WATCH PRESS TV NEWS HEADLINES

Here is a brief look at Press TV newsroom's headlines from 1800 GMT, November 19, 2018 to 0800 GMT, November 20, 2018.

Russia mulls response to US

The Russian president has warned the United States against its decision to withdraw from the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces treaty. Putin emphasized that the warning is not an empty threat. The Russian president vowed that Moscow will be ready to take concrete steps should the US deliver on its announced plan. Putin underlined that Russia rejects being dragged into another arms race and urged Washington to maintain a dialogue with a sense of responsibility. In October, US president Donald trump said he had decided to exit from the landmark bilateral nuclear arms control treaty.

Saudi war on Yemen

Saudi Arabia continues to pound the Yemeni port city of Hudaydah despite UN-led ceasefire efforts. Saudi warplanes carried out more than 10 air strikes on Hudaydah. Locals say fierce battles could also be heard on the edges of the city. Riyadh has also confirmed that it is continuing military operations against the strategic port.

Delisting Israeli settlements

A global home renting company, Airbnb, says it has decided to remove Israeli settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories from its website. Airbnb said the settlements are the core of dispute between Israelis and the Palestinians. The company expressed hope that a framework is put in place to resolve the historic conflict. The decision literally affects some two-hundred listings of the settlements and will come into effect in the coming days. Palestinians have welcomed the decision. The head of an anti-settlement group says the step will contribute to achieving peace.

Saudi royal divisions

Saudi Arabia’s royal family members reportedly want to prevent Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman from becoming the king. That's in the wake of revelations suggesting that bin Salman had actually ordered the assassination of dissident journalist, Jamal Khashoggi. Sources close to the Saudi royal court said dozens of princes want to see a change in the line of succession. They claimed that the princes will not act until King Salman is alive because he is unwilling to turn against his son. The sources also revealed that King's younger brother, Prince Ahmed bin Abdulaziz, is favorable to become the next heir to the throne. Bin Salman is under pressure after the CIA accused him of having ordered Khashoggi's killing in the Saudi consulate in Turkey last month.

US hospital shooting

A gunman has opened fire at a hospital in the US city of Chicago, killing a total of three people. Eddie Johnson says the gunman was in a relationship with one of the victims. The attacker first started shooting in the parking lot of Mercy Hospital. Then, he made his way into the hospital and opened fire inside the facility. The shooting comes less than two weeks after a gunman killed 12 people in a California music bar. More than 100,000 people receive firearm injuries every year across the United States.

Murder of Khashoggi

Saudi Foreign Minister, Adel al-Jubeir, rejects reports that the CIA believes the Saudi crown prince ordered the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Jubeir says such claims have no basis in truth. Jubeir says such reports are based on CIA assessment and not conclusive evidence. He also says the crown prince was not the target of comments by the Turkish president, who said Khashoggi’s murder was ordered at the highest level of the Saudi leadership. Jubeir says Ankara has reassured Riyadh on the issue. Saudi agents killed the journalist after he entered the Kingdom’s Consulate in Istanbul on October the second. The US president has said a full report about the killer of Khashoggi will be completed by Tuesday.

US judge blocks Trump’s order

A judge has temporarily blocked an order by the US president that barred asylum to all immigrants who arrive from Mexico. The nationwide restraining verdict suspends Donald Trump’s order until at least December 19, when a hearing is scheduled into the case. San Francisco District Judge, Jon Tigar, said Trump’s order is an attempt to rewrite immigration laws. The order restricts processing of asylum claims from Mexico only for immigrants who present themselves at official entry points. Thousands of Central Americans, many of them children, are traveling toward the US border in caravans in a bid to get asylum. Some 1500 have already arrived at the California border, where only 150 asylum applications are processed a day.

Ecuador protest

Students have marched in Ecuador’s capital to protest planned budget cuts for state universities. The students began their protest from the Central University of Ecuador, which is one of the largest in the country. They say the planned cuts will deny university students the right to free education by privatizing universities. The students have promised to pressure the government to cancel the cuts. The government has proposed the cuts worth 145 million dollars, as part of economic reforms for the next year. The move is now under discussion by Ecuador’s Congress.

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