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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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Syria:  Russia Targets Daesh in Palmyra despite Drawdown

Syria: Russia Targets Daesh in Palmyra despite Drawdown

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Despite the Russian announcement of a determination to withdraw the bulk of its air force from […]

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Iran
Iranians Celebrate first Now Ruz (New Year's) Since lifting of Int'l Sanctions

Iranians Celebrate first Now Ruz (New Year’s) Since lifting of Int’l Sanctions

CCTV | (Video News Report) | – – “March 20 marks the Persian New Year, Nowruz, which translates as “New Day.” Millions of people across […]

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Afghanistan
'Not Sharia': Female Afghan Rap Star campaigns against Child Marriage

‘Not Sharia’: Female Afghan Rap Star campaigns against Child Marriage

Jon Snow | (Channel 4 News Video Report) | – – “Sonita Alizadeh was just 10-years-old the first time her parents tried to sell her […]

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Climate Change
Climate Change: 13 Million Americans in Path of slow-motion sea rise Tsunami

Climate Change: 13 Million Americans in Path of slow-motion sea rise Tsunami

by Nadia Prupis, staff writer | (( Commondreams.org) | – – “Once you take into account growth of population, the numbers end up being two […]

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Authoritarianism
Turkey's Erdogan: Democracy Has 'Absolutely No Value Any Longer'  given war on PKK Terrorism

Turkey’s Erdogan: Democracy Has ‘Absolutely No Value Any Longer’ given war on PKK Terrorism

TeleSur | – – “Democracy Has ‘Absolutely No Value Any Longer’” The Turkish president made the comments in the context of the government’s fight against […]

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Government surveillance
Mr. President: Weakening Apple’s Defenses puts us all at Risk

Mr. President: Weakening Apple’s Defenses puts us all at Risk

Electronic Frontier Foundation | – – The Apple Fight Is About All of Us A Joint Statement from Access Now, the American Civil Liberties Union, […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Netanyahu Targets for Prosecution Whistleblowers on Israeli Military abuses in Neighboring Palestine

Netanyahu Targets for Prosecution Whistleblowers on Israeli Military abuses in Neighboring Palestine

IMEMC | – – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said rights group Breaking the Silence had “crossed a red line”, following allegations that the group […]

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More US Muslims favor Bernie Sanders than do US Jews

More US Muslims favor Bernie Sanders than do US Jews

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The Institute for Social Policy and Understanding (ISPU) published a new opinion poll on America’s Muslims […]

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Islamic State of Iraq and Syria
Paris attacker Salah Abdeslam Captured in Brussels Firefight

Paris attacker Salah Abdeslam Captured in Brussels Firefight

Euractiv.com | – – The most-wanted fugitive from November’s Paris attacks, Salah Abdeslam, was wounded and caught in a shootout in Brussels on Friday (18 […]

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