Fighting continues in Syria as world leaders gather

World leaders have renewed their calls for a cessation of hostilities in Syria after meeting in Vienna, hoping to restart peace talks aimed at halting Syria’s civil war.

The meeting in the Austrian capital on Tuesday was led by John Kerry, US secretary of state; Sergey Lavrov, Russia’s foreign minister; and Staffan de Mistura, UN special envoy to Syria, as well as other leaders from the 17-nation International Syria Support Group (ISSG).

RUSSIA READY FOR WAR!

MOSCOW — As American and allied officials celebrated the opening of a long-awaited missile defense system in Europe with a ribbon cutting and a band, the reaction in Russia on Thursday was much bleaker and suggested the system had raised the risks of a nuclear war.

Russian officials, including Vladimir Putin, also known as “Vladimir the Ruthless” reiterated their position that the American-built missile defense shield compromised Russia’s security, and could be used for launching a quick, devastating first strike against Russia.

Shock claim Planet 9 wiped out life on Earth before…and will again

Planet Nine – a new “Super Earth” planet found lurking at the edge of the Solar System in January – triggers comet showers that bomb life on Earth into oblivion, Daniel Whitmire, of the University of Louisiana, claims.

The respected former astrophysics professor claims the ice giant knocks space rocks towards Earth as its 20,000-year orbit around the Sun takes it through the Kuiper Belt – a band of asteroids, comets and ice balls beyond Pluto.