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Vian Dakhil, Iraq’s only Yazidi member of parliament, denounced the use of Yazidi children as child soldiers by the Islamic State, telling the Iraqi news agency Al Sumaria this week that the victims were “brainwashed” into jihad.
byFrances Martel20 Mar 2018, 2:50 PM PDT0
Iran has accused Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman (MBS) of spreading “amateurish lies” by saying that Iran is harboring al-Qaeda terrorists, including the late Osama bin Laden’s son, to mask the kingdom’s role in 9/11.
byAdelle Nazarian20 Mar 2018, 2:14 PM PDT0
White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders emphasized that President Trump is interested in making “good” deals when asked during a Tuesday press briefing about the progress of NAFTA negotiations.
byMichelle Moons20 Mar 2018, 1:57 PM PDT0
Peter Schweizer, president of the Government Accountability Institute, joined SiriusXM’s Breitbart News Tonight co-hosts Rebecca Mansour and Joel Pollak on Monday to explain how politicians corruptly monetize political power as detailed in his latest book, Secret Empires: How the American Political Class Hides Corruption and Enriches Family and Friends.
byRobert Kraychik20 Mar 2018, 1:08 PM PDT0
Chinese Communist leader Xi Jinping concluded the nation’s annual meeting of its legislature, the National People’s Congress, with an extensive speech on Tuesday warning “separatists” – in reference to Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Tibet, and Xinjiang – that their “actions will be met with the condemnation of the people an the punishment of history.”
byFrances Martel20 Mar 2018, 12:40 PM PDT0
Peter Schweizer, president of the Government Accountability Institute and author of the new book Secret Empires: How the American Political Class Hides Corruption and Enriches Family and Friends, joined SiriusXM’s Breitbart News Tonight on Monday to detail the involvement of Hunter Biden, former Vice President Joe Biden’s second son, in a China-backed private equity firm’s investment in a Chinese atomic energy company indicted for “nuclear power conspiracy against the United States.”
byRobert Kraychik20 Mar 2018, 11:54 AM PDT0
South Korean “K-Pop” stars will tour North Korea next month as Seoul continues attempts to soften relations between itself and the rogue communist state.
byBen Kew20 Mar 2018, 11:48 AM PDT0
The Venezuelan foreign ministry has accused the United States of a “crime against humanity” after the Trump administration ordered the banning of Americans from investing in the country’s oil-backed cryptocurrency.
byBen Kew20 Mar 2018, 11:39 AM PDT0
Turkey-linked jihadists from the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL) and al-Qaeda are taking advantage of the Ankara offensive in the besieged Afrin region in northwestern Syria to slaughter Christians and Yazidis, caution several activists.
byEdwin Mora20 Mar 2018, 11:34 AM PDT0
The World Bank has transformed itself from an international financial institution into a prophet of climate fallout, predicting in a new report that more than 143 million people will be forced to migrate by 2050 thanks to climate change.
byThomas D. Williams, Ph.D.20 Mar 2018, 11:14 AM PDT0
Peter Schweizer, president of the Government Accountability Institute, highlighted Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) financial ties to the Chinese government as an example of how politicians monetize political influence while evading financial disclosure regulations.
byRobert Kraychik20 Mar 2018, 10:55 AM PDT0
In a meeting with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman in the White House Tuesday, President Donald Trump did not reveal whether he was considering recertifying the Iran deal when the decision reaches his desk in May, telling reporters, “you’ll see what happens.”
byFrances Martel20 Mar 2018, 10:39 AM PDT0
President Donald Trump called Russian President Vladimir Putin to congratulate him on his reelection, according to the White House and the Kremlin.
byCharlie Spiering20 Mar 2018, 9:18 AM PDT0
Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister criticized the Iran nuclear deal as “flawed” and told reporters the country is “looking at ways in which we can push back” against the Shiite state sponsor of terrorism on Monday, as Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman (MBS) traveled to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump.
