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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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UK: Labour's Corbyn Says Could Halt Syria Airstrikes If Elected

UK: Labour’s Corbyn Says Could Halt Syria Airstrikes If Elected

TeleSur | – – Corbyn also said he would have to consider whether he would authorize a drone strike against the leader of Islamic State […]

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Donald Trump
Trump's Warmongering on Steroids: But who Supplied the Steroids

Trump’s Warmongering on Steroids: But who Supplied the Steroids

By Tom Engelhardt | ( Tomdispatch.com) | – – MOAB sounds more like an incestuous, war-torn biblical kingdom than the GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast, […]

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As Scientists March, Will Trump give away US Science Lead to China?

As Scientists March, Will Trump give away US Science Lead to China?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The marches for science in the United States and around the world are an expression of […]

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Corruption
How Trump put the Foxes in charge of the Hen House at Education, Health, Justice

How Trump put the Foxes in charge of the Hen House at Education, Health, Justice

By Steven Harper | ( BillMoyers.com | – – “Lenin wanted to destroy the state, and that’s my goal too. I want to bring everything […]

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Afghanistan
Taliban Attackers Kill at Least 140 Soldiers at Afghan Base: Officials

Taliban Attackers Kill at Least 140 Soldiers at Afghan Base: Officials

TeleSur | – – Afghan President Ashraf Ghani visited the base on Saturday, and in a statement condemned the attack as “cowardly” and the work […]

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France
Is there such a thing as a 'Muslim vote' in France?

Is there such a thing as a ‘Muslim vote’ in France?

By Fatima Khemilat | (The Conversation) | – – On April 8, the well-known French television show Salut les terriens turned sour when guests discussed […]

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France
What if Marine Le Pen won the French election? Graphic Novels imagine Fascist Dystopia

What if Marine Le Pen won the French election? Graphic Novels imagine Fascist Dystopia

Beatrice Mabilon-Bonfils | (The Conversation) | – – Update: The 2017 presidential campaign in France has been full of surprises, from François Hollande’s decision not […]

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wikileaks
Trump Puts WikiLeaks and Julian Assange in the Crosshairs

Trump Puts WikiLeaks and Julian Assange in the Crosshairs

TeleSur | – – The U.S. has not formally laid charges against Assange, but many within the new administration are signaling a hostile approach. United […]

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ISIL Terror-Trolls French Election, Supporting far Right; Will French Fall for It?

ISIL Terror-Trolls French Election, Supporting far Right; Will French Fall for It?

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Thursday’s shooting at the Champs Elysee, left one policeman dead, another gravely injured, a third lightly […]

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