The USS Curtis Wilbur, an Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, traversed the strait on Tuesday, passing through a crucial waterway that separates Mainland China from Taiwan, which Beijing sees as part of its own territory. The US Navy described the passage as a routine mission aimed at showing “the US …
Read More »In about-face, Denmark to bring 3 mothers & 19 children back from Syria camps for ISIS sympathizers
First reported by local media, the move was confirmed by the Danish PM Mette Frederiksen’s government on Tuesday. The three women, who are Danish citizens and are set to be repatriated together with their 14 children, have been kept prisoners in al-Hol and Roj camps in northeastern Syria, over their …
Read More »Goodbye ‘Freedom’ and ‘Independence’? US Navy plans to retire underpowered ships over objections from Congress
USS Independence (LCS-2) will be decommissioned on July 31, while the Freedom (LCS-1) will join the reserve fleet at the end of September, Navy spokeswoman Commander Nicole Schwegman confirmed to the US Naval Institute (USNI) on Monday. The follow-on ships in both classes, Fort Worth and Coronado, are likewise supposed to …
Read More »Gaza strikes rage on as Israeli police chief draws ire for suggesting ‘terrorists from both sides’ to blame for Jewish-Arab unrest
The Israeli military reported a flurry of strikes on the Palestinian enclave on Tuesday night, targeting what it said were Hamas sites in Khan Younis, Gaza City, Zeitoun and Shuja’iyya, including rocket launch installations, “research and development complexes” and the homes of several commanders. It shared footage of one air …
Read More »US lawmakers ask Boeing and FAA for documents over production issues with 787 model and troubled 737 MAX
The head of the US House Committee on Transportation Peter DeFazio and his fellow Democrat, Representative Rick Larsen, have asked for information related to the Boeing 737 MAX and the 787. In April, Boeing was forced to ground 100 of its 737 MAX planes due to electrical wiring issues, before …
Read More »Report says US will waive some sanctions on Nord Stream 2 pipeline – but reveals possible ‘Plan B’ to stop Russia-Germany gas link
Nord Stream 2 AG and its CEO Matthias Warnig – a former East German secret agent turned investment banker – are engaging in “sanctionable activity” but the US State Department will waive those sanctions, citing national interests, and sanction “a handful of Russian ships” instead – at least according to …
Read More »Biden jokes about RUNNING OVER reporter after getting question about Israel (VIDEO)
Video from a Ford testing site in Dearborn, Michigan, shows Biden driving the F-150 Lightning truck model on a test runway, with the White House correspondents throwing him softball questions and laughing along – except for one female reporter. “Mr. President, can I ask you a quick question on Israel …
Read More »US airlines may soon weigh ‘obese’ passengers and raise fares, after draconian Covid lockdowns pile on the pounds
Oscar Wilde, the Irish poet and playwright, famously told US Customs in 1882 that he had “nothing to declare but my genius.” By comparison, the only thing US travelers may be required to declare is the extra weight they’ve gained since being forced to ‘shelter in place’ with their processed …
Read More »Texas Governor Abbott bans officials from requiring face masks, introduces $1,000 fine for those who do
The move means officials at county level, in cities, school districts, public health authorities and government will not be able to require people to cover their face, Abbott’s office announced in a statement. From May 21, local governments or officials who try to enforce mask-wearing in Texas could be slapped …
Read More »‘No one’s safe in Palestine’: 10yo Gaza girl whose heart-rending clip went viral tells of ‘sad’ life under Israeli missile attacks
Nadine has been branded the face of the suffering of the Palestinian children in the ongoing flare-up between Israel and the Gaza-based Hamas militant group since her tearful monologue went viral on social media a few days ago. Speaking in English, she shared her frustration, helplessness, and inability to understand …
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