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MIDDLE EAST
18 Daesh terrorists killed in
twin army ops in N. Iraq
Top Iraqi scholar rejects
Trump's plan for 'US base' in Iraq
By law or force: Iraq's Shiite
armed groups vow to oust US troops.
Iraq PM: We will not take part
in sanctions on Iran
Armed men blow up gas tanker
truck in Iran, policeman killed - Mehr
'Get out of Syria,' Iran tells
U.S.
One soldier killed, another
wounded in shelling by militants in
Syria
Russia tells Turkey to rein in
hardline rebels in Syria
Trump Predicts All ISIS
Territory Will Be Cleared Next Week
ISIS is still
active and infiltrating new territory
through affiliates, according to US
military:
Donald Trump has claimed victory over
ISIS but his advisers have walked back
that claim
Isis leader
believed to have fled coup attempt by
his own fighters
: The Isis leader, Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi,
survived a coup attempt last month
launched by foreign fighters
UN: Khashoggi murder
'perpetrated' by Saudi officials
Retaliatory Raids
Kill, Injure over 250 Militants in Jizan:
Yemeni Source: At least 250
Saudi-backed militants, including
ringleaders, were killed and injured by
Yemen’s army
Yemeni army commander killed in
battle against Houthi rebels near Saudi
border
American-made weaponry in Yemen
is being transferred to Al-Qaeda and
Iran-backed rebels, a top general said
on Tuesday
Conjoined twins born in Yemen
need treatment abroad to survive
Palestinian prisoner dies of
medical negligence in Israel custody
Disloyal Israeli Arabs Should Be
Beheaded : Foreign Minister
US Senate
approves anti-BDS bill:
The US Senate has
passed legislation that would allow
state and local governments to sanction
those who support boycotts, divesture
and sanctions against Israel.
US Court Throws
Out Lawsuit Against Academic Boycott Of
Israel:
The ruling is a
significant blow to efforts by Israel
lobby groups to use courts to harass,
intimidate and silence supporters of
Palestinian rights in US universities –
a tactic known as lawfare.
Israel Top Court Liable For War
Crimes For Forcibly Transferring
Palestinians: Rights Group
Austrian President Refuses to
Recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s Capital
‘No place for
Israeli athletes in Malaysia,’ prime
minister
: Malaysia refusing to issue entry visas
for the Israeli swimming team.
US blocks UN
Security Council statement on Hebron
monitors:
The text warned Israel that it
has an obligation under international
law "to protect the Palestinian civilian
population in Hebron"
Israeli Election Committee Chief
Warns of Foreign Meddling
'Russia Doesn't
Interfere': Kremlin Shrugs Off Israeli
Warning on Election Meddling:
Shin Bet chief warned a
'foreign country' intends to meddle in
upcoming election
AFRICA
10 separatists killed, six
soldiers wounded in Cameroon clash –
Official
Libya: 6 Doctors, Patients
Killed in Raging Libya War
Forces loyal to Libyan commander
Khalifa Haftar take over El Sharara
oilfield
Egypt secretly
backs Gaddafi’s son in Libya elections;
Egypt is reported to have led covert
efforts to support Saif Al-Islam
Gaddafi, son of the late Libyan leader
Muammar Gaddafi, in the upcoming
presidential elections in Libya slated
for later this year.
Inside the Secretive US Air Campaign In
Somalia:
Since Trump took office,
figuring out whom the US is killing and
why has become nearly impossible.
ASIA
Taliban: Half of US troops to leave
Afghanistan by May 1
:
The U.S. military said it has
received no orders to begin packing up.
Joint Declaration
Issued After Moscow Talks:
All parties in this conference
have agreed that a dignified and lasting
peace is the aspiration of all the
people of Afghanistan and this principle
has been achieved in Moscow.
EUROPE
Russia to US:
Destroy Tomahawk launchpads & attack
drones to return to INF compliance
Top Russian diplomat blasts US for
failing to furnish evidence of INF
violations:
Lavrov says Washington
has so far not provided a single shred
of evidence to prove that Russia had
violated the INF Treaty
Survey shows Timoshenko as
frontrunner in Ukraine's presidential
election
Tusk warns of 'special place in
hell' for those who backed Brexit
without a plan
Theresa May's
demands to renegotiate Brexit deal
rejected by EU:
Theresa May's demand to reopen
negotiations on her Brexit deal has been
officially rejected by the European
Union.
