30 May 2020

Trump says terminating U.S. relationship with World Health Organization over virus

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WASHINGTON/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he is terminating the U.S. relationship with the World Health Organization over its handling of the coronavirus, saying the WHO had essentially become a puppet organization of China. Appearing … Read More
7 May 2019

One million species, or a quarter of all that are left, are now under threat of extinction

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A quarter of the world’s species are under threat of extinction. This tarsier appears to think he could be one of them.(Credit: igorot/Depositphotos) Earth stands to lose a massive 25 percent of its biodiversity, warned UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay as she … Read More
3 Jan 2019

PA blasts Israel for leaving UNESCO

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PA cabinet says Israel’s withdrawal from UN cultural agency an attempt to “evade responsibilities”. UNESCO headquarters in Paris – iStock The Palestinian Authority (PA) cabinet on Thursday blasted the Israeli decision to withdraw from the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural … Read More
25 Oct 2018

Saudi Relations at a Crossroads

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ROBBINS: Hi. Good morning, everyone. Welcome to today’s Council on Foreign Relations conference call on U.S.-Saudi relations at the crossroads. We’re very lucky to have with us Steven A. Cook, who is Eni Enrico Mattei Senior Fellow for Middle East … Read More
19 Jul 2018

Analysis: Putting the Western Wall on the itinerary for world leaders

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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban will be the latest leader to officially put the Western Wall on his itinerary on Friday. >  An historic day at the Western Wall >  Vice President Mike Pence ‘inspired’ after praying at Western Wall … Read More