The CIA has alerted Norway that an activist living there is under threat from Saudi Arabia, bringing back memories of the grisly murder of Jamal Khashoggi and the grim reality that no one has been held accountable.
Israel can operate with impunity in Gaza and its allies will file it under its 'right to defend' itself without anyone extending those same rights to Palestinians.
A six-month US waiver on Iran's sanctions, which allowed Turkey and other nations to continue buying oil from Iran, expires on May 2.
The Trump administration's move towards labelling the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organisation is a culmination of the marriage of counter-revolutionaries in the Middle East and the far-right in the West.
The organisation started as a response to British imperialism in Egypt but is today a loosely-knit and pragmatic network of Islamic organisations that advocate reforming societies and governments to be in line with Islamic values.
Washington's sanctions on Jorge Arreaza and Judge Carol Bealexis Padilla de Arretureta freeze any assets they have in the US. Meanwhile, Venezuela's opposition-run National Assembly says a lawmaker has been illegally detained.
Kremlin adviser Yuri Ushakov told Russian media the summit will focus on North Korea's nuclear program.
The White House says Trump will make a state visit to the UK in June. A previous visit by the US president was greeted with huge protests and a giant balloon depicting him as a crying baby.
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says the United States is not extending any waivers exempting importers of Iranian oil from US sanctions and there will be no grace period for those economies to comply.
US announced it will lift the suspension on lawsuits of Cuban entities for using properties confiscated after its 1959 revolution, further tightening a trade embargo on the country.
The corrosive impact of corruption in US universities has not only damaged the reputation of leading universities but also the basic ethos of meritocracy which they profess.
The US State Department released its annual human rights report on Wednesday referring to the ‘Israeli-occupied’ Golan Heights as ‘Israeli-controlled’.
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