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Spain offers citizenship to freed Nicaragua dissidents
Spain has decided to offer citizenship to more than 200 political prisoners released by Nicaragua and deported to the United…
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Two decades later, US Senate eyes repeal of Iraq war authorization
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Thursday that the Senate will vote to repeal two decades-old measures giving open-ended approval for…
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Blinken, Turkish counterpart discussed US assistance after earthquakes
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken spoke with Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Thursday, their second call in four days, to…
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Nicaragua frees 222 political prisoners, now heading to US
Nicaragua has released 222 inmates, many of whom were considered to be political prisoners of longtime Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega’s government, and…
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Palestinians extend a helping hand to quake-hit Turkey and Syria
The team will be travelling to Jordan, where it will divide equally into two groups headed to southern Turkey and…
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Ukraine slams Roger Waters over UN Security Council speech
Ukraine has denounced Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters for claiming that Russia’s invasion was “not unprovoked”. In an address to the United…
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Why is it so hard to predict earthquakes?
An earthquake, in the simplest terms, is when the earth shakes. Did you know that there are hundreds of earthquakes…
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Barcelona mayor cuts ties with Israel, citing Palestinian rights
Barcelona has temporarily broken off ties with Israel over its policy towards Palestine. The Catalan capital has been twinned with…
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When calamities strike, it is the poor who bear the brunt
On February 6, massive earthquakes struck southern Turkey and northern Syria, inflicting ghastly damage across a geographic region that has already borne…
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Eritrea persecuted relatives of military draft dodgers – HRW
Eritrea has punished the family members of thousands of alleged draft evaders during a conscription drive intended to bolster its…
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