‘Mother of all Bombs’ dropped on ISIS tunnel compound in Afghanistan
The U.S. military dropped one of the largest conventional bombs in its inventory on an ISIS tunnel complex in Afghanistan Thursday, the U.S. military said.
Mistaken coalition airstrike in Syria kills 18 U.S.-backed local forces
The errant airstrike on Tuesday struck the main rebel force battling the Islamic State, the U.S. military said.
Three years later, nearly 200 Nigerian schoolgirls still missing
Distraught parents criticize the government for not bringing back their girls, captured by Boko Haram militants.
Bashar Assad: Chemical attack on Syrian town a ‘fabrication’
Assad said his army “gave up” all chemical weapons in an interview with Agence France-Presse.
Russia blocks the UN from investigating Syrian chemical attack
Russia vetoed a U.N. resolution that would have also condemned the attack. Video provided by Newsy
Syria’s Assad says chemical attack is pure fabrication
Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad said a suspected chemical weapons attack on a rebel-held town was a “fabrication” to justify a US military strike, in an exclusive AFP interview. Video provided by AFP
Thousands of Christians expected for rapturous Holy Fire ceremony
The Greek Orthodox patriarch will emerge from the structure surrounding Jesus’ tomb with two lit candles.
Japan PM claims North Korea may be capable of sarin missiles
Shinzo Abe warned that North Korea may already be capable of sarin-loaded missiles, similar to the gas attacks in Syria that led Trump to send 59 missiles in response. Jose Sepulveda (@josesepulvedatv) has more.
Japan’s Abe warns North Korea could fire sarin-loaded missile
Generally odorless and tasteless, sarin nerve gas can cause death in minutes.
Putin’s dilemma: crush dissent or appear democratic?
The Russian president finds growing opposition to his rule as he prepares to seek re-election in 2018.
