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Israel Strikes Hamas Targets In Gaza After Rocket Attack Injures 7 People
NPR
Explosions rang out in the Gaza strip after Israel's military struck Hamas targets in retaliation for a rocket fired from Gaza. Prime Minister Netanyahu cut short a Washington trip and returned home.
Business (India)
Oil Sanctioned by U.S. and Shunned by World Finds Haven in China
Bloomberg - Bloomberg News
China is doubling down on purchases of cheap oil that other buyers are shunning due to U.S. sanctions. The world’s biggest crude importer boosted …
Politics
Pentagon notifies Congress $1 billion authorized to begin new wall construction
CNN - By Barbara Starr and Jeremy Herb, CNN
(CNN) — The Pentagon notified Congress Monday night that it has authorized the transfer of $1 billion to begin new wall construction along the US-Mexico border, drawing immediate objections from Democratic
Technology
LockerGoga bug crashes ransomware before encrypting files
ZDNet - Catalin Cimpanu
Bug could be used to create (temporary) LockerGoga vaccines. × lockergoga.png LockerGoga, the ransomware that hit Norsk Hydro and two US chemical …
Vandenberg Air Force Base
US MDA, Raytheon, and Boeing destroy ICBM using double interceptor shot
newatlas.com - David Szondy
The US Missile Defence Agency (MDA), Boeing, and Raytheon have pulled off an historic first as a dummy ICBM warhead was intercepted in space over the …
North Korea
U.S. military says it conducts successful missile defense test
Reuters - Reuters Editorial
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. military said it successfully tested a missile defense system to knock down an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile class target on Monday, demonstrating its ability to defend
Defense Budgets
The Air Force Wants More F-35s In FY 2020: Congress Needs To Step In
Forbes - Dave Deptula
The United States Air Force is operating a fighter aircraft inventory on the brink of disaster. The vast majority of its fighter aircraft were designed at the conclusion of the Vietnam War, were produced
Shin Bet
‘Israel's Deterrence Has Collapsed’: Opponents Blame Netanyahu Following Rocket Attack on Central Israel
haaretz.com
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faced criticism from all directions Monday morning, after a rocket fired from Gaza in the early hours of the day …
Opinion
Israel and Its Adversaries Tiptoe Toward War
Bloomberg - Hussein Ibish
As President Donald Trump followed through on Monday on his pledge to recognize Israel’s annexation of the Golan Heights, the Middle East is bracing …
World News
Rockets continue to pound Israel, despite purported cease-fire
jpost.com - BEN BRESKY
Despite talks of a cease-fire around 11:00 p.m., rockets continued to be shot into Israel from Gaza. An Iron Dome launcher fires an interceptor rocket …
Opinion
NATO Is Dying, but Don't Blame Trump
The Wall Street Journal. - Walter Russell Mead
Is NATO dying? The idea was once unthinkable, but after the German cabinet decided to keep defense spending as low as 1.25% of gross domestic product for the next five years it has become unavoidable.
