The first high-speed train designed and manufactured entirely in China debuted on the Beijing-Shanghai line on Monday. It boasts a top speed of 400 kilometers per hour (kph). The high-speed train is called ‘Fuxing’ which means ‘rejuvenation.’ There are currently two models, CR400AF and CR400BF, operated by China Railway Corporation. A CR400AF model departed from […]
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UK’s May Strikes $1.3B Deal for Support from Northern Irish Party…
Prime Minister Theresa May struck a deal on Monday to prop up her minority government by agreeing to at least 1 billion pounds ($1.3 billion) in extra funding for Northern Ireland in return for the support of the province’s biggest Protestant party. After more than two weeks of talks amid political turmoil sparked by May’s […]
Trumped Up Russian Scandal Pales in Comparison to What Just Happened in Mexico…
It may be redundant to say so – this is America after all – but the Trump-Russia brouhaha that continues to consume le tout Washington really is very “first-world” in nature. It’s meant to be a mark of a “mature democracy” that even the slightest notion of corruption or malfeasance at the highest level of […]
Survey Shows Huge Loss of Israel Support Among Jewish College Students…
More than a decade ago, a diverse focus group of Americans was asked to describe a typical Italian house. Words like “lush, food, cooking, maternal, welcoming” quickly rolled of the tongue. The same group was asked about an Israeli home and a very different vibe was described: “concrete, strict, ultra-religious, middle-aged ultra-Orthodox men.” This 2005 […]
Iraqi Commander: Mosul’s Minaret Was Booby-Trapped Before Explosion…
A senior Iraqi army commander said Thursday that a historic minaret which exploded during battles between the Islamic State and government troops on Wednesday had already been booby-trapped, indirectly refuting the blame the group laid on U.S. warplanes. Abdul-Ghani al-Assadi, commander of the army’s elite Counter-Terrorism Service, said in a press statement that the medieval […]
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Flats Acquired for Grenfell Tower Survivors…
Sixty-eight social housing flats in Kensington, London, are to be made available to survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire, the government has said. The one, two and three-bedroom flats are located in two blocks that stand alongside a large luxury development, where private homes go for up to £8.5m. At least 79 people died and […]
SURVEY: Looking to Germany to Protect the World Order…
In times of global turbulence and terror, a new exclusive survey finds Germany bursting with self-confidence – and Europe hoping Berlin will take on a bigger role globally. Western Europe has witnessed more than a dozen major terrorist attacks since the beginning of 2015. Collectively, they have claimed more than 300 lives. And compared to […]
Murder Most Foul…
Russian agents are running around Britain assassinating people with impunity, claims Buzzfeed in a series of articles published in the past week. The British authorities have ‘deliberately sidelined’ evidence indicating murder and passed off all the cases as death by natural causes. Buzzfeed, however, believes that it knows better, having been informed by ‘high ranking […]
Prince Harry Says No One in the Royal Family Wants to Serve as King or Queen…
Prince Harry told Newsweek magazine that no one in the royal family wants to be king or queen. “For the greater good of the people … Is there any one of the royal family who wants to be king or queen? I don’t think so, but we will carry out our duties at the right […]
Jared Kushner Headed to Middle East This Week to Push for Peace Talks…
Jared Kushner, son-in-law and senior adviser to President Donald Trump, will travel to the Middle East this week to meet with Israeli and Palestinian leaders about a potential peace deal. The trip was first reported by the Wall Street Journal, and later confirmed by other outlets including CNN and the Washington Post. Kushner is set […]
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The Long-Term Cost of Saudi Succession Shake-Up…
The abrupt shake-up that made Saudi Prince Mohammed bin Salman heir to his father’s throne gives the 31-year-old extraordinary powers to push through his vision to wean the economy off oil and exert his influence in regional conflicts. Prince Mohammed replaced his elder cousin as crown prince, removing any doubt of how succession plans will […]
Fresh Terror in Brussels: Suspect Blows Himself Up at City’s Central Station…
A suspected suicide bomber who allegedly shouted ‘Allahu Akbar’ and triggered an explosive vest at Brussels Central Station has been gunned down and killed by soldiers. Shots rang out soon after 9pm as police and soldiers moved in ‘to neutralise a suspect who was threatening civilians,’ in what is being considered a terrorist incident. Initial […]
Yemen Cholera Death Toll Nears 1,000…
The death toll from a cholera outbreak is approaching 1,000 in Yemen, a war-devastated and impoverished country where “humanity is losing out to politics,” a senior U.N. official said Thursday. “Time is running out to save people who are being killed or being starved and now you have cholera as well adding to that complication,” […]
Britain Just Caved Into a Major EU Demand on First Day of Brexit Talks…
Britain caved in to the EU on the opening day of the Brexit talks, when it agreed to settle its “divorce” before trying to negotiate a future trade deal. In a major defeat, Brexit Secretary David Davis was forced to drop his central demand for the two strands of the negotiations to be staged in […]
“Europe’s energy supply is a matter for Europe, and not for the United States of America”…
Germany and Austria on Thursday hit back at proposed U.S. sanctions that would threaten European companies participating in the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project, accusing the U.S. of politicizing its economic interest in selling natural gas to Europe. “Europe’s energy supply is a matter for Europe, and not for the United States of America,” Germany’s […]
Why Greece Is Germany’s ‘De Facto Colony’…
For days, the Greek leader has been working the phones, trying to secure the best possible terms for his country as it enters the last mile of its seemingly endless cycle of bailouts. So far, his efforts have won him more mockery than respect — especially in Germany. “He keeps calling the whole time, and […]
Planning Documents for Tower in Fatal Fire Omitted Safety Barriers…
Planning documents detailing the refurbishment of a residential tower block in West London where at least 12 people died in a fire on Wednesday did not refer to a type of fire barrier that building safety experts said should be used when high rise blocks are being re-clad. The local authority which owns Grenfell Tower […]
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Putin Offers Political Asylum to Comey…
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday offered to give political asylum to former FBI Director James Comey, poking at tensions between Comey and President Trump. “If Comey will be under the threat of political persecution, we are ready to accept him here,” Putin said at a press conference, according to Russian state media outlet TASS…
Czech Republic Joins Poland, Hungary and Slovakia in Refusing Merkel’s Economic Migrants…
The Czech Republic has joined its Central European neighbors in officially announcing a withdrawal from the European Union’s 2015 migrant resettlement program. After much criticism of the scheme, which seeks to resettle an initial 160,000 migrants from Italy and Greece across EU member states, the Czechs have finally withdrawn citing concerns over security and the […]
Manchester Attack: Bomber Abedi ‘Built Device Alone at Flat’. All 22 People Arrested Have Been Released…
Manchester bomber Salman Abedi was likely to have built the device that killed 22 people alone at his flat, police have said. Officers said there was now a “deep understanding” of Abedi’s movements in the weeks leading up to the attack. The head of counter terrorism said it was “less clear” whether he had obtained […]
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