The Israeli Military directs heavy artillery fire and dozens of airstrikes into Gaza. The attacks occurred last night and into this morning. There are growing fears that a ground invasion of the territory could be launched to quell rocket fire from Palestinian … Continue reading →

A cyber attack on a vital US oil pipeline is starting to have an impact on the public. The critical colonial pipeline was shut down after a ransomware attack last Friday and is not expected to substantially restore service for … Continue reading →

The Netherlands has become the latest country to suspend use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine over concerns about possible side effects. The World Health Organization and Europe’s Medicines Regulator say there is no indication of a link between the vaccine and … Continue reading →

Venezuela’s Opposition-held National Assembly approves a statute extending its term into 2021. It follows a disputed December 6th election in which allies of President Nicolas Maduro’s ruling Socialist Party won 91% of the seats in Congress. The South American country’s 4 … Continue reading →

Initial shipments of the second coronavirus vaccine authorised in the US left a distribution center Sunday, a desperately needed boost as the nation works to bring the coronavirus pandemic under control. The trucks left the factory in the Memphis area with the vaccine developed … Continue reading →

President Donald Trump’s personal lawyer, Rudy Giuliani, has tested positive for COVID-19 and is being treated in hospital. Mr. Giuliani, who has led the Trump Campaign’s legal challenges to the election results, is the latest person close to the President … Continue reading →

The UK has become the first country in the world to approve the Pfizer/Biontech coronavirus vaccine, paving the way for mass vaccination. Britain’s medicines regulator, the MHRA, says the jab, which offers up to 95% protection against COVID-19 illness, is … Continue reading →

Doctors on the White House Coronavirus Task Force stress to Vice President Mike Pence that the coronavirus pandemic situation is dire and only getting worse. The doctors fear the US could see an average of 1,500 deaths a day next week, and … Continue reading →

Beginning on Monday, all residents of Chicago have been advised to stay at home in response to the rapid rise of COVID-19 cases and hospitalisations in the city. Residents are advised to only leave home to go to work or … Continue reading →

The upheaval in the Pentagon in President Donald Trump’s final weeks in office began with the firing of Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Twitter, but it didn’t end there. In the hours after, the Under Secretary of Defense for policy James Anderson, … Continue reading →