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Netanyahu heads for Putin talks after Trump pullout from Iran deal
AFP, Published on 09/05/2018
» JERUSALEM: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu headed to Moscow on Wednesday for talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin, hours after US President Donald Trump announced he would pull out of the Iran nuclear deal.
Denuclearisation also means the US
News, Jeffrey D Sachs, Published on 09/05/2018
» There are two types of foreign policy: one based on the principle "might makes right", and one based on the international rule of law. The United States wants to have it both ways: to hold other countries accountable to international law while exempting itself. And nowhere is this truer than on the matter of nuclear weapons.
US, Israel prepare final move of US embassy to Jerusalem
AFP, Published on 08/05/2018
» JERUSALEM: Workmen on Monday put up street signs to the US embassy due to open in Jerusalem in one week, a move hailed as historic by Israel but loathed by Palestinians.
UK envoy in Washington to urge Trump to keep Iran deal
AFP, Published on 08/05/2018
» WASHINGTON: British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson came to Washington on Monday to lobby US President Donald Trump's administration as European capitals mounted a last-ditch push to save the Iran nuclear deal.
Iran warns US it would regret quitting nuclear deal
AFP, Published on 07/05/2018
» TEHRAN: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani warned that if the United States quits the nuclear deal then Washington will regret it "like never before", as British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson scrambles to save the agreement during talks with the Trump administration Monday.
Hezbollah eyes gains after Lebanon vote
AFP, Published on 07/05/2018
» BEIRUT - Hezbollah was poised to seal its dominance of Lebanon Monday with results for the decade's first general election expected to confirm the Iran-backed party as the main winner.
Trump's political theatre on Iran's nuke programme
News, Peter Van Buren, Published on 05/05/2018
» Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who on Monday presented what he claimed was evidence of a secret Iranian nuclear weapons programme, may have added fuel to a looming foreign policy crisis for the United States. On May 12, President Donald Trump is expected to decide to re-impose sanctions on Iran under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. That will significantly increase the chances of war -- and may be exactly the outcome Washington seeks.
Patience wearing thin with Iranian regime
News, Published on 05/05/2018
» In the early weeks of 2018, protests swept through the small towns of Iran, mobilising the disgruntled lower rung of society. Demonstrators chanted slogans against the country's theocracy. Meanwhile, large cities, where some of the largest anti-regime demonstrations previously had taken place, remained relatively quiet.
Folau says he's 'standing firm' on anti-gay comments
AFP, Published on 04/05/2018
» SYDNEY - Wallabies star Israel Folau said he has no regrets about saying gay people would go to "hell" and holds no grudges against his critics as he prepares for a return to Super Rugby.
Bartali made honorary Israeli citizen ahead of Giro start
AFP, Published on 03/05/2018
» JERUSALEM - Italian cycling champion Gino Bartali, who helped save Jews during World War II, was made an honorary Israeli citizen Wednesday as the country prepared to host the start of the Giro d'Italia, one of the sport's major races.