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A powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake rocked Indonesia hitting the capital of Palu in central Sulawesi province and triggered a 10-foot tsunami that an official said swept away houses in at least two cities. The official said houses were swept away and families were reported missing but it was difficult to immediately assess the extent of the casualties or the damage … Read More

In his state of the union speech, titled The Hour of European Sovereignty, the European Union President called on European heads of government to give the EU the powers and characteristics traditionally restricted to nation states. Jean-Claude Juncker said the European Union must turn into a major sovereign power on the global stage making the world in its image, while setting … Read More

The European Union has been challenged by Germany’s foreign minister to set up its own payment system that would give Brussels independence from the US monopoly over the global payments infrastructure. Germany’s foreign minister, Heiko Maas was reported to say that Europe should not allow the US to act over their heads and at their expense; and that the EU … Read More

A week after the Syrian military mistakenly shot down a Russian plane, Moscow has said again that Israel was ultimately to blame. The incident initially caused a crisis in Russia-Israel relations as the Kremlin and Russian Military blamed Israeli pilots for  using the Russian plane as cover, resulting in its downing by putting it in the line of fire of Syrian … Read More

Syrian forces accidentally shot down a Russian military plane after an Israeli airstrike on Syrian territory, Kremlin officials said, the worst case of friendly fire for Russia in the Syria war. The accident initially caused a crisis in Russia-Israel relations as the Kremlin and Russian Military blamed the Israelis, underscoring the risks of escalation from unintended consequences among the different … Read More

Russia has accused Israel of a hostile provocation and threatened retaliation after Moscow blamed Israel for indirectly causing a Russian military plane to be shot down near Syria’s Mediterranean coast. Russia’s Defence Ministry is holding Israel responsible for Syrian anti-aircraft systems accidentally shooting down the Russian plane, killing all 15 on board, saying in a statement that Israeli pilots were using the Russian … Read More

The Kremlin is blaming Israel for the downing of one of its military planes at Syria. A Syrian anti-aircraft system accidentally shot down the Russian plane, killing all 15 on board, as it responded to Israeli fighter jets attacking targets near the coastal city of Latakia. A Russian Ministry spokesman said in a statement that Israeli pilots were using the Russian … Read More

According to multiple breaking news reports, US military officials believe Syrian forces accidentally shot down a Russian aircraft when Syrian anti-aircraft artillery reportedly responded to a number of Israeli missiles that were launched towards the coastal city of Latakia. Syria, Russia’s ally in a prolonged proxy war in the region, claimed its air defenses “intercepted a number” of the missiles headed toward … Read More

The red tide, a wave of microorganisms that kill sea life, continues to spread again along Florida’s coasts on the Gulf of Mexico filling  the waterways and coastlines with putrid fish dying from the water. It became so bad that the Governor issued a state of emergency over it. For the red tide is not only making the sea life sick, it’s … Read More

Large swaths of America’s southeast coastline battened down and emptied out as Hurricane Florence previously described as a massive Category 4 storm is expected to make landfall. Forecasters have been warning of record-setting storm surges along with rains heavy enough to cause catastrophic flooding. Officials in states all along the east coast have also issued emergency declarations and made preparations for flooding … Read More