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Nikki Haley in farewell talk: U.N. ‘hopelessly biased’ on Israel
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 the United Nations, described the world body as “hopelessly biased” against Israel on Tuesday in…
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Israel, US demand UN action against Hezbollah, Lebanon for attack tunnels
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 As the United Nations security council is set to convene Wednesday to discuss recently discovered…
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A couple inspires toy-maker Mattel to consider creating a same-sex Barbie wedding set
(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 excitement when she opened the same-sex couple doll set her uncles gave her. Matt Jacobi…
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Iran sanctions cycle set to repeat
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 1950s. Development of the country’s vast oil, and especially gas, reserves has progressed during periods…
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Nikki Haley: Mohammed bin Salman ‘has to lose’ his ‘thuggish nature’
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 in which he has been acting.” Haley’s robust comments go further than other Trump administration…
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North Korea condemns U.S. sanctions, warns denuclearization at risk
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 response came after the United States said on Monday it had introduced sanctions on three…
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Alert: High Tension After Russia Attacked Ukraine, U.S. And NATO Weight Options
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Flooding rain, severe storms to aim for southeastern US, including areas buried under snow
While the storm moving into the eastern United States will be warmer when compared to last weekend’s storm, it may create trouble in the South in the form of flooding as rain and thunderstorms into the weekend. Wet stretch ahead for southeastern US In areas where there is little or no snow on the ground,…
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