Diplomatic Sources:
Senior diplomatic sources in Tehran revealed that US President Donald Trump is seriously attempting to open a channel to hold direct talks with his Iranian counterpart and travel to the country.
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has expressed sorrow over the recent killing of two Palestinian teenage boys by Israeli gunfire in the Gaza Strip, calling for an end to violence against children.
Authorities in the Netherlands have allowed Palestinians living in the country to register the besieged Gaza Strip and the West Bank as their official places of birth, instead of registering under such designations as 'the Israeli-occupied territories' or 'unknown'.
US President Donald Trump has ignored a deadline by Congress to determine who ordered the assassination of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and whether he intends to impose sanctions on Riyadh, prompting an angry backlash on Capitol Hill.
A bipartisan group of senators is renewing a push to punish Saudi officials for the death of US-based journalist Jamal Khashoggi, reintroducing Thursday a bill that would require sanctions on those responsible for the killing.
Analyst:
The US Senate’s recent approval a pro-Israel bill critical of President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw troops from Syria and Afghanistan highlights the Zionist lobby’s grip on US lawmakers from both political parties, a former US Senate candidate says.
UN probe:
A UN-led probe into Jamal Khashoggi's murder has concluded that the Saudi dissident was the victim of a “brutal and premeditated killing” planned and perpetrated by the kingdom's officials.
The chairman of the US House Foreign Affairs Committee said on Wednesday he was troubled by a report that Saudi Arabia transferred weapons to extremist groups in Yemen and questioned whether Congress should consider more restrictions on weapons sales to the Riyadh-led coalition.
US senators in favor of a pro-Israel bill passed in the upper chamber of US Congress are urged to “read the Constitution.”