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United Arab Emirates quits US-led maritime alliance

West News Wire: A high-profile indication of the ongoing tension between Washington and a crucial Middle Eastern security partner, the UAE announced on Wednesday that it has left a US-led global security organisation that guards ships in the Gulf.  The...

Saudi woman slapped 30-year jail term over tweets

West News Wire: According to the UK-based rights organisation Alqst, a Saudi woman has been given a sentence of more than 30 years in prison for anonymously tweeting about political detainees, women's rights, and unemployment.  According to sources inside the...

Arab League calls for international action to stop Israeli assault on Palestinian children

West News Wire: The Arab League has pleaded with the international community to act to stop the Israeli government's abuse of Palestinian children.  "The international community must act decisively to put a stop to Israeli abuses Palestinian children, to...

United States war on poor possesses new face: Fentanyl

West News Wire: Four Mexican males known as "Los Chapitos," the sons of jailed Sinaloa cartel leader Joaqun "El Chapo," were recently named the nation's top enemy, according to Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) chief Anne Milgram, who raised the...

Invasion clause used against immigrants in Texas is racist and dangerous: Rights groups

West News Wire: By taking advantage of what it believes to be a legal gap around the definition of "invasion," Texas is challenging federal control over policy on the US-Mexico border; however, immigrant rights organisations view this as dangerously...

US debt-ceiling crisis triggers ‘anxiety’ in global economy: IMF

West News Wire: IMF managing director Kristalina Georgieva has criticised Washington's prolonged debt-ceiling standoff between the Biden administration and leading Republicans, stating that a US default would have a substantial impact on the prosperity of the global economy.  Following the...

Europe’s energy crises killed more people than COVID-19

West News Wire: According to official statistics, 59,700 people in 28 European countries died last winter from COVID-19, but 68,000 more people died because they were unable to heat their homes.  Although these statistics are shocking, the people we have...

Israeli settlers burn vehicles and assault Palestinian farmers

West News Wire: In the most recent attack against farmers in the occupied West Bank, large groups of Israeli settlers attacked and injured Palestinians while setting their vehicles on fire.   In the heart of the West Bank, between Turmus...

West’s approach on Ukraine exposes ‘double standards’: Amnesty

West News Wire: According to Amnesty International, the outcry over Russia's invasion of Ukraine last year only served to highlight the West's "double standards" towards human rights atrocities around the globe. Amnesty International criticised what it called the West's...

Meta’s $1.3bn fine discloses US data surveillance infrastructure

West News Wire: In violation of European data protection laws, Meta, the parent company of Facebook, was fined a record-breaking €1.2 billion ($1.3 billion) on Monday by Ireland's Data Protection Commission and subsequently instructed to stop transferring data obtained...

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United Arab Emirates quits US-led maritime alliance

West News Wire: A high-profile indication of the ongoing tension between Washington and a crucial Middle Eastern security partner,...
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