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Arab League to lobby U.N. to recognize Palestinian state

Sun Jan 7, 2018 08:05:09

Arab states will soon embark on a diplomatic drive to persuade the United Nations to recognize a Palestinian state with East Quds as its capital on territory captured by Israel in the 1967 war, Jordan’s Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi said.

Twitter will not mute world leaders - after calls to remove Trump´s timeline

Sat Jan 6, 2018 13:32:27

Twitter has said it will not block world leaders or remove their “controversial tweets” amid calls to remove US president Donald Trump from the platform.

White House in talks with Congress on a 'fix' to stay in Iran deal: Tillerson

Sat Jan 6, 2018 12:32:24

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson says the White House is actively working with congressional leaders to find a legislative "fix" to the Iran nuclear agreement so that the United States would remain in the multi-nation accord.

A VERY 'big, beautiful wall'! Trump seeks $18 billion to extend border wall by 316 miles over 10 years

Sat Jan 6, 2018 11:45:30

The Trump administration has proposed spending $18 billion over 10 years to significantly extend the border wall with Mexico, providing one of its most detailed blueprints of how the president hopes to carry out a signature campaign pledge.

Pakistan PM calls US aid 'insignificant' as Trump threatens to cut it off

Sat Jan 6, 2018 10:40:56

Shahid Khaqan Abbasi says Pakistan is a leader in fighting terror after Trump warns he could withhold funding over country’s ‘lies and deceit’

CES kicks off with no lead women speakers or code of conduct

Sat Jan 6, 2018 10:36:28

The technology industry’s premier annual gathering kicks off next week with no women leading the keynote sessions and no code of conduct that might prevent incidents of sexual harassment, despite efforts by organizers to cast the show as a more inclusive event.

Trump World frustrated, angry over new book

Sat Jan 6, 2018 09:35:38

Allies of President Trump are aghast at the damage caused by a new book that paints a picture of a chaotic, dysfunctional and incompetent early months of the Trump administration.

U.S. official denies that funds for Palestinian refugees frozen

Sat Jan 6, 2018 08:08:30

The United States has frozen $125 million in funding for a U.N. agency that provides aid to Palestinian refugees, Axios news site reported on Friday, but a State Department official said no decision had been made on the payment.

Russia urges U.S. not to interfere in Iran's "domestic affairs"

Thu Jan 4, 2018 17:07:07

Moscow also believes the nuclear deal, undermined by Donald Trump, is not to be corrected.

Two Russian servicemen killed in Syria mortar attack

Thu Jan 4, 2018 14:19:53

Russia's defence ministry on Thursday said two servicemen were killed in a mortar attack by terrorist in Syria on New Year's Eve, but denied media reports seven military planes were destroyed.