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As Trump urges End to Gaza Fighting, Half a Million Face Starvation and Israel bombs more Hospitals
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As Trump urges End to Gaza Fighting, Half a Million Face Starvation and Israel bombs more Hospitals

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – Even as President Trump and members of his entourage in Doha, Qatar, discussed how to end the Israeli war on […]

US Court fines Israeli Spyware Firm NSO  $167mn for Targeting Whatsapp

US Court fines Israeli Spyware Firm NSO $167mn for Targeting Whatsapp

05/15/2025 By Juan Cole

Pope Leo XIV’s Link to Haiti is Part of a broader American Story of Race, Citizenship and Migration

Pope Leo XIV’s Link to Haiti is Part of a broader American Story of Race, Citizenship and Migration

05/15/2025 By The Conversation

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RIP Internal Combustion gasoline Engine: Volvo Goes Electric

RIP Internal Combustion gasoline Engine: Volvo Goes Electric

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The Swedish auto manufacturer Volvo, owned by the Chinese automotive corporation Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co., […]

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Iraq
Why Mosul Matters

Why Mosul Matters

The Economist | (Video News Report) | – – “Mosul stands on the brink of recapture from Islamic State fighters, but the future of the […]

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Donald Trump
Congress must take back the car keys of Perpetual War from Trump

Congress must take back the car keys of Perpetual War from Trump

By Peter Certo. | (Otherwords.org) | – – By putting such a sinister face on it, Trump might have finally inspired lawmakers to rein in […]

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Saudi-Led Group: Qatar to be Sanctioned for 'Negative' Response to Demands

Saudi-Led Group: Qatar to be Sanctioned for ‘Negative’ Response to Demands

TeleSur | – – Saudi Arabia said restrictions on Qatar will continue, but it did not announce new sanctions against Doha. Foreign ministers from Egypt, […]

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Environment
Record: Germany at 35% Renewables in Electricity Production

Record: Germany at 35% Renewables in Electricity Production

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – So far this year, over a third of German electricity has come from wind, solar, biomass […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
Iraqis Travel to Mosul to Celebrate Holy Day in a Show of Solidarity

Iraqis Travel to Mosul to Celebrate Holy Day in a Show of Solidarity

By Sali Mahdy | (GlobalVoices.org) | – – A group of around 300 Iraqis recently traveled from south and central Iraq to Mosul to celebrate […]

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Iran's 'Trumpism' Cartoon Contest Draws 1,600 Submissions

Iran’s ‘Trumpism’ Cartoon Contest Draws 1,600 Submissions

TeleSur | – – More than 1,600 artworks were submitted to the “International Trumpism Cartoon and Caricature Contest.” U.S. President Donald Trump and his policies […]

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Climate Change
It's going to Get a lot Hotter; how Hot depends on You

It’s going to Get a lot Hotter; how Hot depends on You

Richard B. Rood | (The Conversation) | – – Earth’s climate is changing rapidly. We know this from billions of observations, documented in thousands of […]

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Independence:  Remembering Capt. Humayun Khan, Muslim Patriot

Independence: Remembering Capt. Humayun Khan, Muslim Patriot

Khizr Khan | Associated Press | – – “The father of Humayun Khan, a Muslim American soldier who died during his service, questioned Donald Trump’s […]

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