WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Senate on Thursday advanced a resolution aimed at limiting U.S. President Donald Trump's ability to take further military action against Venezuela.
The move came days after the Trump administration launched a large-scale military strike in Venezuela on Jan. 3, taking by force the oil-rich South American country's President Nicolas Maduro and his wife, before putting them in custody in New York, drawing worldwide condemnation and concern. (US-Senate-Trump-Venezuela)
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WASHINGTON -- U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a memorandum directing his country's withdrawal from 66 international organizations, which "no longer serve American interests," the White House announced on X.
Starting with Trump's "America First" slogan, the statement said they comprised of 31 UN entities and 35-non UN organizations. (US-Trump-Order)
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RAMALLAH -- At least 20 Palestinian families fled their homes in a Bedouin community north of Jericho, West Bank, on Thursday, driven out by a wave of intimidation and violence by Israeli settlers, according to a local human rights group.
The families abandoned the northern edge of the al-Auja community, leaving behind their homes and livelihoods out of fear for their lives, said Hassan Mleihat, the leader of Al-Baydar Center for the Defense of Bedouin Rights. (West Bank-Israel-Settlers)
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DAMASCUS -- The Syrian army on Thursday launched heavy shelling against positions of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in the Sheikh Maqsoud and Ashrafieh neighborhoods of Aleppo, as the civilian death toll rose amid escalating clashes, state media and local authorities said.
The state-run SANA news agency, citing a military source, said the strikes targeted previously identified SDF positions inside the two neighborhoods, marking a sharp escalation following days of intermittent fighting and security operations in the northern city. (Syria-SDF-Attacks) ■
