Associated Press Federal Reserve policymakers saw fewer risks to the economy at the end of 2019. They predicted there would be little to no need to adjust interest rate levels anytime soon. But the central bank has also pointed to […]
CAIRO (AP) — An airstrike slammed into a military academy in Libya’s capital, Tripoli, on Saturday, killing at least 16 people, most of them students, health authorities said. Malek Merset, a spokesman with the Tripoli-based health ministry, told The Associated […]
Paris (AFP) – Turkey’s decision to approve the deployment of troops to Libya risks plunging the North African nation deeper into a Syrian-style proxy war between regional powers including Russia, experts warn. Libya has been mired in conflict since a […]
CAIRO (AP) — The death toll from an airstrike that slammed into a military facility in Libya’s capital climbed to at least 30 people, most of them military trainees, health authorities said Sunday, as fighting over control of Tripoli between […]
From Popular Mechanics In 2002, the Pentagon ran a free-form exercise code-named Millennium Challenge. The exercise was designed to test U.S. tactics against a modern foe based on Iran. The “Red Team,” led by a retired Marine Corps general, repeatedly […]
By John Mair and Paulina Duran SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian authorities began assessing the damage on Sunday from heatwave-spurred bushfires that swept through two states a day earlier, as cooler conditions provided a temporary respite from blazes that have scarred […]
Two people died on Saturday as Australia braced for one of the worst days in its wildfire crisis, with strong winds and high temperatures forecast to bring flames to more populated areas, including the suburbs of Sydney. Gladys Berejiklian, the […]
INSTAGRAM @IDASHOPE4STROKE via REUTERS The bushfires in southeastern Australia are raging on with no sign of stopping. Officials were bracing for unfavorable conditions, and temperatures hit a record high in Canberra. Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced on Saturday that 3,000 […]
JACKSON, Miss. – Two inmates at the Mississippi State Penitentiary at Parchman were reported missing early Saturday, the Mississippi Department of Corrections reported. The news of the missing inmates comes after a week of turmoil at prisons across the state. Five Mississippi […]
Key Point: Sanctions are key to preventing major arms sales to Iran. The Iranian air force on paper is one of the biggest air arms in the world. Its order of battle includes around 350 fighters, more than twice as many […]