The U.S. State Department has approved turning over to Japan two Massachusetts men to face charges that they helped smuggle former Nissan Motor Co Chairman Carlos Ghosn out of the country while he was awaiting trial on financial crimes..
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Full Article: U.S. approves extradition of Carlos Ghosn's accused escape plotters to Japan
Italy to send Israel coronavirus vaccines
Israel has negotiated to get vaccines from Italy and Germany.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Italy to send Israel coronavirus vaccines
US, UN say Israel-Lebanon border talks ‘productive’
Talks between Israel and Lebanon over disputed maritime borders were productive and are expected to resume next month, the US and the United Nations said Thursday..
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Full Article: US, UN say Israel-Lebanon border talks ‘productive’
US lawmakers propose sale of massive bunker-busting bombs to Israel
The proposal aims at supplying Israel with 30,000lb bombs capable of….
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Full Article: US lawmakers propose sale of massive bunker-busting bombs to Israel
Trump on attack in France: ‘Radical Islamic terrorist attacks’ must stop immediately
US President Donald Trump described the knife attack that killed three people at a church in the French city of Nice as a “radical Islamic terrorist attack.”Trump said in a tweet: “Our hearts are with the people of France. America stands with our oldest Ally in this fight. These Radical Islamic terrorist attacks must stop immediately. No country, France or otherwise can long put up with it!”For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.A man armed with a knife attacked people inside a French church and killed three Thursday, prompting the government to raise its security alert status to the maximum level hours before a nationwide coronavirus lockdown.French President Emmanuel Macron vowed that "France will not give up on our values" after a knife-wielding man killed three people at a church in what he called an "Islamist terrorist attack".Macron offered condolences to the country's Catholics after the killing, and urged people of all religions to unite and not "give in to the spirit of division".The attack in Mediterranean city of Nice was the third in two months in France that authorities have attributed to “Muslim extremists,” including the beheading of a teacher.It comes during a growing furor over caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad that were republished in recent months by the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo — renewing vociferous debate in France and the Muslim world over the depictions that Muslims consider offensive but are protected by French free speech laws.- With AgenciesRead more:How attack in France happened: Church sexton had throat slit while preparing for MassFrance’s Macron vows country will not yield after ‘Islamist terrorist attack’ in NiceFrench investigators identify Nice attacker as a 21-year-old Tunisian migrant
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Full Article: Trump on attack in France: ‘Radical Islamic terrorist attacks’ must stop immediately
Fury as US passports to list 'Israel' for birth in Jerusalem
The United States said Thursday that its citizens born in Jerusalem will be able to list Israel as their place of birth..
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Full Article: Fury as US passports to list 'Israel' for birth in Jerusalem
US plans sales of top-end fighter jets to UAE: lawmaker
The US has agreed to sell top-of-the-line F-35 fighter jets to the UAE following normalisation..
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Full Article: US plans sales of top-end fighter jets to UAE: lawmaker
Coronavirus cabinet approves plan for opening first, second grades
The Health and Finance ministries are battling over the opening of street shops. The cabinet is also expected to discuss allowing synagogues to operate.
Source: Jerusalem Post
Full Article: Coronavirus cabinet approves plan for opening first, second grades
Coronavirus: UAE increases testing rate, records 1,400 COVID-19 cases, three deaths
The United Arab Emirates recorded a 1,400 new cases of the novel coronavirus in the last 24 hours, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 129,042, the Ministry of Health and Prevention announced on Wednesday.The Ministry of Health conducted 104,673 tests as part of its plans to expand the scope of the tests, explaining the higher number of infections recorded over the past few days.Three people died due to complications caused by COVID-19, which raises the virus-related death toll in the country to 485.Meanwhile, the number of recoveries rose to 124,647 after 2,189 people recovered from the coronavirus.Read more:Coronavirus: Dubai updates winter tourism travel rules; UK, Germany test on arrivalCoronavirus: Dubai beaches require face masks, distancing, and other COVID-19 rules
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Coronavirus: UAE increases testing rate, records 1,400 COVID-19 cases, three deaths
Arab Coalition destroys a number of Houthi drones launched toward Saudi Arabia
The Arab Coalition on Wednesday said it destroyed a number of bomb-laden drones launched by the Iran-backed Houthi militia toward Saudi Arabia.For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.Wednesday’s attack is the latest in a series of attempted attacks by the Houthis targeting the Kingdom in recent weeks.The Coalition said it is taking the necessary measures to protect civilians and civilian objects.Read more:Arab Coalition seizes truck smuggling cocaine, heroin into Houthi territoryArab Coalition destroys Houthi drone in latest attempted attack on Saudi Arabia
Source: Al Arabiya
Full Article: Arab Coalition destroys a number of Houthi drones launched toward Saudi Arabia