North Korea shows off the firepower of its million-strong army as nuclear tensions rise

Tensions rose in the Korean peninsula as North Korea conducted live-fire artillery drills on Tuesday – with displays showing off the military strength of North Korea’s million-strong army.

Hundreds of tanks lined up in the eastern coastal town of Wonsan, to mark the 85th anniversary of the founding of its Korean People’s Army.

Dictator Kim Jong-Un saluted troops as 300 large-calibre artillery pieces fired – in what official state media described as the ‘largest ever’ combined live-fire drills.

Read More at  - http://metro.co.uk/2017/04/26/north-korea-shows-off-the-firepower-of-its-million-strong-army-as-nuclear-tensions-rise-6598915/

North Korea shows off the firepower of its million-strong army as nuclear tensions rise

Tensions rose in the Korean peninsula as North Korea conducted live-fire artillery drills on Tuesday – with displays showing off the military strength of North Korea’s million-strong army.

Hundreds of tanks lined up in the eastern coastal town of Wonsan, to mark the 85th anniversary of the founding of its Korean People’s Army.

Dictator Kim Jong-Un saluted troops as 300 large-calibre artillery pieces fired – in what official state media described as the ‘largest ever’ combined live-fire drills.

Read More at  - http://metro.co.uk/2017/04/26/north-korea-shows-off-the-firepower-of-its-million-strong-army-as-nuclear-tensions-rise-6598915/

North Korea 'ready to sink' US aircraft carrier in Korean Peninsula

An American carrier group led by the USS Carl Vinson is expected to arrive on the Korean Peninsula "within days".

North Korea has warned it is prepared to sink an American aircraft carrier, as Japanese navy vessels joined a US "armada" for exercises in the western Pacific.

The USS Carl Vinson carrier strike group was ordered to head towards the Korean Peninsula as tensions rose over Pyongyang's nuclear and missile ambitions.

US vice-president Mike Pence has said it should arrive "within days" after it carried out a short training exercise with Australian forces.

Read more - http://news.sky.com/story/north-korea-ready-to-sink-us-aircraft-carrier-10847828

TEMPLE REBUILDING BIRTH PAINS:- Record Numbers of Jews Ascend Temple Mount in Jerusalem During Passover 2017

A record number of Jews — approximately 1,600 — visited the Temple Mount in Jerusalem during the seven-day Passover holiday this year, breaking last year’s record of 1,015 during the same time, according to non-profit organisation Yirah.

Additionally, a record number of Jewish visits to the Temple Mount in a single day — 495 — also occurred during the Passover holiday. That exceeded the previous record of 448 visits set during last year’s Sukkot festivities.

The highest number of Jewish visits to the Temple Mount was also set during Sukkot 2016, with 1,611 recorded visits to the site.

The Jordanian Islamic Waqf tightly controls access to the Temple Mount, Judaism’s holiest site, under an arrangement established following the 1967 Six-Day War, when Israel gained control of the area. Non-Muslim visitors are only allowed to ascend during very specific times during the week and the entrance may be closed without notice, even when scheduled to be open.

The status quo currently maintained at the sensitive hilltop compound forbids non-Muslim prayer and open demonstrations of worship.

TEMPLE REBUILDING BIRTH PAINS:- Record Numbers of Jews Ascend Temple Mount in Jerusalem During Passover 2017

A record number of Jews — approximately 1,600 — visited the Temple Mount in Jerusalem during the seven-day Passover holiday this year, breaking last year’s record of 1,015 during the same time, according to non-profit organisation Yirah.

Additionally, a record number of Jewish visits to the Temple Mount in a single day — 495 — also occurred during the Passover holiday. That exceeded the previous record of 448 visits set during last year’s Sukkot festivities.

The highest number of Jewish visits to the Temple Mount was also set during Sukkot 2016, with 1,611 recorded visits to the site.

The Jordanian Islamic Waqf tightly controls access to the Temple Mount, Judaism’s holiest site, under an arrangement established following the 1967 Six-Day War, when Israel gained control of the area. Non-Muslim visitors are only allowed to ascend during very specific times during the week and the entrance may be closed without notice, even when scheduled to be open.

The status quo currently maintained at the sensitive hilltop compound forbids non-Muslim prayer and open demonstrations of worship.

Nice Airport evacuated due to bombe scar - Terminal 2 shut down

Officials are investigating reports of a "suspicious package" that has been found at the airport in the south of France.

The country is currently on high alert after a series of terror-related events with the city the scene of a previous incident when a 19 tonne cargo truck was deliberately driven into crowds celebrating Bastille Day on the Promenade des Anglais which resulted in the deaths of 86 people and injured a further 434.

Nice Airport evacuated due to bombe scar - Terminal 2 shut down

Officials are investigating reports of a "suspicious package" that has been found at the airport in the south of France.

The country is currently on high alert after a series of terror-related events with the city the scene of a previous incident when a 19 tonne cargo truck was deliberately driven into crowds celebrating Bastille Day on the Promenade des Anglais which resulted in the deaths of 86 people and injured a further 434.