Month: January 2020

Jerusalem (AFP) – The Israeli opposition pushed Sunday for parliament to swiftly address Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s immunity request, potentially speeding up the embattled leader’s appearance in court. Netanyahu announced his bid for immunity just two months before the March 2 general election, with opponents slamming the move as a ploy to delay legal proceedings.…

(Bloomberg) — The U.S. political year will begin with 100 senators deciding the fate of Donald Trump’s presidency and end with 150 million voters or more doing the same in November. Trump’s acquittal in the Republican-controlled Senate is a sure bet. His re-election is not. No president has ever run in a general election after…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The impeachment of President Donald Trump prompted a surge of donations to Republican Party groups through its new joint fundraising platform. WinRed, the GOP’s long-awaited answer to Democratic powerhouse ActBlue, brought in $101 million in the second half of last year, most of it since the Oct. 31 party line vote by…

Key point: Drones suddenly offer a cheap way to conduct reconnaissance and, as the Saudi strikes just demonstrated, to actually attack U.S. allies in what is otherwise a very asymmetric air environment. Last week’s surprise drone attack on a Saudi Arabian oil field has kicked up a significant debate on whether this is the future of…

Russia is planning to “use the advantages” of warmer temperatures brought about by climate change, according to a document published by the government at the weekend. The report notes increased opportunities for navigation and trade as ice melts in the Arctic, an area where Russia has also boosted its military presence in recent years. The…

Charlaine Houston Alabama police announced they found the body of a 29-year-old woman who had sent a worrying message to a coworker before disappearing last month, CNN reported Friday. Paighton Houston had texted a coworker on December 20, saying she might be in trouble. She was last seen at a Birmingham bar leaving with two…

(Bloomberg) — Elizabeth Warren said Saturday that a big change in the U.S. health-care system would make a lot of people “uneasy,” emphasizing she wouldn’t immediately push a full Medicare for All plan until people have three years to try it. At a town hall in Manchester, Iowa, one voter asked Warren why her Medicare…

SAEED KHAN/AFP via Getty Images Australia’s devastating fires have reached an unprecedented peak in the first few days of January, according to multiple reports.  Click Here: Australia Rugby Shop Photos from Australia’s New South Wales state taken Sunday show shocking red skies blanketing communities with an eery, thick fog.  Visit Insider.com for more stories. The…

ISTANBUL (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that Turkish military units had started moving to Libya to support Fayez al-Serraj’s internationally-recognised Government of National Accord (GNA), based in Tripoli. Turkey’s parliament approved a bill on Thursday that allows for the deployment of troops in Libya to protect Ankara’s interests in North Africa and…

By Tuvan Gumrukcu and Orhan Coskun ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey will send military experts and technical teams to support Libya’s internationally recognized government, Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday, a day after President Tayyip Erdogan said Turkish military units were moving to Tripoli. Prime Minister Fayez al-Serraj’s Government of National Accord asked for Turkish…