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Netanyahu prepares to strengthen role of security cabinet

Draft legislation would have the select group make war-related decisions without the need for full cabinet’s knowledge or approval By Times of Israel staff Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (right), Public Security Minister Gilad Erdan (center) and Intelligence and Transportation Minister Yisrael Katz (left) during a cabinet meeting in Jerusalem in 2016, file photo (Amit Shabi/POOL/Flash90) […]

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Middle East

Donald Trump denounces white nationalists after violence in Charlottesville

President Trump belatedly denounced violence specifically by white supremacist groups Monday, singling out the KKK and neo-Nazis by name after a weekend of violence in Charlottesville, Virginia. “Racism is evil,” Mr. Trump said at the White House. “Those who cause violence in its name are criminals and thugs, including the KKK, neo-Nazis, white supremacists, and

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USA

Ukraine denies report of supplying rocket engines to North Korea

Moscow (dpa) – Ukraine’s national security council on Monday dismissed a New York Times report that implicated a Ukrainian factory in selling rocket engines to the rogue state of North Korea. “Ukraine has never supplied rocket engines and any missile technology to North Korea,” Oleksandr Turchynov, secretary of Ukraine’s National Security and Defence Council, said

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International

Charlottesville car attack suspect remains behind bars as judge denies bail

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — A Virginia judge on Monday declined to set bail for James Alex Fields Jr., the 20-year-old Ohio man accused of second-degree murder and other charges after authorities said he plowed his car into a crowd of counter-protesters near the scene of a white supremacist rally that erupted into violence. That means Fields,

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USA

Nancy Pelosi blames Steve Bannon after Charlottesville clashes, calls for firing

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Monday that the race-based clashes in Virginia this weekend should lead to White House chief strategist Steve Bannon’s firing, blaming the former media executive for what she said was President Trump’s weak initial response. Mr. Trump delivered a forceful denunciation of racists on Monday, but his critics continued to

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USA

Reports: Australia’s deputy PM also holds New Zealand citizenship

Sydney (dpa) – New Zealand has confirmed that Australian Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce is also a New Zealand citizen, media reports said Monday, as the top level of Australia’s government was struck by a dual citizenship furore. Joyce said earlier Monday that he might hold New Zealand citizenship and that he had asked Australia’s

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International

Diamond magnate Steinmetz arrested in money laundering case

Billionaire is prime suspect in scheme involving use of fake documents in real estate deals abroad, police say; four others also raided, including former top banking official By Stuart Winer Israeli businessman Beny Steinmetz on May 17, 2007. (Moshe Shai/FLASH90) The Police National Fraud Unit on Monday detained Israeli diamond mogul Beny Steinmetz and four

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International, Middle East

Several dead in ‘terrorist attack’ on Burkina Faso restaurant

Suspected Islamic extremists opened fire at a Turkish restaurant in the capital of Burkina Faso late Sunday, killing at least 18 people in the second such attack on a restaurant popular with foreigners in the last two years. The assault by security forces ended at around 5:00am GMT and the district is secure, Communications Minister

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International

Pence tries to soften Trump’s threat of military action in Venezuela

WASHINGTON — Cast once again in the role of interpreter of President Trump’s comments, Vice President Mike Pence is touring Latin America and attempting to dispel his boss’ threat of military action against Venezuela. Trump on Friday said he would not “rule out” a “military option” to confront the crisis in Venezuela, where the increasingly

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International, USA

Complaint claims Israeli drone maker tried to bomb Armenian army for Azeris

Aeronautics Defense Systems denies it illegally used its suicide drone against Armenian forces during demonstration in Baku; Defense Ministry says it is investigating By Judah Ari Gross An ORBITER 3 small tactical UAS (Unmanned Aerial System) model on display at the UVID 2014 Conference, at Airport city, Israel on September 17, 2014. (Illustrative photo: Miriam

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International, Middle East