Rubio said ‘no meeting’ with Syria’s Shibani in Munich unless Kurdish commander included – AL-Monitor

  1. Rubio said 'no meeting' with Syria’s Shibani in Munich unless Kurdish commander included  AL-Monitor
  2. Gulf Arab countries back Kuwait in dispute with Iraq over their maritime border  AP News
  3. US F-22 fighter jets reach Israel as military pressure builds on Iran  AL-Monitor
  4. Gulf states back Kuwait in dispute with Iraq over UN maritime borders claim  Euronews.com
  5. Gulf countries back Kuwait’s sovereignty after Iraq draws new boundaries  Al Jazeera
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Indian officials upset after surprise appearance by Netanyahu’s son at Modi dinner – Ynetnews

  1. Indian officials upset after surprise appearance by Netanyahu’s son at Modi dinner  Ynetnews
  2. Thank you Israel, for the warmth and affection. Deeply touched that Prime Minister Netanyahu and Mrs. Netanyahu personally came to the airport to see me off. Confident that the India–Israel partnership will continue to reach new heights in the years to come.  x.com
  3. Who is really safe in India and Israel?  Al Jazeera
  4. Brothers-in-arms: How Modi and Netanyahu are bringing India and Israel closer together  France 24
  5. India and Israel pledge to boost ties in defence and technology  BBC
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Republican Senator Lets Rip at Trump Picking Son-in-Law and Golf Buddy for Key Roles – The Daily Beast

  1. Republican Senator Lets Rip at Trump Picking Son-in-Law and Golf Buddy for Key Roles  The Daily Beast
  2. Trump Puts Fate of World’s Top Conflicts in the Hands of Two Men  Bloomberg.com
  3. Tillis: Kushner, Witkoff leading peace talks ‘doesn’t make any sense’  The Hill
  4. Trump to name Jared Kushner envoy for peace  Politico
  5. GOP Senator Rails Against Trump Giving Foreign Policy Jobs To BFF And Son-In-Law  Yahoo
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How Trump shifted from opposing foreign wars to threatening war in Iran

The rationale to justify the US striking first has shifted from the country killing protesters to its developing weapons

As senior Democrats emerged from a classified briefing on Iran with the secretary of state, Marco Rubio, earlier this week, the leaders of the opposition delivered reserved, cryptic warnings of what may become the US’s largest military intervention since the Iraq war.

This was not a line in the sand against a new war in the Middle East. Instead, Democrats targeted the opaque decision-making around Donald Trump – as well as his own unpredictable whims – that could guide the weightiest foreign-policy decision of his two terms in office.

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EU opens up funding to guarantee abortion rights across bloc

Women from countries with near-total bans on terminations will be given help to access services elsewhere

EU states will be able to tap into a social fund to help citizens access safe abortions, in an announcement hailed as a “victory for women”.

The roots of Thursday’s announcement go back to a long campaign for the European Commission to create a funding mechanism that would allow women from countries with near-total bans on abortion, such as Malta and Poland, to go where it is legal.

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