byFrances Martel20 Mar 2018, 8:53 AM PDT0
Peter Schweizer, president of the Government Accountability Institute, joined Monday’s edition of SiriusXM’s Breitbart News Tonight to discuss revelations in his latest book, Secret Empires: How the American Political Class Hides Corruption and Enriches Family and Friends, including how former President Barack Obama’s “smash and grab” strategy allowed friends to buy up various companies for “pennies on the dollar” following market devaluations resulting from the Obama administration’s regulatory policies. Some of the ill-gotten funds later found their way into the Obama Foundation.
byRobert Kraychik20 Mar 2018, 8:49 AM PDT0
President Donald Trump sent the Iranian people a Nowruz (New Year) message and blasted the regime’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) for funding terrorism and propping up dictators at the cost of the livelihood of their people at home.
byAdelle Nazarian20 Mar 2018, 8:23 AM PDT0
TEL AVIV – A joint Israeli-Polish Holocaust remembrance ceremony in Poland was canceled after the country’s authorities tried to censor the speech of an Israeli mayor that apparently contained references to Polish participation in atrocities committed during the war.
byDeborah Danan20 Mar 2018, 8:16 AM PDT0
TEL – AVIV – President Donald Trump’s special Middle East envoy slammed Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday for calling the U.S. ambassador to Israel a “son of a dog” and choosing “hateful rhetoric” over bettering the lives of his people.
byDeborah Danan20 Mar 2018, 8:12 AM PDT0
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is being questioned by police in connection with allegations that he received 50 million euros from Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi to finance his 2007 presidential campaign.
byVictoria Friedman20 Mar 2018, 7:45 AM PDT0
The Taliban has expressed a desire to have discussions with the U.S., instead of Kabul, about ending the nearly 17-year war in Afghanistan, despite Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s historic peace offer.
byEdwin Mora20 Mar 2018, 7:36 AM PDT0
The U.S. military in Iraq on Monday said it was downsizing its headquarters staff, as its mission shifts away from supporting Iraqi troops in combat and more towards training.
byKristina Wong20 Mar 2018, 7:29 AM PDT0
Contents: Canada’s Immigration and Refugee Board overwhelmed by migrants crossing border from US; Turkey achieves victory in Afrin, Syria, but Kurds threaten guerilla war
byJohn J. Xenakis20 Mar 2018, 6:13 AM PDT0
President Donald Trump is planning to launch as much as $60 billion in tariffs against China.
byCharlie Spiering20 Mar 2018, 5:24 AM PDT0
Ra’anana became the first city in Israel to have an openly gay mayor on Sunday, when Eitan Ginzburg completed his first full day of work on the job.
byBreitbart Jerusalem20 Mar 2018, 4:58 AM PDT0
The Hamas terror group has accused Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas of seeking to undermine Palestinian unity, following his decision announced on Monday to impose sanctions on the Gaza Strip for the attempted assassination of Rami Hamdallah.
byBreitbart Jerusalem20 Mar 2018, 4:31 AM PDT0
France announced Monday it will investigate the case of an employee of its Jerusalem consulate who was indicted today for allegedly running guns from the Gaza Strip to the West Bank.
byBreitbart Jerusalem20 Mar 2018, 4:00 AM PDT0
There is nothing wrong with tattoos, Pope Francis told a group of young people Monday, urging them to be open to cultural expressions of “belonging.”
byThomas D. Williams, Ph.D.20 Mar 2018, 3:30 AM PDT0
Submerged wreckage of the U.S. Navy’s World War II Atlanta-class light cruiser USS Juneau (CL-52) has been located off the coast of the Solomon Islands.
bySimon Kent20 Mar 2018, 3:17 AM PDT0
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas launched an unprecedentedly scathing attack Monday on US Ambassador to Israel David Friedman, calling him a “son of a dog” and a “settler.”
