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Middle Eastern Politics Headlines at 5:04 a.m. GMT
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Australia to spend US$8 bn on nuclear sub shipyard facility
Australia will spend an initial Aus$12 billion (US$8 billion) to upgrade shipyard facilities for a future fleet of…
China’s military warns Philippines against provocations in South China Sea
BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s military said on Sunday it had conducted "routine" patrols in the South China Sea and…
US F-35s seen landing in Puerto Rico amid Venezuela tensions
(Reuters) -Five U.S. F-35 aircraft were seen landing in Puerto Rico on Saturday after President Donald Trump last…
Venezuela condemns US destroyer for hostile occupation of fishing vessel
Venezuela has accused the United States of illegally boarding and occupying one of its fishing vessels in the…
Israel pounds Gaza City, killing 49 and displacing 6,000 in a single day
Israeli forces have ramped up attacks on Gaza City, systematically levelling buildings, including schools-turned-shelters run by the United…
U.N. condemns reported massacre in Haiti that left more than 40 dead
(Reuters) -The United Nations Secretary-General condemned on Saturday the reported killing of at least 40 people during an…
Law professor breaks down his Supreme Court shadow docket victories
President Trump has been on the winning side of several emergency rulings by the Supreme Court, who have…
ICE shoots and kills man amid ramped up raids in Illinois
Illinois Democrats are demanding transparency after an officer fatally shot a person who allegedly injured an ICE agent…
Rubio says Qatar strike ‘not going to change’ US-Israel ties
The United States is "not happy" about Israeli strikes targeting Hamas in Qatar, but the attack will not…
US’s Rubio calls Russian drone flight over Poland unacceptable
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Saturday said the incursion of Russian drones into Polish…
Netanyahu says getting rid of Hamas chiefs in Qatar would remove main obstacle to Gaza deal
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Saturday that getting rid of Hamas chiefs living…
Global Sumud Flotilla sets sail from Tunisia to break Israel’s Gaza siege
An international convoy of boats, the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF), has set sail from Tunisia, aiming to defy…
Poland scrambles jets, closes Lublin airport in ‘preventative’ move
WARSAW (Reuters) -Polish and allied aircraft were deployed to protect Polish airspace on Saturday because of a threat…