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US ratchets up pressure on Venezuela's Maduro

Source: islamtimes.org 2019-02-15 23:29:52 23 hours ago

Islam Times - The United States has built up pressure on the Venezuelan government by sanctioning five top officials close to President Nicolas Maduro.

Israel injures 20 Palestinians along Gaza fence

Source: islamtimes.org 2019-02-15 23:20:51 23 hours ago

Islam Times - At least 20 Palestinians have been injured by Israeli fire while protesting in the Gaza Strip to assert the right of displaced Palestinians to return to their land.

China urges non-interference in Venezuela affairs

Source: islamtimes.org 2019-02-15 23:19:14 23 hours ago

Islam Times - China has urged non-interference in the internal affairs of Venezuela, urging a negotiated solution to the political dispute in the country.

Peace in Yemen can’t be secured by submission to Israel: Ansarullah

Source: islamtimes.org 2019-02-15 23:18:02 23 hours ago

Islam Times - The spokesman for Yemen’s Houthi Ansarullah movement says peace and stability in the country cannot be established through submission to the Israeli regime, condemning the participation of representatives loyal to former Yemeni President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi in a recent conference in Warsaw.

EU, Germany reject US’ call for leaving JCPOA

Source: islamtimes.org 2019-02-15 23:16:06 23 hours ago

Islam Times - Germany and the European Union on Friday rejected a call by US Vice President Mike Pence for Europe to follow in the US’ footsteps and leave the Iran nuclear deal in a bid to “isolate” the Islamic Republic.

Poland summons Israeli ambassador over Netanyahu’s Holocaust comments

Source: islamtimes.org 2019-02-15 23:09:44 23 hours ago

Islam Times - Poland has called in Israel’s ambassador to Warsaw, threatening to scuttle an upcoming summit in Israel, after the regime’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appeared to accuse the European country of collaborating with the Nazi Germany in carrying out the Holocaust.

US ‘may pull some 1,000 troops from Afghanistan’

Source: islamtimes.org 2019-02-15 23:08:27 23 hours ago

Islam Times - The United States may reduce the number of American troops in Afghanistan by at least 1,000, a US general says, attributing the decision to an efficiency drive by a new commander of NATO forces in the Asian country.

China-US trade talks ‘making a final sprint’ — state media

Source: Arab News 2019-02-15 23:04:16 21 hours ago

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Reuters

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Sat, 2019-02-16 03:40

SHANGHAI: Chinese state media on Saturday expressed cautious optimism over trade talks between the United States and China, a day after President Xi Jinping said a week of discussions had produced “step-by-step” progress.
Xi made the comments at a meeting on Friday with US Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin in Beijing, after a week of senior- and deputy-level talks.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping as U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer, left, and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He, right, look on before proceeding to their meeting at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, China February 15, 2019. (REUTERS)

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US women detained for speaking Spanish sue border agency

Source: Arab News 2019-02-15 22:02:57 21 hours ago

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AFP

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Sat, 2019-02-16 00:58

LOS ANGELES: Two US women detained by a border patrol agent in the state of Montana after he heard them speaking Spanish in a grocery store have sued the country’s border protection agency.
Video of the incident — which took place last May in the small town of Havre — showed Agent Paul O’Neal tell Ana Suda and Martha Hernandez that he had asked to see their identification as it was unusual to hear Spanish speakers in the state, which borders Canada.

In this Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019, photo provided by the ACLU of Montana, Martha Hernandez, left, and Ana Suda pose in front of a convenience store in Havre, Mont., where they say they were detained by a U.S Border Patrol agent for speaking Spanish last year. (AP)

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UK arms causing ‘significant civilian' deaths in Yemen: British lords say

Source: islamtimes.org 2019-02-15 21:59:32 24 hours ago

Islam Times - UK arms sales to Saudi Arabia since the start of the Riyadh-led war on Yemen have been causing “significant civilian casualties” in the country, a damning parliamentary report says.

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