Brawl between Arab MPs & security staff interrupts Pence’s speech in Israeli parliament
A scuffle erupted in Israel's Knesset after Arab lawmakers protested US Vice President Mike Pence's speech, holding signs which read "Jerusalem is the capital of Palestine." The politicians were removed from the building.
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Trump to Move U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem in 2019, Pence Says
U.S. President Donald Trump will formalize his recognition of Jerusalem as Israel’s capital by transferring the U.S. embassy there from Tel Aviv in 2019, Vice President Mike Pence told the Israeli parliament.
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'World's richest 1% get 82% of the wealth', says Oxfam
The gap between the super rich and the rest of the world widened last year as wealth continued to be owned by a small minority, Oxfam has claimed.
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Trump pushes Senate Republicans to deploy 'nuclear option' to end the government shutdown
President Donald Trump on Sunday suggested that Senate Republicans invoke what's known as the "nuclear option" to lower the threshold needed to approve funding for the government.
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Mattis says Turkey warned Pentagon before attacking US-backed Kurds
US Defense Secretary Jim Mattis says Turkey gave advance notice that it was planning to launch an attack on US-allied Kurdish militias in Syria, but he did not specify if Washington tried to dissuade Ankara.
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Syria offensive: Turkish troops 'capture villages' in Afrin
Turkish forces have captured a number of villages in north-western Syria, on the third day of an offensive to oust Kurdish fighters, Turkish media report.
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Cotton Says No One ‘Expressed Offense’ at Trump’s Africa Comment
No one “expressed offense” during a recent Oval Office meeting on immigration where President Donald Trump allegedly used the term “shithole countries” to describe Africa, said Senator Tom Cotton, a shift from comments he made last week.
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UKIP leader Henry Bolton hit by multiple resignations
UKIP leader Henry Bolton is facing a wave of resignations from key positions as pressure mounts on him to quit.
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Mexico Reaches Record Homicide Rate: 25,000 Murders in 2017
There were more than 25,000 murders across Mexico in 2017, the highest annual tally since modern records began, government data showed.
telesurtv.net
Duterte orders army to ‘shoot him’ if he becomes dictator
Tough-talking Philippines leader Rodrigo Duterte has ordered law enforcement to shoot him if he ever pursues dictatorship ambitions and stays in power longer than the constitution allows.
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China Urges U.S. to Abandon ‘Cold War’ Mindset in Bilateral Ties
China’s National Defense Ministry said the U.S. should abandon a “Cold War” mindset and view Chinese national security and military efforts “rationally and objectively.”
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