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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday urged the UN Security Council to take action against Hezbollah tunnels dug under the Israel border from Lebanon. Speaking ahead of a Security Council session on the issue, Netanyahu said the UN presence in … Read More

WSJ says Saudi effort to forge ties with Israel is sputtering after crown prince was implicated in journalist’s murder. Prince Mohammed’s role has weakened after Khashoggi’s murder, the Wall Street Journal wrote [File: Sergio Moraes/ Reuters] A covert US-backed initiative … Read More

Nikki Haley, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, spoke for the last time at the monthly Security Council meeting, saying Tuesday that the world body is “hopelessly biased” against Israel. U.N. sceenshot (UPI) — Nikki Haley, the U.S. ambassador to … Read More

Saudi Arabia’s Council of Ministers, chaired by King Salman, on Tuesday approved the state budget for the fiscal year 2019, the Center for International Communication said in a statement. Public spending in this budget is envisaged at SAR 1.106 trillion, … Read More

In this Thursday, Dec. 13, 2018 photo, UN peacekeepers hold their flag while standing next to Hezbollah and Lebanese flags, at the site where Israeli excavators are working, near the southern border village of Mays al-Jabal, Lebanon   AP Photo/Hussein Malla … Read More

(CNN) They just wanted to give their niece a toy that matched their reality, but their makeshift doll set may be on its way to bringing more diversity to toy aisles everywhere. “They look exactly like you!” Natalie, 8, shouted with … Read More

The country is no stranger to its energy industry blowing in the political wind Politics has bedevilled Iran’s energy sector ever since the Iranian Revolution of 1978-9, but even as far back as the premiership of Mohammad Mossadegh in the … Read More

Both Israel and the Palestinians claim Jerusalem as their capital  – AHMAD GHARABLI (AFP/File) Both Israel and the Palestinians claim Jerusalem as their capital. The Arab League on Tuesday adopted a resolution calling on Australia and Brazil to “abide by international … Read More

In a gaggle with a small group of journalists on Tuesday, U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley told me that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has been “careless at times” and “has to lose the thuggish nature … Read More

Berlin is changing. That’s nothing new, of course, but even as integration challenges have resulted in crime in some neighborhoods, others are trying to find ways to avoid the stasis that comes with gentrification. Success is uncertain. Berlin, where the … Read More

Two days after warning Canada of “grave consequences” if it did not immediately release Meng Wanzhou, chief financial officer (CFO) of China’s tech giant Huawei and daughter of its founder, China arrested two Canadians. Last Thursday, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman … Read More

An Interview with George Szamuely. Hungarian scholar George Szamuely tells Ann Garrison that he sees a 70 percent chance of combat between NATO and Russia following the incident in the Kerch Strait and that it is being fueled by Russia-gate. … Read More

SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea on Sunday condemned the U.S. administration for stepping up sanctions and pressure on the nuclear-armed country, warning of a return to “exchanges of fire” and that disarming Pyongyang could be blocked forever. The North’s stinging … Read More

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