Mass Grave of Children Who Rejected Islamic State Found in Sinjar, Iraq
Officials discovered another mass grave in Sinjar, Iraq, containing bodies of Yazidis, including children, who refused to join the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL).
State Dep’t Won’t Say if Iran Violated Geneva Convention
Iran Releases Footage of U.S. Sailor Apologizing After Capture
Brazil Struggles with Surge of Infant Deformities Triggered by Zika Virus
Kurds Expand All-Female Unit in Syria to Fight Islamic State
U.S. Advocacy Group Claims Russia Bombed Its Syrian Office
Earnest: Destabilizing Behavior Being ‘A Hallmark of Iranian Behavior’ Is Why We Pursued the Nuclear Deal
Tom Cotton: Obama ‘Seems Intent on Protecting Iran and the Nuclear Deal Than Getting Our Sailors Back’
Psaki: ‘No Plans’ To Address Iran Capturing Sailors, Revoking Deal Over This Isn’t ‘What We Want To See’
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Indonesian Cleric: Running Terror Camp Was ‘Act of Worship’
South Korea Fires Warning Shots at North Korean Drone as Tensions Grow
Islamic State Carries Out Massive Coordinated Attacks in Jakarta, at Least 17 Dead
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Distributor to Release Lesbian Drama ‘Carol’ in Russia Despite Ban on Gay ‘Propaganda’
The distributor for the lesbian drama “Carol” is releasing the film in Russia and tells The Hollywood Reporter that doing so will be challenging due to laws banning homosexual “propaganda” in Putin’s Russia.
Libya: Rival Governments Defy Hardliners, Sign UN Unity Agreement
The largest piece of terra nullius in the world is one step closer to having an internationally-recognized government again. The two governments of Libya have signed a UN-brokered agreement to begin building a state in Tripoli, though members of both factions have loudly protested any such deal.
Congress Approves Bill to Sanction Banks Financing Iran’s Terror Proxy Hezbollah
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously voted to pass a Senate-approved bill that imposes tough new sanctions on financial institutions that knowingly do business with Shiite Iran’s terrorist proxy Hezbollah, clearing the way for President Obama to sign the bill into law.
White House Readying Release of Seventeen Gitmo Detainees
The Obama administration, continuing its goal of closing the Guantánamo Bay detention camp, is readying the “transfer” of 17 “lower-level detainees” from the country, officials told The New York Times.
Putin: ‘We Never Said’ Russian Soldiers Were Not in Ukraine
After 20 months of fierce denials, Russian President Vladimir Putin admitted that Russian troops have been deployed to eastern Ukraine.
Russian Company Offering Battlefield Tours To Syria
Keen holiday makers will be able to see history in the making, getting just half a mile from the fighting in Syria with a Russian tour company offering ‘Assad Tours’. The bargain holidays will take tourists to some of the
China Pushes Internet Crackdown After Islamic State Propaganda Push
The Chinese government is launching an international campaign to keep Islamic State and other terrorist propaganda off the internet following a new push by the jihadi group to recruit Chinese nationals to fight in Syria and Iraq.
U.S. Officials: Russia Would Accept Removal of Assad in Syria
U.S. diplomats told Reuters that the Russian government would accept a regime change in Syria that results in dictator Bashar al-Assad’s stepping down.
Russia Denies Report of Seizure of 27 Ships in Turkey
Turkish media outlets are reporting that the government has seized 27 Russian commercial ships because they failed “to meet sailing criteria.
World View: Another Putin Lie: America Wanted Turkey to Shoot Down Russia’s Plane
Contents: Another Putin lie: America wanted Turkey to shoot down Russia’s plane; Vladimir Putin praises Donald Trump; Israel and Turkey reach preliminary deal to normalize relations; Turkey announces plans to build a military base in Qatar
Pope Francis Clears Path to Sainthood for Mother Teresa
Pope Francis has officially recognized the second miracle of Mother Teresa of Calcutta, clearing the way for her canonization, which will reportedly take place on September 4, 2016, as a major event of the Jubilee Year of Mercy.
