On fifth attempt, U.N. Security Council renews Syria aid via Turkey

by Admin | Jul 11, 2020 | 373 comments

Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) – The United Nations Security Council on Saturday approved aid deliveries to Syria through one border crossing from Turkey, a day after its authorization for the six-year-long humanitarian operation ended, leaving millions of...

Caught Between Indian and Chinese Troops, at 15,000 Feet

by Admin | Jul 11, 2020 | 182 comments

Ladakh is a place of high-altitude pastures, lonely herders and desolate moonscapes — and a byword for intractable geopolitical disputes. By Jeffrey Gettleman NEW DELHI — First it was cellphone towers, new roads and surveillance cameras, popping up on the Chinese side...

Caught Between Indian and Chinese Troops, at 15,000 Feet

by Admin | Jul 11, 2020 | 373 comments

Ladakh is a place of high-altitude pastures, lonely herders and desolate moonscapes — and a byword for intractable geopolitical disputes. By Jeffrey Gettleman NEW DELHI — First it was cellphone towers, new roads and surveillance cameras, popping up on the Chinese side...

Utah governor declares state of emergency during protests over ruling that fatal police shooting was justified

by Admin | Jul 11, 2020 | 390 comments

By Joe Sutton, CNN The governor of Utah has declared a state of emergency in response to protests in Salt Lake City. The protests began hours after the Salt Lake County District Attorney announced that the fatal police shooting of Bernardo Palacios Carbajal in May was...

Israel’s alleged Natanz strike ‘as complex as Stuxnet,’ a major blow to Iran

by Admin | Jul 10, 2020 | 88 comments

Blast at centrifuge assembly facility may have set back development by 2 years, experts tell the NY Times, with series of strikes causing ‘extreme internal and external pressure’ By TOI STAFF An alleged Israeli attack on an advanced centrifuge development and assembly...