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Why are Donald Trump’s allies cheering for Pakistan’s Imran Khan?
When Richard Grenell, a close confidante of Donald Trump, the incoming United States president, demanded the release of Pakistan’s jailed…
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Who is Joseph Aoun, the new president of Lebanon?
Lebanese Army commander Joseph Aoun is the new president of Lebanon. The 61-year-old becomes Lebanon’s 14th president, having filled a presidential…
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A disturbing pattern of repression is emerging in Europe
In November, the Dutch political elite overwhelmingly sided with Israeli football fans after they went on a rampage in Amsterdam…
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US accuses RSF of genocide, hurting the group’s drive for legitimacy
In June 2023, Ibrahim Shumo and some friends fled war-torn Sudan’s West Darfur, the members of the “non-Arab” Masalit tribe…
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Los Angeles fires burn 10,000 structures as new blaze spreads
Two wildfires in the Los Angeles area have killed at least 10 people and burned some 10,000 homes and structures,…
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Lakurawa, the new armed group wreaking havoc on the Nigeria-Niger border
A new armed group called Lakurawa is attacking villages in remote corners of northwestern Nigeria and across the border in…
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Trump sentenced in New York hush-money case days before taking office
United States President-elect Donald Trump has been sentenced to what’s known as an “unconditional discharge” for his conviction over hush-money…
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‘Much more persecution’: Venezuela braces for Nicolas Maduro’s inauguration
Jesus Medina Ezaine had already spent 16 months in a Venezuelan military prison, accused of crimes he said were related…
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Israel bombs ports, power station in Yemen as Gaza carnage continues
The Israeli army says it has struck targets in the Houthi-controlled parts of Yemen, including the Hezyaz power station near…
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Israel forces raid occupied West Bank as Gaza carnage continues
Israel’s military intensifies incursions in the occupied West Bank as its war on Gaza kills more Palestinian civilians. Amnesty International…
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