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Trump informs Abbas of intention to move US Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem

Trump informs Abbas of intention to move US Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem

Donald Trump has informed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas of his intention to move the US embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, a spokesperson for Abbas said. The Palestinian president told Trump the move would have “dangerous consequences.” “President Mahmoud Abbas received a telephone call from U.S. President Donald Trump in which he notified the President (Abbas) […]

France launches its first guide for refugees

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France launches its first guide for refugees

A guide has been launched in France to help facilitate the lives of refugees who have been granted asylum there. The guide offers information on the practicalities of living in France and has been produced in French, Russian, English and Arabic. Photo: AFP As the first of its kind to appear in the country, it was […]

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Mystery visit of UN official to Pyongyang

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Mystery visit of UN official to Pyongyang

China sent a special envoy and the US has tried back-door diplomacy. Now, the UN has sent one of its senior officials to North Korea. Jeffrey Feltman (L), the UN’s under secretary general for political affairs, shakes hands with an official from the DPRK Foreign Ministry after arriving in Pyongyang. Photo: AFP / Kim Won-Jin […]

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Turkey threatens to ax diplomatic ties with Israel if US recognizes Jerusalem as capital

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Turkey threatens to ax diplomatic ties with Israel if US recognizes Jerusalem as capital

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Tuesday that US recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital would be a “red line” for Muslims. He also warned such a step would force Ankara to cut diplomatic ties with the Jewish state. This could go as far as cutting our diplomatic relations with Israel. You cannot take such […]

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US Supreme Court gives go ahead for Trump’s travel ban on six Muslim-majority nations

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US Supreme Court gives go ahead for Trump’s travel ban on six Muslim-majority nations

M © George Frey, Getty Images North America, AFP | US President Donald Trump speaks at the Rotunda of the Utah State Capitol on December 4, 2017, in Salt Lake City, Utah. The nine-member court, with two liberal justices dissenting, granted his administration’s request to lift two injunctions imposed by lower courts that had partially blocked the […]

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Spain drops European arrest warrant for axed Catalan leader

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Spain drops European arrest warrant for axed Catalan leader

Spain has withdrawn a European arrest warrant for Catalonia’s sacked leader Carles Puigdemont and four of his former ministers, who fled to Belgium after the regional parliament declared unilateral independence, the Supreme Court said Tuesday. Deposed Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont (C) leaves after posing with his fellow candidates after a press conference in Oostkamp, near […]

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Four things you may not know about Yemen

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Four things you may not know about Yemen

The situation in Yemen, a country crippled by war, took a dramatic turn on Monday with the killing of Ali Abdullah Saleh, the former president. Houthis react as they gather next to a tank after the death of Yemen’s former  president Ali Abdullah Saleh, in i Sanaa [Khaled Abdullah/Reuters] Here are four things you may not know about the […]

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Britain agrees special Brexit arrangement for Northern Ireland – only for DUP to scupper historic deal

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Britain agrees special Brexit arrangement for Northern Ireland – only for DUP to scupper historic deal

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said he was “surprised and disappointed” that an anticipated deal on the border was not concluded. Picture by Laura Hutton/PA Wire After a day of dramatic developments, Prime Minister Theresa May and European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker said they would continue to talk with the aim of reaching agreement on the border […]

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