The Iskander-M theater ballistic was test fired to its maximum range at the Makat range in Kazakhstan. The Russian defense ministry said: “The increased capacity missile covered 480 kilometers and successfully hit its target at the Makat range [in Kazakhstan].” The nuclear-capable test took place during Zapad 2017 alongside a […]
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REUTERS – ANTIGUA MET SERVICE Hurricane Maria is causing devastation to Dominca Dominica’s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit had to be rescued from his roofless home. He tweeted on social media: “My roof is gone. I am at the complete mercy of the hurricane. House is flooding.” The Prime Minister warned […]
It comes as North Korea test launched another missile over Japan on Friday following an earlier hydrogen bomb test which sparked a 6.3 magnitude earthquake. Mr Mattis said he and his South Korean counterpart had discussed the idea of introducing nuclear weapons to the Korean peninsula but would disclose any […]
Bruce Franks Jr. wanted a quiet protest. So the 33-year-old rapper and state representative sent out a few messages on Twitter and Facebook late Sunday and early Monday: Meet him first thing at 16th and Market streets in downtown St. Louis. From there, they’d begin their roughly half-mile silent march […]
Maria blew up from a tropical storm into a major Category 5 hurricane in barely more than a day, bearing down on Puerto Rico and other Caribbean islands that are still bailing out from Hurricane Irma. Hurricane warnings were in effect for Puerto Rico, its satellite islands of Culebra and […]
The FDP candidate Michael Theurer warned against raised expectations from the UK despite having publicly called for a more pragmatic approach to the negotiations. Brexit Secretary David Davis had hoped Brexit talks would “accelerate” following this weekend’s German election but that is unlikely according to Mr Theurer. A coalition government […]
“I don’t think anyone expected the fund to ever reach $1 trillion when the first transfer of oil revenue was made in May 1996,” said Chief Executive Officer Yngve Slyngstad of Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM), who manages the fund on behalf of the people of Norway. “Reaching $1 trillion […]
WASHINGTON — On his first day as secretary of state, Rex Tillerson vowed to try to get to know everyone at the State Department. But senior diplomats say they never saw him again. As President Donald Trump faces a collection of world leaders at his first United Nations General Assembly […]