Turkey launches ‘Blue Homeland’ naval drill
Turkey has launched the largest maritime drill in the country’s history, testing its war fighting capabilities in the Black Sea, Aegean Sea, and eastern Mediterranean simultaneously.
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Iranian general: ‘We plan to break US, Israel, cleanse world of their filth’
The deputy commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says Tehran has plans ‘to break America, Israel, and their partners and allies’ in worldwide attacks.
Assad meets Khamenei in first Iran visit since Syrian war began
Syrian President Bashar al Assad made his first public visit to his closest regional ally Iran since the start of Syria’s war in 2011, meeting Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in Tehran on Monday and championing their alliance, state media reported.
Venezuela’s Guaido, Pence agree to tighten noose on Maduro
US Vice President Mike Pence and Venezuela opposition leader Juan Guaido agreed on a strategy to tighten the noose around President Nicolas Maduro following a meeting with regional allies in Colombia on Monday.
Nigeria election: Muhammadu Buhari re-elected as president
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has been re-elected for a second four-year term, final results from Saturday’s general election show.
US seeks vote on UN resolution to allow aid into Venezuela
U.S. envoy Elliott Abrams said Tuesday the Trump administration will seek a U.N. Security Council vote this week on a resolution calling for Venezuela’s government to let in humanitarian aid and to hold free elections, and then sparred with Russia over possible U.S. military intervention in the politically divided country.
Trump urges ‘my friend’ Kim to abandon nukes, follow Vietnam’s model for economic prosperity
President Trump said Wednesday he’ll know very soon whether ‘my friend Kim Jong Un’ is willing to abandon his nuclear weapons program in return for economic prosperity similar to Vietnam, the host country for their second summit.
Today Science Fiction, Tomorrow Science Fact? Artificial Wombs Could Change the Debate Over Abortion
There’s a scientific breakthrough approaching that could permanently alter the abortion debate as we know it.
India launches airstrike in Pakistan-controlled Kashmir targeting ‘terror camps’
Pakistan says India launched an airstrike on its territory early Tuesday that caused no casualties, while India said it targeted a terrorist training camp in a pre-emptive strike that killed a ‘very large number’ of militants.
U.S. says air strike killed 35 militants in Somalia
The U.S. military said on Monday that a recent airstrike in central Somalia killed 35 al Shabaab fighters.
Locust Swarms Imminent In Egypt, Saudi Arabia
The United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) warned that an infestation of desert locusts in Sudan and Eritrea is rapidly spreading along both sides of the Red Sea towards Egypt and Saudi Arabia.
Iran starts Gulf war games, to test submarine-launched missiles
Iran on Friday began large-scale naval drills at the mouth of the Gulf, which will feature its first submarine cruise missile launches, state media reported, at a time of rising tensions with the United States.
Iran: Despite Israel’s efforts, ‘we’ve achieved over 90% of objectives in Syria’
A senior Iranian defense official boasted Saturday that Iran has achieved the vast majority of its objectives in Syria since the start of that country’s civil war, and dismissed the efficacy of Israeli efforts to counter the Islamic Republic’s military presence there.
France: 15th yellow vest protests see thousands on the streets
Thousands of people marched on Saturday in Paris and other French cities for a 15th straight weekend of yellow vest protests in which dozens of people were arrested.
‘Substantial progress’: Trump cancels tariff increase on Chinese imports
President Trump on Sunday said the U.S. has made ‘substantial progress’ in trade talks with China and he will no longer increase tariffs on Chinese imports on March 1.
Trump happy if North Korea doesn’t test weapons; peace deal a possibility
US President Donald Trump has said he would be happy as long as North Korea maintains its pause on weapons testing, and he was in no rush to strike a nuclear deal with its leader, Kim Jong Un, when they hold their second summit this week.
Iran announces 3-day navy drill from Gulf to Indian Ocean
Iran is to launch a three-day annual navy drill from Friday in a vast area of the Gulf and the Indian Ocean including a sensitive global shipping route, state TV reported on Thursday.
Trump, Erdogan hold phone call ahead of US-Turkey military meeting
President Trump on Thursday spoke with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan about strategy in Syria ahead of a meeting between the top military leaders from each country.
Putin warns U.S. of renewed Cuban Missile crisis, says Russia has edge
President Vladimir Putin has said that Russia is militarily ready for a Cuban Missile-style crisis if the United States wanted one, and that his country currently has the edge when it comes to a first nuclear strike.
White House says 200 US troops to stay in Syria
Washington said on Thursday that it planned to leave some US forces behind in Syria, even after the bulk of American troops left the country.