Politics
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US and China should be ‘partners,’ Xi tells Blinken
US top diplomat Antony Blinken and Chinese President Xi Jinping struck a positive note on progress in relations, adding that…
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Curbing Feuds over Water in Cameroon’s Far North
The authorities have striven to contain the fighting, but to be sure of preventing a recurrence, they need to address…
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Life after Ursula von der Leyen? Alternatives for next Commission president.
It’s going to be Ursula von der Leyen again, right? BARBARA MOENS, NICHOLAS VINOCUR AND JAKOB HANKE VELA Politico The European Commission president…
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Make No Mistake, Russia Values China Over India
“Russia has never hurt India’s interests,” India’s External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar recently asserted on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference.…
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United States Hypocrisy – Again
On April 18, a proposal was submitted to the United Nations Security Council to admit Palestine as a full member,…
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The Norwegian Government Agrees With Opposing Parties On New Fisheries Policy
“The Labor and Center Party are throwing away a historic opportunity to bring the fish back to the people and…
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Elon Musk’s battle over the Sydney church stabbing video is not about freedom of speech. It’s to titillate his followers
Τhis battle was never about the removal of a single violent video for Elon Musk – it was always going to turn…
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Moldova’s Restive Separatists, Russia Worries, and EU Aspirations
This week on War & Peace, Olga and Elissa are joined by Crisis Group experts Oleg Ignatov and Marta Mucznik to…
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Towards an effective lobbying regulatory scheme
Although lobbying is integral to democratic representation, there are concerns regarding the secrecy and unfair influence of professional lobbyists, which…
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Iran: Security Forces Rape, Torture, Detainees
Kurdish, Baluch, Azeri, and Other Ethnic Communities Apparently Targeted. (Beirut) – Iran’s security forces raped, tortured, and sexually assaulted detainees while repressing…
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On the Legality of Iran’s Attack
Listening to Western leaders, one would believe Iran’s actions were unreasonable and unnecessary. Aidan Simardone CounterPunch It was a “reckless…
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With homelessness on the rise, the Supreme Court weighs bans on sleeping outdoors
The Supreme Court wrestled with major questions about the growing issue of homelessness on Monday as it considered whether cities…
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Let immigrants save the heartland
Most counties are shrinking The Washington Post Prime-age (25-54) population growth by county since 2010 The population of Providence, R.I.,…
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US assurance for Assange a fantasy
The United States Government’s assurance that Julian Assange would have all the protections of a US citizen in a US…
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Calming the Long War in the Philippine Countryside
But it has fallen short of ending the conflict. A negotiated peace preceded by confidence-building measures is the best way…
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Truth, colonisation and Yoorrook: what is Victoria’s truth-telling inquiry and what will it achieve?
Victorian premier Jacinta Allan among those to give evidence at the Indigenous truth-telling inquiry examining the impacts of colonisation. Adeshola…
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