A German man was arrested after several people were stabbed at a train station near Munich early Tuesday, authorities said. One victim died in a hospital and three other people were wounded. The assailant made “politically motivated comments” as he attacked, Ken Heidenreich, spokesman for the Munich prosecutor’s office in charge of the case, told […]
Nationwide Syria ceasefire reinstated
The United States said Monday that a new agreement with Russia would replace localized, piecemeal cease-fires in Syria with a revived, nationwide truce, as world leaders struggled to get faltering peace talks back on track. U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, in Paris for meetings on the Syria crisis, said Russia had also committed to […]
Revealed! Panama Papers database published
A group of investigative journalists on Monday published the names of thousands of offshore companies at the heart of a massive trove of data on the finances of the rich and powerful that has become known as the Panama Papers. The International Consortium of Investigative Journalists made data on 200,000 entities available on its website […]
Obama shrinks Army to pre-WWII size
Under President Barack Obama’s leadership, the size of the U.S. Army has shrunk by thousands — and new report has confirmed that it became the smallest it has been in 76 years in March. “The Army’s latest headcount shows that nearly 2,600 soldiers departed active service in March without being replaced, an action that plunges […]
Invictus Games begin
Britain’s Prince Harry and first lady Michelle Obama helped kick off the Invictus Games for wounded veterans with uplifting speeches Sunday night, joining other figures from the worlds of sports, entertainment and politics in a glittery opening ceremony. The two-hour event in Orlando, Florida, included performances by British singer James Blunt and soprano Laura Wright. […]
New video shows battle that killed Navy SEAL
The Islamic State attack on Kurdish forces in northern Iraq that killed U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Charles Keating was a surprise that, if anticipated, might have turned out differently, a Pentagon spokesman said Thursday. Thanks to Keating’s heroic sacrifice and his leadership of a local Christian militia’s defense against the attack, ISIS was […]
Iran threatens Obama with blockade
The deputy commander of Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard had a warning for President Barack Obama yesterday — and once again, Obama has failed to respond. Gen. Hossein Salami said Iranian forces will close the strategic Strait of Hormuz to the United States and its allies if they dare “threaten” the Islamic Republic, Iranian state media […]
ISIS preparing deadly anthrax attacks
Kenyan police have disrupted a cell of extremist medics linked to ISIS who were reportedly planning to launch a deadly anthrax attack. “The suspects were planning large scale attacks akin to the Westgate Mall attack (in September 2013 in which 67 people died) with the intention of killing innocent Kenyans,” said Boinnet. He said Ali’s […]
Carter: Moscow trying to restart the Cold War
U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter blasted what the U.S. and its allies see as Russian aggression in Europe, saying Tuesday that Moscow is “going backward in time” with warlike actions that compel an American military buildup on NATO’s eastern flank. “We do not seek to make Russia an enemy,” Carter said at a ceremony to […]
Madman Kim Jong Un shuts down North Korea
North Korea, the world’s last great master of Cold War-era spectacle, is likely to deliver a big one when its ruling party holds its first congress in 36 years later this week. But some experts speculate that the strange behavior of ruler Kim Jong Un could be a signal that he’s trying to consolidate power. […]
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