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UNITED NATIONS (APP):UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has stressed the fundamental connection between eradicating poverty and upholding equal rights for all in a message commemorating the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. “Let us remember that ending poverty is not a matter of charity but a question of justice,” the ...

Muslim Times(Web Desk) – Thousands of working people from across Ukraine on Wednesday held a protest rally in Kiev to demand better living standards, higher wages and welfare benefits. The gathering was organized by the Federation of Trade Unions of Ukraine in front of the country’s government building. The demonstrators’ ...

Muslim Times(Web Desk) – Saudi Arabia has delivered a previously promised $100 million to the United States as Secretary of State Mike Pompeo landed in Riyadh to discuss the fate of dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who went missing after visiting the kingdom’s consulate in Turkey’s largest city of Istanbul more ...

CHICAGO (AFP) – An arsonist convicted of burning down a Texas mosque last year was sentenced Wednesday to more than 24 years in prison for a crime prosecutors said was motivated by hate. Marq Perez had been found guilty in July of a hate crime and felony arson in the ...

BRUSSELS (AFP) – EU leaders warned Wednesday there must be more progress in Brexit negotiations, despite hearing a personal plea by British Prime Minister Theresa May, who said she was open to a longer transition phase to unblock the talks. European leaders had hoped to hold a special summit in ...

Muslim Times(Web Desk) – Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the Iranian nation should look to countries in the East on its path of scientific progress, because relying on Western states will not contribute to the country’s growth. “Those countries are mostly in Asia. Therefore, we ...

Muslim Times(Web Desk) – The United States claims that at least 60 militants were killed in Somalia in a “precision airstrike” that purportedly targeted their positions in the East African country last week. The Pentagon’s Africa Command said in a statement on Tuesday that it had carried out the airstrikes ...

London (AFP) – British Prime Minister Theresa May said Monday she still believes a Brexit deal is “achievable”, despite talks with the European Union becoming deadlocked on the issue of the Irish border. “We cannot let this disagreement derail the prospects of a good deal, and leave us with the  ...

Muslim Times(Web Desk) – The vice chairman of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) says he predicts there is “no way” that Republicans would be able to preserve their majority in the US House of Representatives. Michael Blake made the comment in an interview with The Hill on Tuesday, three weeks ...

Muslim Times(Web Desk) – Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is a “wrecking ball” and Riyadh must remove him from power before he further harms the kingdom’s image, Senior Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says. Graham, a firm supporter of President Donald Trump, told Fox News on Tuesday that he ...