Ukraine Deal: NATO leaders are scheduled to meet today in Wales to discuss a variety of issues, including the Ukraine crisis and possibly to establish a quick-reaction force to defend members in Eastern Europe. They are becoming increasingly irritated by …

Number Two: ISIS militants have beheaded a second American journalist who was captured in Syria. The extremist organization released a video of the killing of Steven Sotloff, 31, captured in Syria in 2013. The execution appears to have been carried …

Somalia Strike: The US has carried out a military strike against the Shabab extremist network in Somalia. The target is believed to be a senior Shabab operative. The details have not been released, but it may have been a drone …

Ebola: Senegal has confirmed its first case of Ebola, making it the fifth West African country hit by the epidemic. The patient had travelled from Guinea despite having been infected. At least 1,500 people have died in the epidemic that …

Ukraine: With some serious military setbacks at the hands of Russian troops and Russian-backed rebels, Ukraine President Petro Poroshenko said “I think that we are very close to the point of no return. Point of no return is full-scale war.” …

Third Front: As Russian troops help rebels carve out Ukraine territory, the European Union is meeting to discuss stiffer sanctions. European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said, “The opening of new fronts and use of regular Russian forces is not …

Third Front: Ukraine is re-instituting the military draft to bulk up its army and President Obama says the US will ratchet the pressure to get Russia to back away from eastern Ukraine. President Obama said, “The violence is encouraged by …

Third Front: The Ukraine government and Western military officials say Russia has opened a third front with a “stealth” invasion in the area of Novoazovsk on the Sea of Azov. Armor, artillery, and infantry that crossed the border from Russia …

Israel/Gaza: Israel and Gaza have agreed to yet another ceasefire, an open-ended deal that ends 50 days of bloody fighting and gives Hamas little of what it went to war to win. Hamas declared victory and people celebrated with gunfire …

The Caliphate: In a move that could be the precursor to airstrikes inside Syria, President Obama has authorized surveillance flights over positions of the ISIS militants in Syria. Actual air strikes would have to be planned to hit ISIS without …