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Syria, Save the Children
says 61 children killed in Idlib
The Real
Plight of Idlib’s Civilians:
The rebel forces that
control Idlib are strongly dominated
by the al-Qaeda affiliate known as
Hai’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and its
allies.
Syria: Displaced and hungry
in Idlib makeshift camp
US-led coalition airstrikes
destroyed Raqqa. I met the women
we've abandoned there.
Russia Intercepts U.S. Spy
Plane in 'Dangerous' Maneuver Off
Syrian Coast
6 IS militants killed in
airstrike in western Iraq
Turkey says will not leave
Iraq until every last "terrorist" is
killed
Yemeni child killed by
Houthi sniper in Taiz ; Report
Saudi-led air strikes
destroyed nearly 400 hospitals in
Yemen
Yemen’s
Houthis claim to take positions in
Saudi Arabia:
Yemen’s Houthi rebel group
on Wednesday claimed to have
captured 20 military positions
inside Saudi Arabia’s southwestern
Najran province, reports Anadolu
Agency.
French arms sales up 30
percent in 2018, Saudi a top buyer
U.S. lawmakers to push back
against Trump on Saudi weapons sales
US approved
transfer of nuclear expertise to
Riyadh after Khashoggi murder:
Approvals allow US
companies to discuss and work on
nuclear-related projects in the Gulf
kingdom
Iran: Rouhani welcomes
developing relations with Qatar
Manufacturing
consent for war on Iran:
Iran "could"
make nuclear weapon in 6-8 months,
says former IAEA deputy:
Here's why
the US aircraft carrier sent to
confront Iran isn't sailing up to
its doorstep:
The USS Abraham Lincoln aircraft
carrier is hanging back outside the
Persian Gulf
The United States Cannot
Isolate Iran Without Turkey
Israeli police attack Muslim
worshipers at Aqsa Mosque
3 children a month in Gaza
disabled for life: World Health
Organisation
Israel Cannot
Escape ICC Jurisdiction:
“Any attempt to target American,
Israeli, or allied personnel for
prosecution will be met with a swift
and vigorous response,” Trump said
Egypt: Eight soldiers killed
in raid on Sinai checkpoint
At least 4 killed in
militant attacks in Egypt’s Sinai
AFRICA
‘At least 100’ protesters
killed in Sudan by Janjaweed as
reports of rapes emerge:
Remember The Darfur
Genocide? With Saudi Help, One of
the Killer Commanders There Is
Taking Over Sudan
Sudan paramilitaries threw
dead protesters into Nile, doctors
say
Islamic State kills 13 in
east Congo's Ebola zone
Ebola outbreak in eastern
DRC reaches 2,000 cases
3 civilians killed in
attacks in Cameroon’s restive
Anglophone region
EU responsibility for Libyan
migrant deaths ‘established beyond
doubt,’ lawyers say
ASIA
Clashes,
attacks claim lives during fasting
month in Afghanistan
: Five civilians were
killed and 10 others sustained
injuries as a roadside bomb blast
targeted a mini-bus in the western
edge of Kabul city.
Watch: One Bomb. 11 Children
Killed. And the Evidence That
Implicates the US
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China issues travel alert
for US, warns of ‘harassment’ of its
citizens there
US-China trade war to cost
$455bn in lost output, says IMF
Trump Administration Readies
a $2 Billion Taiwan Arms Package
EUROPE
Russia, China to sign
agreement on payments in national
currencies, says decree
Brace For Impact: Italy
Poised To Launch Euro Parallel
Currency
‘He’s a negative force!’:
Trump rejected meeting with Labour
Party’s Jeremy Corbyn
Trump wavers after saying
NHS must be on table in US-UK trade
talks
Trump mistakes thousands of
London protesters for well-wishers
These Photos Show How
Londoners Protested Trump's State
Visit To The UK
Donald Trump statue: Robot
of US president on toilet appears in
Trafalgar Square
American taxpayers to pay
millions in luxury hotel costs from
Trump's London visit: report
Ford to announce UK engine
plant closure: ITV
Trump stirs Irish hosts with
‘BORDER WALL’ comment on N. Ireland
Facebook’s new public policy
manager for Ukraine is nationalist
hawk who volunteered with fascist
party during US-backed coup
Swedish Gov't Intends to Ban
Religious Schools, Except Jewish
AUSTRALASIA
At Least 4 Killed in
Shooting in Australian City of
Darwin
Outcry as Australian police
search public broadcaster;
The leading journalists'
union in the country said the two
raids represented a "disturbing
pattern of assaults on Australian
press freedom".
'The AFP have just realised
I'm live tweeting': ABC journalist
lays bare police raid
Australian journalist's home
raided over spying report
Australian media decry raids
on national broadcaster ABC and News
Corp
Frightened and displaced,
Papua children haunted by conflict
AMERICAS
US bans cruise ships from
Cuba in warning over support for
Venezuela Government
Russia will provide
assistance to Cuba as one of its
main regional allies — official
Deutsche Bank confiscates 20
tons of Venezuelan gold after
default on swap agreement
Russia denies withdrawing
specialists from Venezuela, says
cooperation is set to expand
Washington
Doubles Down on its Military
Intervention Script in Venezuela:
Extreme elements in Caracas
and Washington are increasingly
agitating for U.S. military
intervention.
U.S. Prepares Sanctions to
Block Food Program for Millions of
Venezuelans
China, Russia Will Support
Stabilization in Venezuela: Putin
Brazil's Bolsonaro formally
recognizes Venezuelan opposition
envoy
Canada closes
its embassy in Venezuela:
Canada will also be
"evaluating the status" of
Venezuelan diplomats to Canada
appointed by President Nicolas
Maduro.
Gov't Study Says Haitian
President Embezzled Development
Funds
Honduras deploys security
forces as doctors and teachers
demand president's resignation
US Troops Arrive in
Guatemala to Boost Border Security -
Minister
Customs and Border
Protection officials Confirm 2 More
Migrants’ Deaths in Recent Days
Mexico officials intercept
about 1,000 migrants on highway
Before Trump Threat, Mexico
Agreed on Migrant Detention Target
Humanitarian Facing 20 Years
in Prison for Giving Water to
Migrants in Arizona Desert
The real cost
of Trump’s tariffs on Mexico,
explained;
Trump’s tariffs on Mexican
products could cost American
families up to $900 each.
Republicans threaten revolt,
may block Trump's Mexico tariffs
Americans For Prosperity
calls on Congress to block Trump's
tariffs on Mexico
Bernie Sanders Slams Walmart
Over 'Starvation Wages' at Firm's
Shareholder Event
Job growth screeches to a
near halt in May, with private
payrolls up just 27,000
Shanahan declines to punish
senior officers in Niger ambush
Poll: Americans view fake
news as a bigger problem than
terrorism
Muslim
lawmaker shares chilling hate mail:
White nationalist attacks
should be prosecuted as terrorism,
lawmakers say
Watchdog says
FBI has access to about 640M
photographs:
640 million photographs —
including from driver’s licenses,
passports and mugshots — that can be
searched using facial recognition
technology.
House Democrats propose
$4,500 pay raise for Congress