“By threatening Iran with ‘serious consequences,’ without knowing what that may entail, Britain blindly dances to the beat of [U.S. national security adviser John] Bolton’s war drums.” With the United Kingdom and Iran in the midst of a tense and dangerous standoff after the tit-for-tat seizure of oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, international observers are warning […]
Alaska State Troopers report that a Koyukuk man has been arrested on Murder I charges after an investigation into the death of another man in that community on Wednesday. The report of the homicide in that community was called in to AST at 1:34 pm on Wednesday and troopers responded to initiate an investigate […]
China has warned the United States it would not retreat from claims that it controls the South China Sea. “China has indisputable sovereignty over the South China Sea islands and their adjacent waters,” foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying told reporters at a Tuesday news briefing in Beijing. “The United States is not a party […]
LONDON — Since Russia’s forceful takeover of Crimea in 2014, both Moscow and NATO have deployed troops and weapons along old lines as tensions have grown to their highest since the end of the Cold War. Analysts warn the dangers of a military confrontation are growing. Russia has deployed nuclear-capable Iskander missiles to its westernmost exclave […]