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Israel/ Palestine
Trump Dumps Int’l Court of Justice Protocol to avoid Losing to Palestine on Jerusalem

Trump Dumps Int’l Court of Justice Protocol to avoid Losing to Palestine on Jerusalem

AFP

Bolton: “we expect all other parties to abide by their international obligations”

Republican Party
Top Republicans Determined to Confirm Kavanaugh to Supreme Court on Saturday

Top Republicans Determined to Confirm Kavanaugh to Supreme Court on Saturday

AFP

Washington (AFP) – Top Republicans voiced confidence Thursday that Brett Kavanaugh will be confirmed to the US Supreme Court this weekend, as they asserted that an FBI probe had found nothing to support sexual assault allegations against President Donald Trump’s nominee. “Judge Kavanaugh should be confirmed on Saturday,” Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa, the chairman […]

Iran
UN Court tells US to Ease Iran Sanctions in PR Blow for Trump, but US Defies Court

UN Court tells US to Ease Iran Sanctions in PR Blow for Trump, but US Defies Court

AFP

By Jan HENNOP, Danny KEMP, with Shaun Tandon in Washington The Hague (AFP) – The UN’s top court ordered the United States on Wednesday to lift sanctions on humanitarian goods for Iran, in a stinging rebuke for the Trump administration which nonetheless made clear the decision would change nothing. Tehran declared victory after the International […]

Donald Trump
New York considers investigating Trump for Tax Fraud

New York considers investigating Trump for Tax Fraud

AFP

The president could Face Astronomical Civil Fines

Iran
France Accuses Iran of Bomb Plot near Paris

France Accuses Iran of Bomb Plot near Paris

AFP

by Adam PLOWRIGHT and Valerie LEROUX | – Paris (AFP) – France has accused Iran’s intelligence ministry of being behind a foiled plot to bomb an exiled opposition group near the French capital in a move that risks straining already complicated ties between Paris and Tehran. The French government announced Tuesday it was freezing assets […]

Saudi Arabia
Saudi Dissident Journalist Khashoggi Visits Saudi Consulate in Istanbul then Disappears

Saudi Dissident Journalist Khashoggi Visits Saudi Consulate in Istanbul then Disappears

AFP

Washington (AFP) – A veteran Saudi journalist who has been critical of the government has gone missing after visiting the kingdom’s consulate in Istanbul on Tuesday, the Washington Post reported. Jamal Khashoggi, who writes opinion pieces for the Post, has not been seen since entering the consulate in the afternoon, according to his fiance who […]

Supreme Court
Eisen calls “Cover-Up” as Charges swirl Trump is Micro-Managing FBI Kavanaugh Inquiry

Eisen calls “Cover-Up” as Charges swirl Trump is Micro-Managing FBI Kavanaugh Inquiry

AFP

“it is malpractice for WH to rule out Swetnick, Yale boozing”

Israel/ Palestine
Palestine Sues in Int’l Court of Justice to stop Trump move of Embassy to Contested Jerusalem

Palestine Sues in Int’l Court of Justice to stop Trump move of Embassy to Contested Jerusalem

AFP

The ICJ was asked to declare that moving the embassy to occupied Jerusalem constituted a violation of the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations

Israel/ Palestine
Israeli Authorities call Real Madrid Team Indirect Terrorists for giving Ahed Tamimi a Shirt

Israeli Authorities call Real Madrid Team Indirect Terrorists for giving Ahed Tamimi a Shirt

AFP

According to top Spanish sports daily Marca, she was offered a Real Madrid jersey and posed for photos with Emilio Butragueno

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