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The US and Palestine clashed at a UN Security Council meeting when Palestinian minister Riad Malki called the US peace plan a “surrender,” and US envoy Jason Greenblatt slammed the council for “anti-Israel bias.” Greenblatt attacked the council for its alleged bias at the Thursday meeting, criticizing it for not focusing on Hamas and Islamic […]

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov when he travels to Russia next week, the US State Department said in a statement. The visit comes as relations between Moscow and Washington are at a new low over accusations of Russian meddling in US elections, […]

The US Justice Department has taken possession of North Korea’s second-largest freighter, seized in Indonesia last year for allegedly shipping coal in violation of UN sanctions, ratcheting up tensions between the two countries. The DoJ has asked a federal judge to transfer ownership of the 17,000-ton Wise Honest – North Korea’s second-largest bulk cargo ship […]

Sporting the URL boycotteurovision.net Israel’s PR website masquerades as part of a campaign to boycott the Eurovision song contest in Tel Aviv, but actually features pro-Israel narrative. For most people who follow the issue, the acronym ‘BDS’ refers to the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions movement, which aims to financially pressure Israel into improving treatment of […]

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has threatened Iran with a “swift and decisive” response to any attack on “US interests or citizens,” including those by “proxies” – leaving lots of leeway for the war he says the US doesn’t want. “The regime in Tehran should understand that any attacks by them or their proxies […]

Thousands marched on the abandoned village of Khubbayza to commemorate the 71st Nakba that forced Palestinians from their homes in the lead-up to the establishment of the Israeli state in 1948. The ‘march of return’ took place at 1:30pm local time Thursday in northern Israel and a festival was held in Khubbayza itself afterwards. Thousands […]

With sensitivity to perceived racism growing all the time, how important should intent be when society punishes someone for stepping over the line? On Wednesday, BBC radio presenter and comedian Danny Baker posted a black-and-white retro photo meme that showed a chimp accompanied by two well-dressed chaperones, with the caption “Royal baby leaves the hospital.” […]

EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker said he was “missing” UK Prime Minister Theresa May at the informal summit of EU countries in Romania, where they – except the UK – got together to show unity amid Brexit turmoil. British PM Theresa May pledges Liverpool-style comeback in Brexit negotiations The EU bigwigs gathered in the Romanian […]

Moscow will see through joint projects with Tehran despite mounting pressure from Washington, the Russian Foreign Ministry has said, urging European countries to maintain ties with Iran and abide by the nuclear deal. ‘US has bullied Europe for a year’: Iran’s FM calls on EU to step up over nuclear deal The recent decision of […]

Iran’s foreign minister has issued a scathing response to the EU’s joint statement on the crumbling nuclear pact, saying the bloc has been bullied by the US “for a year” and needs to uphold its obligations under the deal. Earlier Thursday, the EU and Foreign Ministers of France, Germany, and the UK issued a joint […]