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Morocco is now the fourth Arab state this year to announce it would establish relations with Israel. According to CNN, it was another diplomatic win for the Trump administration. However, it may create some trouble for the incoming Biden administration. That's because the Trump administration agreed that the US would recognize the long-disputed Western Sahara region. The largely Sahrawi population has fought for self-determination for four decades under the banner of the Polisario Front. The UN and European Union describe Western Sahara as a 'non-self-governing territory.' Political and security risk consultant Geoff Porter says the US' abrupt reversal of its policy dramatically increases the likelihood of renewed regional conflict.
Donald Trump confirms his first foreign trip as president will include stops in Saudi Arabia, Israel and the Vatican. SOUNDBITE
Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump suggested that getting along with Russia would be a "good thing," while speaking at a campaign rally at the Cumberland Valley High School in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, on Monday. Trump went on to reiterate his earlier claim that Russian President Vladimir Putin had called him 'a genius.'
U.S. President Barack Obama announces the first steps the U.S. will take in normalizing relations with Cuba. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
U.S. President Barack Obama announces the first steps the U.S. will take in normalizing relations with Cuba. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
The new Republican speaker of the US House of Representatives tells lawmakers that his first act leading the chamber would be to introduce a resolution supporting Israel in its conflict with Hamas militants. "The first bill that I'm going to bring to this floor in just a little while will be in support of our dear, dear friend Israel, and we're overdue in getting that done," Louisiana congressman Mike Johnson says in his acceptance speech, warning that America's "greatest ally in the Middle East is under attack." IMAGES