Generals say Israel faces greatest existential threat since establishment of the state. Israel has vowed a “disproportionate” response after two IDF soldiers were killed and seven wounded by an anti-tank missile fired by Hezbollah in the Har Dov area near the Lebanon border. The apparent attack follows the killing of Iran’s Revolutionary Guard General Mohammad Ali Allahdadi during an Israeli... 

The new Greek government has spoken out against the EU partners over the statement that lays the blame for Saturday’s fatal attack on the Ukrainian city of Mariupol on Russia. Hungary, Slovakia, and Austria voiced similar objections earlier. The government, headed by Prime Minister Alexis Tripras, said in a press release on Tuesday that “the aforementioned statement was released without the prescribed... 

A truly astonishing report circulating in the Kremlin today prepared by the Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) states that a “massive killing operation” organized and funded by the Obama regime has been uncovered and is responsible for the deaths of at least 45 people, including a top US movie director and his family, numerous bankers and nearly the entire family of a top American computer expert. According... 

“I don’t trust the policy of the United States… but this does not mean I reject a pacific solution to the conflicts,” iconic former Cuban leader Fidel Castro commented on the push for a restoration of Cuban-American ties. This is the first time the ex-revolutionary president has spoken publicly since the December 17 US push for a historic reconciliation between the two nations. The... 

A group of British lawmakers is demanding a ban on hydraulic fracturing or fracking for oil in the country despite government defiance. The MPs say fracking must end as it is “incompatible” with climate change targets and could increase the risk of environmental damage to public health. This is while a cross-party Environmental Audit Committee report has coincided with the revelation of a secret... 

Tens of people have been killed in clashes between police forces and a the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in the troubled southern Philippines. Security sources said at least six members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front and 37 police officers were killed during a gun battle in the town of Mamasapano on the southern island of Mindanao, on Sunday. Several police forces and MILF members were... 

Following a disputed shelling in the strategic Ukrainian city of Mariupol last week, Obama said the United States will impose new sanctions on Russia. “We will continue to take the approach that we have taken in the past, which is to ratchet up the pressure on Russia,” Obama said during a news conference in New Delhi. “And I will look at all additional options that are available to us, short... 

The victory of Greece’s anti-austerity Syriza party is a monstrous democratic slap to the European Union, believes Marine Le Pen, leader of France’s far-right National Front party, adding that for her this success means “the trial of the euro-austerity.” “I welcome the monstrous Democratic slap the Greek people has given to the European Union,” Le Pen told France’s RTL radio. According... 

Greece’s radical leftist party, Syriza, is leading the country’s parliamentary election, claiming 36 percent of the vote, and leaving the ruling New Democracy party in second place with 28 percent, according to the preliminary results. The votes have so far been counted at 96.6 percent of polling stations across the country. Greek Prime Minister, Antonis Samaras, has acknowledged defeat and congratulated... 

Britain’s Prince Charles, wearing a traditional Saudi attire, attends the traditional Saudi dance, known as ‘Arda’, which was performed during Janadriya culture festival at Der’iya in Riyadh, February 18, 2014. Critics are taking Western leaders to task for singing the praises of King Abdullah, the recently deceased 90-year-old monarch of Saudi Arabia, whose regime they claim... 

At least nine people were killed and up to 20 injured in a shelling in Donetsk on Thursday morning. In the wake of the attack, conflicting reports emerged over the arrests of what local authorities call a ‘covert group.’ Residents of Donetsk’s Leninsky district heard shelling at about 08:30 local time, media report. Windows in the buildings near a tram stop were blown out. Locals say... 

We are mere days away from the upcoming snap elections in Greece. The consequences of the elections will go far beyond Greece itself. In the last several years, the rise of Golden Dawn in elections was inspiring nationalists all over the western world, this time is different however. The reason for this difference in the upcoming election is simple, this time the outcome will force the unification... 

Late Saudi King Abdullah Abdulaziz Al Saud Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has died at the age of 90, according to Saudi media. An announcement, made by state TV early on Friday, also said that his 77-year-old half brother, Salman, has succeeded him. “His Highness Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and all members of the family and the nation mourn the Custodian of the Two Holy... 

The Russian Navy’s intelligence collection ship, the Viktor Leonov, has docked in Havana just a day before the arrival of an American delegation. The Russian warship is moored in open view of a pier usually used for cruise ships. The ship’s visit, unannounced by the Cuban authorities, comes as the US and Cuba are attempting to restore diplomatic ties broken in 1961. The Americans will conduct... 

Russia’s new sea-based cruise missiles reduce the military power of the United States on a vast geopolitical region from Warsaw to Kabul and from Rome to Baghdad. US President Barack Obama, speaking at the 69th session of the UN General Assembly, stated that Russia’s actions posed the largest threat to the world. According to Obama, Russia is more dangerous to the world than international...