Opinion
Why Israel is so good at targeting Hamas
washingtonexaminer.com - Tom Rogan
Responding to a Hamas rocket strike that wounded seven Israelis, the Israeli Defense Forces successfully targeted high-value Hamas facilities across …
Israel
Israel, Hamas clash over Gaza, then truce reached
Reuters - Nidal al-Mughrabi
GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israel launched air strikes on the Palestinian enclave of Gaza and deployed extra troops to the border on Monday in response to the longest-range Hamas rocket attack to cause
Russian Military
Russia's Venezuelan Power Play
The Wall Street Journal. - The Editorial Board
The stakes for American interests keep rising in Venezuela, as Vladimir Putin is now moving his little green men to keep dictator Nicolás Maduro in power. U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called his
China
China’s Scare Tactics Prompt U.S. Fears of a Clash Over Taiwan
foreignpolicy.com - Lara Seligman
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii—U.S. military forces in the Pacific are alarmed by what they see as an increasingly capable China using …
World News
Russia says 3 of its soldiers killed in Syria
Fox News - Associated Press
The Russian military says three of its servicemen have been killed in an ambush in Syria. The Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement Monday that the three soldiers died when militants ambushed their
Autos
Two Interceptors Launched From California To Swat ICBM In Most Ambitious Missile Defense Test Yet
The Drive - By Joseph Trevithick and Tyler Rogoway
The experiment has been more than a decade in the making and marks a critical juncture for the United States' rickety missile defense shield. U.S. …
World News
IDF sends brigades, calls up reservists to Gaza border following rocket
jpost.com - Anna Ahronheim
According to IDF Brig.-Gen. Ronen Manelis, the rocket was fired from Hamas operatives from a Hamas military post in Rafiah in the southern part of …
World News
Middle East watching how Israel handles Gaza
jpost.com - Seth J. Frantzman
With so many actors opposed to a conflict in Gaza, the ball is in Israel’s court. Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman talks with Saudi …
World News
Syrians are practicing with the S-300, will they ever use it? – Report
jpost.com - Seth J. Frantzman
Since the S-300 was deployed, it has been almost six months. It was supposed to not only be operational by now, but also have Syrians prepared to use …
World News
Why did the Iron Dome not intercept the rocket from Gaza Monday morning?
jpost.com - JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Trails of smoke from the Iron Dome defense system after a rocket was intercepted over the Golan Heights, January 20th, 2019. (photo credit: IDF …
Taiwan Strait
Pentagon sends U.S. ships to Taiwan Strait, risking the ire of China
Axios - Rebecca Falconer
The Pentagon sent two ships through the Taiwan Strait Sunday, as the Trump administration steps up naval activities in the region — despite …
Tel Aviv
Islamic Jihad warns of ‘forceful’ response to Israeli strikes over rocket attack
timesofisrael.com - By TOI staff
The Iran-backed Gazan terror group Islamic Jihad warns it will respond “forcefully” to any Israeli strike on Gaza in response to the rocket attack …
Black Sea
Get Ready, NATO: Russian Air Force Tu-22M3 Backfire Bombers are in Crimea
nationalinterest.org
The Russian air force has deployed "squadrons" of Tu-22M3 Backfire bombers to the Crimean Peninsula, which Russia illegally seized from Ukraine in …
World News
Russia Urges Trump to Reset Relations After Mueller Report
Fortune - Bloomberg
Russia urged U.S. President Donald Trump to seize the opportunity to reset relations after Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report found no evidence …
Taiwan Strait
U.S. Navy, Coast Guard ships pass through strategic Taiwan Strait
Reuters UK - Idrees Ali
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States sent Navy and Coast Guard ships through the Taiwan Strait on Sunday, the U.S. military said, as part of an increase in the frequency of movement through the strategic
Business
This Eye-Opening New Book Explains Why Your Employees Aren't Loyal or Productive (And What to Do About It)
Inc Magazine - Marcel Schwantes
As human beings, we are wired to connect and build relationships. Naturally, relationships and human connections must also translate into the workplace, where we spend more awake hours than we do with
Gaza
At least 7 injured, including 2 infants, in Gaza rocket attack on central Israel
timesofisrael.com - By Judah Ari Gross
A rocket fired from the Gaza Strip struck a home in central Israel early Monday morning, injuring at least seven people, including two infants, and …
World News
Iraq Ferry Accident Sets Off Political Upheaval in Mosul
The New York Times - By ALISSA J. RUBIN and FALIH HASSAN
MOSUL, Iraq — In a rare show of deference to the anger of Mosul citizens over government abuses, the Iraqi Parliament on Sunday voted overwhelmingly to remove the province’s governor, citing accusations
Bashar al-Assad
Iran to cement ties with Lebanon, Hezbollah despite U.S. pressure
Reuters - Reuters Editorial
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran said on Sunday it would expand its ties with Lebanon in spite of the “provocative and interventionist” call by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for Beirut to choose sides, Iranian