CHINA
China ‘upgrading navy to first class’
Senior Chinese military officials say their navy has been equipped with advanced hardware and is being upgraded to the highest global level.
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FOREIGN POLICY
UK-made arms to Saudis killing Yemenis: Amnesty
Amnesty International has urged the British people to petition their lawmakers to pressure the UK government to immediately halt arms transfers to Saudi Arabia.
KOREAS
Two killed in clashes as S Korea ousts president
South Korea’s Constitutional Court on Friday voted to permanently remove president Park Geun-hye from office.
HUMAN RIGHTS
More US states challenge Trump’s travel ban
Trump's revised travel ban is facing new legal challenges as several states have joined Hawaii, which filed a lawsuit against the president’s executive order.
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Shooting at Swiss cafe kills two, injures another
Two men have been shot dead and another sustained serious injuries after a gunman opened fire at a cafe in Switzerland's northwestern city of Basel.
YEMEN
US admits Yemen raid killed up to 12 civilians
US Central Command chief General Joseph Votel admits that the January 29 raid in central Yemen claimed the lives of up to a dozen civilian.
FOREIGN POLICY
US approves weapons sales to Saudi Arabia
The Trump administration approves resuming weapons sales to Saudi Arabia which critics have linked to Riyadh’s killing of civilians in Yemen.
SYRIA
Turkey shelling kills Syrian soldiers, allies
Several Syrian government forces and their allies have been killed as Turkey's military shelled Syrian border guard positions near Manbij.
CHINA
China: Money politics controlled US election farce
China has roundly dismissed US reports on its human rights situation, criticizing US politicians of corruption and hypocrisy.
POLITICS
Trump denounces ‘outdated’ CIA systems
President Trump says that the CIA's systems are outdated, after WikiLeaks released thousands of documents that reveal the agency’s spying secrets.
EGYPT
Egyptian man gets death for killing Christian
An Egyptian court sentences to death a man who killed a Christian in Alexandria in June.
COLOMBIA
Colombia atrocities continue despite peace deal
Thousands of people are being victimized by violent groups despite the recent peace accords in Colombia, according to the Red Cross.
FOREIGN POLICY
Senate panel backs Trump's pick for Israel envoy
The US Senate Foreign Relations Committee approves President Trump's nominee for ambassador to Israel, David Friedman.
INTERVIEWS
‘US afraid of powerful Iran in Mideast’
A Beirut-based journalist says the United States, witnessing failure of its imperialistic policies, is afraid of Iran's rising power in the Middle East.
SUDAN
Sudan protests new Trump travel ban
Sudan protests US President Donald Trump's revised executive order banning citizens from six Muslim-majority nations from travelling to America.
ECONOMY
Iran banks to push for post-sanctions thaw
Three major Iranian-owned banks in Britain are reportedly planning to push the country’s banks to do business with them through a top regulating agency.
AFGHANISTAN
'US military working on new Afghanistan strategy'
General Joseph L. Votel, the head of the US Central Command, says he is working on a new strategy for the US military presence in Afghanistan.
POLITICS
Scottish leader eyes late 2018 for referendum
Scotland could hold an independence referendum in the autumn of 2018, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon says.
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