US denies visa to Palestinian leader
BBC : Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has been blocked from attending the UN General Assembly session in New York next month after he and 80...
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Yemen’s Houthi PM killed in Israeli airstrike
Observer Desk : Ahmed al-Rahawi, the Prime Minister of Yemen’s Houthi-led rebel government, was reportedly killed in an Israeli airstrike on the capital city, Sanaa,...
Microsoft fires 4 over Israel protest
Aljazeera : Microsoft has fired four employees who participated in protests on company premises over the firm’s ties to Israel, including two who took part...
Half a million displaced in Pakistan floods
AFP : Nearly half a million people have been displaced by flooding in eastern Pakistan after days of heavy rain swelled rivers, relief officials said...
US court declares Trump tariffs illegal
BBC : A US appeals court has ruled that most tariffs issued by US President Donald Trump are illegal, setting up a potential legal showdown...
Xi prepares meeting of security bloc to rival US-led world order
Bloomberg : When Xi Jinping gathers his closest international allies for one of the landmark summits of his more than a decade-long rule, many will...
Opposition demands Modi’s resignation over ‘Flawed Voter Lists’
International Desk : Less than 15 months into Narendra Modi’s third term as India’s Prime Minister, opposition parties are calling for his resignation, alleging that...
‘No way’ US troops can invade Venezuela, says Maduro
AFP : Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said Thursday there was “no way” US troops could invade Venezuela after Washington deployed five warships and 4,000 troops...
US Fed Governor sues Trump
BBC : Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook has sued President Donald Trump over his attempt to fire her, setting up a potential legal battle with...
Iran warns of new war
Agency : On Thursday Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf warned that the possibility of regional war remains hight, urging officials to strengthen the country’s domestic...
EU plan to scrap tariffs on US industrial goods
Cryptopolitan : The European Commission on Thursday set in motion plans to eliminate duties on U.S. industrial products, opening the EU’s procedure for a trans-Atlantic...
Sanctions could worsen Iran crisis
Aljazeera : The decision by European countries to impose “snapback” sanctions against Iran may further exacerbate international tensions, experts say, as fears of a regional...