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2018/05/22

Human Rights Watch has documented at least 3,000 homes and commercial properties destroyed in the Sinai since launching a widespread...

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Propaganda Expert: Hans Speier’s Work for Defense of Democracy [Book Review]

by Eric Brandom

Experts like Hans Speier had a responsibility to power. In short, experts had to step in to save democracy from...

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Turning Back is Not an Option: Journalism in the Age of Fake News

by Farooq Ahmad

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Dear journalists, you are walking on the tightrope, and the reputation of the institution of journalism is in your hands....

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Pompeo Says US to Put ‘Unprecedented Financial Pressure’ on Iran

The United States will increase the financial pressure on Iran with the "strongest sanctions in history," Secretary of State Mike...

Democracy at Risk

Maduro Wins Disputed Vote as Venezuela Mulls Bleak Future

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Venezuela was facing the threat of fresh international sanctions and intensified domestic unrest Monday following President Nicolas Maduro's re-election in...

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China Calls on All Mosques to Raise National Flag

All Chinese mosques should raise the national flag to "promote a spirit of patriotism" among Muslims, the country's top Islamic...

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A Defense of Canada’s Monarchy

by Stephen K. Roney

2018/05/20

Shared allegiance to a monarch who is seen as above politics preserves a sense that everyone is in the end...

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Winners and Losers of Iraq’s Nationwide Election

2018/05/19

Final results from Iraq's election confirmed Saturday that an alliance spearheaded by populist cleric Moqtada Sadr has triumphed.

Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrillas

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Colombia’s Peace Deal is Falling Apart

by Felix Hoffmann

If underlying problems that produce grievances and sustain divisions in Colombia are not addressed, the conflict between the government and...

Protesters in Gaza waving Palestinian flags

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UN Votes to Send International War Crimes Probe to Gaza

The U.N. Human Rights Council voted Friday to send a team of international war crimes investigators to probe the deadly...

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Migrants Held in limbo After Police Dismantle Sarajevo Camp

Hundreds of migrants were left in limbo for hours Friday after Bosnian police dismantled a makeshift camp in Sarajevo.

Rafah border crossing between Egypt and Gaza

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Egypt Opens Gaza Border for Ramadan After Protesters Killed

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has taken the rare decision to open the Rafah border crossing with Gaza for the...

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Trump Promises North Korea’s Kim Can Stay in Power

U.S. President Donald J. Trump tried to put his summit with North Korea's Kim Jong-Un back on track Thursday, offering...

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‘Party City’ Amsterdam to Crack Down on Tourists

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Amsterdam is seeking to contain the flood of tourists swamping the city, with the incoming council proposing a series of...

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Ahead of Elections, Indonesia Fights ‘Cyber Jihadists’ With Political Agenda

by Ainur Rohmah

Indonesia is facing a flood of false information and hate speech on social media. Some of it is spread by...

Iranian Foreign Minister and foreign ministers of major world powers stand for a photo after reaching a historic nuclear deal in 2015 that dropped sanctions in exchange for IAEA monitoring

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EU to Move Friday to Block US Sanctions on Iran

The E.U. will on Friday begin moves to block the effect of U.S. sanctions on Iran in the bloc, European...

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Time to End the British Monarchy in Canada

by Bruce Mabley

2018/05/16

Imagine how different this country or countries would look if the 1837 Patriots of Upper and Lower Canada had been...

Merkel shaking hands with Putin in Sochi, Russia

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Merkel, Putin Revive Dialogue After Trump Scraps Iran Deal

2018/05/16

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Russian President Vladimir Putin hosts German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Friday to discuss the explosive global issues of Iran, Syria...

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North Korea Threatens to Cancel US Summit, White House Still Hopeful

2018/05/16