Millions of people are without power and several states are next in line The Independent Clark Mindock, Andrew Buncombe 11 September, 2017 Florida has been pounded hard by what President Donald Trump called “some big monster”, as Hurricane Irma tore into the state, leaving a trail of damage and death ...

SANA 7 September, 2017 Damascus, SANA-  General Command of the Army and Armed Forces affirmed that the Israeli warplanes fired several rockets from the Lebanese airspace at 02:42 a.m. on Thursday targeting one of the Syrian military posts near Massyaf, killing two army personnel and causing material damage to the ...

Parasites such as lice and fleas are crucial to ecosystems, scientists say, and extinctions could lead to unpredictable invasions The Guardian Damian Carrington 6 September, 2017 Climate change could wipe out a third of all parasite species on Earth, according to the most comprehensive analysis to date. Tapeworms, roundworms, ticks, ...

The Washington Post By Liz Sly 5 September, 2017 BEIRUT — The Syrian army broke a three-year siege by the Islamic State on an enclave of the eastern Syrian city of Deir al-Zour on Tuesday, offering a fresh boost to the fortunes of President Bashar al-Assad and his once-flagging army. ...

The Washington Post By Brian McNoldy and Jason Samenow 5 September, 2017 Hurricane Irma is an “extremely dangerous” Category 5, barreling toward the northern Lesser Antilles and Southern Florida. It’s already the strongest hurricane ever recorded outside the Caribbean and the Gulf of Mexico, and it’s likely to make landfall somewhere in Florida ...

NORTH Korea’s missiles could strike the heart of Europe “sooner than expected”, France’s defence minister has warned. Express 6 September, 2017 In a chilling warning Emmanuel Macron’s defence minister Florence Parly said Europe could be within range of Kim Jong-un’s nuclear missiles. Pyongyang sparked worldwide fear on Sunday with its ...

Iranian authorities claim both defence systems and ‘combat capabilities’ will be increased in the next few years amid escalating tensions with US over ballistics programmes The Independent Bethan McKernan 5 September, 2017 Iran has tested its first ever long-range missile defence system amid tensions with the US over its weapons ...

Astronomers find evidence of enormous black hole one hundred thousand times more massive than the sun in a gas cloud near the galaxy’s centre The Guardian Ian Sample 4 September, 2017 An enormous black hole one hundred thousand times more massive than the sun has been found hiding in a ...

The Moscow-born former Trump associate’s name emerged in leaked emails – and he tells the Guardian to expect ‘many more stories’ about him to come   The Guardian Stephanie Kirchgaessner and Julian Borger 31 August, 2017 Felix Sater, a Moscow-born businessman now at the centre of the Trump-Russia affair, says ...

At last a genuine alternative to chaos is emerging – but never forget who it was who plunged Britain into the mire in the first place The Guardian Owen Jones 31 August, 2017 “We’re clearing up Labour’s mess”: that was the Tory refrain deployed against the electorate until its ears ...