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Wind and Solar Provide 40% of Brazil’s Electricity for first time
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Wind and Solar Provide 40% of Brazil’s Electricity for first time

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – This month Brazil’s National Electric System Operator estimated that wind and solar are now producing nearly 40 percent of the […]

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Israel/Palestine: Microsoft Should Avoid Contributing to Rights Abuses

Israel/Palestine: Microsoft Should Avoid Contributing to Rights Abuses

10/11/2025 By Human Rights Watch

How Extreme Temperatures Strain Minds and Bodies: A Karachi Case Study

How Extreme Temperatures Strain Minds and Bodies: A Karachi Case Study

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Rightwing Iran's Policy in post-US Syria is to Block Kurdish Left

Rightwing Iran’s Policy in post-US Syria is to Block Kurdish Left

Iran needs Turkey to escape US sanctions and to help stymie cooperative socialism among Kurds

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Israel/ Palestine
Europe, UK, France & Turkey Reject Israel's Plans for new Squatter Homes in Palestine

Europe, UK, France & Turkey Reject Israel’s Plans for new Squatter Homes in Palestine

The Union stressed that Israel’s decision undermines the viability of the desired two-state solution and the possibility of lasting peace.

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Egypt
Egypt Kills 40 ‘Terrorists’ in Crackdown after Giza Attack

Egypt Kills 40 ‘Terrorists’ in Crackdown after Giza Attack

Giza, Egypt | AFP | – Egyptian police killed 40 suspects in a crackdown on Saturday after a roadside bomb hit a tour bus claiming […]

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Russia
Filling Vacuum Left by Trump, Russia & Turkey Coordinate on Syria

Filling Vacuum Left by Trump, Russia & Turkey Coordinate on Syria

The Syrian deployment pleased ally Russia but upset Turkey ahead of Saturday’s talks in Moscow.

AFP

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Germany's Electricity 38% Renewable in 2018, more than Coal for 1st Time

Germany’s Electricity 38% Renewable in 2018, more than Coal for 1st Time

Meanwhile, carbon dioxide emissions fell 6% in the world’s 4th-largest economy.

Juan Cole

Feminism
Saudi Women Trample Face Veils in Social Media Protest

Saudi Women Trample Face Veils in Social Media Protest

Women took to Twitter with stories of being forced to wear the face veil, using the hashtag.

Middle East Monitor

Israel/ Palestine
1,451 War Crimes:  Ashrawi Condemns new Squatter Housing as Israeli Settler Colonialism

1,451 War Crimes: Ashrawi Condemns new Squatter Housing as Israeli Settler Colonialism

The enormity and severity of the situation and Israel’s deliberate efforts to displace Palestine and replace it with “Greater Israel”

Maan News Agency

Books
Amos Oz, Renowned Israeli Novelist and Critic of Expansionist Right, Dies at 79

Amos Oz, Renowned Israeli Novelist and Critic of Expansionist Right, Dies at 79

Jerusalem | AFP | – Amos Oz, who died of cancer Friday aged 79, was a celebrated Israeli novelist and passionate peace advocate whose stirring […]

AFP

Afghanistan
With Trump Ready to Leave Afghanistan, can Qatar Broker a Peace?

With Trump Ready to Leave Afghanistan, can Qatar Broker a Peace?

Qatar has helped the country with small-scale developmental and education projects

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