A huge suicide bomb ripped through a supposedly secure area of Kabul at the height of their morning rush hour. The massive bomb concealed in a water delivery truck shook a nearby diplomatic area like an earthquake killing at least 90 people and wounding 400. This latest attack highlights the deteriorating security situation across Afghanistan not withstanding the continuing flow of … Read More
N. Korea Missile Tests Continue – U.S. Moves In 3rd Carrier Strike Force
North Korea continues to engage in missile tests with the latest believed to be a Scud-class ballistic missile that flew about 280 miles before landing in Japan’s maritime economic zone. North Korea has conducted dozens of missile tests and tested two nuclear bombs since the beginning of 2016 in defiance of UN Security Council resolutions. As North Korea continues to … Read More
US Tests Missile Defense System With North Korean Concerns
Officials say the US has for the first time successfully tested its missile defense system against an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM). A ground-based interceptor was launched from a California air base and shot down a mock ballistic missile. This test comes as tensions are increasing with North Korea where Pyongyang has fired its ninth missile so far this year. The interceptor, … Read More
Philippines First Asian Nation For A City To Fall To Islamic State
Just as in Iraq & Syria, now 200,000 Filipinos have fled as Islamic State militants swept through the southern Philippine City of Marawi, raising the black flag of ISIS, beheading the police chief, burning buildings, and seizing a Catholic priest and his worshippers. Media has showed people crammed inside and on top of public vehicles leaving the area, and some … Read More
Philippines Say Foreign Fighters In Islamic State Invasion
Philippine officials say their intelligence shows that the Islamic State militants that have stormed Marawi City in the southern Philippines includes foreign terrorists. They say Islamic terrorists from other countries have heeded the call of ISIS to go to the Philippines if they find difficulty in going to Iraq and Syria. President Duterte had pleaded with political and Islamic leaders … Read More
Islamic State Takes City & Christian Hostages in Philippines
Islamic State-linked militants have swept through the streets of Marawi City in the southern Philippines torching buildings and also taking a Catholic priest and his worshippers as hostages when sealing off the city to the outside world. The city became a no-go zone and President Duterte declared martial law sending army tanks packed with soldiers rolling into the city in … Read More
Report: How North Korea could kill 90 percent of Americans
In a report named “How North Korea could kill 90 percent of Americans” , two U.S. experts say that North Korea represents a clear nuclear threat to the American people that is immediate and urgent. A former CIA Director and also an executive director of the Task Force on National and Homeland Security have reported that the U.S. must be prepared to preempt … Read More
North Korea On ‘Inevitable’ Path To Nuclear ICBM
The U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency Director has said North Korea, if left unchecked, is on an “inevitable” path to obtaining a nuclear-armed missile capable of striking the United States. The remarks are the latest indication of mounting U.S. concern about Pyongyang’s advancing missile and nuclear weapons programs. He said, “If left on its current trajectory the regime will ultimately succeed … Read More
North Korea Says Ballistic Missile Starts Mass-Production
North Korea has said the intermediate-range ballistic missile it successfully tested has met all technical requirements and could now be mass-produced. North Korea also said that launch tested the capability to carry a “large-size heavy nuclear warhead” and put the U.S. mainland within “sighting range.” Many Western experts agree that the Hwasong-12 test did appear to have advanced North Korea’s … Read More
Britain Makes Terrorist Level Critical & Puts Troops On Streets
Theresa May has announced the terror threat level in the UK is being raised to “critical” and soldiers will now be deployed on the streets to protect key sites, in a significant escalation of the policing response following the Manchester attack. It is the first time in 10 years the feared threat of a terror attack has reached its highest … Read More