North Korea could mark military birthday with nuke, missile test
South Korea’s unification ministry said there has been no unusual movement in North Korea as Pyongyang is set to mark the 85th anniversary of its military on Tuesday.
Physicist debunks one Bermuda Triangle theory
We can now safely throw out one theory about how the Bermuda triangle sinks ships. Josh King has the story (@abridgetoland).
Mattis visits Afghanistan to reassess America’s longest war
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis made an unannounced trip to Afghanistan to meet with Afghan leaders and U.S. military officials to take a fresh look at a 15 year-long war where he once served during the conflict’s opening months.
Far-right Le Pen unlikely to pull Trump-like upset win in French election
The anti-EU and anti-immigration candidate will struggle to beat her centrist rival, experts say.
Mattis: U.S., NATO must confront Russia on Taliban after major attack
Russia, Mattis said, is supplying weapons to the Taliban and must be confronted.
Blast kills American on international monitoring mission in eastern Ukraine
A paramedic on the monitoring mission in eastern Ukraine died and at least one other was injured after their vehicle hit a mine.
Trump and Xi vow to ‘strengthen coordination’ to denuclearize Korean Peninsula
Xi Jinping said China hopes the parties will “avoid actions that aggravate tensions on the Peninsula.”
China’s president is calling for restraint in dealing with North Korea
President Xi Jinping said he hopes all sides will “refrain from taking any action that will aggravate tensions on the Peninsula.” Video provided by Newsy
Israel comes to standstill to remember Holocaust
Israelis marked Holocaust Remembrance Day with a moment of reflection as sirens wailed across the country.
Netanyahu on Holocaust: ‘Hypocrisy is screaming to the sky’
Sirens wailed across Israel and thousands marched at Auschwitz on Holocaust Remembrance Day.
