Leadership
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Lebanese protesters storm ministry buildings as anger over Beirut blast grows
Lebanese protesters stormed several ministries Saturday in apparently planned raids after an explosion blamed on government negligence at Beirut port…
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Beirut has suffered a catastrophe that will live long in the memory – and the repeated betrayal of its citizens is a travesty
All presided over by a ‘government’ unworthy of the name, says Robert Fisk Independent Τhere are some moments in a…
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Two weeks of mandatory masks, but a record 725 new cases: why are Melbourne’s COVID-19 numbers so stubbornly high?
Yet Premier Daniel Andrews yesterday announced another grim milestone in Victoria’s second wave of COVID-19 infections: 725 new cases, a…
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The Deaths of 150,000 Americans Are on Trump’s Hands
Who will hold them accountable? Elie Mystal The Nation Last week, the number of Americans dead from Covid-19 surpassed 150,000.…
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Thousands demonstrate against Benjamin Netanyahu as protests gain momentum
Mr Netanyahu has faced a wave of protests in recent weeks, with demonstrators calling for the resignation of the long-serving…
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America’s voting system to face its reckoning in November
Like his demands for state governors to reopen their economies and his threats to strip funding from schools that refuse…
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In Belarus, Lukashenko faces a female challenge
MINSK – There’s little doubt that Belarusian President Aleksander Lukashenko will win a sixth term in elections on August 9…
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Erdogan’s Iron Fist Comes Down On Democracy And Religious Liberty
No tourist misses Hagia Sophia when visiting Istanbul. Doug Bandow The American Conservative Originally an Orthodox church—the largest in the…
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Republicans to Trump: You can’t delay 2020 election
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy both dismissed the idea. BBC Mr Trump does not…
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With the election looming, the United States is a nation at war with itself
The “Trump 2020” flag, hanging off the back of the bike, flaps in the wind as she leads a band…
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China orders US to shut consulate in city of Chengdu
China’s foreign ministry said it has told the US embassy to close its consulate in the southwestern city of Chengdu,…
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John Lewis: US presidents join tributes to civil rights icon
Lewis was one of the “Big Six” civil rights leaders, which included Martin Luther King Jr, and helped organise the…
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The West Bank’s fate is unknown as Netanyahu stalls on annexation
Many commentators, including me, tried to predict the next move by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, enabled by the mercurial…
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Did Putin Get the Origins of World War II Right?
On the seventy-fifth anniversary of the start of World War II, Russian president Vladimir Putin published a major article in…
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How the EU can manage Poland’s authoritarian government
WARSAW — Poland’s presidential election on Sunday marked a major victory for the ruling conservative Law and Justice (PiS) party.…
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