North Korea says ‘strategic’ long-range cruise missiles hit targets in test

Post Content North Korea said Monday that it successfully tested newly developed long-range cruise missiles over the weekend, the first known testing activity in months, underscoring how the country continues to expand its military capabilities amid a stalemate in nuclear negotiations with the United States. The state-run Korean Central News Agency reported that the missiles […]

Pope Francis travels to Slovakia to honor Holocaust victims on Day 2 of tour

Post Content Pope Francis cracked jokes Monday and took an ambling walk to greet well-wishers as he opened his first full day in Slovakia in good health and spirits ahead of a solemn encounter with the country’s Jewish community. Francis arrived at the presidential palace, and later at the capital’s St. Martin cathedral, looking rested […]

Coronavirus Italia, il bollettino di oggi 13 settembre: 2800 nuovi casi e 36 morti

Read More Sono 2.800 i positivi ai test Covid individuati nelle ultime 24 ore, secondo i dati del ministero della Salute. Ieri erano stati 4.664. Sono invece 36 le vittime in un giorno, ieri erano state 34. I tamponi effettuati sono stati 120.045, il tasso di positività è al 2,3%, in crescita rispetto all’1,7% di ieri. Il calo […]

North Carolina is quieter than Ramallah – sometimes even too quiet

Read More I’m an Israeli-American lawyer, Jewish, married to a Palestinian resident of Ramallah, and author of the Hebrew-language book “Maqluba – Upside-Down Love,” which describes how we met and fell in love. This blog is about raising our two children, 7-year-old Forat and 3-year-old Adam, in the West Bank and more recently in the […]

Parents Challenge State to Return Transgender Child

Read More A mother and father in Australia are battling for custody of their child after a court ruled them to be “abusive” for refusing to allow their child gender reassignment treatment after the child was taken from their home by police. The parents, who are appealing to the Supreme Court to overturn the decision, […]

Tropical Storm Nicholas Threatens Gulf Coast With Heavy Rain

Read More HOUSTON—Tropical Storm Nicholas strengthened just off the Gulf Coast and could blow ashore in Texas as a hurricane Monday as it brings heavy rain and floods to coastal areas from Mexico to storm-battered Louisiana. Forecasters at the National Hurricane Center in Miami said top sustained winds reached 60 mph (95 kph). It was […]

ANC wants more cops for KZN political hotspots

Read More The ANC’s KwaZulu-Natal provincial leadership wants a heightened police presence in areas it has identified as hotspots to try to prevent a further escalation of political violence linked to the party’s candidates list process for local government elections. The party will also postpone political activities in high-conflict areas where threats of attack are […]

Senior crime intelligence officers want R15-million from axed top cop Vearey

Read More Crime intelligence head in the Western Cape Major General Mzwandile Tiyo and senior crime intelligence officer Major General Feroz Khan have brought legal charges against dismissed detective head Jeremy Vearey amounting to a combined R15-million. Vearey received a Western Cape high court summons last Friday from Tiyo and Khan over allegedly defamatory remarks […]