New York (dpa) – North Korea said Friday that the United States should replace the armistice agreement between the two countries with a peace treaty. The Trump administration should adopt a new policy towards Pyongyang to ensure lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula, North Korean Deputy UN ambassador Kim In Ryong said at a press
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International, USARiyadh (dpa) – US President Donald Trump and Saudi King Salman discussed Syria, oil and arms on Saturday, as Trump received a lavish welcome in the Saudi capital Riyadh to kick off his first international trip as president. In a short chat after having the traditional coffee with cardamom, both leaders talked about oil, natural
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Middle East, USAMonsignor Hugh O’Flaherty was wanted for saving hundreds of Jews in Rome during elaborate disguised operations that earned him the name ‘Scarlet Pimpernel’ By Michael Riordan DUBLIN — As the Gestapo surrounds the palace of an Italian anti-Fascist aristocrat, an Irish priest dashes to the cellar. He is wanted by the Nazis for his role
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International, Jewish History, Middle EastLondon (dpa) – Pippa Middleton, the sister of Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge, pleased a crowd of journalists and onlookers by sealing her marriage to wealthy hedge fund manager James Matthews with a kiss outside church on Saturday, local media reported. Bells rang out to mark the marriage after a one-hour ceremony as the guests
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InternationalTEHRAN, Iran — Iranian President Hassan Rouhani won re-election by a comfortable margin over his main arch-conservative challenger, buoyed by high voter turnout, according to official results. The Iranian Interior Ministry said Rouhani won 56.9 percent of the vote, compared with 38.6 percent for his closest rival, former Attorney General Ebrahim Raisi. Two other candidates also…
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Middle EastRIYADH, Saudi Arabia — The United States completed an arms deal with Saudi Arabia totaling $110 billion Saturday as President Donald Trump seeks to strengthen economic and security ties with one of the world’s largest energy producers. The agreement, which will take effect immediately, is the largest single arms deal in U.S. history and will
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Middle East, USAThey wanted to “wake people up.” Three men from a small militia group called The Crusaders gathered a stockpile of firearms, ammunition and explosives last year and plotted to load up four vehicles with bombs. Their target was a sprawling apartment complex in Garden City, Kansas, where many Somali immigrants live and pray. The militia
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USABy Steve Kramer ALFEI MENASHE, Israel — June 5–10, 1967, (earlier this year according to the Hebrew calendar) is the most consequential period in the history of modern Israel except for May 14, 1948, when David Ben-Gurion declared Israel’s independence. In the midst of this six-day period, Jerusalem Day marks the 50th anniversary of the
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Jewish History, Middle East, Steve KramerAlmost a year to the day before the 2000 presidential election, Beltway insiders met at a comedy club in Washington, D.C., to roast one another at the annual “Funniest Celebrity in Washington Contest.” At the previous event, Kellyanne Conway, now counselor to President Donald Trump, had performed stand-up and sang an awkward a cappella version
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USAUS First Lady Melania Trump on Saturday stepped off Air Force One conservatively dressed in long sleeves and pants to conform to the strict dress code that Saudi Arabia enforces for its female citizens. But one thing was missing: a head scarf. Instead, Melania Trump’s below-the-shoulder brown hair blew freely in the breeze at King
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Middle East, USAPresident Donald Trump isn”t ruling out having Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu join him during his visit to the Western Wall in Jerusalem, despite a statement by National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster on Tuesday that “no Israeli leaders” would be accompanying the president. In an interview with Israel Hayom published Friday morning, the president said
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Middle East, USAPresident Trump will leave Washington on Friday kicking off his nine-day trip with a flight to Saudi Arabia. On Monday, the president will fly to Israel for a two-day visit, followed by a visit in the Vatican on Tuesday. Joining the president for his trip are his Orthodox Jewish daughter, Ivanka, and son-in-law Jared Kushner.
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Middle East, USAThe cabinet is expected to approve next week the proposal of Housing and Construction Minister Yoav Galant, Tourism Minister Yariv Levin and Deputy Housing and Construction Minister Jackie Levy to build an elevator and underground passages to make the Western Wall and the Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem more accessible. The complex
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Middle East, Travel and FoodThe latest bombshell to strike the White House came Friday when The New York Times reported that President Donald Trump told Russian officials that firing FBI Director James Comey had relieved “great pressure” on him. Oh, and he is also said to have called the most senior law enforcement official in the United States “a
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