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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

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Israel to close off Palestinian West Bank, Gaza for 11-day Jewish holiday

Israel to close off Palestinian West Bank, Gaza for 11-day Jewish holiday

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Israeli authorities will completely seal off the occupied West Bank and besieged Gaza Strip for 11 […]

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Displaced and Refugees
Too Little, Too Late: Trump dedicates Golf Trophy to Puerto Rico as he readies to Fly there

Too Little, Too Late: Trump dedicates Golf Trophy to Puerto Rico as he readies to Fly there

Puerto Rico relief effort termed too slow and too small

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Austria
Austria Bans Burqa, Demands Muslim 'Integration' before Elections

Austria Bans Burqa, Demands Muslim ‘Integration’ before Elections

TeleSur | – – The move comes ahead of the Oct.15 elections that critics worry might favor anti-immigration parties. Austria has decided to ban the […]

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Buddhism
Rohingya Genocide: Why isn't the World Community Doing Something?

Rohingya Genocide: Why isn’t the World Community Doing Something?

By Mohammed Nuruzzaman | (Informed Comment) | – – The Rohingya of Myanmar are probably passing through the darkest time in their history, with the […]

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Donald Trump
Presidential Quote: "You have to Treat Women Like Sh*t"

Presidential Quote: “You have to Treat Women Like Sh*t”

Misogyny as national policy

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Displaced and Refugees
Trump's Billionaire Cronies feed at Public Trough as he disses Puerto Rico

Trump’s Billionaire Cronies feed at Public Trough as he disses Puerto Rico

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Trump’s petulant tweet storm on Saturday accused Puerto Ricans of wanting everything done for them. He […]

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Iraq
Last Flight Departs as Iraq punishes Kurds' Secession Vote

Last Flight Departs as Iraq punishes Kurds’ Secession Vote

TeleSur | – – Domestic flights are still allowed, so travelers are expected to travel to Kurdistan mostly via Baghdad’s airport. The last international flight […]

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China
EV Game-Changer: China dumping Gasoline Cars even Sooner

EV Game-Changer: China dumping Gasoline Cars even Sooner

By Zoran Radosavljevic | EURACTIV.com China announced on Thursday (28 September) it would start phasing out fossil fuel cars and set a 10% minimum quota […]

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Iraq
Iraq: Kurds, United, Confident in Negotiated Settlement

Iraq: Kurds, United, Confident in Negotiated Settlement

Histyar Qader | Erbil | (Niqash.org) | – – In the end, the Kurdish people and politicians united around the independence referendum. But what happens […]

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