Politics
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How Iraq’s relationship with Iran shifted after the fall of Saddam Hussein
The reason he had played cat and mouse with UN weapons inspectors for over a decade was not because he…
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Entire Russian government resigns after Vladimir Putin speech
In a shock announcement, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev announced his government would resign, allowing Putin to appoint a new administration…
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The Crown Prince of Iran Pitches Regime Change to Washington
He painted a picture of Iran on the brink of collapse—and presented a plan to manage the coming “implosion” with…
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Peru’s top court says dissolution of parliament was legal
The constitutional court said President Martín Vizcarra had not exceeded his powers when he took the step amid a stand-off…
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Why the ‘golden age’ of political cartooning might be drawing to an end
The power they wield is not to be underestimated. Antony Funnell for Big Ideas ABC news Louis XVI lost his…
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Human Rights Watch launches damning report on China, urging action against oppression and abuses
HRW executive director Kenneth Roth was due to launch the World Report 2020 at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club in Hong…
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South China Sea: Putin moves to support the Philippines and Vietnam against Beijing’s plan
The development will frustrate China’s attempts to secure ownership of the lucrative zone within its nine dash line, the proportion…
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Dutton Slammed for Locking Up a Blind, Mentally Ill Refugee for a Decade
For many years, there have been concerns about the arbitrary power the Home Affairs Minister has to either grant or…
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French far-right site powered from Poland
France Libre 24 is a website made to look like a French news outlet, complete with French-language articles and an…
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‘None of us matter for them’: Iran’s only female Olympic medalist says she’s defected
Iran’s only female Olympic medalist has said on social media she had left her homeland because she had had enough…
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The crisis between the US and Iran is far from over
They ended with the tragic, unintended cost of conflict — Iran admitting it mistakenly shot down a Ukrainian passenger jet,…
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Iran plane crash: Protesters condemn ‘lies’ on downed jet
Protests took place outside at least two universities, with tear gas reportedly fired. BBC news US President Donald Trump tweeted…
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Partisan views on everything have ruined the ability to have a serious conversation
Whether the issue is serious or trivial, complex or simple, long or short-term, the option of choice is to ‘have…
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The Costs of China’s Belt and Road Expansion
When I returned to Xigang after five years, I couldn’t recognize it. Chris Horton The Atlantic What had been a…
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Iran ‘Concludes’ Attacks, Foreign Minister Says
Iran has “concluded” its attacks on American forces and does “not seek escalation or war,” the country’s foreign minister said…
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NST Leader: Troubled waters
To ensure that there is law and order among a comity of nations. New Straits Times What’s more if the…
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