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Pakistan now gets 25% of its Electricity from Solar, Plans Solar Panel factory
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Pakistan now gets 25% of its Electricity from Solar, Plans Solar Panel factory

Juan Cole

Only about 20 countries globally get a quarter or more of their power from solar.

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Protesting the U of Arkansas for Removing Middle East Center Director over her Condemnation of the Bombing of Iran

Protesting the U of Arkansas for Removing Middle East Center Director over her Condemnation of the Bombing of Iran

12/17/2025 By Committee on Academic Freedom

Who’s Responsible When a Military Order is Illegal? (Don’t Ask Donald Trump!)

Who’s Responsible When a Military Order is Illegal? (Don’t Ask Donald Trump!)

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Israeli Police question PM Netanyahu over Corruption, Blackmai for 12th Time

Israeli Police question PM Netanyahu over Corruption, Blackmai for 12th Time

Netanyahu stands accused of accepting lavish gifts from two influential businessmen in return for favourable legislation and personal favours

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If Brett Kavanaugh were African-American, Would he be Going to Jail instead of to SCOTUS?

If Brett Kavanaugh were African-American, Would he be Going to Jail instead of to SCOTUS?

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Brett Kavanaugh may or may not be an attempted rapist, but one thing is clear. The Republican senators are according […]

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women
Thousands of Women Descend on Washington Protesting Kavanaugh: “Women must be Heard!”

Thousands of Women Descend on Washington Protesting Kavanaugh: “Women must be Heard!”

by Issam AHMED | – Washington (AFP) – Jessica Cathcart, a 24-year-old from California, says university professor Christine Blasey Ford inspired her to speak up […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Trump Dumps Int’l Court of Justice Protocol to avoid Losing to Palestine on Jerusalem

Trump Dumps Int’l Court of Justice Protocol to avoid Losing to Palestine on Jerusalem

Bolton: “we expect all other parties to abide by their international obligations”

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Republican Party
Top Republicans Determined to Confirm Kavanaugh to Supreme Court on Saturday

Top Republicans Determined to Confirm Kavanaugh to Supreme Court on Saturday

Washington (AFP) – Top Republicans voiced confidence Thursday that Brett Kavanaugh will be confirmed to the US Supreme Court this weekend, as they asserted that […]

AFP

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Trump Humiliates, Squeezes Saudi Ally:  'Pay up--you wouldn't last 2 Weeks w/out US Army'

Trump Humiliates, Squeezes Saudi Ally: ‘Pay up–you wouldn’t last 2 Weeks w/out US Army’

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Trump, speaking at a rally in Mississippi on Tuesday night, went out of his way to humiliate Saudi King Salman, […]

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Iran
UN Court tells US to Ease Iran Sanctions in PR Blow for Trump, but US Defies Court

UN Court tells US to Ease Iran Sanctions in PR Blow for Trump, but US Defies Court

By Jan HENNOP, Danny KEMP, with Shaun Tandon in Washington The Hague (AFP) – The UN’s top court ordered the United States on Wednesday to […]

AFP

Donald Trump
New York considers investigating Trump for Tax Fraud

New York considers investigating Trump for Tax Fraud

The president could Face Astronomical Civil Fines

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Climate Crisis
No Cheetahs or Cool Breezes: The World our Carbon Dioxide is Bequeathing our Children

No Cheetahs or Cool Breezes: The World our Carbon Dioxide is Bequeathing our Children

By Frida Berrigan | – (Tomdispatch.com) – “I don’t want to live in a world without cheetahs, Mom.” Seamus loves cheetahs and what’s not to […]

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