May and Juncker
announce more talks to break deadlock:
The EU would be open to adding
words to the non-binding future
relations document that goes with the
withdrawal agreement, following their
meeting.
French, German farmers destroy
crops after GMOs found in Bayer seeds
GLOBE
UN experts urge UK to honour
rights obligations and let Mr. Julian
Assange leave Ecuador embassy in London
freely
Melting ice sheets may soon
unleash 'climate chaos': Study
Global warming could exceed 1.5C
within five years
Facebook was clobbered by a
landmark EU ruling that could mean major
changes to the way it does business
AMERICAS
Brazil's ex-president Lula
convicted in second corruption case
Brazil: Bolsonaro Ready to
Terminate the 'More Doctors' Program
UCA report says 33.6% of
Argentines are living below poverty line
New Protests in
Argentina Over Rising Poverty. Macri: 'I
Was Too Optimistic':
Feb. 7 starts a series of major
union protests in Argentina against
President Macri's austerity measures
that have decreased spending power by 17
percent.
Refugee Caravan Detained Near
Texas Border by Mexico
Mexico to send police and
military force of 10,200 to 17 murder
hot spots
Pentagon Sends Troops to Texas
Border as Trump Again Raises Fears About
Refugees
Cost of US troops being deployed
to Mexico border could reach $1bn, Trump
administration admits
Arizona City
Officials Demand Government Remove Razor
Wire from Border Wall;
The City Council of Nogales,
Arizona, adopted a resolution on
Wednesday "condemning the use of
concertina wire as an indiscriminate use
of lethal force by the federal
government."
Poll: Trump voters will mutiny
if the wall isn't built, faces 43
percent drop in support
Ocasio-Cortez wipes away a tear
as she vows to defund ICE over death of
7-year-old migrant and claims Trump
hates ALL immigrants
Mexico, Uruguay Initiative for Venezuela
Dialogue Begins:
European and Latin American
leaders will gather Thursday in the
Uruguayan capital of Montevideo to
discuss plan to solve the deepening
political situation in Venezuela, but
will steer clear of direct intervention.
Venezuela
opposition plans to get oil money from
U.S. fund:
Venezuela’s opposition on
Wednesday said it would use a U.S.-based
fund to receive some of the country’s
oil income in a key step to bankroll its
efforts to dislodge President Nicolas
Maduro.
Venezuela Authorities Discover
Cache of US-Made Weapons Amid
Slow-Rolling US Coup
U.N. warns against politicizing
humanitarian aid in Venezuela
Trump says he listens to Marco
Rubio’s guidance on Venezuela :
Venezuela ready to counter US
military: ambassador
Moscow still supports Maduro —
Kremlin
'Take
John Bolton to The Hague!': Peace
Activists Protest Outside National
Security Advisor's Home
Latinos in The U.S. Demonstrate
Against U.S. Intervention in Venezuela
Propaqganda alert:
Pompeo says
Hezbollah is active in Venezuela (video):
“People don’t recognize that Hezbollah
has active cells. The Iranians are
impacting the people of Venezuela,”
Pompeo
Canada to shelter
victims of slavery in Libya
; Canada is willing to receive
about 750 victims of slavery in Libya
over the coming two years,
Trump speech
angers Democrats as expected but caters
to American Jews:
Trump's cry against a concocted
socialist conspiracy emulated
Netanyahu's trusted tactics of division
and incitement
Trump Furious As Schiff Hires
Former NSC Staffers To Work On
Investigation
Unbowed by Trump, Democrats
charge ahead with investigations
Democrats Kick Off Battle For
Trump Tax Returns In Thursday Hearing
House
Intelligence Committee votes to send
Russia probe transcripts to Mueller
Apple Gives Deep State Access To
Roger Stone’s iCloud Account
Federal prosecutors subpoena
venture capitalist who gave $1.1 million
to Trump inauguration despite funneling
cash to Clinton before she lost
Netflix paid NOTHING in federal
or state taxes in 2018 despite posting
record profits of $845million - and even
got a $22million rebate
U.S. Home Sales
Are Plummeting And Nobody’s Sure Why:
Rejections for mortgages and
refinancing applications have,
unfathomably, shot up to record levels.
Nearly one in every two
millennials in New York state owes
student loan debt
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