Month: January 2020

Tripoli (AFP) – At least 30 people were killed in an air strike on a military school in Libya’s capital, a spokesman for the health ministry said Sunday citing a new toll. Thirty three others were wounded in Saturday’s air raid on the military school of Tripoli, Amin al-Hashemi, spokesman for the health ministry of…

The Trump administration is knowingly putting vulnerable children in harm’s way. Disturbing reports from the border are revealing the human consequences of the administration’s “Remain in Mexico” policy, which forces children and families seeking asylum in the United States to wait for their court hearings in Mexican border towns — some of the most dangerous places…

TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s justice minister vowed Monday to strengthen border checks and review bail conditions after Nissan’s former chairman, Carlos Ghosn, fled the country despite supposedly stringent surveillance. Masako Mori told reporters at a news conference that the ministry has already acted to prevent a recurrence but declined to give details. Ghosn skipped bail…

Boris Johnson finally broke his silence over the US assassination of Iranian military commander Qassem Soleimani as he returned from holidaying in the Caribbean. Across the pond, US president Donald Trump threatened to “quickly and fully” and perhaps “disproportionately” strike back if Iran attacks any American citizens or targets in retaliation for the killing in…

Key point: America would win, but at a very high cost. In the summer of 2019 Iran and the United States are “staggering toward war,” Jim Krane, a fellow at Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, wrote for Forbes. And to a great degree, it’s the fault of U.S. president Donald Trump, who in 2017…

BAGHDAD — As Iraq held joint funeral services on Saturday for two revered military leaders killed in an American drone strike near the Baghdad airport this past week, tens of thousands of pro-Iranian fighters marched through Baghdad, waving flags and chanting that “revenge is coming” to the United States. The surprise killing on Friday of…

The White House sent Congress on Saturday a formal notification under the War Powers Act of the drone strike ordered by President Donald Trump that killed Maj. Gen. Qassem Soleimani on Friday, two congressional officials said Saturday. The notification, required by law within 48 hours of introducing American forces into armed conflict or a situation…

Click:CNC machining services WASHINGTON — The powers of an American president to wage war have grown stronger for nearly two decades, ever since the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks led the United States into an era of perpetual conflict. Those powers are now in the hands of the most volatile president in recent memory. President Donald…

“The 360” shows you diverse perspectives on the day’s top stories. What’s happening White House hopeful Julián Castro ended his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination on Thursday. “It simply isn’t our time,” he said in a video announcing he was leaving the race. The exit of Castro, former secretary of housing and urban development…

WASHINGTON – On Sunday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the House of Representatives will vote this week on legislation to limit President Donald Trump’s military actions on Iran in the wake of increased tensions between the two countries after Trump ordered an airstrike killing top Iranian General Qasem Soleimani last Thursday In a letter to Democratic members of the…