Tunisia Arrests Nephew, 2 Others Connected to Slain Suspected Berlin Attacker
Authorities in Tunisia have arrested the nephew of suspected Berlin Christmas market attacker Anis Amri, along with two other Islamist militant suspects said to be “connected” to Amri, the interior ministry said Saturday. The three suspects are said to be members of a “terrorist cell… connected to the terrorist Anis Amri who carried out the […]
Fears Growing Islamic State Successfully Weaponizing Refugees
Western security officials are increasingly worried that the Islamic State terror group may be a step ahead of their renewed efforts to stop terrorist infiltration of their countries. Fears once centered on IS using migrant and refugee flows to sneak in highly trained operatives bent on carrying out attacks. Now they have expanded to include […]
Prince Charles: Beware the Rise of Intolerant Populism
In London recently I met a Jesuit priest from Syria. He gave me a graphic account of what life is like for those Christians he was forced to leave behind. He told me of mass kidnappings in parts of Syria and Iraq and how he feared that Christians will be driven en-masse out of lands […]
Murdered British MP Jo Cox’s Husband to Address U.K.
Brendan Cox, the widower of murdered British MP Jo Cox, will deliver this year’s alternative Christmas message on U.K. television. The broadcast, which airs on Christmas Day on Channel 4, is an annual tradition that is scheduled against Queen Elizabeth’s festive address to the British public each year. The alternative message is given by people […]
Rand Paul’s Festivus tweets are absolutely savage this year
Each year he’s been in office, Sen. Rand Paul has taken to Twitter for an annual Festivus “Airing of Greivances,” a tradition for the made-up Seinfeld holiday. Good morning Seinfeld fans and Happy Festivus everywhere! Today I’ll have my annual #AiringofGrievances. Join me here throughout the day… — Senator Rand Paul (@RandPaul) December 23, 2016
Study Reveals Another Health Benefit of Vitamin D
Growing up, our bodies require vitamin D in order to absorb calcium and promote bone growth. Humans mostly get this nutrient from sunlight — we produce the vitamin when our skin is exposed to the ultraviolet rays — while supplements also offer the health benefits required throughout life. A new study published in Frontiers has […]
Anis Amri’s nephew arrested over Berlin market attack
Tunisia has arrested the nephew of Anis Amri, the Berlin attack suspect, and two others linked to him, according to North African nation’s interior ministry. The three suspects – aged between 18 and 27 – were arrested in a police raid on Friday in the central province of Kairouan, where Amri’s home town is located, […]
Will Trump Defang Corporate Climate Rule?
In 2010, environmentalists and investor advocates hailed the creation of new regulatory guidelines directing corporations to disclose the financial risks they face from climate change. Six years later, critics say federal officials have not adequately enforced those rules—and those regulators will soon be appointed by an administration…
A Brief History of Scorsese’s Obsession with Religion
Martin Scorsese’s new film Silence, about religious faith and persecution in 17th century Japan, is a passion project which the director spent more than two decades developing. It is also a culmination of themes that have captivated the director since his film school days. The inner battles of faith—Catholicism, especially—has been an obsessive undercurrent in […]
Middle East lauds UN vote on ending Israeli settlements
Much of the Middle East has welcomed a UN resolution that calls on Israel to end settlements on occupied Palestinian land. Fourteen UN Security Council members voted for the Egypt-drafted resolution on Friday. The US abstained, defying calls from Israel and Donald Trump, the US president-elect, to block the text. The resolution demanded that Israel […]