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An Italian appeals court on Friday cleared Silvio Berlusconi of having sex with an underage prostitute and abuse of power in a surprise ruling that will strengthen the former prime minister on the political scene. The judge said there was

Demonstrators pelted the Israeli consulate in Istanbul with stones on Thursday in protest of Israel’s ground offensive on Gaza, Israeli news site Ynet reported. The protesters chanted, “Murderer Israel, get out of Palestine,” and smashed consulate windows with sticks and

Ron Dermer, Israel’s new Ambassador to the United States, claims that Israel is fighting not just a war against Hamas, but a larger war against the growing moral impairment of what used to be called the civilized world; not just to

(AFP) Shares in Malaysia Airlines tumbled almost 18 percent on Friday after one of its passenger jets crashed in violence-wracked Ukraine, just months after the carrier was hit by the loss of a plane over the Indian Ocean. The firm

(AFP) Malaysia’s premier expressed “shock” at reports a Malaysia Airlines flight may have been shot down over troubled eastern Ukraine as his nation braced for another wrenching air tragedy just months after MH370 disappeared. Tearful relatives began gathering at Kuala

(AFP) Hundreds of outraged parents stormed a top private school in the Indian city of Bangalore Thursday to protest against the alleged rape of a six-year-old pupil by two staff members, police said. Two men — a sports teacher and

MOSCOW, July 17 (UPI) — Russian President Vladimir Putin commented Thursday about the U.S. decision to impose additional sanctions on Russia, calling American foreign policy “aggressive” and “unprofessional.” On Wednesday, U.S. President Barack Obama introduced a new set of sanctions

PARIS (AP) — French troops are still in Mali a year and a half after they were sent there for a targeted operation against extremists. And instead of leaving, they’re about to expand their mission to fighting terrorism from the

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council will hold an emergency meeting Friday morning on Ukraine. Britain’s U.N. Mission said Thursday it requested the meeting and later tweeted that it is set for 10 a.m. Friday. The request follows

Tel Aviv, Israel– While preparing his soldiers for the coming battle, an IDF captain gave the troops under his command a powerful speech; reminding them of their mission as they were getting set to advance into the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip.

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com Multiple simultaneous crises signal deteriorating geopolitics Will Russia get away with it again? Multiple simultaneous crises signal deteriorating geopolitics On Thursday, the deterioration of the world’s geopolitics took a giantstep forward with two major

On Wednesday, July 16th, six members of Congress launched the Friends of Egypt Caucus, emphasizing the importance of Egypt as an ally of the United States in the fight against terrorism.  Caucus members stated that while the Obama administration promised

One day after a Swedish court upheld the charges of sexual assault against Wikileaks founder Julian Assange, the attorney general of his native country called upon him to have the courage to face the trial. Australian Attorney General George Brandis

Russian newspaper Kommersant reported this week that, upon his visit to Havana, Russian President Vladimir Putin had reached an agreement with the Cuban government to reopen a spy base in Lourdes, a town south of Havana. The Russian President is

The jihadist group Islamic State, formerly the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), rose to prominence in June as it swept through northern Iraq, conquering major cities like Mosul and Tikrit. One month later, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon

More than 20,000 Israeli troops entered Gaza late Thursday hoping to clear out Hamas tunnels that can be used by terrorists to infiltrate Israel or which warehouse rockets for Hamas and other terrorists groups. According to Israeli military sources, the

According to intercepted calls, the pro-Russian forces in east Ukraine allegedly shot down the Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 in Luhansk Oblast. The Kyiv Post translated the phone calls and published them on its website. The phone call is between Igor

Israel’s military operation into Gaza has brought out the usual chorus of outrage from anti-Israel voices in the left-wing press. CNN’s headline: “Cease-fire effort fails as rockets, airstrikes continue.” Huffington Post, in its typical, even-headed tone: “Headless Bodies. Screaming Children.” However,

Uzbekistan, a former Soviet state deep within the Eurasian Steppe, is known as one of the most secretive and repressive dictatorships in the world. For years, President Islam Karimov’s daughter Gulnara was the most prominent member of the family, recording

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Obama administration criticized Israel on Thursday for failing to do all it can to prevent civilian casualties in Gaza during cross-border attacks as Israel and Hamas consider a cease-fire agreement. Noting the deaths a day earlier

Israel is the United Nations’ greatest bugbear. We know it from following websites such as UNWatch for many years, and it was most pertinently highlighted by the UN translator who said the organisation’s focus on Israel was a “bit much,

Cor Pan, a man from the Netherlands, posted a picture of the Malaysia Airlines plane for flight MH17 on Facebook before he boarded the doomed flight. His friends joked about the reference to flight MH370, which has not been found,

As Israel begins a limited ground invasion of the Gaza Strip–with orders ” to be prepared for an expansion of the ground action”–it is winning the all-important public relations battle.  That is yet another way in which this Gaza war is

Tel Aviv, Israel — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Defense Minister have ordered the Israel Defense Forces into the terrorist-controlled Gaza Strip. The order to fight Hamas on the ground came at 10:30 p.m. local time Thursday. A statement