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New US envoy says Trump goal at UN is to show US strength

New U.S. Ambassador Nikki Haley arrived at the United Nations Friday announcing a new way the U.S. does business: The Trump administration's goal is to show U.S. strength, speak out, and defend its allies - and as for countries opposing America, "We're taking names." The former South...

Riyadh acquires cutting edge fighter jets amid Yemen escalation

Saudi Arabia showed off its next-generation fighter jets this week, the first batch of military items bought in a $30 billion US arms deal, as the UN warned the kingdom’s military campaign in Yemen may pull the war-torn country into famine. The kingdom unveiled the new Boeing F-15SA jets...

Morocco arrests seven suspected militants and seizes weapons

Moroccan authorities said Friday they had arrested seven suspected militants linked to ISIS and seized weapons and explosive belts. A statement from the interior ministry said the group had ties with commanders of the Sunni Islamist group in Syria, Iraq and Libya and had set up a hideout in...

Israel's new Jerusalem housing units 'illegal'

The Russian Foreign Ministry on Friday described Israel's recent decision to build a host of new Jewish-only housing units in the occupied West Bank as "illegal". "In accordance with international law, this decision by Israel is illegal," the ministry said in a statement. Israeli plans...