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2018/05/15

Armed men abducted and beheaded a five-year-old albino girl in Mali at the weekend, police said, in what was feared...

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[Book Review] Not Your Father’s Gasoline: Evolving Geopolitics of Natural Gas

by Joel Hicks

2018/05/16

In a world surging toward a global price for natural gas, might this energy resource play more prominently in shaping...

Rohingya children at a refugee camp in Bangladesh

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War Crimes Judges to Hold Closed Talks on Rohingya Crisis

2018/05/14

War crimes judges will hold closed-door talks next month to discuss whether to allow the launch of a probe into...

Protesters in Gaza waving Palestinian flags

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52 Dead in Gaza Border Clashes as US Embassy Opens in Jerusalem

2018/05/14

Palestinians followed through with their vow to protest massively along the Gaza border with 37 killed by Israeli fire as...

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Iraq Holds First Nationwide Election Since ISIS Defeat

2018/05/12

Iraq voted Saturday in its first parliamentary election since declaring victory over the Islamic State group. Turnout appeared weak as...

gothenburg synagogue attack another type of anti-semitism in Sweden

Democracy at Risk

As Memory of Holocaust Fades, Anti-Semitism is Rising in Europe

by Fieke Snijder

As the memory of the Holocaust fades away in Europe, anti-Semitism has seen a significant rise across Europe in recent...

Muslims attending a Friday prayer in Kosovo

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Kosovo Engages Imams to Deradicalize Jailed Jihadists

Kosovo launched a program on Friday aimed at de-radicalising its jailed jihadists, including lectures in prisons by moderate imams.

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Intelligence Report: Saudi-Financed Belgian Mosques Teach Hatred of Jews, Gays

Teaching manuals in Gulf Arab-financed mosques in Belgium promote anti-semitic stereotypes of Jews and call for the persecution of homosexuals,...

Workers from Philippines at an airport in Manila

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Kuwait and Philippines Sign Deal to Regulate Domestic Labour

Kuwait and the Philippines signed a deal on Friday to regulate domestic workers, after a dispute between the two countries...

Kadyrov, Medvedev and Putin at the Kremlin

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Chechnya Proposes Constitutional Changes to Extend Putin’s Rule

The Parliament of the Russian region of Chechnya has passed a proposal which could extend the presidential term limit from...

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Historic Trump-Kim Summit Set for June 12 in Singapore

U.S. President Donald J. Trump on Thursday revealed his historic summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un will take place...

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Hamas Gaza Head Supports Breach of Border Fence into Israel

A senior Hamas official signalled support for thousands of Palestinians to breach the border fence from Gaza into Israel at...

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Trump’s Hubristic Exit From Iran Deal Paves Way for War

by Michael Hughes

President Trump’s egocentric announcement to withdraw the US from the Iran nuclear accord may represent one step towards a larger...

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Russia and Iran Will Continue ‘Close Coordination’ on Nuclear Deal

Moscow and Tehran will continue to cooperate on the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action on Iran's nuclear programme after the...

Falsely accused of terrorism Shabbir Gangawli

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No Hope for Justice: Struggle of Falsely Accused of Terror in India

by Amit Kumar

Over the past decade, hundreds of men, almost always Muslims, have been arrested in India on terror charges and left...

Venezuelans carrying groceries cross a bridge from Colombia back to Venezuela

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1Mln People Enter Colombia Amid Venezuela Crisis

At least one million people have entered Colombia from Venezuela since President Nicolas Maduro's government descended into crisis last year,...

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Abadi. On Thursday, he rejected an offer by regional officials to freeze the results of the Kurdistan referendum.

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Iraq to Boost Security for Election Day by Closing Airspace, Borders

Iraqi authorities said Wednesday they will close the country's borders and airspace for 24 hours over an upcoming parliamentary election...

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How Can Iran Respond to Trump’s Nuclear Deal Decision?

Iran finds itself in a tricky balancing act as it weighs a response to U.S. President Donald J. Trump's decision...

A protester against sexual violence in Russia

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By Debating Sexual Violence, Russian Activists are Breaking a Long-Standing Taboo

by Maria Michela D'alessandro

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Despite years of battles, violence against women is still a universal phenomenon persisting in all countries, and the perpetrators of...

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Trump: US Withdraws from ‘Defective’ Iran Nuclear Deal

2018/05/08