United States House Republicans’ “big, beautiful bill”, a wide-ranging tax and spending legislation, is at a crucial moment.
The nearly 400-page legislation proposes sweeping changes which include extending the 2017 tax cuts, slashing taxes…
Category: 3. Middle East
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Five key takeaways from US President Donald Trump’s Middle East trip | Donald Trump News
Washington, DC – Three days, three countries, hundreds of billions of dollars in investments and a geopolitical shift in the United States’s approach to the region: Donald Trump’s trip to the Middle East has been eventful.
This week, the…
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Can Trump end birthright citizenship? The US Supreme Court could decide | Donald Trump
Gaining citizenship by simply being born in a country is not the global norm, but it has been a long-standing practice in the United States. President Donald Trump, however, wants to change that. Al Jazeera’s Joseph Stepansky explains how the…
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Situation in Gaza remains ‘extremely volatile and unpredictable’: UN
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A UN spokesperson on Friday expressed concern over the “extremely volatile” situation in the Gaza Strip as Israel’s operations are ongoing, Anadolu reports. “The intensification of operations by Israeli forces comes after several displacement…
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Trump says Iran needs to move quickly on nuclear proposal – Middle East Monitor
President Donald Trump on Friday said Iran had a US proposal about its nuclear program and knows it needs to move quickly to resolve a decades-long dispute, but Tehran denied receiving one yet, Reuters reports.
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Arab League confirms international conference on ‘2-state solution’ for next month – Middle East Monitor
A senior Arab League official confirmed on Friday that an international conference on a two-state solution for Palestine will be held in June under the joint chairmanship of Saudi Arabia and France, Anadolu…
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Malcolm X at 100: Ibram X Kendi looks to the future | Civil Rights News
Author Ibram X Kendi on what still needs to be learned about Malcolm X’s legacy and race in the United States.
A hundred years after the birth of Malcolm X, and in the shadow of a second Donald Trump presidency, Ibram X Kendi – author of the…
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Israel launches strikes on two Yemen ports | Houthis News
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promises more strikes if the group continues to launch attacks on Israel.
Israel says it has launched strikes on the Yemeni ports of Hodeidah and as-Salif in response to the Houthi rebels firing missiles towards…
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Breaking down a deadly week in Gaza as Israel kills hundreds | Israel-Palestine conflict News
More than 19 months into its war on Gaza, Israel shows few signs that it is relenting. The last week has shown the opposite, an intensification of violence across the besieged Palestinian territory, leaving hundreds dead, and hundreds of…
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Iran, European powers hold nuclear talks in Turkey
Iran met with European powers on Friday to discuss its nuclear negotiations with Washington, while US President Donald Trump issued a new threat unless the Iranians “move quickly” towards a deal.
The meeting in Istanbul followed remarks by Iran’s…
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