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Actual photo from Syria. It might or might not be directly connected to the article below ISTANBUL — A missile strike on an air base in central Syria was carried out by Israeli warplanes in the early hours of Monday morning causing multiple casualties, according to the Syrian and Russian governments, amid fears of renewed regional... Continue Reading →
Violence flares at protest near U.S. Embassy in Lebanon (Reuters): BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanese security forces fired tear gas and water canons at protesters near the U.S. Embassy in Lebanon on Sunday during a demonstration against President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Protesters, some of them waving Palestinian flags,... Continue Reading →
Scores injured, one dead as Palestinians hold 'Day of Rage' over Jerusalem (Reuters): Thousands of Palestinians demonstrated, scores were hurt and at least one killed in clashes with Israeli troops on a “day of rage” on Friday against U.S. President Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital. Across the Arab and Muslim worlds, thousands... Continue Reading →
The death of Yemen’s strongman sets the stage for even more chaos (The Washington Post): Yemen's Ali Abdullah Saleh dominated the political life of his country for close to four decades. He was president for 33 years and survived the 2011 upheavals that rocked the Arab world, stepping down after political negotiations while autocrats elsewhere... Continue Reading →
War With North Korea: Chances Are 'Increasing Every Day' As Kim Gets Better With Weapons, McMaster Says (Newsweek): The chances of a war with North Korea are “increasing every day” as Kim Jong Un’s regime just keeps getting better at weapons tests, national security adviser H.R. McMaster said Saturday. Speaking only days after North Korea’s... Continue Reading →
72 new galaxies revealed by European telescope (CBC News): An innovative instrument on a telescope in Chile has discovered 72 previously hidden galaxies dating back 13 billion years, shortly after the formation of the universe. The galaxies were discovered with the Multi Unit Spectroscopic Explorer (MUSE) on the European Southern Observatory's Very Large Telescope (VLT)... Continue Reading →
Bottle that Croatian war criminal drank from in court before dying contained 'chemical substance,' tests show (CBC News): A deadly chemical was in the container that a Croatian war criminal took a swig from shortly before dying, a Dutch prosecutor said Thursday, as an independent investigation into the dramatic death of Slobodan Praljak continued. "There... Continue Reading →
Once in a supermoon: Catch 2017's largest moon on December 3 (Newsweek): The first and only visible supermoon of 2017 will occur on the night of December 3, shining up to 16 percent brighter and 7 percent larger than normal, according to National Geographic. Because the moon’s orbit of the Earth is not perfectly circular,... Continue Reading →
Japan detects radio signals pointing to possible North Korea missile test: source (Reuters): TOKYO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Japan has detected radio signals suggesting North Korea may be preparing for another ballistic missile launch, although such signals are not unusual and satellite images did not show fresh activity, a Japanese government source said on Tuesday. After... Continue Reading →
Bali Volcano Dusts Resorts in Ash; Lombok Airport Closes (Bloomberg): Karangasem, Indonesia (AP) -- A volcano on the Indonesian island of Bali has rumbled to life with eruptions that dusted nearby resorts and villages with ash and forced the closure of the small international airport on neighboring Lombok island as towering gray plumes drifted east.... Continue Reading →
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