World News Hits on Saturday

Sada El Balad English (See) news website presents Saturday’s dominating headlines of the world news.

Supreme court allows Trump to use $2.5bn in Pentagon funds for border wall

The US supreme court cleared the way for Donald Trump to use billions in Pentagon funds to build a border wall.

The decision allows the Trump administration to redirect approximately $2.5bn approved by Congress for the Pentagon to help build his promised wall along the US-Mexico border even though lawmakers refused to provide funding. (The Guardian)

Wildfires Engulf Siberia, Sparking Online Pleas for Help

Huge swathes of Russia have been engulfed in wildfires over the past month, prompting hundreds of social media users to issue a plea to the authorities to step up measures to put out the flames. (The Moscow Times)

Bernie Sanders: US policy in Mideast can't be 'pro-Israel, pro-Israel, pro-Israel'

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders said Friday that U.S. foreign policy in the Middle East cannot be “pro-Israel.”

The Democratic 2020 presidential candidate, who is a Jewish and has lived in Israel in the past, made the remark Friday on the "Pod Save America" podcast. (Fox News)

US Navy Seals platoon sent home from Iraq for drinking alcohol as sexual assault allegations investigated

The commander of a US Special Operations task force in Iraq has sent home a platoon of Navy SEALs for drinking while deployed after an alleged sexual assault by one of them, US defence officials said, the latest discipline incident that has emerged for an elite force relied upon heavily by the Pentagon. (The Independent)

Trump Might Launch an Amphibious Assault Against Iran If a War Starts

Trump Might Launch an Amphibious Assault Against Iran If a War Starts.

If tensions with Iran continue to heat up, one option would be to stage an amphibious raid against a land or sea-based Iranian military facility. (The National Interest)

At least 4 dead as quakes shake northern Philippine isles

Two strong earthquakes hours apart measuring 5.4 and 5.9 have struck a group of sparsely populated islands in the Luzon Strait in the northern Philippines, killing at least four people and injuring several others.(Associated Press)

Irish prime minister says no-deal Brexit could lead to united Ireland

A no-deal Brexit could lead to a united Ireland as more people in Northern Ireland “come to question the union” with Britain, Irish Prime Minister Leo Varadkar has said. (The Japan Times)

From Europe to the Arctic, temperature records tumble in 2019

We may only be just over halfway through it, but 2019 has already seen temperature records smashed from Europe to the Arctic circle and could prove to be one of the hottest years ever recorded.(AFP)