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Saudi Arabia in Modern History
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Saudi Arabia in Modern History

Marc Martorell Junyent

Book Review – David Commins, “Saudi Arabia: A Modern History” (Yale University Press: New Haven and London, 2025). Munich (Special to Informed Comment; Feature) – […]

Greek Protesters block military Cargo bound for Israel

Greek Protesters block military Cargo bound for Israel

08/14/2025 By Global Voices

Israel must allow independent Investigations of Palestinian Journalist Killings – and let international Media into Gaza

Israel must allow independent Investigations of Palestinian Journalist Killings – and let international Media into Gaza

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Are your Personal Liberties at Stake if Brett Kavanaugh Joins the Court?

If Americans lose the right to privacy enshrined in Roe, they’ll lose a lot more than abortion access

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DC Elites Shocked at Trump Bromance with Putin but Give Israel's Netanyahu a Pass

DC Elites Shocked at Trump Bromance with Putin but Give Israel’s Netanyahu a Pass

There is something profoundly hypocritical about US elites pretending that the US doesn’t embrace people like Putin all the time

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Russia
Backed by Putin Air Force, Syrian Army rapidly takes 90% of Daraa

Backed by Putin Air Force, Syrian Army rapidly takes 90% of Daraa

Syrian regime forces backed by Russia made sweeping advances on Monday against rebels holding out in the country’s vital southern zone

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Trump calls EU "Foe," on Eve of Putin Summit, on basis of his Zero-Sum Mercantilism

Trump calls EU “Foe,” on Eve of Putin Summit, on basis of his Zero-Sum Mercantilism

Trump categorized the European Union as a “foe” of the US, appearing to put it on the same footing as Russia and China

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Latin America’s largest solar park turns Mexican desert green

Latin America’s largest solar park turns Mexican desert green

When the plant reaches full capacity later this year, it will supply enough electricity to power 1.3 million homes

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National Security State
For 40 Million US Working Poor, Trillion-Dollar Foreign Military Adventures Don’t Bring Security

For 40 Million US Working Poor, Trillion-Dollar Foreign Military Adventures Don’t Bring Security

The greatest threat day-to-day threat for millions of Americans isn’t terrorism or North Korea, it’s economic insecurity

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Afghanistan
Raising Questions about Trump Policies,  Civilian Deaths in Afghanistan Highest in Decade

Raising Questions about Trump Policies, Civilian Deaths in Afghanistan Highest in Decade

The number of Afghan civilians killed in the country’s long-running conflict hit a record high in the first six months of 2018

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Israel/ Palestine
Gaza: Israel Unleashes Heaviest Airstrikes Since 2014 Assault

Gaza: Israel Unleashes Heaviest Airstrikes Since 2014 Assault

Israeli occupation forces struck 40 targets in the besieged Gaza Strip Saturday, in the most extensive Israeli military assault since 2014

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Top Three Ways London's Sadiq Khan is a better Leader than Donald Trump

Top Three Ways London’s Sadiq Khan is a better Leader than Donald Trump

Sadiq Khan as mayor of London is the opposite of Trump in every way

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