FOREIGN POLICY
US to Russia: Rethink support for Syrian govt.
US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson calls on Russia to rethink its alliance with Damascus following an alleged chemical attack in Syria.
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CHINA
Trump-Xi meeting not to harm US ties: Taiwan
Taiwan says it is confident its relations with the US will not be harmed by the upcoming talks between Trump and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping.
TURKEY
Australia warns of terror threat in Turkey
Australia warned terrorists could target Anzac Day commemorations on the Gallipoli Peninsula in Turkey this month.
POLITICS
Trump’s support for torture ‘unsettling’: UN
Donald Trump’s willingness to authorize torture is “profoundly unsettling,” warns the UN human rights chief.
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Philippine govt., rebels reach interim truce deal
Peace negotiators from the government and the communist rebels in the Philippines agree on an interim ceasefire.
SYRIA
Russia vows to stand by Syria in anti-terror fight
The Kremlin says Russia will not waver in its support for the Syrian armed forces in their battles against terror groups.
INTERVIEWS
‘May basing UK’s future on Saudi war crimes’
British PM Theresa May is trying to base “the future of the country on war crimes,” an analyst says.
VENEZUELA
Venezuela parl. debating removal of judges
Debates began on a motion at the opposition-controlled parliament in Venezuela on Wednesday to dismiss Supreme Court judges who had earlier voted to annul the legislature
SAUDI ARABIA
Saudi must not demolish Shia neighborhood: UN
UN experts urge Saudi Arabia to swiftly halt plans to demolish a historical Shia neighborhood in Qatif Province.
INTERVIEWS
Trump’s nepotism is scary: US academic
US President Donald Trump’s nepotism is “scary” yet it is not anything new in the history of American politics.
POLITICS
UK policies behind Middle East instability: Iran
Iran says the crises in Middle East are largely due to Britain’s imperialistic policies.
SAUDI ARABIA
May gets Saudi honor as UK bombs rain on Yemen
The Saudi king presents the British PM with the kingdom’s highest civilian honor as UK-supplied bombs keep raining on Yemenis during Riyadh's war on the impoverished Arab country.
FOREIGN POLICY
US may take its ‘own action’ on Syria
The United States threatens to take “its own action” in dealing with Syria, citing the UN's failure in dealing with crisis in the war-ravaged Middle Eastern country.
PALESTINE
'Israel arrested 300 Palestine kids in 3 months'
At least 300 Palestinian children have been arrested by Israeli forces since the beginning of the year, says the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club.
POLITICS
Trump to take on Rice ‘at the right time’
US President Donald Trump says former national security adviser Susan E. Rice has committed a crime by spying on his associates.
PALESTINE
Israel OKs contentious demolition law
The Israeli parliament passes a law that increases the maximum imprisonment for those convicted of building without permits.
NIGERIA
Nigerian ex-minister charged with money laundering
Nigeria's Federal High Court has charged a former oil minister with money-laundering to help former President Gooluck Jonathan win the 2015 election.
ENERGY
‘Iran not worried about India bid to cut oil imports’
Iran says it is not concerned by India’s decision to cut oil imports from the Islamic Republic.
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