
A video of President Barack Obama dancing with one of Kenya’s most famous pop music groups has taken the nation by storm, as the President continues on to Ethiopia in his four-day African tour.
by Frances Martel27 Jul 2015, 10:58 AM PST0

Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) claims Ukrainian border guards shot a man who attempted to take a selfie at a border checkpoint. The border service quickly denied the accusation.
by Mary Chastain27 Jul 2015, 10:54 AM PST0

(Warning for Government Employees and Contractors: Classified Information Below) In the final moments of negotiations concerning Iran’s nuclear program, the Obama administration allowed for Iran to never have to reveal its past nuclear weapons research and development. Iran’s past nuclear
by Jordan Schachtel27 Jul 2015, 10:21 AM PST0

BRUSSELS/FRANKFURT, July 27 (Reuters) – The International Monetary Fund warned on Monday that the euro zone’s prospects were modest and that more money printing than planned may be needed. Contrasting the IMF’s relative gloom, however, German think tank Ifo reported improving
by Reuters27 Jul 2015, 9:54 AM PST0

More than 850 suspects have been arrested in anti-terrorist operations across Turkey, launched against members of the outlawed Kurdistan’s Workers Party (PKK) and Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL), Daily Sabah reports.
by Edwin Mora27 Jul 2015, 9:33 AM PST0

The Iran deal, by Schumer’s own standards, is a failure. In May, at a dinner for Agudath Israel, an Orthodox Jewish group that lobbies for religious concerns, Schumer laid out “five things we have to be very, very careful about” in the emerging deal. The Iran deal fails four of five.
by Joel B. Pollak27 Jul 2015, 9:27 AM PST0

The Syrian Kurdish YPG/YPJ–or People’s Protection Units–issued a statement on Monday condemning Turkish airstrikes on strategic Kurdish posts. The Turkish government announced a new campaign, accompanied by the United States, against the Islamic State in Syria, but the Kurds and anti-Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS) Syrian militant claim they are the real targets of the campaign.
by Frances Martel27 Jul 2015, 8:34 AM PST0

President Obama and Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta clashed at a joint press conference in the African state during his official visit on Sunday: Obama harshly criticized Kenya’s record on issues related to homosexuality.
by Michael Lucchese27 Jul 2015, 7:37 AM PST0

Imagine: you are window-shopping on a quiet street, perhaps in London or Paris or New York. Something remarkable catches your eye: an ancient coin, a gold chain, a tiny figurine. Impulsively, you enter the shop, where the owner explains to you that the sculpture comes originally from Mesopotamia, that the necklace is Byzantine. It isn’t inexpensive, but the shopkeeper has guaranteed its provenance and the price seems fair; and besides, you quite love it. You say yes, and leave the shop with your new treasure tucked safely in a bag.
by The Investigative Project on Terrorism (IPT)27 Jul 2015, 7:26 AM PST0

The President of Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government, Masoud Barzani, has appeared to take the side of the Turkish government regarding recently launched airstrikes against the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), calling the U.S.-designated terrorist group “arrogant” and praising Turkey for taking a “positive” role in attempting peace talks with the PKK.
by Frances Martel27 Jul 2015, 7:23 AM PST0

The Iran deal will provide Iran with a cash windfall as sanctions are eased and assets are unfrozen. The total amount is estimated to be as high as $150 billion. If so, the Iran deal would give more cash to Iran than
by Joel B. Pollak27 Jul 2015, 7:20 AM PST0

While it is said the enemy of my enemy is my friend, what status then attaches to the friend of my enemy? If our enemy has a friend who opts to give him shelter and support as well as a mandate to do us harm, does not his friend qualify as our enemy? Apparently not when the friend of our enemy is Iran, a country where the ruling mullahs– in President Obama’s eyes, apparently– can do no wrong.
by James Zumwalt27 Jul 2015, 6:34 AM PST0

Toronto (Canada) (AFP) – Half of the Cuban men’s field hockey team at the Pan American Games in Toronto defected to the United States, a player and sources close to the Cuban delegation said.
by AFP27 Jul 2015, 6:10 AM PST0

On July 22, Breitbart News was the first to point out that the states have the power to block significant portions of the Iran deal, whether or not it passes Congress. That is because most states have enacted legislation divesting from Iran, and some, like New York, have even harsher legislation that prevents the state from doing business with the regime or with companies that do so. In an op-ed in Monday’s Wall Street Journal, constitutional lawyers David B. Rivkin and Lee A. Casey agree: the states are “free to impose their own Iran-related sanctions.”
by Joel B. Pollak27 Jul 2015, 5:25 AM PST0

During his visit, Obama condemned Kenya’s outlawing of homosexual acts as “wrong—full stop,” comparing Kenya’s policy toward gays to the treatment of blacks in the United States prior to the civil rights movement.
by Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.27 Jul 2015, 5:12 AM PST0

The government has hit the NATO-mandated two per cent spend on defence this year by “cooking the books”, but will have to find further fudges to keep their promises to the end of this parliament, finds a new report. Interested
by Oliver Lane27 Jul 2015, 5:02 AM PST0

Contents: Syria’s Bashar al-Assad admits that regime army is in decline; Al-Assad announces general amnesty for Syria’s army deserters; Turkey invokes Nato article 4 with ‘territorial integrity and security’ threatened
by John J. Xenakis27 Jul 2015, 4:00 AM PST0

The China Digital Times reports on some strict instructions from the Chinese communist government to media outlets on how to cover the Chinese stock market collapse. Among other things, reporters were instructed not to refer to it as a “collapse.”
by John Hayward26 Jul 2015, 8:03 PM PST0

The tidal wave of migrants fleeing the bloody chaos of the post-Obama Middle East has been hitting Mediterranean nations particularly hard. But Hungary has seen a sizable number of migrants from Syria and Afghanistan as well, experiencing what the Wall Street Journal describes as a doubling of last year’s total migrant population in just the first six months of 2015.
by John Hayward26 Jul 2015, 7:41 PM PST0

A crowd of well over 1,000 gathered outside the Federal Building in West Los Angeles to demand that Congress vote “no” on the nuclear deal with Iran–and to override President Barack Obama’s anticipated veto. The majority of participants were from the local Jewish community, but there was also a significant Christian presence, as well as participation from Muslims opposed to the Iranian regime.
by Joel B. Pollak26 Jul 2015, 6:04 PM PST0

The Pentagon and State Department have announced the United States will train regular Ukrainian military forces this year.
by Mary Chastain26 Jul 2015, 5:55 PM PST0

A new doctrine issued by Russian President Vladimir Putin pushes for a “strong Russian presence” in the Atlantic even though the massive country does not touch the ocean.
by Mary Chastain26 Jul 2015, 5:44 PM PST0

Alan Dershowitz, Harvard Law professor emeritus and noted defender of Israel, has reacted to former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee’s comments on Breitbart News Saturday. “This president’s foreign policy is the most feckless in American history. It is so naive that he would trust the Iranians. By doing so, he will take the Israelis and march them to the door of the oven,” Huckabee said.
by Joel B. Pollak26 Jul 2015, 5:27 PM PST0

When he was sworn in as Secretary of State, John Kerry took a solemn oath to “support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic.”
by Joel B. Pollak26 Jul 2015, 1:44 PM PST0

ATHENS, July 26 – Some members of Greece’s leftist government wanted to raid central bank reserves and hack taxpayer accounts to prepare a return to the drachma, according to reports on Sunday that highlighted the chaos in the ruling Syriza party.
by Reuters26 Jul 2015, 11:50 AM PST0