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Why China is Defying Trump’s Tariffs on Iran Trade
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Why China is Defying Trump’s Tariffs on Iran Trade

Mohammad Eslami

Chinese policy and security circles interpret the tariff threat less as an attempt to alter Iran’s behavior than as a signal to third parties

2025 was Earth’s 3rd-Warmest Year on Record

2025 was Earth’s 3rd-Warmest Year on Record

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Trump’s $1.5 trillion Gamble: Will Endless Conflict win Midterm Votes?

Trump’s $1.5 trillion Gamble: Will Endless Conflict win Midterm Votes?

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Israel extends detention of Palestinian for Facebook posts

Israel extends detention of Palestinian for Facebook posts

HEBRON (Ma’an) — An Israeli court on Friday extended the detention of a Palestinian activist who was detained for political activities on Facebook for a […]

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Global Warming & Louisiana Bayou:  Native Lands Submerged as Sea Levels Rise

Global Warming & Louisiana Bayou: Native Lands Submerged as Sea Levels Rise

“In collaboration with Louisiana Public Broadcasting, the PBS NewsHour examines the vanishing coastline of Louisiana and the vulnerability of its native tribes to rising sea […]

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Chechens Now Fighting On Both Sides In Ukraine

Chechens Now Fighting On Both Sides In Ukraine

By Liz Fuller via RFE/ RL Eighteen years after the signing of the Khasavyurt Accord that ended the 1994-96 Chechen war, a veteran Chechen field […]

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Israel Lobby
Pro-Israel Attacker puts British MP George Galloway in Hospital

Pro-Israel Attacker puts British MP George Galloway in Hospital

UK Respect Party Member of Parliament George Galloway was assaulted by a pro-Israel fanatic on Friday evening, leaving him with a broken jaw, broken ribs, […]

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Iraq:   Is the Battle of Amerli a Turning Point?

Iraq: Is the Battle of Amerli a Turning Point?

By Juan Cole The Iraqi military is maintaining that it has successfully relieved the town of Amerli (pop. 15,000) in northern Iraq from a siege […]

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Apartheid
Could a Palestinian Boycott Pinch Israeli Economy?

Could a Palestinian Boycott Pinch Israeli Economy?

NABLUS (Ma’an) — In the last two months, Palestinians across the West Bank have begun heeding calls to boycott Israeli goods in increasing numbers as […]

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Iraq
Iraq Crisis:  Will Sunni Tribes of Besieged Falluja Turn on IS There?

Iraq Crisis: Will Sunni Tribes of Besieged Falluja Turn on IS There?

By Mustafa Habib | Fallujah | via Niqash.org Recently most of the attention has been on northern Iraq. But military action in western Iraq has […]

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Eastern Europe
Ukraine:  What is the word for What is Happening There?

Ukraine: What is the word for What is Happening There?

By Daisy Sindelar via RFE/RL Oleksandr Chernov, a doctor and journalist from eastern Ukraine, spent 10 days as a captive of pro-Russian separatists based in […]

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Constitution
Should Americans be allowed to Serve in Foreign Armies?

Should Americans be allowed to Serve in Foreign Armies?

AJ+ “An American, Douglas McAuthur McCain was killed fighting for the Islamic State group (formerly known as ISIS or ISIL) in Syria. He’s not the […]

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