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European Parliament asks for Recognition of Palestinian State, Upholds halt to Aid to Israel
European Union

European Parliament asks for Recognition of Palestinian State, Upholds halt to Aid to Israel

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – On Thursday, the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France, passed a resolution asking European Union member states to recognize a Palestinian […]

How America helped create the Palestinian Authority – only to undermine it ever since

How America helped create the Palestinian Authority – only to undermine it ever since

09/12/2025 By The Conversation

Unhoused and Policed in the Age of Trump

Unhoused and Policed in the Age of Trump

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With 5 Powers fighting in Syria, who will come out on top? Netanyahu, Putin, or Trump?

With 5 Powers fighting in Syria, who will come out on top? Netanyahu, Putin, or Trump?

Other nations push their own interests to the detriment of the Syrian people

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Russia
Mueller: 12 Russian Agents indicted for Hacking Dems on Day Trump asked them to

Mueller: 12 Russian Agents indicted for Hacking Dems on Day Trump asked them to

Twelve Russian military intelligence officers were indicted by a US grand jury on Friday

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UAE
United Arab Emirates Committing War Crimes in its Yemen Prisons: Amnesty

United Arab Emirates Committing War Crimes in its Yemen Prisons: Amnesty

Human rights violations in a string of Yemeni prisons run by the United Arab Emirates could amount to war crimes

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racism
Could Trump's War on Black NFL Players awaken a Sleeping Giant?

Could Trump’s War on Black NFL Players awaken a Sleeping Giant?

Will Trump’s attacks on black athletes provoke a revolution in the NFL?

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Syria
Syrian Army Raises Flag in Daraa, Cradle of Failed Revolution

Syrian Army Raises Flag in Daraa, Cradle of Failed Revolution

Syria’s army entered rebel-held parts of Daraa city, state media said Thursday

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Trump Threatens Iran with "Escalation;" Could it Spin out of Control?

Trump Threatens Iran with “Escalation;” Could it Spin out of Control?

Pompeo has been more or less threatening acts of war for the past week

Juan Cole

Colonialism
Human Zoos in the Age of Trump

Human Zoos in the Age of Trump

Current policies echo an era when millions of Europeans and Americans considered it perfectly natural to treat fellow humans as beasts

Ariel Dorfman

Immigration
Why Families and Refugees And America Lose Big with Trump Travel Ban

Why Families and Refugees And America Lose Big with Trump Travel Ban

Thousands now face indefinite separation from family members from the affected countries. Thousands more will be denied safe harbor

Raquel Aldana

NATO
Trump Stuns NATO with Demand to Double Defence Spending

Trump Stuns NATO with Demand to Double Defence Spending

US President Donald Trump shocked allies at a fraught NATO summit on Wednesday by suddenly demanding that members double their defense spending

Damon Wake

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