Breaking News 21-27 December 2016
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Barack Obama has just made the worst decision of his entire presidency. On Friday, the UN Security Council adopted resolution 2334, and this never would have happened without the support and approval of Barack Obama. Since the United States has veto power on the Security Council, no resolution can ever pass unless the United States allows it to pass.
Israel to approve 100s of new homes in East Jerusalem in defiance of UNSC resolution – reports
The Jerusalem Local Planning and Construction Committee is expected on Wednesday to approve permits to build 618 apartments in Jewish neighborhoods across the Green Line, Haaretz reported. According to other Israeli media reports, the Committee might approve as many as 5,600 homes in response to the United Nations Security Council resolution which condemned Israeli settlement activities and called for a halt to illegal construction.
Israel Recalling U.S. Ambassador
In response to the United States’ decision to abstain from a controversial U.N. vote, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday summoned his country’s U.S. ambassador back to his country. Israeli ambassador to the U.S. Dan Shapiro has been called back to Israel....
U.N. watchdog exposes secret concessions in Obama’s Iran deal
President Barack Obama, in addition to allegedly financially empowering Iran and setting them up for future development of nuclear weapons, also apparently stood behind...“secret exemptions” contained in the...Iran Deal. ...The International Atomic Energy Agency...posted documents revealing...exemptions in January that permit the country to stockpile uranium in excess of the 300 kilogram limit set by the nuclear deal, experts said.
Trump warns UN after Israel vote: 'Things will be different' soon
President-elect Donald Trump slammed the Obama administration for its decision not to veto a U.N. resolution critical of Israel's settlements, promising that it would be "different" under his presidency.
UN demands end to Israeli settlements after US abstains
The UN Security Council demanded that Israel halt settlements in Palestinian territory, after the United States refrained from vetoing a resolution condemning its closest Middle East ally. In a rare and momentous step, the United States instead abstained, enabling the adoption of the first UN resolution since 1979 to condemn Israel over its settlement policy.
Choir and soldiers on board Russian plane that crashed into the Black Sea
A Russian military plane with 92 people on board has crashed into the Black Sea on its way to Syria, Russian news agencies reported. 92 people on board are feared dead. Russian agencies, citing unnamed security sources, said the TU-154 aircraft had crashed in the sea near the southern Russian city of Sochi after disappearing from radar screens early this morning.
Molten iron river discovered speeding beneath Russia and Canada
This stream of liquid has been discovered for the first time by telltale magnetic field readings 3000 kilometres below North America and Russia taken from space. The vast jet stream some 420 kilometres wide has trebled in speed since 2000, and is now circulating westwards at between 40 and 45 kilometres per year deep under Siberia and heading towards beneath Europe.
Trump tweets about nuclear weapons, raising questions and fears
President-elect Donald Trump called for an expansion of the United States' nuclear capabilities on Thursday, in a tweet that alarmed nonproliferation experts who said that a boost to the U.S. arsenal could fuel global tensions. In his Twitter post, Trump said, "The United States must greatly strengthen and expand its nuclear capability until such time as the world comes to its senses regarding nukes," but gave no further details.
You know who did it’ – Putin hints at WESTERN hand in ambassador assassination
“But maybe - and it is highly likely - that representatives of foreign NATO secret services are behind it.”
THE SOLAR WIND ON BOXING DAY: For the fifth day in a row, Earth is inside a stream of solar wind blowing out of a large hole in the sun's atmosphere. This is causing magnetic unrest and bright auroras around the poles. Wind speeds are expected to exceed 600 km/s for at least one more day, so Arctic sky watchers should remain alert for auroras on Dec. 26th.
