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(Worthy News) – Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Jordan’s King Abdullah in Amman Monday, ahead of an expected visit by top White House officials seeking to lay the groundwork for the release of an Israeli-Palestinian peace plan.

The trip to Amman by Netanyahu was only disclosed by the Prime Minister’s Office after he returned to Israel Monday evening. It was their first publicly confirmed such meeting in four years.

“The king and the prime minister discussed regional developments and advancing the peace process and bilateral relations. Prime Minister Netanyahu reiterated Israel’s commitment to maintaining the status quo at the holy sites in Jerusalem,” Netanyahu’s office said in a statement. [ Source: Times of Israel (Read More…) ]

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(Worthy News) – Proposals by German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron for reforming the European Union are to be discussed at the upcoming EU summit in late June. There is plenty of agreement between the two — but also some sizeable differences.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron are meeting to discuss the future of the EU. Both have presented their proposals and DW shows where they see eye to eye — and where they are at odds. [ Source: UPI (Read More…) ]

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(Worthy News) – The Justice Department asked the Supreme Court for a stay on a federal judge’s that blocks the law enforcement agency from denying grants to cities based on immigration policy.

The emergency application, filed by Solicitor General Noel Francisco, seeks to block a Chicago judge’s decision that prohibits the Justice Department from giving grants to “sanctuary cities,” which is an indefinite term adopted by some cities to designate they utilize policies aimed at prohibiting federal agencies from implementing immigration laws.

Back in September, U.S. District Judge Harry D. Leinenweber ruled that Attorney General Jeff Sessions likely overstepped his authority when he urged sanctuary cities to give federal immigration officials access to jails or alert when a suspected undocumented immigrant is scheduled for release. [ Source: UPI (Read More…) ]

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(Worthy News) – A former CIA employee was charged with leaking classified information, the Justice Department announced on Monday.

Joshua Schulte, 29, was indicted on 13 counts in connection with his alleged theft of classified national defense information from the CIA and transmitting it to an outside organization.

Several news reports indicate that organization was Wikileaks. [ Source: UPI (Read More…) ]

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(Worthy News) – U.S. and Turkish military patrols have begun operating in the highly strategic northern Syrian enclave of Manbij, heading off a feared clash between the two NATO allies but potentially leaving the Pentagon’s Kurdish allies in the region shortchanged once again.

Turkish military officials announced the joint military operations on social media Monday, part of a deal struck between Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to cool tensions over Turkish fears of rising Kurdish influence on its border. Turkey has long dealt with a violent Kurdish separatist movement inside the country.

U.S. military officials did not comment, but Defense Secretary James Mattis told reporters last week that joint U.S.-Turkish patrols were slated to begin in the city within days. [ Source: Washington Times (Read More…) ]

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(Worthy News) – President Trump escalated his trade feud with China Monday night, threatening to impose tariffs of 10 percent on another $200 billion worth of Chinese goods.

“After the legal process is complete, these tariffs will go into effect if China refuses to change its practices,” the president said in a statement.

Last week, Mr. Trump announced plans for tariffs on $50 billion worth of imports from China in the technology sector, a move aimed at what he called “bringing balance to our trade relationship with China.” [ Source: Washington Times (Read More…) ]

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