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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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Warning to US:  Erdogan has used same techniques as Trump to de-Democratize Turkey

Warning to US: Erdogan has used same techniques as Trump to de-Democratize Turkey

Erdogan’s rise as an authoritarian strong man is a key lesson to America about how Trump could move the US in a similar direction

Juan Cole

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Sarah Sanders complains about not being served in Restaurant after Urging same Treatment of Gays, Immigrants

Sarah Sanders complains about not being served in Restaurant after Urging same Treatment of Gays, Immigrants

Sara Sanders complained on Twitter about not being served at the Red Hen restaurant in Lexington, Virginia. WaPo reports that the owner, Stephanie Wilkinson, insisted […]

Juan Cole

Immigration
“We Want the Children Free!”  “I Really Care!”: Cries from Inside Migrant Detention Camp

“We Want the Children Free!” “I Really Care!”: Cries from Inside Migrant Detention Camp

A group of people held at the center had been separated from their children as part of President Donald Trump’s “zero tolerance” policy

Javier Tovar

Iraq
In Post-ISIL Iraq, Cleric al-Sadr adds PM Haidar al-Abadi in Quest for Gov’t of National Unity

In Post-ISIL Iraq, Cleric al-Sadr adds PM Haidar al-Abadi in Quest for Gov’t of National Unity

Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi and nationalist cleric Moqtada Sadr said they had formed an alliance in a bid to create a new government

AFP

Saudi Arabia
At Midnight, Riyadh Erupts in Cheers for Women Drivers–but Women Activists still in Jail

At Midnight, Riyadh Erupts in Cheers for Women Drivers–but Women Activists still in Jail

For many, the end of Saudi Arabia’s driving ban for women is a welcome step, but far from enough

Natacha Yazbeck

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The American March to Inequality: Why the UN Alston Report Alarms the Trump Plutocrats

The American March to Inequality: Why the UN Alston Report Alarms the Trump Plutocrats

The US would require a social revolution to even resemble France or Germany

Juan Cole

Immigration
US Navy Plans Detention Camps for Tens of Thousands of Immigrants on Remote Bases

US Navy Plans Detention Camps for Tens of Thousands of Immigrants on Remote Bases

The US Navy plans to build sprawling detention centers for tens of thousands of immigrants on remote bases

AFP

Saudi Arabia
The Real Reason Saudi Arabi Lifted its Ban on Women Driving: Economic Necessity

The Real Reason Saudi Arabi Lifted its Ban on Women Driving: Economic Necessity

Odense (The Conversation) – After years of campaigning by women activists, on June 24 the ban on women driving in Saudi Arabia will be lifted. […]

Martin Hvidt

Climate Change
US Leaks 60 Percent more Heat-Trapping Methane than Government Says

US Leaks 60 Percent more Heat-Trapping Methane than Government Says

US industry emits some 13 million metric tons of climate-change inducing methane each year, said the findings published in the journal Science.

AFP

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