Sourced : Balkan Insight By Sinisa Jakov Marusic After Thursday’s (27th of April) rampage in parliament which left more than 100 people injured, Police have boosted security around the building, anticipating more protests by VMRO DPMNE supporters. After FYROM’s parliament canceled Friday’s session due to damage caused by rioters, heavily equipped riot police were deployed… Continue reading SKOPJE BRACES FOR MORE PROTESTS AFTER PARLIAMENT RIOT
TWO U.S. F-35S DEPLOYED TO BULGARIA
Sourced : The Aviationist By David Cenciotti On Apr. 28, two U.S. Air Force F-35A Lightning II aircraft, 14-5094 and 14-5091, belonging to the 34th Fighter Squadron, from Hill Air Force Base and temporarily deployed to RAF Lakenheath, UK, arrived at Graf Ignatievo Air Base, Bulgaria. The aircraft were supported by a single KC-135R Stratotanker,… Continue reading TWO U.S. F-35S DEPLOYED TO BULGARIA
CHAOS IN SKOPJE AS PROTESTERS STORM PARLIAMENT
Sourced : Inserbia Dozens of demonstrators fought their way through a police cordon and stormed the parliament of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) to protest the election of an ethnic Albanian president of the parliament on Thursday as political tension in the country swells. FYROM has been without a government since December when… Continue reading CHAOS IN SKOPJE AS PROTESTERS STORM PARLIAMENT
HAWAII MAY GET MISSILE INTERCEPTOR SITE TO DEFEND AGAINST N. KOREA
Sourced : Defensetech.org By: Hope Hodge Seck As North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un issues specific threats against the U.S. and other nations, the state of Hawaii may need to shore up its defenses, the commander of U.S. Pacific Command told lawmakers Wednesday. While the West Coast of the United States sits nearly 6,000 miles… Continue reading HAWAII MAY GET MISSILE INTERCEPTOR SITE TO DEFEND AGAINST N. KOREA
U.S STARTS DEPLOYING THAAD MISSILE BATTERY IN SOUTH KOREA
Sourced : Washington Post By Anna Fifield The United States military started installing a controversial anti-missile defense system in South Korea overnight Tuesday, triggering protests and sparking criticism that it was rushing to get the battery in place before the likely election of a president who opposes it. The sudden and unannounced move came only… Continue reading U.S STARTS DEPLOYING THAAD MISSILE BATTERY IN SOUTH KOREA
TURKISH MINISTER OF EUROPEAN AFFAIRS : AGATHONISI ISLAND IS TURKISH TERRITORY NOT GREEK
Sourced : Proto Thema The Turkish European Affairs Minister, Omer Celik made a statement claiming the island of Agathonisi was Turkish territory in an interview on Turkish television, Wednesday. His statement came as a response to the recent visit during Easter to the island by Greek Defence Minister Panos Kammenos, who Mr. Celik attacked personally… Continue reading TURKISH MINISTER OF EUROPEAN AFFAIRS : AGATHONISI ISLAND IS TURKISH TERRITORY NOT GREEK
U.S. AMBASSADOR TO THE U.N : ANOTHER MISSILE TEST OF NORTH KOREA COULD PROMPT U.S MILITARY ACTION
Sourced : Politico By Louis Nelson Another ballistic missile test from North Korea could prompt a military reaction from the United States, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley said Monday morning. Speaking from Washington, where she and other members of the U.N. Security Council will meet with President Donald Trump later Monday, Haley… Continue reading U.S. AMBASSADOR TO THE U.N : ANOTHER MISSILE TEST OF NORTH KOREA COULD PROMPT U.S MILITARY ACTION
POROSHENKO : THERE IS ONGOING HOT WAR NOT FROZEN CONFLICT IN DONBAS
Sourced : Kyiv Post Ukraine’s President Petro Poroshenko, in his interview with Sky News, said that there is a real war in Donbas, not a frozen conflict, the official website of the president says. “Someone is trying to call this a frozen conflict. I emphasize that it is not frozen. It is a hot Russian… Continue reading POROSHENKO : THERE IS ONGOING HOT WAR NOT FROZEN CONFLICT IN DONBAS
TURKISH MINISTER OF DEFENCE SAYS S-400 TALKS WITH RUSSIA IN FINAL STAGES NATO SHOULD RESPECT
Sourced : Turkish Minute Turkish Defense Minister Fikri Işık on Friday said talks between Turkey and Russia for the purchase of an S-400 air defense system have reached the final stage. “Work and talks concerning the S-400 have now reached the final stage. There are related processes ongoing in both Turkey and Russia. An important… Continue reading TURKISH MINISTER OF DEFENCE SAYS S-400 TALKS WITH RUSSIA IN FINAL STAGES NATO SHOULD RESPECT
RUDY GIULIANI THE JAILED TURKISH GOLD TRADER AND THE SECRET MEETING WITH ERDOGAN
Sourced : The Irish Times By Benjamin Weiser and Patrick Kingsley In late February, as the United States and the rest of the world were adjusting to President Donald Trump, and Turkey was focused on a push by its president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to expand his power, Erdogan agreed to an unusual meeting with some… Continue reading RUDY GIULIANI THE JAILED TURKISH GOLD TRADER AND THE SECRET MEETING WITH ERDOGAN