Beijing raised its profile at the annual Shanghai Cooperation Council summit of non-Western countries just by providing a forum. London (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) […]
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Iraq: Muqtada al-Sadr demands PM Abadi Resign after Massive Basra anti-Corruption Protests
Baghdad (AFP) – Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi faced calls to resign Saturday as his alliance with a populist cleric who won May elections crumbled […]
Israeli Snipers Murder unarmed Palestinian Teen Protester in Gaza, Wound 45 Others
Gaza City (Palestinian Territories) (AFP) – A Palestinian teen died of his wounds Saturday a day after he was shot by Israeli troops during a […]
Trump Cuts $25 mn in Aid to Hospitals serving Palestinians in E. Jerusalem
Washington (AFP) – The United States plans to cut $25 million in aid to six hospitals primarily serving Palestinians in Jerusalem, a State Department official […]
Obama shifts Left, Embraces Medicare for All, in Hopes of Galvanizing Democrats
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Barack Obama came out of retirement Friday to give a stump speech at the University of Illinois, in hopes of […]
Qatar Emir to Invest $12 bn in Germany, Seeking to Break out of Saudi Blockade
Berlin (AFP) – Qatar’s emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani said in Berlin Friday his country would invest some 10 billion euros ($11.6 billion) in […]
Trump Demands Attorney General Sessions Probe Anonymous Op-Ed, despite No Crime
Co-Author: Nicolas KAMM Fargo (United States) (AFP) – Donald Trump on Friday urged his attorney general to investigate the anonymous author of a damning op-ed, […]
Boycott: Israel Apartheid toward Palestinians Causes 15 Musicians to Cancel on Meteor Festival
BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — A wave of cancellations followed Lana Del Rey’s announcement about cancelling her performance at the Meteor Music Festival in northern Israel this […]
Iraq: Basra Protesters Torch Iranian Consulate in ongoing Water Protest
Basra (Iraq) (AFP) – Iraqi protesters on Friday torched the Iranian consulate in the southern city of Basra in fresh demonstrations over poor public services […]
Why the Midterm Elections can’t be Counted on to end our Constitutional Crisis
Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – The country is in the midst of a constitutional crisis. Asked about its resolution, former Secretary of State John Kerry […]
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