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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: […]

Clear Conclusions: A UN Commission finds Israel Responsible for Genocide in Gaza

Clear Conclusions: A UN Commission finds Israel Responsible for Genocide in Gaza

09/21/2025 By Binoy Kampmark

Ghosts of E. Germany’s Stasi: How technology is used to supercharge Monitoring and Control

Ghosts of E. Germany’s Stasi: How technology is used to supercharge Monitoring and Control

09/21/2025 By Global Voices

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Tehran Press on Talks: From "Iran will be US Strategic Ally" to "US Sanctions here to stay"

Tehran Press on Talks: From “Iran will be US Strategic Ally” to “US Sanctions here to stay”

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The Iranian press has reacted in a whole range of ways to the current round of […]

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Apartheid
Israeli naval forces intercept Gaza Aid flotilla

Israeli naval forces intercept Gaza Aid flotilla

Update: Israeli forces had already hijacked the lead vessel in the four-ship convoy by early morning on Monday ET. BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Israeli naval forces […]

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Islamophobia
CNN Mistakes Dildo Banner For ISIS Flag

CNN Mistakes Dildo Banner For ISIS Flag

AJ+ | (Video Report) | – – “A CNN reporter saw a sex toy banner at a London Pride event and thought it was an […]

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Militarization
America's "Wars on . . ." have become an unhealthy Addiction

America’s “Wars on . . .” have become an unhealthy Addiction

By William J. Astore | (Tomdispatch.com) | – – War on drugs. War on poverty. War in Afghanistan. War in Iraq. War on terror. The biggest mistake […]

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BDS Occupied Territories
Is Congress Using Trade Rules to Blacklist Critics of Israel?

Is Congress Using Trade Rules to Blacklist Critics of Israel?

By Rachel Ida Buff | (Foreign Policy in Focus) | – – Legislation to fast track new trade pacts specifically targets supporters of the BDS […]

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Archaeology
No, GOP, biblical Marriage was not between one man and one woman

No, GOP, biblical Marriage was not between one man and one woman

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – – The freak-out by the Republican presidential candidates over the Supreme Court decision on same-sex marriage provokes […]

Juan Cole

Desertification
Climate Change-Driven Drought in Karachi hits Poor Hardest

Climate Change-Driven Drought in Karachi hits Poor Hardest

By Zofeen Ebrahim | {Inter Press Service) | – – KARACHI (IPS) – Over 950 people have perished in just five days. The morgues, already […]

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Climate Change
Think California’s Drought Is Bad? Try Palestine’s.

Think California’s Drought Is Bad? Try Palestine’s.

By Laith Shakir | (Foreign Policy in Focus) | – – While Israelis water their lawns and swim in Olympic-sized pools, Palestinians a few kilometers […]

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Culture
New TV Show About Cairo's Jewish Community draws Fans, Critics

New TV Show About Cairo’s Jewish Community draws Fans, Critics

Aj+ | (Video Report) | – – ““The Jewish Quarter” – a new series about Cairo’s once-thriving Jewish community – is angering both Egyptians and […]

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