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Facebook, Google And Twitter Officials Grilled By Washington Lawmakers Over Russian Election Interference
The Hill: Tech companies grilled over Russian election interference Facebook, Google and Twitter officials were grilled on Tuesday by l...
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Taliban Commander Boasts That 150,000 U.S. Troops Will Not Be Able To Win In Afghanistan
A captured Taliban insurgent is presented to the media after he was arrested with car explosive devices in Kabul earlier this month. A repo...
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CBO Report: Updating And Sustaining America's Nuclear Arsenal Will Cost $1.2 Trillion Over 30 Years
An unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) streaks through the sky of Vandenberg in California, August 25, 2005. Th...
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U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis Explains How The U.S. Would Respond To A North Korean Nuclear Attack
US Defense Secretary James Mattis and Secretary of State Rex Tillerson testify before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Monday. REU...
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Russian Foreign Minister: No Evidence That Russia Interfered In The U.S. Election In Manafort Indictment
DW: Lavrov: No evidence of Russian interference in US presidential elections Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has denied eviden...
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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- October 31, 2017
Saddam Hussein, Wikimedia Commons Mark Perry, American Conservative : How Saddam Hussein Predicted America’s Failure in Iraq One of his...
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World News Briefs -- October 31, 2017 (Evening Edition)
Reuters: Ousted Catalan leader agrees to election, summoned to Madrid court BRUSSELS/MADRID (Reuters) - Catalonia’s ousted leader Carle...
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Sony Rises Image Sensor Sales Outlook
Sony reports quarterly earning results with a nice increase in its image sensors sales and outlook: " We have upwardly revised our s...
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Terror Attack In New York City. 8 Killed, 15 Wounded
Daily Mail: Eight feared dead in terror attack after truck mows down victims on a cycle path just seven blocks from Ground Zero before be...
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Response from the Police Commissioner
Previous post; Meeting with the Police Commissioner After liaising with the chief constable of Dyfed Powys Police, the Police Commissione...
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How Many U.S. Soldiers Are There In Syria?
Wow. Question on how many US troops are in Syria. MG initially says 4,000 (!) then apologizes, changes to 500 after a follow-up. http://pic...
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MEMS Drive OIS Video
MEMS Drive publishes a short video on its OIS operation:
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Backed By Iran Damascus Is Now Setting Its Sights On Territory Held by Kurdish-Led Forces In Eastern Syria
SDF forces in Raqqa city on October 17. Photo courtesy of Euphrates Wrath. Reuters: Assad sets sights on Kurdish areas, risking new Syri...
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Iran Boasts That It Can Already Hit All U.S. Bases In The Middle East
A view of an underground depot where missiles are launched, in an undisclosed location, Iran, in a photo released by the official website o...
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Why Did The Hillary Clinton Campaign Use GPS Fusion With Putin-Linked Clients To Dig Up Dirt On Donald Trump?
Marc A. Thiessen, Washington Post: Clinton’s link to Putin is the underreported ‘dossier’ bombshell The news that the Clinton campaign ...
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Chechen Fighter Accused Of Plotting To Kill Putin Is Wounded And Wife Killed In Kiev Attack
Amina Okuyeva was killed and her husband Adam Osmayev wounded in Kiev. (Twitter: @Hromadske) The Guardian : Man accused of plotting to ki...
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JFK Files: Pentagon Estimated They Would Need 261,000 Troops And Between 10 To 15 Days To Invade Cuba
USA Today: U.S. planned a 261,000-troop invasion force of Cuba, newly released documents show WASHINGTON — U.S. military planners esti...
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Catalan Independence Leaders Flee To Belgium As Spain Seeks Sedition Charges Against Them
DW: Sacked Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont to stay in Belgium for 'safety' The ex-Catalan leader said he traveled to Brussels ...
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World News Briefs -- October 31, 2017
Reuters: Blast in Afghan capital causes numerous casualties KABUL (Reuters) - A blast in the Afghan capital Kabul on Tuesday caused num...
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Military And Intelligence News Briefs -- October 31, 2017
Courtesy Alert 5 South China Morning Post: China tests new spy drones in near space ‘death zone’ High-altitude unmanned vehicles taske...
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China Warns U.S. To Stay Out Of South China Sea Talks
Reuters: Beijing seen poised for fresh South China Sea assertiveness HONG KONG/BEIJING (Reuters) - China has quietly undertaken more co...
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China Conducts Practiced Bombing Runs Targeting Guam
Defense News: China has practiced bombing runs targeting Guam, US says JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii — China has practiced bo...
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Japanese Media: North Korea Nuclear Tunnel Collapse Has Killed Hundreds Of Workers. Massive Radiation Leak Being Reported
Daily Mail : At least 200 people killed after tunnel collapses at North Korean nuclear test site, claims Japanese media * Japanese media...
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China And South Korea Have Reset Their Relationship
Reuters: China, South Korea agree to mend ties after THAAD standoff SEOUL/BEIJING (Reuters) - Seoul and Beijing on Tuesday agreed to mov...
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Three-Year Jail Terms Proposed In China For Disrespecting National Anthem And Flag
Reuters: China considers three-year jail terms for disrespecting national anthem, flag BEIJING (Reuters) - China’s largely rubber-stam...
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Another Record Opium Crop In Afghanistan
An Afghan policeman destroys poppies during a campaign against narcotics in Kunar province, April 29, 2014. Parwiz Parwiz/REUTERS Busines...
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Did 126 Million Americans See Russia-Linked Political Posts On Facebook Over A Two-Year?
Daily Mail: Facebook says 126 million Americans may have seen Russia-linked political posts over a two-year period - far more than previo...
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Russian President Putin Unveils A Monument In Moscow To Stalin's Victims
Russian President Vladimir Putin (left) and Patriarch Kirill attend a ceremony to unveil the country's first national memorial to victi...
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The U.S. Army Is Rushing These Anti-Personnel Weapons To Afghanistan
U.S. Marines Kris Osborn, Scout Warrior: Army Rushes 1,000 New "MAAWS" Weapons to Afghanistan The Army is fast-tracking acqui...
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White House Denies Iranian Claims That President Trump Wanted To Meet Iranian President Rouhani
Tehran Times NBC: White House Denies Iran’s President Rouhani Snubbed Trump TEHRAN, Iran — The White House on Monday denied the Irania...
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