U.S. Pacific commander visits Japanese East China Sea listening post

The head of the U.S. Pacific Command made his first visit on Wednesday to a Japanese radar station on the edge of the disputed East China Sea that Japan opened last year to the anger of its regional rival China. Admiral Harry Harris visited the Yonaguni Coast Observation Unit on the southernmost of the Ryukyu […]

Merkel reconsidering troops in Turkey after MPs blocked from Incirlik – again

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said her country should reconsider stationing troops in Turkey, in the latest diplomatic row between the two major NATO allies. Germany has hundreds of soldiers deployed at the Incirlik air base in southern Turkey as part of Germany’s contributions to the fight against the Islamic State. On a recent trip to […]

Facebook threatened with lawsuit over video of Thai King in crop top

The government of Thailand has demanded that Facebook remove all links and mentions to an embarrassing video which seems to depict their king, sporting an effeminate crop top which expose his tattoos, walking through a German shopping center. The video was taken last year but has gained momentum in the past few weeks. As such, […]

U.S. Coast Guard intercepts zero Cuban migrants since April 1st

The U.S. Coast Guard has released new statistics which indicate a historic drop in Cuban migration since the decision by former President Barack Obama to end the long-standing “Wet Foot, Dry Foot” policy in January. Since April 1st of this year, the Coast Guard has intercepted zero migrants attempting to flee Cuba and land on […]

Trump and Mattis meet with UAE crown prince to finalize new defense partnership

American Secretary of Defense James Mattis met with Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the United Arab Emirates at the White House on Monday to formally finalize a new mutual defense agreement between the two nations. This new agreement is set to replace a previous one established in 1994, and is intended to better […]

Renowned journalist murdered by gunmen in Mexico

Javier Valdez, an award-winning journalist known for his investigatory reporting on cartels and drug trafficking inside Mexico, was gunned down yesterday in Sinaloa, near where he lived and worked. “Even though you may have bullet-proofing and bodyguards, [the gangs] will decide what day they are going to kill you.” Valdez had once said, referring to […]

Arming Kurds in Syria looms over Trump-Erdogan meeting in White House

President of Turkey Tayyip Erdogan will meet with U.S. President Donald Trump in the White House today, a highly-anticipated meeting between the two leaders of a critical relationship in the Global War on Terror that has been hindered lately by policy decisions from both countries. Certain to be at the top of the list for […]

Is The US planning to shoot down the next North Korean missile test?

Is the United States planning to try and shoot down North Korea’s next ballistic missile test? With North Korea successfully launching an intercontinental ballistic missile last weekend and President Trump stating that the US has “many beautiful things” in the works concerning the situation, some are suspecting a possible missile intercept attempt. The distinctive missile […]

Syrian army exploiting territory lost by Islamic State forces

Military forces from the regime of Bashar al-Assad, along with Iranian-sponsored militias, are moving quickly to capture territory abandoned by the Islamic State as they retreat in the face of the U.S.-led coalition’s campaign in Syria, Reuters reports. Syrian rebel commanders reported on the government troop movements Monday, saying Assad forces were moving quickly with […]

Former CIA officer’s initial assessment of Trump giving sensitive intel to the Russians

The Washington Post is reporting today that during his meeting last week in the White House with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, President Donald Trump boasted of U.S. intelligence information on ISIS, specifically pertaining to threat information from a highly sensitive “liaison” reporting stream. Here are the salient facts in the […]