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2018/03/27

Close to half a million Yemeni children have dropped out of school since 2015, when Saudi Arabia and its allies...

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Fake News in India Widens Communal Polarization

by Anando Bhakto

2018/03/27

Like in many other countries, there has been a marked proliferation of spurious websites and social media handles in India.

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Hit-and-Run Attackers Kill 2 Indian Journalists in 24 Hours

Hit-and-run attackers have killed two journalists in 24 hours in separate incidents that underlined India's reputation as one of the...

Malaysian authorities are pushing against "fake news."

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Malaysia Proposes 10 Years’ Jail Term for ‘Fake News’

The Malaysian government proposed a "fake news" law on Monday, which would carry a maximum 10-year jail term, including for...

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64 Dead in Russia’s Kemerovo Shopping Mall Inferno

A total of 64 people, many of them children, perished in a fire that ravaged a busy shopping mall in...

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17 Western Nations Expel Russian Diplomats Over UK Spy Attack

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Sixteen Western states announced their decision on Monday to expel Russian diplomats in a coordinated response to the nerve agent attack...

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How President Sisi Consolidated Power in Egypt

by Jonathan Fenton-Harvey

2018/04/09

Abdel-Moneim Abu al-Fotouh was among those detained in an escalating series of arrests in Egypt ahead of the upcoming presidential...

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#MeToo Moment Hits Russia as More Victims Speak Out

by Olga Dietze

2018/03/25

An unprecedented #MeToo movement has partially hit Russia, launching a new debate about sexism and women's rights in a country...

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Egypt Expels British Journalist for The Times

2018/03/24

A British journalist for The Times has been expelled from Egypt in a move it said reflected the "oppressive environment"...

French President Emmanuel Macron spoke at the COP23 meeting in Bonn, Germany

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French Govt Faces Tough Questions After Latest Gunman Attack

A gunman claiming allegiance to the Islamic State group killed three people in a shooting spree and supermarket hostage siege...

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Orthodox Fury: Not-So-Subtle Politics of Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus’

by Kiril Avramov

On his three-day visit to Bulgaria, Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill repeatedly departed from protocol to deliver sharp, politically-charged and public...

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Syrian Regime Takes Over Most of Eastern Ghouta; Rebels Cornered

Eastern Ghouta's six-year rebel rule was in its dying moments on Friday as fighters evacuated one of the Syrian enclave's...

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Palestinians Slam Trump’s Pick for Security Advisor Bolton

A senior Palestinian official on Friday slammed U.S. President Donald J. Trump's choice of hardliner John Bolton as his new...

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Taking Central Stage: China Invests in Expanding Global Influence

by Jinghong Chen

2018/03/22

Beijing has said the government would increase its spending on foreign affairs by 15 percent to 60 billion yuan, or...

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Russian Media Boycott Parliament Over Sex Scandal

2018/03/22

Top Russian media outlets launched a rare boycott of parliament on Thursday after it dismissed claims from several journalists that...

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Unlikely Partners: How Egypt Benefits from Ties With Israel

by Fatma Khaled

2018/03/20

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Egyptian leader al-Sisi is utilizing Cairo’s good relationship with Israel to maintain warm ties with Washington and benefit from newly...

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EU: Trump Campaign’s Facebook Data Harvesting ‘Horrifying’

2018/03/19

The E.U. said reports that a firm hired by the Trump election campaign harvested the Facebook data of millions of...

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Putin Retains Grip on Power in Russia as Opposition Cries Foul

2018/04/15

Russians were voting Sunday in a presidential election set to hand Vladimir Putin a record fourth term, but the opposition...

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Trumponomics and Global Growth

by Thieß Petersen

2018/03/19