US intel warns Russia could launch limited attack on NATO ally in effort to fragment organization: report
Russian President Vladimir Putin could attack a NATO member country in the next few years in an attempt to fragment the post-World War II organization and test Article 5, new U.S. intelligence has found, according to a report. While U.S. intelligence had previously assessed that Putin wouldn’t launch an assault on a NATO country while […]
Trump ally ‘El Tigre’ sworn in as Colombia’s new president amid continent’s rightward shift
Colombia entered a new political chapter as conservative President Abelardo de la Espriella was sworn into office Friday, pledging to reverse much of former President Gustavo Petro’s left-wing agenda and restore a tougher approach to security, economic policy and relations with the United States. Known by his nickname “El Tigre” (the tiger), his inauguration marks […]
Spain’s migrant surge reignites debate over Europe’s Islamist terror threat
The estimated 72,000 Moroccan migrants who flooded into the Spanish city of Ceuta within 24 hours is shining a spotlight on Europe’s massive problem of illegal and legal migration and the threat of growing Islamic terrorism. Mideast and European commentators who closely follow Islamic extremism across the continent say Europe’s political class needs to tackle […]
Nigeria’s largest rescue operation frees 308 hostages held by militants in Kwara State
Victims held for six months in captivity at the hands of jihadi kidnappers in Nigeria detailed Friday the harrowing conditions they were kept in after being liberated in what Nigerian officials are calling the largest rescue operation in the country’s history. Nigerian forces rescued at least 308 victims from captivity in the past week, with […]
