US nuclear sub docks in S. Korea amid reports of massive artillery drills by North
A US nuclear submarine armed with guided missiles has made a port call in South Korea, while Pyongyang is reportedly holding massive long-range artillery drills amid muscle-flexing in the region and rising tensions between Washington and North Korea.
rt.com
ISIS once ‘apologized’ to Israel for attacking IDF soldiers – former Defense Minister
Tel Aviv remains so “neutral” in the Syrian conflict that even Islamic State terrorists have on at least one occasion “apologized” to Israel for mistakenly attacking IDF soldiers in the occupied Golan Heights, according to a former Israeli Defense Minister.
rt.com
Suspected Maoist rebels kill 24 soldiers in India
Suspected Maoist rebels have killed at least 24 paramilitary commandos and wounded six in a remote part of central India in one of the deadliest attacks of a long-running internal conflict.
theguardian.com
Turkey hits Kurdish areas in Iraq's Sinjar, northeast Syria
Turkish warplanes carried out airstrikes on Tuesday against suspected Kurdish rebel positions in northern Iraq and in northeastern Syria, the military said, in a bid to prevent militants from smuggling fighters and weapons into Turkey.
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Chobani Sues Infowars' Alex Jones Over Video Tying Refugees to Rape
Chobani LLC sued right-wing conspiracy theorist Alex Jones over a video posted by his Infowars website linking the Greek yogurt maker’s practice of hiring refugees to an unrelated assault in Twin Falls, Idaho, where the company operates a plant with 1,000 employees.
bloomberg.com
Netanyahu cancels German FM meeting over Israeli rights groups row
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has called off a meeting with German Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel, Netanyahu’s spokesman said. The cancelation is reportedly due to Gabriel’s plans to meet human rights groups critical of Israel’s actions in the West Bank.
rt.com
Ontario plans to launch universal basic income trial run this summer
The Canadian province of Ontario will launch a trial run of universal basic income with about 4,000 participants this summer, making it the first North American government in decades to test out a policy touted as a panacea to poverty, bloated bureaucracy and the rise of precarious work.
theguardian.com
Premature lambs kept alive in 'plastic bag' womb
Scientists have been able to keep premature lambs alive for weeks using an artificial womb that looks like a plastic bag.
bbc.com
China bans religious names for Muslim babies in Xinjiang
List of banned baby names released amid ongoing crackdown on religion that includes law against veils and beards.
theguardian.com
Israeli teen accused of 2,000 bomb hoax calls and blackmail
An Israeli teenager arrested for allegedly making bomb threats against Jewish centres in the US is facing charges relating to thousands of hoax calls worldwide, including against airlines and police stations, according to an indictment filed to a Tel Aviv court.
theguardian.com
Housing’s Echo Bubble Now Exceeds the 2006-07 Bubble Peak
