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  • Trump says Iran needs to move quickly on nuclear proposal – Middle East Monitor

    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.

    Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi in a post on X said Tehran had not received a US proposal. “There is no scenario in which Iran abandons its hard-earned right to (uranium) enrichment for peaceful purposes…”

    Trump told reporters aboard Air…

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    News Source: www.middleeastmonitor.com

  • Did Horses Trigger The 1918 Flu Pandemic?

    Did Horses Trigger The 1918 Flu Pandemic?

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  • Arab League confirms international conference on ‘2-state solution’ for next month – Middle East Monitor

    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 reports.

    “The conference on recognizing the State of Palestine will be held from June 17 to 20, co-chaired by Saudi Arabia and France,” Assistant Secretary-General of the Arab League Hossam Zaki said at a press conference in Baghdad, where the 34th Arab…

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    News Source: www.middleeastmonitor.com

  • Malcolm X at 100: Ibram X Kendi looks to the future | Civil Rights News

    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 international bestseller How to Be an Antiracist – returns to the meaning of Malcolm’s legacy in his newest book. What does it reveal about where the US is now, and what still needs to be said about race in America?

     

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    News Source: www.aljazeera.com

  • Israel launches strikes on two Yemen ports | Houthis News

    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 Israel, days after the Yemeni group agreed a truce with the United States.

    The Israeli military said it carried out strikes on “terrorist infrastructure” on Friday, saying on X that the two ports had been used by the Houthi rebel group to…

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    News Source: www.aljazeera.com

  • Breaking down a deadly week in Gaza as Israel kills hundreds | Israel-Palestine conflict News

    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 thousands terrified of what comes next.

    This was a week where United States President Donald Trump toured the Middle East, visiting Saudi Arabia, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. There had been hope that some kind of ceasefire deal would be announced, or…

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    News Source: www.aljazeera.com

  • Trump sidelines Israel, ignores Palestine on deal-making trip across the Middle East – Mondoweiss

    Trump sidelines Israel, ignores Palestine on deal-making trip across the Middle East – Mondoweiss

    Donald Trump has completed his brief tour of Middle East states, the first of his second term in office. It was a headline-grabbing tour, with scandals, important announcements, and events happening alongside the President’s appearances. It was equally notable for what was missing: Palestine.

    The issue of the genocide in Gaza could not be relegated to complete invisibility, of course. It’s too important to the host countries, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE, all of whom have…

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    News Source: mondoweiss.net

  • Iran, European powers hold nuclear talks in Turkey

    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 Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warning of “irreversible” consequences if Britain, France and Germany move to reimpose United Nations sanctions that were lifted under a landmark 2015 agreement.

    Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi, who…

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    News Source: www.al-monitor.com

  • Israel threatens Huthi leaders after striking Yemen ports

    Israel threatens Huthi leaders after striking Yemen ports

    Israel threatened to target the leadership of Yemen’s Iran-backed Huthi rebels after the air force struck two rebel-held ports on Friday, following repeated Huthi missile attacks in recent days.

    The Huthis agreed earlier this month to stop firing on international shipping in the Red Sea after the United States stepped up air strikes on rebel-held areas with British support.

    But the rebels vowed to keep up their strikes on Israel despite the deal and fired three missiles in as many days this…

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  • US Withdraws Truman Carrier While Israel Bombs Yemen Ports

    US Withdraws Truman Carrier While Israel Bombs Yemen Ports

    The USS Harry S. Truman. (Photo: U.S. Navy, via Wikimedia Commons)

    By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

    The USS Harry S. Truman departs as a US official confirms no plan to replace it following the deal with Ansarallah.

    A US official told Al-Jazeera that the aircraft carrier Harry S. Truman is leaving the Middle East and that Washington has no plans to replace it.

    According to the official, both the United States and the Yemeni Ansarallah movement remain committed to a mutual ceasefire,…

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