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Political consensuses come and go. That is the nature of politics. But some deserve longer shelf lives than others, and...

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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Iran Deal: a Stepping Stone to Further Talks on Regional Security

by Paul Knott

2018/05/02

To resolve the issues surrounding Iran’s role in the region, further talks on regional security should be pursued, separately from...

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McDonald’s Torched, 200 Arrested in May Day Protests in Paris

Nearly 200 anarchist protesters were arrested after May Day riots in central Paris, where hooded youths torched a McDonald's restaurant...

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Armenian Protest Leader Urges General Strike

Armenian opposition leader Nikol Pashinyan urged his supporters to launch a campaign of civil disobedience and block key transport links...

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Netanyahu’s Iran Nuke Claims Fail to Convince Deal Proponents

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's televised unveiling of an intelligence trove on Iran's alleged nuclear ambitions led to skepticism from...

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Turkey’s Opposition to Reveal Erdogan’s Challenger on Friday

Turkey's main opposition party will later this week announce its candidate to challenge President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in June 24...

Afghan security personnel diverting people away from a U.S. base near Kabul

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10 Journalists Among Dozens Killed in Afghan Attacks

2018/05/10

Ten journalists were among dozens killed in multiple attacks across Afghanistan on Monday, in the deadliest day for the country's media...

The announcement of verdict in Alnoldy Bahari's case in Indonesia

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Indonesian Man Jailed for Facebook Post Allegedly Insulting Islam

2018/04/30

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An Indonesian was jailed for five years on Monday for a Facebook post deemed offensive to Islam, his lawyer said.

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S. Korea President: Trump Can Have Nobel Peace Prize

2018/04/30

South Korean President Moon Jae-in said on Monday U.S. President Donald J. Trump can have the Nobel Peace Prize for the...

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Myanmar Authorities Sentence Whistleblowing Policeman to Jail

2018/04/30

A Myanmar police officer who told a court his colleagues had tried to "entrap" two Reuters journalists has been handed...

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Armenia’s Velvet Revolution: Implications for US Foreign Policy in the South Caucasus

by Jack Glore

2018/04/29

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The direction of foreign policy in Armenia is ambiguous as a result of the recent mobilization of Armenian civil society...

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Knife Attacker Kills 7 Children, Wounds 12 in China

A knife-wielding man with a grudge killed seven middle school children and injured 12 others as they returned home in...

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EU, US Police Cripple Islamic State Media Mouthpieces

European and U.S. police forces have struck at the heart of Islamic State's propaganda machine, seizing servers and "punching a...

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History and Handshakes: 5 Key Takeaways from Korea Summit

by José Ignacio Hernández González

It was more than a decade since the last inter-Korean summit and Friday's meeting in the Demilitarized Zone that has...

Nicolas Maduro Venezula National Constituent Assembly

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Can Venezuela’s Oil Industry Make a Recovery?

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Venezuela’s oil industry is collapsing. According to Francisco Monaldi, oil production is now less than half of the level that...

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Pakistan Jails Man for 7 Years in First Ever Child Porn Conviction

A Pakistan court jailed a man for seven years on Thursday in the country's first ever conviction for child pornography.

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Power Struggle in Libya: Are Haftar’s Days in Politics Over?

by Jonathan Fenton-Harvey

Increasing speculation about Libyan strongman Khalifa Haftar's health has raised concerns not just about his future political career, but whether...

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US Senate Approves Pompeo as Next Secretary of State

The U.S. Senate voted on Thursday to approve former CIA Director Mike Pompeo as the next secretary of state.

Palestinians Donald Trump Davos Palestinian aid Benjamin Netanyahu

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Migrants at US Border Ask Trump to Have Heart

The US Department of Homeland Security warned the migrants against trying to enter the country illegally or filing false immigration...

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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Iraqi Prime Minister Takes Election Campaign to Kurdish Capital