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Time for a Healing Touch and Unity
I am assuming Mr. Biden has won the presidency. Mr. Biden may have to wait a little to be certified a winner; may have to wait a little longer in view of the lawsuits the […]
NATO
Asia
26 Afghan soldiers killed in Taliban attack on Kandahar base says Defence ministry
KANDAHAR (TIP): At least 26 Afghan soldiers have been killed and 13 wounded in a Taliban attack on a military base in Kandahar province, the defence ministry said on July 26, the latest blow to struggling security forces. The militants “attacked […]
Entertainment
MOVIE REVIEW: WAR MACHINE
CAST: Brad Pitt, Anthony Hayes, John Magaro, Emory Cohen, Anthony Michael Hall, Topher Grace, Will Poulter, Tilda Swinton, Ben Kingsley DIRECTION: David Michôd GENRE: Comedy DURATION: 2 hours 2 minutes STORY David Michôd, the writer-director […]
Americas
Trump orders “review” of leaks as US-UK special ties turn shaky and NATO shudders
WASHINGTON (TIP): President Trump on Thursday ordered ”complete review” by the Justice Department of leaks coming out of US government agencies as ties between Washington and London deteriorated sharply over American law enforcement agencies prematurely spilling information to the media on the Manchester […]
Blog
Fake News Hyperventilating or Constitutional Crisis, with Brutus lurking in the Ides of March?
By Ravi Batra The cascading events, generally are layered and rarely, as now, erupt into a crescendo from an approaching constitutional crisis. Initially, let me disclose that I am a registered Democrat, and seeing […]
World
EX-GREEK PM PAPADEMOS HURT IN CAR BLAST: STATE TV
ATHENS (TIP): Greek former prime minister Lucas Papademos was hurt on Thursday when an explosive device went off inside his car in Athens, state agencies said. State news agency ANA said Papademos was undergoing surgery for abdominal and leg injuries at […]
World
HACKERS CAME, BUT THE FRENCH WERE PREPARED
HACKERS CAME, BUT THE FRENCH WERE PREPARED PARIS (TIP): Everyone saw the hackers coming. The National Security Agency in Washington picked up the signs. So did Emmanuel Macron’s bare-bones technology team. And mindful of what happened in […]
Other News
2 killed, 100 wounded in suicide attack on German consulate in northern Afghanistan
MAZAR-I-SHARIF (TIP): A powerful Taliban truck bomb struck the German consulate in Afghanistan’s northern Mazar-i-Sharif city late on Nov 10, killing at least two people and wounding more than 100 in a major militant assault […]
Europe
Britain, US sending planes, troops to deter Russia in the east
BRUSSELS (TIP): Britain said on Oct 26 it will send fighter jets to Romania next year and the United States promised troops, tanks and artillery to Poland in Nato’s biggest military build-up on Russia’s borders […]
Featured
Turkey Coup
“In a nation, citizens proud to be Turks, that democratically elected their government, a military coup, even if patriotic in motive, is the ultimate insult of the people – to replace their choice of leadership. […]
Europe
NATO critical to security of United States: Barack Obama
WASHINGTON (TIP): US President Barack Obama has said Nato is “critical” to the security of America and its allies in Europe, a virtual rejection of Republican frontrunner Donald Trump’s views that the intergovernmental military alliance […]
Politics
Trump’s Isolationist Europe/NATO Policy
Donald Trump’s attitude toward defense spending & his views on European security and the role of US alliances is extremely tricky. On one hand he wants to invest more money in the military, to make […]
Asia
Change in command of US-Nato forces in Afghanistan
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (TIP): US Army General John W “Mick” Nicholson has taken command of US and Nato forces in Afghanistan, inheriting America’s longest war and a vicious insurgency.
Pakistan
Terrorist havens in Pakistan pose serious problem: US general
WASHINGTON: Terrorist safe havens inside Pakistan, providing shelter to terrorist outfits like the Taliban and the Haqqani network, is a serious problem, a top US general nominated to be the commander of NATO forces in […]
Europe
Putin rules out reconciliation with Turkey
MOSCOW (TIP): Russian President Vladimir Putin fired off an angry tirade against Turkey on Dec 17, ruling out any reconciliation with its leaders and accusing Ankara of shooting down a Russian warplane to impress the […]
United States
US successfully tests NATO missile defenses off Hawaii
HONOLULU (US): The US military says it has shot down a missile off Hawaii in a test of a missile defense system designed to protect NATO forces in Europe from attack. The Missile Defense Agency […]
Europe
Putin swears to make Turkey regret plane downing
MOSCOW (TIP): Russian President Vladimir Putin, on December 3, vowed Turkey’s leadership would be made to regret the downing of one of Moscow’s warplanes as the top diplomats from both countries held their first high-level […]
Asia
NATO to keep 12,000 troops in Afghanistan next year
BRUSSELS (TIP): Nato will keep some 12,000 troops in Afghanistan for an extra year in 2016 to prevent the country again becoming a terrorist safe haven, alliance head Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday. Nato’s resolute […]
Asia
Pakistan Taliban commander allegedly killed by drones
A senior commander of Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has been killed in US drone strikes in Afghanistan’s Khost province, Pakistani intelligence officials told Al Jazeera. Khalid Mehsud – alias Khan Said Sajna – was killed with […]
Asia
PAK-US NUCLEAR DEAL INDIA THREATENED
NEW DELHI / KARACHI(TIP): Pakistan’s refusal to rule out use of nuclear weapons in a conventional conflict with India and the military’s belief that a nuclear deterrent allows it to pursue terrorism against India sharply […]
Business & Economics
Transnationals | Tax Havens | Terrorism
“Westphalian sovereignty is the principle of international law that each nation state has sovereignty over its territory and domestic affairs, to the exclusion of all external powers. The principle of non-interference in another country’s domestic affairs, […]
Asia
SUICIDE BOMBER ATTACKS NATO CONVOY IN KABUL
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN (TIP): A suicide attacker driving an explosives-packed vehicle targeted a Nato military convoy in the Afghan capital, Kabul, on July 1, police and a Nato official said. Police on the scene said casualties […]
Europe
European officials sing ‘we are the world’ at Nato meeting
ANTALYA (TIP): In a distinctly different note for a military alliance meeting, European officials ended a Nato meeting with a spirited rendition of “we are the world.” Taking a break from issues such as the […]
Featured
Strategic Autonomy as an Indian Foreign Policy Option
[quote_right]For a large country like India, which has the potential of becoming a big power in the future, strategic autonomy is a compelling choice. By virtue of its demographic, geographic, economic and military size, India […]
Asia
Afghan soldier kills 1 US soldier, several others injured
KABUL (TIP): An Afghan soldier shot and killed a US soldier and wounded several others Wednesday before being shot dead, the first so-called “insider attack” to target NATO troops since they ended their combat mission […]