulation set to ensure equal access […]
Zimbabwe’s Ruling Party Requests Mugabe’s Resignation
The Central Committee, Zimbabwe’s ruling party, fired longtime President Robert Mugabe as party leader Sunday, requesting his resignations as the country’s president by noon Monday. If he does not, they plan to begin impeachment proceedings when Parliament resumes the following day. Under the Constitution, Mr. Mugabe remains president, even if in name only. Mugabe was set […]
Prime Minister of Lebanon says he will be in Beirut within days
After making a strange resignation announcement from Saudi Arabia that unleashed fears of a political crisis in Lebanon; Prime Minister Saad Hariri stated he would return home in the coming days to declare a political stance. On Saturday in efforts to dispel rumors he was being held against his will in Saudi Arabia, Hariri met […]
Zimbabwe military denies coup
Political turmoil erupted in Zimbabwe Wednesday, raising questions of whether 93-year-old President Robert Mugabe remains in control of the country — or if he’s been overthrown in a military coup. Zimbabwe’s military said it had taken custody of Mugabe, in what increasingly appears to be a military takeover in the southern African nation. After apparently […]
Death toll in violent Iran-Iraq earthquake surpasses 300
In a frantic search for survivors Iranians spent the night digging through rubble in search for survivors after a powerful 7.3 magnitude earthquake; felt as far away as Turkey and Pakistan struck the border region between Iraq and Iran late Sunday killing more than 300 hundred people and injuring at least 4,000 officials said. Iran […]
Trump Again Warns North Korea With Speech
On Wednesday President Donald Trump delivered a searing warning to North Korea, telling the rogue nation: “Do not underestimate us. And do not try us,” while on a leg of his tour in Seoul, South Korea. In a speech delivered hours after he aborted a visit to the heavily fortified Korean demilitarized zone due to […]
Voters Rebuff Trump In VA And NJ Gubernatorial Races
Democratic gubernatorial candidates were handed huge victories on Tuesday as New Jersey, and Virginia voters sent a clear message of rebuke toward Republican President Donald Trump. Virginia’s hard-fought contest resulted in a win for Democratic Lt. Gov. Ralph Northam, who defeated Republican Ed Gillespie. In New Jersey, front-running Democrat Phil Murphy trounced Republican Lt. Gov. […]