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In move that could Bring in NATO, Spain joins Italy in Sending Rescue Ship for Sumud Gaza Aid Flotilla
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In move that could Bring in NATO, Spain joins Italy in Sending Rescue Ship for Sumud Gaza Aid Flotilla

Juan Cole

Ann Arbor (Informed Comment) – On Wednesday, the socialist government of Pedro Sánchez in Spain announced that it would dispatch a rescue ship to be […]

Is Benjamin Netanyahu on a Mission to Realize a Greater Israel?

Is Benjamin Netanyahu on a Mission to Realize a Greater Israel?

09/25/2025 By The Conversation

Kimmel Saga no Laughing Matter: Trump and the North Koreanization of America

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Blood Money?  After Bombing Yemen, Saudis offer $274 mn. in Humanitarian Aid

Blood Money? After Bombing Yemen, Saudis offer $274 mn. in Humanitarian Aid

By Thalif Deen | – UNITED NATIONS (IPS) – Saudi Arabia’s right hand does not know what its left foot is up to, belittles an […]

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Acidification of Oceans
Fossil Fuels have to Stay in the Ground: But Renewables are anyway Cheaper

Fossil Fuels have to Stay in the Ground: But Renewables are anyway Cheaper

By Will Steffen and Martin Rice | (The Conversation) Ninety per cent of Australia’s current coal reserves will need to be left in the ground […]

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Houthi
How U.S. will monitor Iranian ships in Yemen

How U.S. will monitor Iranian ships in Yemen

CNN | – “CNN’s Tom Foreman uses virtual reality to show how the U.S. intends to monitor Iranian ships off the coast of Yemen.” CNN: […]

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Acidification of Oceans
Top Ten ways to prove you Love the Earth on Earth Day

Top Ten ways to prove you Love the Earth on Earth Day

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – I was a junior in high school on April 22, 1970, on the first Earth Day, called for […]

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Iraq
Iraq's Future in the Balance:  Will Sunni Arab Tribes join or fight ISIL?

Iraq’s Future in the Balance: Will Sunni Arab Tribes join or fight ISIL?

By Khales Joumah | Mosul | (Niqash.org) | – The key to long lasting victory in northern Iraq is the loyalty of it’s Sunni Muslim […]

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Armenia
Controversy as the "Forgotten Genocide" of the Armenians turns 100

Controversy as the “Forgotten Genocide” of the Armenians turns 100

AJ+ | – “April 24 marks the 100th anniversary of what’s been called “The Forgotten Genocide” and the “Armenian massacres,” when hundreds of thousands – […]

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Egypt
Ousted Egyptian President Morsi Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison

Ousted Egyptian President Morsi Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison

By Deirdre Fulton, staff writer | (Commondreams.org) – Morsi was convicted of ordering the arrest and torture of protesters during the clashes that erupted in […]

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Central Asia
Pakistan as Hong Kong West:  China's New Silk Road & US Failure

Pakistan as Hong Kong West: China’s New Silk Road & US Failure

By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) – Chinese President Xi Jinping made a state visit, full of pomp and circumstance, to Pakistan on Monday, but […]

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Ethiopia
ISIL's Libya Affiliate Murders 30 Ethiopian Christians

ISIL’s Libya Affiliate Murders 30 Ethiopian Christians

By EurActiv | – A video purportedly made by Islamic State and posted on social media sites on Sunday (19 April) appeared to show militants […]

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