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Turkiye hosts Largest Solar Power Plant of any European Country, as its Solar Installations Surge to 3.1 GW in H1
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Turkiye hosts Largest Solar Power Plant of any European Country, as its Solar Installations Surge to 3.1 GW in H1

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Turkiye [Turkey] is a European country, since part of its territory lies in Europe. So the following sentence is true: […]

Palestinian Statehood is winning major new Supporters at UN – but symbolic Action won’t make it happen

Palestinian Statehood is winning major new Supporters at UN – but symbolic Action won’t make it happen

09/20/2025 By The Conversation

Protesting UC Berkeley handing Names of Faculty and Students  to Dept. of Education

Protesting UC Berkeley handing Names of Faculty and Students to Dept. of Education

09/20/2025 By Committee on Academic Freedom

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"Hypocritical Clergymen"- How the Trump-Pompeo Slam of Iran Backfires

“Hypocritical Clergymen”- How the Trump-Pompeo Slam of Iran Backfires

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s rant against Iran on Sunday accused the leadership of that country of hoarding the country’s wealth, behaving like a mafia, […]

Juan Cole

Iran
“UNIMPRESSED”: Iran Throws Shade on Trump’s All-Caps Twitter Threat

“UNIMPRESSED”: Iran Throws Shade on Trump’s All-Caps Twitter Threat

Washington (AFP) – Tensions are mounting between Donald Trump and Iran — the US president’s raw tweet threatening Tehran was met Monday with a similarly […]

Jerome Cartillier

Israel/ Palestine
The Other Caged Kids: UN Rights Chief Calls out Israel on Palestinians

The Other Caged Kids: UN Rights Chief Calls out Israel on Palestinians

United Nations (United States) (AFP) – The United Nations rights chief on Monday demanded that Israel either give more than 400 detained Palestinian children their […]

AFP

Israel/ Palestine
Israel Tightens Control of Palestinian E Jerusalem, with Trump's Blessing

Israel Tightens Control of Palestinian E Jerusalem, with Trump’s Blessing

(OpenDemocracy.net) – After Trump’s decision to move the American embassy to Jerusalem, Israel has gained its ally’s backing to go even further in its control […]

Ali Ghaith

Solar Energy
As UK hits 50% Renewables some Days, will a Huge new Solar Farm Change Everything?

As UK hits 50% Renewables some Days, will a Huge new Solar Farm Change Everything?

By Alastair Buckley | – Sheffield (The Conversation) – The largest solar power plant ever proposed in the UK will be reviewed by the secretary […]

The Conversation

Donald Trump
Trump and Iran’s Rouhani Threaten each other with the Mother of all Wars

Trump and Iran’s Rouhani Threaten each other with the Mother of all Wars

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – In remarks Saturday to the Iranian foreign policy establishment in Tehran, President Hassan Rouhani gave some warnings to Donald Trump. […]

Juan Cole

Israel/ Palestine
Israel: Thousands Rally against Discrimination toward Gays

Israel: Thousands Rally against Discrimination toward Gays

Tel Aviv (AFP) – Israelis demonstrated and held a one-day strike on Sunday to protest a law denying surrogacy to gay couples, with thousands attending […]

Andrea Bernardi

Donald Trump
Is Trump finishing the Job that Bin Laden Began?

Is Trump finishing the Job that Bin Laden Began?

Washington, D.C. (Tomdispatch.com) – As presidencies approach their midpoints, pundits begin the inevitable search for that elusive creature: the doctrine. It’s often a quixotic quest, […]

John Feffer

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Iraq: New anti-Corruption Protests in South raise death Toll to 11

Iraq: New anti-Corruption Protests in South raise death Toll to 11

Fresh protests hit southern Iraq Sunday as medical sources put at 11 the number of demonstrators killed in two weeks of unrest

AFP

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