byBreitbart Jerusalem20 Mar 2018, 2:05 AM PDT0
Our military may very well receive an augmentation straight out of science fiction with a third bionic arm for soldiers.
byNate Church19 Mar 2018, 4:40 PM PDT0
A top Pakistani military spokesman accused India of fueling terrorism “using Afghan soil” in an interview published Sunday, citing alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav currently in Islamabad’s custody as an example.
byEdwin Mora19 Mar 2018, 4:05 PM PDT0
There is only a “scanty residual presence” of jihadists left in Pakistan, claimed a top general who declared last week that Islamabad has extinguished all “organized” terrorist “sanctuaries” in the nation.
byEdwin Mora19 Mar 2018, 3:54 PM PDT0
A few days after declaring he was removed from power in an illegal coup, Zimbabwe’s former dictator Robert Mugabe expressed a desire to meet with his successor, President Emmerson Mnangagwa, to help him “return to legitimacy.”
byJohn Hayward19 Mar 2018, 3:20 PM PDT0
President Donald Trump has banned U.S. citizens from investing in Venezuela’s recently launched state cryptocurrency.
byBen Kew19 Mar 2018, 2:57 PM PDT0
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman defended his anti-corruption crackdown as “extremely necessary” in an interview with Norah O’Donnell of CBS News’ 60 Minutes on Sunday.
byJohn Hayward19 Mar 2018, 1:08 PM PDT0
Chinese Communist ruler Xi Jinping claimed the office of the presidency a second time on Sunday, beginning a term in office that, with term limits on the office repealed, could be the second of an unlimited number in the future.
byFrances Martel19 Mar 2018, 12:52 PM PDT0
A town in the crisis-stricken country of Venezuela has begun issuing its own currency to combat the ludicrous levels of hyperinflation causing general cash shortages.
byBen Kew19 Mar 2018, 12:27 PM PDT0
The Chinese government warned this weekend that it will use “military pressure” against the United States if it does not “correct its mistake” of passing the Taiwan Travel Act, a law that encourages Taiwanese government officials to visit America and vice versa.
byFrances Martel19 Mar 2018, 11:54 AM PDT0
NEW YORK — Numerous officials from John Kerry’s State Department have been fingered for playing roles in the distribution – and in one case, possibly also the compilation – of the largely discredited 35-page anti-Trump dossier.
byAaron Klein19 Mar 2018, 11:53 AM PDT0
President Donald Trump signed the Taiwan Travel Act on Saturday, bringing a round of applause from Taiwanese officials and citizens plus the expected statement of disapproval from China.
byJohn Hayward19 Mar 2018, 11:42 AM PDT0
Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad visited soldiers in the siege stricken area of Eastern Ghouta on Sunday as his forces reportedly appear to be on the verge of reclaiming the area.
byBen Kew19 Mar 2018, 11:31 AM PDT0
As expected, Russian President Vladimir Putin won re-election on Sunday and will evidently claim he passed the magic “70/70” margin he was looking for: winning over 70 percent of the vote with turnout over 70 percent.
byJohn Hayward19 Mar 2018, 11:16 AM PDT0
David P. Goldman, economist, author, and Asia Times columnist whose pen name is “Spengler,” talked to Breitbart News Tonight co-hosts Rebecca Mansour and Joel Pollak Thursday, warning of threats to America’s global position via China’s ascendance in science and technology.
byRobert Kraychik19 Mar 2018, 10:49 AM PDT0
John Franklin Stephens, a man with Down syndrome, told the United Nations that a world without people like him would be “a poorer world, a colder world, a less happy world.”
byThomas D. Williams, Ph.D.19 Mar 2018, 10:33 AM PDT0
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman insisted in an interview with 60 Minutes aired Sunday that he will enact reforms to ensure equality of the sexes, claiming that a Saudi “equal pay” initiative is in the works despite the country not yet allowing women to drive or conduct many basic activities without a male guardian.
byFrances Martel19 Mar 2018, 9:33 AM PDT0
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