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2017/09/07

Israeli warplanes carried out airstrikes against a purported chemical weapons manufacturing facility in western Syria, just hours after a new...

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Former Turkish Minister, Zafer Caglayan, Charged With Evading US Sanctions

by Mahir Zeynalov

2017/09/08

The U.S. has charged former Turkish economy minister Zafer Caglayan, along with three other individuals, with conspiring to use the...

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Ending DACA: Too Many Losses For US

by Susan Coutin

2017/09/07

President Donald J. Trump’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program with a six-month delay to...

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Sino-Indian Relations Back on ‘Right Track’ After Months of Tension

by Jinghong Chen

2017/09/06

As tensions between North Korea and the United States continued to dominate the headlines last week, a quieter months-long conflict...

Yemen starvation, Saudi strategy, Muslim scholars, duplicity

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Saudi Strategic Suicide In Yemen And Muslim Scholars

by Abukar Arman

2017/09/07

In the twenty-first century, the most prevalent model of ‘liberating’ defenseless nations from despotism, sectarianism, and terrorism is to turn...

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Muslim World Urges Myanmar To End Persecution of Rohingya

As more than 123,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled to neighboring Bangladesh amid an escalating army crackdown, the U.N. and the...

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Legislative Solution Needed for Undocumented Migrants in US

by Tanya Golash-Boza

On Tuesday, the Trump administration announced the end of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), a program Barack Obama created...

DACA, dreamers, undocumented immigrants,

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Trump Administration Formally Ends DACA, Calls On Congress To Act

After weeks of political wrangling, the Trump administration announced on Tuesday that it would end the Deferred Action for Childhood...

Merkel, Germany, Interpol, abuse, dissidents

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Germany Issues Turkey Travel Warning Over Arbitrary Imprisonment of Citizens

The German Foreign Ministry on Tuesday issued a new safety and travel warning for its citizens heading to Turkey over...

Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, DACA, Trump, dreamers

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Trump’s Move to End DACA a Terrible Blow to Dreamers

by Jennifer Lee

U.S. President Donald J. Trump on Tuesday announced the most inhumane decision of his administration to date. After weeks of media...

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Syrian Army Reaches Eastern Deir Ezzor City, Breaking ISIS Siege

The Syrian Army and its allies have reached Deir Ezzor, breaking the Islamic State's nearly three-year long siege on parts...

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Merkel: Turkey Will Never Become EU Member

2017/09/04

German Chancellor Angela Merkel opened the prospect of ending negotiations with Turkey for the E.U. membership, a bid that has...

China, North Korea, crisis, missile threat

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US to Push for Tougher North Korea Sanctions at UN

2017/09/04

The United States will push the United Nations Security Council to pass tough new North Korea sanctions after Pyongyang’s latest...

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Colombian Government, ELN Rebels Agree to Temporary Ceasefire

2017/09/04

The Colombian rebel group National Liberation Army (ELN) said on Monday that it had agreed to a temporary ceasefire with the...

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Myanmar’s Oppressed Muslims Face Ethnic Cleansing: Never Again?

by Catherine Renshaw

2017/09/03

The Rohingya, Myanmar’s Muslim minority, have been persecuted for decades. But they have never before experienced the systematic and terrible...

Rohingya Muslims, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Aung San Suu Kyi militants

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How Militants Blew Chance To Improve Rights of Rohingya Muslims

by Ronan Lee

2017/09/02

Amid the chaos and appalling human rights abuses faced by Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims today, it is worth remembering that this...

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Kurdistan Referendum Finds Little Support Amid Warnings of Regional Instability

2017/09/15

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On Friday, Kurds living outside of the autonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq can register online to cast a ballot in...

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Real Reasons Behind Europe’s Wave of Terror Lie Within

by Alison Lake

2017/08/31

As the latest horrific attacks in Spain have made clear, the persistent popularity of jihadist teachings has sustained an unprecedented...

Afghanistan, additional troops, Trump, strategy, insurgency, Afghan civilians

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US Is Sending 4,000 Additional Troops To Afghanistan

2017/09/21

U.S. authorities signaled on Thursday that some 4,000 additional troops will be deployed to Afghanistan in the near future. The...

Gohardasht Prison Iran Rajai Shahr hunger strike

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Eighteen People Join Hunger Strike in Iran’s Notorious Rajai Shahr Prison

2017/08/31