Global Issues
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Steve Bannon among four Trump allies hit with subpoenas in Capitol riot probe
The US House of Representatives Select Committee investigating the deadly 6 January riot at the Capitol has subpoenaed four former…
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Angela Merkel: How a poor girl from East Germany rose to become the ‘Empress of Europe’
With her class waiting below, the nine-year-old stared down into the swimming pool for 45 minutes, hesitating on whether to…
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Asylum seeker processing in Nauru cemented by new agreement
Asylum seekers who try to enter Australia by boat will continue to be turned away and sent to Nauru for…
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WHO says air pollution kills 7 mln a year, toughens guidelines
Urgent action is needed to reduce exposure to air pollution, said the U.N. body, ranking its burden of disease on…
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Statement by the Hellenic American Leadership Council and the International Coordinating Committee – Justice for Cyprus (PSEKA)
SEPTEMBER 22, 2021 NEW YORK — With heavy hearts, PSEKA and HALC express their disappointment with the recent events surrounding…
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Angry scenes at Haiti airport as deported migrants arrive
On Tuesday, migrants at the airport in Port-au-Prince rushed back towards the plane they had arrived on, while others threw…
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What are the protests against Victoria’s construction union all about? An expert explains
Yesterday these protests continued, with up to 2,000 demonstrators holding up traffic around Melbourne’s CBD and clashing with police. Giuseppe…
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Biden makes the case at the UN for using ‘relentless diplomacy’ instead of military might to solve global crises
He used his first speech to the United Nations General Assembly to describe a world where American civic leadership, rather…
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EU’s Šefčovič calls for solution to Northern Ireland’s Brexit issues by year-end
The EU and U.K. should aim to resolve all outstanding Brexit issues in Northern Ireland by the end of the…
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Misunderstanding Yemen
As part of our series The Legacy of 9/11 and the “War on Terror”, Peter Salisbury explains that the sectarianism…
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The problems with Porter
Christian Porter, a product of the cliquey Perth elite, is a classic example. His paternal grandfather was a minister in…
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As the US defense budget inches closer to $800 billion, critics say more money doesn’t buy what the military really needs
The National Defense Authorization Act emerged from the House Armed Services Committee this month with a major addition: $23.9 billion…
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Morrison’s China ‘strategy’ makes us less, not more, secure
Questions like: How do submarines actually contribute to our national security? Kevin Rudd Τhe Sydney Morning Herald And now, it…
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Recalled French ambassador says next steps being considered after Australia’s ‘breach of trust’
The French ambassador to Australia accused Australia of “treason” and “an unprecedented breach of trust” after a $90 billion bilateral…
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Climate change: UN warning over nations’ climate plans
That’s the latest blunt assessment of the United Nations. David Shukman BBC Its experts have studied the climate plans of…
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Overkill: Reforming the Legal Basis for the U.S. War on Terror
As part of our series The Legacy of 9/11 and the “War on Terror”, we argue that Washington should enact a…
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