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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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Democratic Party
When will War be off the Table?  Iran & US Trash Talk

When will War be off the Table? Iran & US Trash Talk

By David M. Faris | (Informed Comment) | – – You have to admire the sheer gall of the Republican presidential field, which has coalesced […]

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Displaced and Refugees
Israel's Deep Role in Syrian Refugee Crisis: Saga of Yarmouk

Israel’s Deep Role in Syrian Refugee Crisis: Saga of Yarmouk

By: Ramzy Baroud | (Ma’an News Agency) | – – When Zionist Haganah militias carried out Operation Yiftach, on May 19 1948, the aim was […]

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Climate Change
Could we melt all the Ice in Antarctica if we Keep on Burning Fossil Fuels?

Could we melt all the Ice in Antarctica if we Keep on Burning Fossil Fuels?

By Andy Ridgwell | (The Conversation) | – – Here is a great “what-if”: if we (the human race) were to burn all available fossil […]

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Bashar al-Assad
Germany seeks Talks with Russia over Syria as Putin conducts Naval Maneuvers off Tartous

Germany seeks Talks with Russia over Syria as Putin conducts Naval Maneuvers off Tartous

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – Agence France Press Arabic says that Cypriot officials are reporting that Russia has asked them to […]

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Acidification of Oceans
"We're talking Survival": Pacific Islanders call out Australia on Coal

“We’re talking Survival”: Pacific Islanders call out Australia on Coal

The Tree | – – Pacific Island nations have stepped up pressure on their reckless neighbours, warning Australia and New Zealand that their inadequate action […]

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Israel/ Palestine
Leftist Corbyn win as head of UK Labour alarms Israeli Right Wing

Leftist Corbyn win as head of UK Labour alarms Israeli Right Wing

Ma’an News Agency | – – BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — The election of Jeremy Corbyn as leader of Britain’s opposition Labour Party on Saturday quickly led […]

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Bush
How Bush/Cheney's War Plans delayed an Iran Deal for a Decade

How Bush/Cheney’s War Plans delayed an Iran Deal for a Decade

By Farhang Jahanpour | (Inter Press Service) | – – OXFORD (IPS) – When negotiations between Iran and the European “Troika” broke down, the reformist […]

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Militarization
Nearly Half of Republicans Could imagine backing Military Coup

Nearly Half of Republicans Could imagine backing Military Coup

Cenk Uygur | (The Young Turks Video Report) | – – “New poll out from YouGov that is even more concerning than some of the […]

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al-Qaeda
14 Years after 9/11, US, Israel Tempted to ally with Al-Qaeda in Syria

14 Years after 9/11, US, Israel Tempted to ally with Al-Qaeda in Syria

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The Jabhat al-Nusra or Support Front is one of the major rebel groups in Syria, holding […]

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