Major Islamic State Attack Ends in Rout by Coalition Forces
For the first time in months Islamic State militants mounted a major attack in northern Iraq late Wednesday, but its forces were soundly repelled by Kurdish Peshmerga forces aided by U.S. and coalition air strikes.
The Right Coalition Is the Only Way to Go After the Islamic State
President Obama’s address to the nation after the massacre in San Bernardino California was not particularly revelatory or comforting. Now more than ever, Americans want to hear that we are safe and protected. It remains unclear if anything has or will be done to make us feel safe again.
An Early Christmas Present
In 2014, Americans entrusted Republicans with Senate and House majorities to stop the Obama agenda, but Republicans refused to get in the driver’s seat of Congress. Instead, they offer this back-room, bloated bill to hike spending by another $50 Billion. It is strongly supported by Obama, Pelosi, and Reid – and strongly opposed by nearly every major segment of the Republican Party.
Terrorism Charges Filed Against San Bernardino Weapons Provider Enrique Marquez
Muslim convert Enrique Marquez was charged on Thursday with conspiring to provide material support for crimes of terrorism with San Bernardino terrorist Syed Rizwan Farook in 2011 and 2012 and unlawful purchase of two AR-15 variants used in the December 2 terror attacks Farook and his wife carried out, killing 14 people.
Investigators Have Evidence Paris Attackers Used Encrypted Communications
Much discussion of encrypted online communications after the Paris terror attack has transpired, though no evidence existed that the ISIS operatives, who killed 130 people, employed such techniques–until now.
Defense Secretary Carter: Using Personal Email for Work Was a ‘Mistake’
Ashton Carter used his personal email account to conduct some of his government business during his first months as secretary of defense, the Pentagon admits.
China Summons U.S. Envoy over $1.8 Billion Arms Sale to Taiwan
China summoned U.S. envoy Kaye Lee in Beijing on Thursday to complain about the sale of $1.83 billion in arms to Taiwan, and threatened to impose sanctions on all companies involved, accusing the United States of breaking international law and compromising China’s sovereignty.
Where Christ Drove Demons into Sea: Archaeological Evidence Uncovered
Evidence has been uncovered corroborating the site of one of Jesus’ most powerful and dramatic miracles: the casting out of demons into a herd of swine in the land of the Gadarenes (or Gerasenes).
Obama Urges Americans to Have ’Happy Holidays’ Despite Fears of Terrorism
President Barack Obama traveled to the National Counterterrorism Center for a Dec. 17 briefing on national security, in an attempt to reassure Americans that he was taking the threat of terrorism seriously as he prepares to leave Washington D.C. for his vacation in Hawaii.
Japan: Kim Jong-Un’s Fishing Edict Behind Corpse-Filled ‘Ghost Ships’ Mystery
When dozens of ships carrying decaying bodies began to wash ashore near Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, theories abounded regarding who were on the ships, where they were coming from, and what led to their deaths.
Chinese Newspaper Warns Australia: Stay Out of South China Sea or Get Shot Down
The Chinese state-run Global Times newspaper has issued a threat to the Australian government to stay out of the international waters of the South China Sea or face the possibility of having its jets shot down by the Chinese government.
Report: Clinton Aide Emailed Chummy Job Offer to CNN Reporter Elisa Labott
Elise Labott, the same CNN “reporter” who was suspended for two weeks for her partisan tweets, the same CNN “reporter” who collaborated with Team Hillary to attack the GOP, is in the news again, and for the exact same sin.
San Bernardino Terrorists Receive Traditional Islamic Burial
Radical Islamic terrorists Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik received a traditional Islamic burial Tuesday.
Iran Pledges not to Comply With UN Sanctions on Missile Program
Iran continues to conduct missile tests in violation of United Nations sanctions, and appears to be disinterested in how the international community views their legitimacy.
