Icelandic Referendum: EU Membership Talks Resumed with Narrow Vote Against
Icelands government held a referendum on joining the EU, with 47.2% voting in favor and 52.8% opposed.
Google Maps Changes Name of Lake Ontario After Trumps Executive Order
US President Donald Trump announced changing the name of Lake Ontario from Lake of America to Lake of the United States.
European leaders may view the Russia-Ukraine conflict as a computer game.
European leaders may view the Russia-Ukraine conflict as a computer game and attempt to salvage their progress by trying something new or different, b...
Iran Responds to US Strike with Missile Attacks on Jordan
Irans Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has launched missile and drone strikes on US Air Force bases in Jordan, targeting two facilities, as part of a...
US Strikes Iranian Mine Forces in Strait of Hormuz, sparking Escalation
Irans Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps disputed a US claim that they were targeting Iranian mine forces, saying their actions in the region are inten...
Swiss Shooting at Music Party Leaves One Dead, Five Injured
A shooting incident occurred in Aarau, Switzerland, on August 30 at an electronic music party where one person was killed and five others injured, wit...
US Pressures UK to Increase Defense Spending via Falklands Issue
The US Pentagon is considering using the issue of the Falkland Islands as a leverage to pressure the UK to increase its defense spending, while offici...
Israeli Settlers Attack NBC News Team in West Bank
A Palestinian woman and NBC news team were attacked by masked Jewish settlers in an Israeli-occupied West Bank village, with four team members injured...
US Treasury Threatens Iran With Economic Pressure
The US and Iran are at a stalemate in their conflict with no clear resolution in sight as the US tries to use economic pressure to force concessions f...
US Military Generals Warn of Unsustainable Iran War Costs
The U.S. military generals have warned Secretary of Defense Hagel that continuing military actions against Iran is unsustainable due to its depletion ...
Xi Meets Kyrgyz President Zaparov on August 31st
President Xi Jinping of China met with Kyrgyz President Saparov on August 31st.
Irans Supertanker Caught Fire After Running into Mines in Strait of Hormuz
A supertanker carrying oil ran into a mine while passing through the Strait of Hormuz and caught fire, forcing it to stop sailing.