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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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Israel: Top Outrageous Things Officials of the New Far Right Gov't have Said

Israel: Top Outrageous Things Officials of the New Far Right Gov’t have Said

Ami Kaufman | +972 Magazine | (Video) — “The ministers comprising Israel’s 34th government are the most right wing ever, almost all oppose the two-state […]

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Bill of Rights
Why Rand Paul is right to Kill the So-Called PATRIOT Act:  It was never about Terrorism

Why Rand Paul is right to Kill the So-Called PATRIOT Act: It was never about Terrorism

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) has vowed to force the expiration of the so-called PATRIOT Act on Sunday. […]

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Iraq
Nasty, New Neighbours:  How Close Will Extremists Get To Baghdad?

Nasty, New Neighbours: How Close Will Extremists Get To Baghdad?

By Mustafa Habib | (Niqash.org) | – The fall of Ramadi means that Baghdad, Karbala and Babel have unpleasant new neighbours in the Islamic State […]

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Climate Change
With Global Warming, a future of Pacific Superstorms

With Global Warming, a future of Pacific Superstorms

By Wei Mei | (The Conversation) | – Every year, typhoons over the western North Pacific – the equivalent to hurricanes in the North Atlantic […]

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American Jews
Muhammad Cartoon Ad Blocked From DC Metro

Muhammad Cartoon Ad Blocked From DC Metro

Jo Ankier and Nik Zecevic | (The Lip TV) | (Video) |- “A Prophet Muhammad cartoon ad has been blocked by Washington DC’s transport authority […]

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Why ISIL's Attacks on Shiites of Saudi Arabia Threaten World Economy

Why ISIL’s Attacks on Shiites of Saudi Arabia Threaten World Economy

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | – Daesh (ISIL, ISIS) took responsibility for a terrorist attack Friday on the Shiite al-Husayn Mosque in Dammam, […]

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Christians
Armed Bikers Protest at Arizona Mosque

Armed Bikers Protest at Arizona Mosque

AJ+ | – “Anti-Islam activists have planned a “peaceful” protest at an Arizona mosque. Protesters are encouraged to bring American flags and “to utilize their […]

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Displaced and Refugees
85,000 Refugees from Ramadi Restricted from Entering Baghdad, despite 110°F Heat

85,000 Refugees from Ramadi Restricted from Entering Baghdad, despite 110°F Heat

Human Rights Watch | – (Beirut) – Iraqi authorities are preventing thousands of families fleeing the fighting in Ramadi from reaching safer parts of the […]

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Acidification of Oceans
Bahamas will lose 80% of Land in this Century to Climate Change, Builds Sea Walls

Bahamas will lose 80% of Land in this Century to Climate Change, Builds Sea Walls

By Desmond Brown | – NASSAU (IPS) – Small Island Developing States (SIDS) have championed the phrase “1.5 to stay alive” in demanding that global […]

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