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Will the Feds Nail Venezuela’s (Ex) U.N. Ambassador?

FIRED UP

The former oil minister and rival of President Maduro knows many secrets about corruption in Venezuela and around the world. If he loses diplomatic immunity, what will he spill?

Benny Avni | Published Nov 30, 2017

UN’s Human Rights Boss Hits Trump, Ignores His Own Problems

HELLO CRUEL WORLD

U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein cuts loose on Trump––but his own organization has big problems, and the U.S. may pull out.

Benny Avni | Published Oct 25, 2017

The Frantic Fight to Stop Kurdish Independence

KURDS HAVE THEIR WAY

On Sunday, Kurds in Iraq are expected to vote overwhelmingly for independence. This as the war to crush the so-called Islamic State is almost won. Can anything hold Iraq together?

Benny Avni | Published Sep 21, 2017

Israel and Saudi Arabia Loved Trump’s Nuke-Happy U.N. Speech

STRANGE BEDFELLOWS

Trump's controversial United Nations speech—in which he threatened to "destroy" North Korea—was condemned by European allies and cheered by hardliners in the Mideast.

Benny Avni | Published Sep 19, 2017

Who Gets U.N. Lunch With Trump? His Buddy Who Found Melania

OUR MAN IN TURTLE BAY

Paolo Zampolli, former head of a modeling agency, represents the tiny island nation of Dominica at the U.N. He and Trump go way back.

Benny Avni | Published Sep 18, 2017

Kushner’s Peace Push Is Going Nowhere—and Israelis Love It

סיינפלד

‘Past administrations jumped into the peace process pool,’ says an Israeli official, praising Team Trump’s go-slow approach. ‘There’s no water in this pool, no reason to jump in.’

Benny Avni | Published Aug 28, 2017

Did Iran Fund Kim Jong Un’s Secret Chemical Weapons Deal?

GOTCHA

Trump’s Tomahawk attack in April doesn’t seem to have deterred Assad’s effort to rebuild a chemical arsenal. Kim Jong Un is helping. And Tehran may be paying.

Benny Avni | Published Aug 24, 2017

Pals Trump & Xi Still Split on N. Korea

Limits of Friendship

For all of the president’s praise for the Chinese leader since their April summit, the two nations today have vastly different priorities on North Korea, as a Friday meeting made plain.

Benny Avni | Published May 01, 2017

Did Moscow Green-Light Israeli Attack?

Shifting Alliances

The Kremlin may be backing Bashar al-Assad and publicly denouncing Israel’s strike on Damascus’ airport Thursday, but the two sides are ‘tightly’ coordinating behind the scenes.

Benny Avni | Published Apr 27, 2017

Team Trump’s New ‘Red Line’ on N. Korea?

Tick, Tick, Boom

As tensions surrounding North Korea escalated, top Trump officials issued new threats—ones that surprised the U.S. military.

Kimberly Dozier, Benny Avni | Published Apr 24, 2017

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