US Service Member Killed In Afghanistan
(ABC News) - Last Thursday, U.S. Army Ranger Sgt. Cameron Meddock died from injuries he had suffered during a combat action on Jan. 13....
What Americans Are Fighting For In Manbij
(Real Clear Politics) - WASHINGTON -- If you wonder what the four Americans who were killed Wednesday in Manbij, Syria, were doing there,...
U.S. And North Korea: Secret Talks For A Decade
(The Wall Street Journal) U.S. intelligence officials have met with North Korean counterparts secretly for a decade, a covert channel...
Somalia: America's Other Endless War
The U.S. commandos careened between grief and anger as Alex Conrad’s flag-draped coffin was hoisted onto the cargo plane. Al-Shabaab...
Trump To Meet With Kim Jong Un For Second Time Next Month
(Politico) By NAHAL TOOSI 01/18/2019 12:28 PM President Donald Trump will hold a second summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in...
China’s Communist Party Is Intensifying Religious Persecution
(The Guardian) In late October, the pastor of one of China’s best-known underground churches asked this of his congregation: had they...
Nuclear chief says Iran exploring new uranium enrichment
(Washington Post) TEHRAN, Iran — The head of Iran’s nuclear program said Sunday that the Islamic Republic has begun “preliminary...
I Escaped from Iran, but Not from God
(Christianity Today) I was nine years old when I decided that I hated God. I hated him because I believed he hated me first. It was 1979,...
China mobilizes missiles able to sink US warships
(Insider) Chinese media touted the mobilization of a "far-reaching, anti-ship ballistic missile" Thursday, specifically highlighting its...
Iran’s Next Supreme Leader Is Dead
(Foreign Policy) - On Christmas Eve (not that it matters in Iran), Ayatollah Mahmoud Hashemi Shahroudi, one of Tehran’s most understated...
Syria troop withdrawal has begun
(France 24) The US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State (IS) group has begun the process of withdrawing from Syria, its spokesman...
No Free Speech: Twitter Crackdown In China
One man spent 15 days in a detention center. The police threatened another’s family. A third was chained to a chair for eight hours of...
Turkey Warned Against Attacking Kurds After Pull-out.
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - White House national security adviser John Bolton added a new condition on Sunday to the U.S. withdrawal from...
American ISIS Member Caught on Syrian Battlefield
(New York Times) - A 34-year-old man from Houston who is said to have sent a résumé and cover letter seeking a job with the Islamic State...
Senators introduce bipartisan bill to address Chinese tech
(CNET) Two senators want to create an office for handling foreign technology threats, especially those from China. In a bill introduced...
A Navy SEAL Charged With Murdering a Teenage ISIS Prisoner
(Time) A decorated Navy SEAL is facing charges of premediated murder and numerous other offenses in connection with the fatal stabbing of...
Iran says it will send warships into the Atlantic Ocean, challenging the U.S.
(Business Insider) Iran has decided to send warships into the Atlantic Ocean. Iranian Rear Admiral Touraj Hassani made the announcement...
China and the Dark Side of the Moon
(Reuters) A Chinese space probe successfully touched down on the far side of the moon on Thursday, China’s space agency said, hailing the...
Kim Jong-un makes threats over sanctions
(BBC) North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said he is committed to denuclearisation, but warned he will change course if the US continues...



















