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MIDDLE EAST
Fighting
kills 43 in Syria:
Clashes between Syrian
government forces and rebels
yesterday killed 43 fighters in the
country's northwest
Syria: 'I
can't express what I saw':
Children
killed in Idlib air raid: Activists
say several civilians killed on
Tuesday as government-led attacks
intensify in Idlib, Hama provinces.
Idlib air raids kill several
amid heaviest fighting in months
Gunmen kill three policemen
near Iraq’s Kirkuk
US-led coalition aircraft
drop food, medicine to Daesh
remnants in western Iraq: Report
Trump's latest pardon is an
implicit endorsement of war crimes
9 killed in fighting between
gov't forces, Houthis in SE Yemen
U.S. kills 3 "suspected"
al-Qaida members in eastern Yemen
The Kidney Brokers: Yemeni
organs sold for $5,000 in Egypt
Manufacturing
consent for war on Iran:
B-52 bombers
to be part of U.S. forces sent to
Middle East
Iran FM Zarif: US sanctions
are 'economic terrorism'
'No other
way': Iran to reduce commitments to
nuclear deal:
State media says Iran will
reduce compliance to accord as other
parties have failed to 'live up to
their commitments'.
France suggests Europe will
reimpose sanctions if Iran reneges
on deal
As the US
pushes Iran to the brink, Tehran may
need to get tough:
With the US sanctions and
pressures intensifying, and
Europeans failing to provide
assurances, Iran’s patience is
running out
Manufacturing
consent for war on Iran:
Israel passed
White House intelligence on possible
Iran plot:
Manufacturing
consent for war on Iran:
Iran moving
ballistic missiles by boat, US
officials say
Palestinian
Leaders Give Israel a Week to
Fulfill Gaza Cease-fire Commitments;
Fighting will resume within
the next few weeks if Israel doesn't
take steps to lift the blockade on
Gaza, Palestinian leaders warn
In pictures: Palestinians in
Gaza return to shattered homes
Palestinian
Authority: Israeli aggression a
prelude for passing Trump's plan:
Netanyahu is seeking to consolidate
the divide between the West Bank and
Gaza Strip and “blackmail” the
Palestinians as part of the “deal of
the century.”
Opinion:
Britain needs
to recognise Palestine as an
independent state:
It’s time to get off the fence and
resolve this most toxic of global
conflicts
AFRICA
Doctors’ committee says 90
people killed in Sudan protests
Tension as 11 killed on
Kenya-Ethiopia border in water row
Libya's Haftar forces down
warplane, capture Portuguese pilot
near Tripoli
ASIA
Four Soldiers
Killed In Pakistan Attacks Claimed
By Taliban
Afghan official: Taliban hit
security checkpoints, killing 8
4 district policemen
including chief, killed in bomb
blast in E. Afghanistan
China warns US after
warships sail in disputed South
China Sea
EUROPE
UK confirms
participation in EU elections in
May:
Theresa May said she deeply
regretted the move.
GLOBE
UN calls for
Julian Assange's release from UK
high-security jail:
UN experts say British
government is breaching WikiLeaks
publisher’s human rights.
‘Nothing Will Convince Me to
Testify’: Manning Files Second
Request for Release
U.S. Refuses to Recognize
Threat of Arctic Climate Change as
Trump Official Cheers Melting Sea
Ice
Pompeo: Melting sea ice
presents 'new opportunities for
trade'
Mike Pompeo
rejects Canada's claims to Northwest
Passage as 'illegitimate':
Speech to Arctic Council delegates
prompted frustration and surprise
among experts and government
officials
AMERICAS
Pence to offer Venezuela's
military bribes to turn against
elected president: Report
Venezuela Top
Court Orders Prosecution of
Lawmakers Over Coup:
The seven opposition lawmakers are
accused of illicit activity linked
to treason, conspiracy, instigation
for civil rebellion among other
crimes.
Fake news: CNN falsely
claims US-appointed Venezuelan coup
leader Guaidó was ‘elected’
Venezuela:
It’s Only a Coup if the US
Government Says So:
Media side with Trump
cronies rather than common sense in
labeling coup a 'protest'
Must Watch - George Galloway
on US Foreign Policy
Watch - Live from inside the
Venezuelan diplomatic mission in
Washington DC
National
Lawyers Guild International
Statement on the Venezuelan Embassy
and U.S. Sanctions:
The Committee unequivocally
condemns the threats posed by the
government of the United States and
Washington D.C. Police Department to
the Embassy of the Bolivarian
Republic of Venezuela.
Trump Pardons
Soldier Convicted of Murdering Iraqi
Prisoner:
Trump has pardoned Michael
Behenna, a former Army officer who
was convicted of murder for the
killing of an Iraqi prisoner in 2008
James Comey is in trouble
and he knows it
FBI chief Chris Wray: No
evidence of illegal spying on Trump
campaign
Mnuchin rejects Democrats'
demand for Trump's tax returns,
citing DOJ advice
Trump May Redefine Poverty,
Cutting Americans From Welfare Rolls
Making Sense of the $1.25
Trillion National Security State
Budget
US farmers, industry urge
Trump to resolve China trade dispute
quickly
