International

Democratic Unionist Party finish one seat ahead of Sinn Fein in N. Ireland snap election

It is a disappointing election result for Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party (DUP). The pro-British party were ten seats ahead of Irish nationalists Sinn Fein heading into the snap poll, and saw that lead shrink to just one as the results were announced. DUP 28, SF 27, SDLP 12, UUP 10, APNI 8, Green 2,

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International

Fatah: Moving the embassy will ‘explode the region’

Fatah spokesperson Ziad Khalil Abu Zayyad on Sunday warned against relocating the United States embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, saying such a would “explode the situation” in the entire Middle East and North Africa region. His warning came as a delegation of American congressmen, led by Republican Congressman Ron DeSantis, arrived in Israel for

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Middle East, USA

‘Iran wants to force us to open a front in the Golan’

Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu spoke on Sunday about his upcoming meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin. At their upcoming meeting scheduled for Thursday, Netanyahu intends to speak with Putin about Israel’s opposition to the Iranian attempts to establish a permanent military and naval presence in Syria. “On Thursday I will meet with Russian President

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International, Middle East

Comey Asked DOJ to Debunk Trump Wiretapping Claims: NYT

The FBI director asked the Department of Justice this weekend to publicly refute President Donald Trump’s claims of wiretapping at the behest of President Obama, the New York Times reports. The Department of Justice hasn’t commented on Trump’s accusations, nor has James Comey or the FBI issued a statement. The Times quotes “senior American officials”

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USA

France Could Ban Burqas, Yarmulkes And Turbans If Marine Le Pen Becomes President

Marine Le Pen, leader of the French National Front political party leader and a leading candidate in France’s upcoming presidential election, said all religious symbols should be banned, especially ones that are not “French.” Le Pen, whose far-right politics have been labeled racist by critics, said she is not starting a religious war, but rather

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International

Pat Boone and the story of ‘Exodus’

  By Jerry Klinger LOS ANGELES — Pat Boone, world famous singer, movie actor and writer has been a lifelong friend of Israel. His active continuing career has spanned over 62 years, selling more than 46 million albums, 38 Platinum top forty singles, starring in 12 movies and a hit T.V. show. Yet, he will modestly

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Jerry Klinger, Middle East, Music, Dance, and Visual Arts, Theatre, Film & Broadcast, USA

Americans and Mexicans living at the border are more connected than divided

By Michael Dear, Professor Emeritus of City & Regional Planning, University of California, Berkeley. In 2002, I began traveling the entire length of the U.S.-Mexico border on both sides. From Pacific Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico, the border measures almost 2,000 miles. What distinguished my journey was that I began traveling well before the

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International, USA

Ivanka Trump Has Glam Squad Help Before White House Visits

First daughter Ivanka Trump has made intermittent appearances at the White House since the start of President Donald Trump’s term. Although she doesn’t have an official role in administration, Ivanka Trump has been present at meetings with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, manufacturing executives and women business leaders. As many political analysts have noted, one

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USA