The Mueller Report, Live: How Hollywood Tried to Save America
If only a staged performance were the answer to the country's problems.
US border chief set to quit amid uproar over migrant child detainees
The chief US customs and border enforcement official is stepping down amid an uproar over the treatment of migrant children detained along the border with Mexico, US media reported Tuesday.John Sanders will resign as acting commissioner of the Customs and...
Trump warns of Iran’s ‘obliteration’ as tensions escalate after fresh sanctions
President Donald Trump on Tuesday warned Iran that an attack on US interests would trigger an "overwhelming" response and could bring "obliteration."Amid rising tensions between Washington and Tehran, Mr Trump tweeted: "Any attack by Iran on anything American will be...
Iran: “Mental Disability” Runs Rampant in Trump’s White House
After calling off a plan for a missile strike against Iran at the last minute, on Monday Donald Trump imposed fresh sanctions on the country’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, along with eight Iranian military commanders and Mohammad Javad Zarif,...
Notes on Streaming: TRIPLE THREAT, Now Killing People on Netflix
Blood spurts, bullets fly, bodies fall, things explode. Triple ThreatNow streaming on Netflix. Based on a screenplay by Joey O'Bryan (Fulltime Killer, Motorway, Downrange), director Jesse V. Johnson's latest action extravaganza teams up action heroes from Thailand (Tony Jaa), Indonesia...
Chainalysis Whistleblower Shares Company Secrets in Explosive AMA
A current or former Chainalysis employee has gone rogue and conducted an AMA on r/Bitcoin in which he disclosed sensitive information about the company’s blockchain forensics capabilities. The whistleblower then appears to have had a change of heart and deleted...
Would you do an 18-day Mystery Trip through the Middle East?
Intrepid Travel's latest offering is an uncharted journey that starts in Tehran and ends in Istanbul.When Intrepid Travel was founded 30 years ago, it placed ads in newspapers, calling people to explore the world with no further details. Clearly the...
The U.S. vs. China: In A Newly Bipolar World, Europe is Caught in the Middle
June 25, 2019 01:34 PM United States President Donald Trump began the week before last on a golf course in Virginia. He was unhappy. On Twitter, he complained about London Mayor Sadiq Khan. The two men have a deep, mutual...
As violence flares in Burkina Faso, refugees trickle into Ghana
Bawku West district, Ghana - Salimata Kali is still looking for her husband, six months after she was forced to flee Zoaga, a small town in southern Burkina Faso near the border with Ghana.She fled because of communal violence. The...
Tears, outrage as ‘brain fever’ kills over 150 children in India
Muzaffarpur, Bihar - On June 16, Krishna Kumar Verma, a farmer in Muzaffarpur's Raghavpur village in the eastern Indian state of Bihar, was told by his sister Sita Devi that her son Ankit Kumar had a fever.Verma had been following...
Iran-US crisis: Rouhani derides new sanctions as ‘useless’
Image copyright EPA Image caption President Hassan Rouhani said Donald Trump's policy was one of desperation Iran's president has responded with defiance to the latest sanctions imposed by the US, saying they show it is lying about wanting dialogue.Hassan Rouhani...
Global warming: Cities slow to respond as climate breakdown goes on
As Europe is facing 2019's largest heat wave, an update on the temperature data from 558 cities and their surroundings in Europe shows that 2018 was the warmest year since 1900 in 203 cities. Local response to the climate breakdown...
Wladimir Klitschko rescued from burning yacht
Klitschko posted a video of the rescue operation on social mediaFormer heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko was rescued by Spanish coastguard after the luxury yacht he was onboard caught fire.The 43-year-old, who retired from boxing in August 2017, was on holiday...
Dutch emergency line hit by KPN telecoms outage
Image copyright Reuters Image caption The disruption originated from the network of national carrier KPN The Netherlands has been hit by its largest telecommunications outage in years, with the 112 emergency number knocked out across the country.The disruption, which lasted...
On Mexico’s Southern Border with its New National Guard
On June 7, to avoid the imposition of U.S. tariffs on Mexican products, Mexican authorities agreed to implement a plan to contain migrants, many making their way from Central American countries north to the United States. The country plans to...
New U.S. Sanctions Mean ‘Permanent Closure’ Of Diplomacy, Iran Says
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman says the new U.S. sanctions targeting the Islamic Republic’s supreme leader and other top officials mean the “permanent closure” of diplomacy between Tehran and Washington. That’s according to a report carried by...
A Likely Chinese Hacker Crew Targeted 10 Phone Carriers to Steal Metadata
For anyone who's worried that their phone might be hacked to track their location, who they call and when, and other metadata that describes the intimate details of their life, one cyberespionage group has provided a reminder that hackers don't...
New Folau fund tops $500k within hours, including $100k from Australian Christian Lobby
A fresh fundraising effort for Israel Folau has already amassed nearly $500,000 in donations, just hours after it was launched by the Australian Christian Lobby.The organisation relaunched a campaign for the former Wallabies star on their website after Folau's successful...
300 children removed from Texas facility amid reports of ‘appalling’ conditions
The government has removed 300 children from a migrant camp in Texas after complaints they were being kept in dirty, inhumane conditions. "I have never heard of this level of inhumanity".That's how lawyer Holly Cooper described the conditions inside a Texas...
Scammers Target Libra Fans With Fake Sites, Zuckbucks
Several exploitative websites launched over the weekend aiming to separate credulous Libra investors from their cash. Though Libra has not seen its public debut, the media buzz around it has piqued some would-be investor’s attention. While the majority of searches...
Russia launches surprise missions to prepare for escalating US-Iran tension says expert
Chairman of the Officers of Russia Presidium Major General Sergei Lipovoi made the claims when speaking to the country’s state-run Tass Russian News Agency. He said that the "main aim of these surprise drills is to check the combat readiness...