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Fury ERUPTS over German plot to HIDE secret EU army using UK troops till after referendum
FURY erupted last night after a secret German plot to establish an EU-controlled military defence force emerged in Berlin. Leaked draft proposals from Chancellor Angela Merkel's government set out details of a joint European command headquarters and widespread cross-border "sharing" of military units and...
IRAQ PROBE FARCE: Chilcot inquiry to be published ‘after EU referendum’, PM says
THE long-awaited probe over the Iraq war could finally be published shortly after the European Union referendum, David Cameron has said. The Prime Minister suggested that the Chilcot inquiry could be published "not too much longer" after the historic vote in June. He told MPs yesterday Mr Cameron said: " a...
Despite Election Gains, Fragile Nuclear Deal a Test for Iran’s Leaders
Foreign business leaders have descended on Iran this year, eager to jump-start deals worth billions of dollars as international sanctions against Tehran are lifted, under last year's agreement to set limits on Iran's nuclear program. For Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, who consolidated his support in the final...
German plot to keep EU army a SECRET till June 23 EXPOSED as plans drawn up in Berlin
BRITISH Brexit campaigners have been boosted with news from Berlin that Germany is once more pushing for an EU army encompassing all 28 member states with a joint HQ and shared military planning. Along with judicial, tax and immigration issues, a Euro army has for long been one of the main irritants of anti-EU campaigners....
Syria conflict: Russia hopes to extend truce to Aleppo
Russia's foreign minister says a unilateral truce declared by the Syrian military could be extended to the city of Aleppo "in the next few hours". Sergei Lavrov said Russia was working with the UN and US to include Aleppo in the "regime of calm" that has covered Damascus and Latakia since Saturday. But...
World War Three? North Korea planning war with West which could leave ONE MILLION dead
NORTH KOREA is planning to drag the West into World War Three by launching a murderous invasion of South Korea, it has been claimed. The devastating attack could leave one million people dead in "the most unforgiving battle conditions" according to former White House adviser Victor Cha. With the hermit state on the...
Five years after Usama bin Laden’s death, new info — and a new nemesis
Five years ago, Rob O’Neill chomped on a sandwich watching television at Bagram Airfield. Usama bin Laden’s dead body lay on a table next to him. O’Neill was the reason bin Laden lay lifeless on that table May 1, 2011. He explained the details of the death of the world’s most notorious terrorist in a...
Kerry in Geneva in Bid to Bolster Syria Cease-fire
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Geneva Sunday in an urgent bid to revive a U.S.-Russian brokered cease-fire that has all but fallen apart as Syrian government forces intensified their attacks, especially in Syria’s largest city, Aleppo, over the last 10 days. U.S. officials said Kerry’s top priority is...
Syria conflict: US seeks to de-escalate fighting
The United States says it is working on specific initiatives to de-escalate fighting in Syria and revive a nationwide cessation of hostilities. A priority is to stop bloodshed in Aleppo where more than 200 people have died in a week of government air strikes and rebel shelling. The US wants Russia to put pressure on the Syrian...
Bomb Attack On Shi’ite Pilgrims In Baghdad Kills At Least 19: Sources
A suicide bomber driving a car killed at least 19 people and wounded 48 others on Saturday in an attack claimed by Islamic State on a group of Shi’ite Muslim pilgrims in a southeastern suburb of Baghdad, Iraqi police sources said. A second explosion near a Shi’ite militia checkpoint in the capital’s Dora...
Syria conflict: Aleppo rocked by fresh fighting
Deadly fighting has resumed in Syria's divided second city of Aleppo, after a brief lull overnight. State media say rebels shelled a mosque in the government-held district of Bab al-Faraj, killing eight people. Rescue workers report that a clinic in rebel-held Marja was targeted in an air strike, the second medical facility...
The turning point in the battle against IS?
The international campaign against the so-called Islamic State (IS) group is evolving quickly. As the United States announces a new phase in its campaign, shifting from "degrading" the so-called caliphate to destroying it, the key questions concern what the extremist group will do to thwart the campaign. "The...