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New data from state geologists show that an earthquake fault runs below Rodeo Drive and Beverly Hills’ shopping district, heightening the known seismic risk in an area famous for Cartier, Gucci, Prada and other luxury brands. The California Geological Survey’s final map has the Santa Monica fault zone cutting through the so-called Golden Triangle, running between Santa Monica and Wilshire boulevards. Based … Read More

A report says that US stealth bombers in Guam appear to be readying for a potential tactical nuclear strike on North Korea. Saying that the US has been quietly amassing firepower in the Pacific during a lull in tensions with North Korea. The US only recently sent B-2 stealth bombers to Guam, where they joined B-1 and B-52s, the other bombers in … Read More

Secretary of State Rex Tillerson has blamed Russia for failing to rein in poison gas attacks on Syrian civilians amid a spike in reported chemical strikes against the final rebel-held pockets of the country. Doctors inside Syria have reported four such attacks since the start of the year, and medical staff said dozens of civilians have been treated for symptoms … Read More

The European Union pledged its support this week for Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas’ vision of a Palestinian state with Jerusalem as its capital. PA chairman Abbas met with European Union Foreign Affairs High Representative Federica Mogherini in the EU capital in Brussels, in a bid by the PA leader to win greater support for Palestinian statehood from the 28-member … Read More

A sudden eruption took place at Kusatsu-Shirane volcano in Japan causing an avalanche that left one member of Japan’s Self-Defense Forces (SDF) dead and 6 injured. The volcano, located near a ski resort in Gunma prefecture, erupted spawning an avalanche that buried 6 soldiers and killed one, officials said. All 7 were transported to a hospital where one was later … Read More

A 7.9 magnitude earthquake struck off Alaska’s Kodiak Island early Tuesday, prompting a tsunami warning for a large swath of the state’s coast and sending some residents fleeing to higher ground. The National Tsunami Center has canceled the tsunami warning that was triggered by the powerful earthquake off the coast of Alaska, but an advisory remains in effect for parts … Read More

A Philippine volcano spewed fountains of lava and massive ash plumes overnight and authorities are warning a violent eruption may be imminent. Lava fountains reached up to 2,300 feet above Mount Mayon’s crater and ash plumes rose up to 1.9 miles according to the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology. Disaster officials in Albay province, where Mayon lies, say more … Read More

In talks with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, the European Union’s top diplomat said EU foreign ministers will study ways to support a two-state solution in Israel and the Palestinian territories. Federica Mogherini said that the EU is working “to support an international framework to accompany direct negotiations” despite the US decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. … Read More

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas ignored U.S. VP Pence and went to Europe, where he is asking the European Union to officially recognize the state of Palestine in a meeting with foreign ministers from the bloc. Abbas is scheduled to meet with EU diplomatic chief Federica Mogherini and the foreign ministers of the Union’s 28 countries on the sidelines of their monthly meeting. … Read More

Vice President Pence has said on a trip to Israel that a new United States Embassy to Israel would open in Jerusalem before the end of 2019. Mr. Pence’s statement, made to the Israeli Parliament during a trip to the Holy Land, follows President Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital last month, a move that overturned decades of American policy … Read More