A van plowed into a busy area of Barcelona, Spain, yesterday killing more than a dozen people and injuring over one hundred. Bystanders say the van was deliberately swerving back and forth into the crowds. The Las Ramblas area is full of restaurants and shops, packed with locals and tourists. The driver fled on foot, but two other suspects…
Iraq’s prime minister arrived in Mosul Sunday to declare victory over ISIS after nearly nine months of grueling and deadly combat. ISIS overran Mosul in a matter of days when it swept across northern and central Iraq in 2014. The militants now have control of less than one square mile. Heavy fighting by holdouts continues in parts of the old…
Security has tightened in London, a day after British police arrested a dozen people following the attack on Saturday night. Now, the focus turns to finding connections between the attackers and militant groups in the UK, Europe, and around the world. ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attack left killed seven people dead and dozens injured in the central part…
The White House is strongly denying a report that President Trump revealed highly classified information about ISIS to Russian officials during a meeting last week. “False” is how the Trump administration is describing a report from the Washington Post that claims the President may have jeopardized a critical intelligence source. This morning White House officials are denouncing the story,…
President Trump continues to turn his presidency around with what some are calling another foreign policy success, following the use of the most powerful non-nuclear bomb in Afghanistan against ISIS. Many are now viewing the action as a message to both North Korea and Iran. But the bombing reportedly came as a direct military decision without any needed authorization…
Under President Trump’s orders, the United States has launched a missile strike in Syria. He said it was a response to the Assad regime’s chemical weapons attack on civilians including children earlier in the week. According to US officials, US warships launched 59 tomahawk cruise missiles from the Mediterranean sea, hitting the Syrian military airbase that carried out those chemical attacks. This…
For the first time since taking office, President Trump addressed a joint session of Congress last night as he outlined his vision for the country. A largely positive review of President Trump’s address after the president shifted tone from his darker speech at his inauguration, delivering what some are calling his most traditional political speech to date. President trump did…
The widow of Pulse Nightclub shooter Omar Mateen is set to appear in federal court today. Noor Salman — facing charges including obstruction of justice and aiding and abetting Mateen’s material support to ISIS. Authorities took Salman into custody Monday at her family’s home in the San Francisco area. Omar Mateen was shot dead by authorities after killing 49 people…
Three families of victims killed in the Pulse nightclub shooting have filed a lawsuit against Facebook, Twitter and Google. The lawsuit alleges the tech giants helped radicalize the Pulse nightclub gunman that opened fire at the Orlando nightclub, killing 49 people in June. The suit claims all three companies “knowingly and recklessly” let accounts associated with ISIS exist. It claims those…
At least twelve people are dead and dozens injured in an attack at a Christmas market in Berlin, Germany. As the investigation continues, the owner of the truck has been talking to the media, while officials have the suspect of the attack in custody for questioning. The suspect was not the original driver of the vehicle, which was was driven…
