Month: June 2019

A defense minister in Theresa May’s cabinet has warned Boris Johnson that if he pursues a ‘no-deal’ Brexit as UK PM, he and many other Tory MPs would vote to bring down his government if a no-confidence motion were called. In an interview with the BBC, junior defense minister Tobias Ellwood suggested that Johnson could…

Russian President Vladimir Putin has denied that Donald Trump can secure concessions on key issues by dangling the prospect of a new one-to-one meeting, but reiterated that Moscow is ready for fresh talks. The US president has repeatedly insisted that he will speak face-to-face with Putin at the G20 summit in Osaka next week, and…

The US should think about the lives of its military forces before considering further military action in the Middle East, an Iranian general has warned, predicting that a US-Iran conflict would devastate the entire region. “The US administration should behave in a responsible way to protect the lives of American forces,” Maj. Gen. Gholamali Rashid…

An oil carrier the size of nearly three football fields has been delivered to its new owner in northeast China. It is the first “smart” carrier in the world, and has a loading capacity of 308,000 tons. The main feature of the vessel ‘New Journey,’ which belongs to the very large crude carrier (VLCC) type,…

Washington and its allies will pay dearly for any act of aggression against Tehran, an Iranian general has said, vowing to retaliate with overwhelming force if the US dares to fire even “one bullet” at the Islamic Republic. “Firing one bullet towards Iran will set fire to the interests of America and its allies” in…

Shooting down a US drone was a ‘natural response’ by Iran when its airspace was violated, a high-ranking Revolutionary Guard commander said, adding that any further aggressive acts by the Americans would be tackled the same way. “We possess a collection of US drones, which is proof that the US has violated Iran’s airspace, and…

A $50 billion plan for Palestine’s economy that hinges on peace with Israel has been revealed by Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner. He calls it the “opportunity of the century” but a chorus of Palestinian groups disagrees. Speaking to Reuters on Saturday, Kushner dangled the multibillion proposal separately from the central –political– part of US…

The party of Indian PM Narendra Modi faced tough opposition as it made another attempt to push through a bill that would criminalize divorcing a woman by saying the word ‘talaq’ three times. The draft legislation, known as the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, was tabled by Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad…

A high-profile court case against decorated SEAL Eddie Gallagher, accused of killing an ISIS teen fighter and shooting at civilians in Iraq, has taken a sudden twist: the medic witness claimed responsibility for the boy’s death. The testimony of Special Operator 1st Class Corey Scott, deployed to Mosul, Iraq with the Navy Seal medical team…

Scotland’s First Minister Nicola Sturgeon told a German magazine that Tory MP Boris Johnson isn’t capable of uniting the country, arguing the pro-Brexit campaigner is ruining the United Kingdom’s credibility. The first minister told Der Spiegel this week that she sees no sign that Johnson will be able to unite voters, but said she found…