Hardline Islam and Saudi money are spreading across the Indian Ocean and into Asia
a dark force is spreading across parts of south and south-east Asia
that is threatening social cohesion and peaceful coexistence: the rise
of Islamism.
Madagascar Braces for Extreme Rains From Category 2 Tropical Cyclone Enawo
Dangerous Category 2 Tropical Cyclone Enawo was plowing westwards at
6 mph on Monday morning towards Madagascar, and is expected to make
landfall on the island on Tuesday morning. The storm is passing over
waters of 29°C—approximately 0.5°C above average in temperature—and is
an unusually wet storm, with amounts of water vapor near the very high
end of what is observed in tropical cyclones.
Switzerland earthquake: Tremor near Zurich also felt in Italy and Germany
A moderate earthquake (erdbeben) with a preliminary magnitude of 4.6
has struck southeast of Zurich, with shaking felt in Liechtenstein,
Austria, southern Germany, and northern Italy, residents and
seismologists say.
Switzerland funds NGOs that call for Israel’s destruction
Switzerland finances organizations in Israel and the Palestinian
territories that call for the annihilation of Israel and for the death
of Jews, according to a Basler Zeitung report.
Josh Earnest Won’t Deny Trump Tower Was Surveilled By Obama Administration
When pressed by ABC’s Martha Raddatz on Sunday, Josh Earnest opted
not to categorically “deny that the Obama Justice Department” monitored
Trump Tower during the 2016 election.
North Korea bars Malaysians from leaving, in ‘diplomatic meltdown’
North Korea barred Malaysians from leaving the country on Tuesday,
sparking tit-for-tat action by Malaysia, as police investigating the
murder of Kim Jong Nam in Kuala Lumpur sought to question three men
hiding in the North Korean embassy.
Erdogan compares German actions to those of Nazi period
“Germany, you have no relation whatsoever to democracy and you
should know that your current actions are no different to those of the
Nazi period,” Erdogan said at a rally in Istanbul. ”
Archeologists discover 2,000-year-old ‘Emperor’s Road’ near Beit Shemesh
A wide and well-preserved 2,000-year-old road dating to the Roman period
was unearthed last month during archaeological excavations carried out
by the Israel Antiquities Authority and students near Beit Shemesh. The
dig, located just off of Highway 375, was conducted prior to laying a
water pipeline to Jerusalem at the initiative of the Beit Shemesh water
corporation Mei Shemesh.
IDF forces defuse two explosive devices found near Gaza border
Two explosive charges found near the border fence with the Gaza Strip
were defused by IDF troops on Tuesday morning, the army said. According
to the statement, the two charges that had been laid in an off-limits
area in the Northern Gaza Strip, were planted in order to harm IDF
troops. After they were neutralized the charges were taken in for
further examination.
‘ISIS fighters trying to flee Mosul, Iraqi forces to prevail’
A US general in the international coalition in Iraq says that Islamic
State forces defending western Mosul are disorganized and some foreign
fighters are trying to leave the city. Government forces nontheless face
a “very hard fight” in the battle for the city but they will prevail,
US Air Force Brigadier General Matthew Isler said.
Europe court backs Belgium’s rejection of visa to Syrians
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has backed a Belgian decision to
refuse a humanitarian visa to a Syrian family. The family of five, from
Aleppo, had applied for a 90-day visa at the Belgian embassy in Lebanon,
so they could later seek asylum in Belgium. Initially, the Court’s top
adviser said Belgium was wrong to deny them a visa.
Syrian children in state of ‘toxic stress’, Save the Children says
Millions of Syrian children could be living in a state of “toxic stress”
due to prolonged exposure to the horrors of war, aid group Save the
Children says. The damage to an entire generation of children could soon
become irreversible without immediate help, it adds. The stress of war
has led to increased bedwetting, self-harm, suicide attempts and
aggressive behaviour among many children, according to a new report.
North Korea says missiles were drill for strike on US bases
Nuclear-armed North Korea said Tuesday its missile launches were
training for a strike on US bases in Japan, as global condemnation of
the regime swelled. Three of the four missiles fired Monday came down
provocatively close to US ally Japan, in waters that are part of its
exclusive economic zone, representing a challenge to US President Donald
Trump.
Missile defense system that China opposes arrives in South Korea
The first pieces of a US-built missile defense system designed to
mitigate the threat of North Korean missiles arrived at the Osan Air
Base in South Korea Monday night, according to the US military. The
announcement comes just a day after North Korea test-fired four
ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan, also known as the East Sea.
Bizarre ‘megaship’ captured by International Space Station camera before Nasa ‘dims the feed’
A bizarre ‘megaship’ has allegedly been captured by an International
Space Station (ISS) camera before Nasa reportedly dims the feed.
Conspiracy theorists are claiming that the footage could have been
altered by the independent space agency to make the objects ‘disappear’.
In the clip, a long ‘cigar-shaped’ UFO is seen hovering above the
Earth’s horizon with two bright reflective-objects sitting just below.
Trump signs revised travel ban in bid to overcome legal challenges
President Donald Trump signed a revised executive order on Monday
banning citizens from six Muslim-majority nations from traveling to the
United States but removing Iraq from the list, after his controversial
first attempt was blocked in the courts. The new order, which takes
effect on March 16, keeps a 90-day ban on travel to the United States by
citizens of Iran, Libya, Syria, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.
House Republicans Release Plan To Repeal and Replace Obamacare: Key Highlights
The plan would dismantle the key aspects of ObamaCare, including
subsidies to help people buy coverage, the law’s fines on people who
don’t purchase health insurance, the expansion of Medicaid, and drop the
plan to tax employer-sponsored plans.
Exxon to invest $20 billion on U.S. Gulf Coast refining projects
Exxon Mobil Corp, the world’s largest publicly traded oil producer, said
on Monday it would invest $20 billion through 2022 to expand its
chemical and oil refining plants on the U.S. Gulf Coast.
Schlichter Warns “Watch The Liberals – All They Have Left Is Lies”
“Watch the liberals. Listen to what they say, because their lies and
their slanders are a road map to their plans for the
future. Straightforward from here, given the chance, they absolutely
intend to impose the kind of quasi-fascist rule they falsely accuse
Trump of contemplating. But their problem is that we now recognize their
lies, and we see their endgame, and the collapse of the media
gatekeepers means they can no longer keep us blind and isolated. “
As U.S. aid to Pakistan shrinks, in steps China
Pakistani leaders often wax lyrical about their “sweeter than
honey” relations with all-weather friend China. There’s no romance about
their marriage of convenience with America. As the Trump administration
plots its policy toward a key partner, it will find Pakistan being
drawn deeper into Beijing’s embrace and its promise of $46 billion in
energy, infrastructure and industry investments by 2030. The money could
transform the Muslim nation’s economy.
China’s Banking System Hits $33 Trillion, Overtaking The Eurozone As World’s Largest
Chinese bank assets hit $33 trillion at the end of 2016, versus $31
trillion for the eurozone, $16 trillion for the US and $7 trillion for
Japan. The value of China’s banking system is now more than 310% the
size of its GDP, compared to “only” 280% for the eurozone and its banks.
China’s bank assets are projected to grow by $3.3 trillion in 2017.