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Jordan king freezes price hikes as protests rage

Jordan’s King Abdullah II ordered the government Friday to freeze new price hikes on fuel and electricity, officials said, after protests across the cash-strapped country. Past price hikes have triggered riots in Jordan, a country of 8 million with few resources, burdened by poverty and...

Total says chances of Iran sanctions waiver 'very slim'

French oil major Total said Friday the probability of winning an exemption from US sanctions against Iran to continue a major gas field project was very faint. The energy giant had already warned that, unless Washington granted it a waiver, it would pull out of the South Pars 11 project...

'Trump's actions don't reflect America we know'

Some of the things the U.S. President Donald Trump has said and done “don’t reflect the America we know,” London Mayor Sadiq Khan said. Re-tweeting anti-Muslim tweets from a far-right group, Britain First, was a "wrong thing to do" for U.S. President Donald Trump and “he should...

After embassy move, Trump weighs Jerusalem consulate changes

 President Donald Trump is considering giving U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman more authority over the U.S. outpost that handles Palestinian affairs, five U.S. officials said, a shift that could further dampen Palestinian hopes for an independent state. Any move to downgrade the...