North Korean Tests Add Urgency for US to Fix Defense Flaws
Evidence suggests that American intelligence missed signals last year that the North was moving quickly to adopt the solid-fuel technology, leaving Washington scrambling to catch up, according to current and former American officials. One former official who closely tracked the intelligence on North Korea said that while it should not be called an intelligence failure, the American government had not appreciated the speed with which the North was changing its approach.On Sunday, Defense Secreta..>> view original6-day war begets 50 years of conflict for Israel
JERUSALEM — It may well be remembered as a pyrrhic victory for Israel: in six days it stunned the world by vanquishing several Arab armies, only to be saddled with a deeply corrosive 50-year fight with the Palestinians for the Holy Land. For several weeks in 1967, the underdog Israelis genuinely feared that their young Jewish state would be wiped out, even with memories of the Nazi Holocaust in Europe still fresh. They mobilized reserves to face Egyptian troops arrayed at the border. They appoi..>> view originalPutin visits France, hopes to mend strained ties with West
VERSAILLES, France — On a trip likely to shape Russia-France ties for years to come, Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in France on Monday for talks with newly-elected French President Emmanuel Macron — the candidate he did not back in presidential vote. The trip offers the Russian leader a chance to turn the page and try to establish a productive relationship with Macron as the Kremlin struggles to mend its bitter rift with the West. Macron is the first Western leader to speak to Putin ..>> view originalManchester attacks: MI5 probes bomber 'warnings'
Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionAmateur footage shows armed police on Searby Rd, Gorton MI5 is to hold an inquiry into the way it dealt with warnings from the public that the Manchester suicide bomber, Salman Abedi, was a potential threat. The security service, which was alerted to Abedi's extremist views three times prior to last Monday's attack, will examine how it dealt with the warnings.Home Secretary Amber Rudd said it was right for MI5 to review its processe..>> view originalMerkel: Europe can't rely on allies anymore
Just days after President Trump lectured NATO members about ponying up more money for defense , German leader Angela Merkel said Europe could no longer count on its allies. “The times in which we could completely depend on others are on the way out,” Merkel said during an appearance at a beer tent in Munich on Sunday. “I’ve experienced that in the last few days.” “But we have to know that we must fight for our future on our own, for our destiny as Europeans,” she added. The German chancellor di..>> view originalSen. John McCain visits Australia for security talks
U.S. Sen. John McCain, left, is met by Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, right, and Foreign Minister Julie Bishop on the floor of Parliament House in Canberra, Monday, May 29, 2017. The Republican senator received praise for his support of the decades-long U.S.-Australia alliance in the wake of a diplomatic spat between the two countries earlier this year. (Lukas Coch/AAP Image via AP) (Associated Press) By Associated Press By Associated Press May 29 at 1:23 AM SYDNEY — U.S. ..>> view originalShark leaps into boat and startles Australian fisherman
A great white shark lays on the deck of a fishing boat it jumped into at Evans Head in Australia. The Associated Press. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. Monday, May 29, 2017, 3:27 AM. CANBERRA, Australia — A 73-year-old Australian fisherman said Monday ...>> view originalParis mayor calls for ban on black feminist festival 'prohibited to whites'
Anne Hidalgo, the Socialist city council leader, threatened to sue for discrimination leaders of the Mwasi "Afro-feminist" association, which is planning to hold the inaugural Nyansapo Fest over two days in July. She promised to seek to ban the event after the association said 80 per cent of discussions, which aim to build “Afro-feminist strategies to end racial, patriarchal, colonial and capitalist violence”, would be reserved for black women only. A second debate on “Afro-struggles” would be..>> view originalPhilippine Forces Struggle to Evacuate City Overrun by Islamic Militants
“Iligan City is now overflowing, crowded because it is the choke point, the gateway in and out of Marawi,” said Col. Alex Aduca, an army infantry commander. “The terrorists are trying to withdraw, and those who can leave might attempt to enter Iligan by disguising themselves as evacuees,” he said. “We are carefully screening everyone, including evacuees, to make sure none of the rebels gets past us in disguise.”As government forces focused on driving the rebels from Marawi, they also escorted d..>> view original9 days later, Trump hasn't changed. Neither has Washington
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