Turkey calls US ‘wild wolves’, vows to abandon dollar in trade

(Worthy News) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday vowed Ankara would pursue non-dollar transactions in trade with Russia and other countries, accusing the US of behaving like “wild wolves.”

Both Turkey and Russia are reeling from punitive economic measures imposed by Washington.

“America behaves like wild wolves. Don’t believe them,” Erdogan told a business forum during a visit to Kyrgyzstan, in comments translated into Kyrgyz. [ Source: AFP (Read More…) ]

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US military to cancel $300m in Pakistan aid over terror groups

(Worthy News) – The US military says it is canceling $300 million in aid to Pakistan over what it calls Islamabad’s failure to take action against militant groups.

President Donald Trump has previously accused Pakistan of deceiving the US while receiving billions of dollars.

Pentagon spokesman Lt Col Koné Faulkner said the US military would aim to spend the money on other “urgent priorities”. [ Source: BBC (Read More…) ]

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Corbyn calls on the UK to ‘fill the gap’ after U.S. ends UNRWA funding

(Worthy News) – UK Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn took to social media Saturday evening to call the US’s decision to end its funding of UNRWA “shameful” and called it “a vital UN refugee agency.”

The UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) supports roughly five million Palestinians in Jordan, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.

Corbyn further stated that the “UK must help to fill the gap” left by contributing more to the agency.

The State Department said that the US has decided to end all funding for UNRWA and described the agency as “irredeemably flawed.” [ Source: Jerusalem Post (Read More…) ]

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