Kremlin Shrugs Off US Call to Scrap Nuclear-Capable Missile
The Kremlin shrugged off a US call for it to scrap a nuclear-capable missile Friday, saying it was in compliance with the Cold-War era arms control treaty Washington accuses the missile of violating. A senior US official had said Thursday that Russia must scrap its 9M729 nuclear-capable cruise missiles and launchers or modify the weapons’ […]
France Deploys 65,000 Security forces amid Fears of More Riots
France will deploy more than 65,000 security forces amid fears of fresh rioting at protests in Paris and around the nation. Police unions and local authorities held emergency meetings on how to handle the weekend protests, while disparate groups of protesters did the same thing, sharing their plans on social networks and chat groups. Prime […]
Ukraine Parliament Votes to Quit Russia Friendship Treaty
The Ukrainian Parliament Thursday voted to withdraw from a wide-ranging treaty on friendship with Russia, the latest step in escalating tensions between the two neighboring countries. The Supreme Rada overwhelmingly supported a motion by President Petro Poroshenko not to prolong the treaty when it comes up for renewal in April. The camouflage-clad president visited an […]
West return to 2007: Europe’s anger over incompetent politicians
The anger and discontent of European citizens over European politicians is increasing day by day. While more than ten years have passed since the economic crisis in Europe, we are still witnessing austerity plans in this block. France’ recent round of demonstrations isn’t limited to this country anymore, and we’re now witnessing demonstrations in countries […]
Yemen Fires 6 Homegrown Ballistic Missiles at Saudi Mercenaries
The forces of the Yemeni army and Popular Committees, in a retaliatory attack against the Riyadh-led coalition, fired six domestically made missiles at the Saudi-backed militants in the kingdom’s southwestern border region of Jizan, local reports said. The Yemeni forces hit the positions of the Saudi military and its mercenaries with six Zelzal-1 (Quake-1) ballistic […]
UN Chief Urges Removal of Saudi Blockade on Yemen
The United Nations called for the immediate removal of Saudi Arabia’s blockade on Yemen as talks to end the ongoing war against the impoverished country begin in Sweden. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called on the Houthi Ansarullah movement and Yemen’s former Saudi-backed government to show flexibility and make room for progress. “I welcome the opening […]
US Considering ‘Variety of Things’ to Stop Nord Stream 2 Construction: Bolton
The United States has on multiple occasions spoken against the construction of Nord Stream 2, with President Donald Trump blasting EU countries for their support of the project and urging them to abandon it in favor of American LNG. In an interview with Wall Street Journal managing editor Gerard Baker, US National Security Advisor John […]
2 US Warplanes Crash Off Japan; 2 Found, 5 Missing
A Marine refueling plane and a fighter jet crashed into the Pacific Ocean off Japan’s southwestern coast after colliding early Thursday, and rescuers found two of the seven crew members, one of them in stable condition, officials said. The US Marine Corps said that the 2 a.m. crash involved an F/A-18 fighter jet and a […]
At Least 2 Killed in Terrorist Car Bomb Attack in SE Iran
A suicide car bomb attack in the southeastern Iranian city of Chabahar, southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan, led to the martyrdom of at least two people, an official said. Chabahar Governor General Gholam Reza Majidinejad said a number of people, including passersby, were also injured in the attack. The car bomb exploded near a […]
Iran to carry out cloud seeding project by drones in weeks
A cloud seeding project will be carried out within the next few weeks in some provinces of the country using planes and drones in cooperation with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force (IRGC AF), Farid Golkar, head of Iran’s National Cloud Seeding Research Center has announced. Cloud seeding, a form of weather modification, is […]