The United States has blacklisted a small Chinese bank accused of illicit dealings with North Korea, escalating the pressure on Beijing to rein in its wayward ally amid increased signs of frustration among President Donald Trump and his top advisers with China’s diplomatic efforts. The Treasury Department on Thursday declared… Read More
Trump will meet with Putin at Germany summit
Meeting face-to-face with Russian President Vladimir Putin, President Donald Trump’s “America First” policy will be put to the test if he opts to confront Russia over intelligence that Moscow meddled in the 2016 presidential election. National security adviser H.R. McMaster said Thursday that Trump will meet with Putin along the… Read More
Car SLAMS into president’s palace in Brazil
Security forces in Brazil’s capital have detained a minor who allegedly rammed a car through a gate in an apparent attempt to reach the presidential palace. A statement from the president’s office says that around 7 p.m. Wednesday a vehicle drove at a high speed toward the Alvorada Palace. Guards… Read More
ISIS is surrounded! U.S.-backed forces seize last road leading to terror positions
U.S.-backed fighters have seized the last road into Raqqa and are moving eastward along the river south of the city, almost completing the siege on the militants’ de-facto capital, U.S. officials and a Syria war monitor said Thursday. A spokesman for the U.S.-led coalition told The Associated Press that the… Read More
Report: Trump preparing military attack against N.Korea
President Donald Trump and his top advisors are preparing a number of “strategic” responses to North Korea’s reckless nuclear build-up. Near the top of the pile, according to former General H.R. McMaster, is a full-blown military attack. According to McMaster, continuing the same approach as former President Barack Obama would… Read More
Victory! U.S.-backed forces defeat ISIS in Mosul
Iraqi forces on Thursday captured the compound of a landmark mosque in Mosul that was blown up last week by the Islamic State group – a hugely symbolic site from where the top IS leader declared an Islamic “caliphate” nearly three years ago. The advance comes as the Iraqi troops… Read More
Pope Francis’ right-hand man charged with sexual assualt
Cardinal George Pell, one of Pope Francis’ top advisers, took a leave of absence as the Vatican’s financial czar on Thursday to fight multiple criminal charges in his native Australia that allege he committed sexual assault years ago. Pell appeared before reporters in the Vatican press office to forcefully deny… Read More
Police helicopter BOMBS Venezuela’s Supreme Court [video]
A police helicopter fired on Venezuela’s Supreme Court and Interior Ministry in what President Nicolas Maduro said was a thwarted terrorist attack aimed at ousting him from power. The confusing incident, which may ratchet up tensions in a country already paralyzed by months of deadly anti-government protests, took place as… Read More
Europe slammed by MASSIVE cyber attack
A new and highly virulent outbreak of malicious data-scrambling software appears to be causing mass disruption across Europe, hitting Ukraine especially hard. Company and government officials reported serious intrusions at the Ukrainian power grid, banks and government offices, where one senior official posted a photo of a darkened computer screen… Read More
On notice! Trump sends dictator STERN warning
President Donald Trump issued a stern warning to Syrian President Bashar Assad, claiming “potential” evidence that Syria was preparing for another chemical weapons attack. In an ominous statement issued late Monday, Press Secretary Sean Spicer said the U.S. had “identified potential preparations for another chemical weapons attack by the Assad… Read More
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