A super typhoon in the Pacific is gaining even more strength and is forecast to barrel through the Philippines and Taiwan this week before heading to Hong Kong and south China, Bloomberg News reports.Mangkhut, classified by the Hong Kong Observatory as a super typhoon, is now forecast to pack maximum winds of 260 kilometers (162 miles) per hour by Friday before gradually weakening ... agency. WN.com, Jim Berrie ....
The continuing melt-down in Washington, D.C., has profound and challenging domestic implications. But far more dangerously, the obvious chaos throughout the Executive branch — emanating from the President himself — is weakening our allies’ faith in America’s ability to lead ...All of this creates the impression abroad of an executive branch in near freefall ... At the center of the concern, of course, is President Donald Trump ... ally....
Some 73,000 years ago in what is now South Africa, an early human used a red ochre crayon to draw a cross-hatched pattern onto a smooth flake, according to new research published today. It’s now considered the earliest evidence of drawing in the archaeological record, Gizmodo reports.The drawing, which consists of three red lines intersecting with six other lines, is reminiscent of the pound symbol....
(CNN)When I addressed Viktor Orbán, the Prime Minister of Hungary, at the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Tuesday, I did not go so far as the late, great, John McCain, who once described Orbán as "a neofascist in bed with Putin.". However, I certainly would not have disagreed with Mr. McCain's analysis in 2014. If anything, the situation regarding the rule of law and democracy in Hungary has since deteriorated ... Read More ... ....
It's not," said Federica Mogherini, the European Union’s chief of foreign and security policy during the debate at the European Parliament."Autonomous weapons systems must be banned internationally," said Bodil Valero, security policy spokeswoman for the EU Parliament's Greens/EFAGroup."The power to decide over life and death should never be taken out of human hands and given to machines." ... WN.com, Jim Berrie ....
Article by WN.Com Correspondent Dallas DarlingThe assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963 brought to the forefront many long-standing questions about presidential succession found in the 25th Amendment. So too did several instances where the president had been disabled for a prolonged period of time ... During the last 18 months of his second term, others – including his wife – made most of the policy decisions for him ... Graff ... ....
PresidentDonald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday which aims to discourage foreign countries or officials from meddling with United States elections, according to NBCNews. Two top national security officials detailed the order, which would establish a process for the nation's intelligence agencies to assess whether foreigners are taking steps to interfere with U.S. elections...Sens ... "The newE.O ... ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
United Nations investigators said they documented another three uses of banned chemical weapons by the Syrian government which amounted to war crimes on Wednesday, according to Reuters. The UN also called on global powers to help avoid a "massacre" as the rebels and citizens in Idlib continue to prepare for the final battle ... ... U.S.National Security AdviserJohn Bolton warned Syria that the U.S ... -WN.com, Maureen Foody....
Stormy Daniels, the porn star who sued PresidentDonald Trump over a hush agreement to keep her silent about their alleged sexual encounter has written a book about her life which she says will include details of her tryst with Donald Trump, CNN reports.Daniels said Wednesday on ABC’s “The View” there will be new details in the book, titled "Full Disclosure," that the public hasn't heard. She said the book will go on sale on Oct....
Apple officially introduced its new iPhone models during its live event. The iPhone XS series are the next-generation devices joining the Apple iPhone line-up. Earlier today, details on the new iPhones, including storage capacity and color selections, were leaked on Apple's own website by XML data. Developing...Seth Macy is IGN's tech and commerce editor and iPhone user. You can follow him on Twitter @sethmacy ... ....
SYDNEY. An Australian newspaper defied international criticism and allegations of racism on Wednesday when it reprinted a controversial cartoon on its front page depicting US tennis star Serena Williams having a temper tantrum at the US Open... The image triggered widespread allegations of racism against illustrator Mark Knight. The Herald Sun and Knight deny the cartoon is racist ... Open women's singles final in New York on Saturday ... ....