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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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Machiavelli: To combat Muslim Extremism, see Prophet Muhammad as bringer of a Constitution

Machiavelli: To combat Muslim Extremism, see Prophet Muhammad as bringer of a Constitution

Miguel Vatter | (The Conversation) | – – Everyone wants to die for Allah. We all want to live the best life in the hereafter […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Mr. Netanyahu, We don't have to Apologize for being Israelis of Palestinian Heritage; We're the 20%

Mr. Netanyahu, We don’t have to Apologize for being Israelis of Palestinian Heritage; We’re the 20%

By Rita Khoury | (Ma’an News Agency) | – – When Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived on Dizengoff Street in Tel Aviv last month […]

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Russia open to "Federal" Syria, but opposition worries about Partition

Russia open to “Federal” Syria, but opposition worries about Partition

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Russian deputy foreign minister Sergey Ryabkov said Monday that Russia supports whatever arrangements the Syrians in […]

Juan Cole

Iraq
US Says Mosul Dam faces serious risk of Collapse; Could Kill 1.4 Million

US Says Mosul Dam faces serious risk of Collapse; Could Kill 1.4 Million

TeleSur | – – The U.S. Embassy in Iraq warned its citizens to be ready to leave the country as the Mosul Dam faces a […]

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John Oliver on Trump:  "I'm Rich, therefore I Tell the Truth"

John Oliver on Trump: “I’m Rich, therefore I Tell the Truth”

John Oliver | (Last Week Tonight) | (HBO Video) | – – “Our main story was about Donald Trump. We can’t believe we’re saying that […]

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Iran
Is US Syria Policy to back new Saudi-Turkish Moves against Iran?

Is US Syria Policy to back new Saudi-Turkish Moves against Iran?

By Fernando Betancor | ( OpenDemocracy)| – – The pattern of strikes by the disjointed US-led coalition of Operation Inherent Resolve remains the best and […]

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journalism
MSNBC Sidelines Melissa Harris-Perry, hires Cruz Campaign Figure fired for Lying

MSNBC Sidelines Melissa Harris-Perry, hires Cruz Campaign Figure fired for Lying

Cenk Uygur, John Iadarola & and Jimmy Dore | (The Young Turks Video Report) | – – “Melissa Harris Perry walked off of MSNBC, and […]

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Democracy
"Tehran is liberated territory" as Pragmatists & Centrists win Iranian Capital & Expert Assembly

“Tehran is liberated territory” as Pragmatists & Centrists win Iranian Capital & Expert Assembly

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The era of former Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, also a former mayor of Tehran, is completely […]

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Oscars:  Chris Rock on lack of Diversity in Hollywood

Oscars: Chris Rock on lack of Diversity in Hollywood

Chris Rock | (ABC – Academy Awards) | Oscars 2016: Chris Rock’s Best Lines The host had Hollywood’s A-list laughing with jokes about the controversy […]

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