It began on Friday afternoon with an immense boom that residents say reverberated throughout the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis. Alaa al-Najjar, a pediatric physician, was at work at the city’s Nasser Hospital when she heard her neighborhood south of the city had been hit in an Israeli airstrike. By the time she arrived, […]
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With Iran at its weakest point in decades, political scientist Vali Nasr argues that a deal with the US is imminent. With a battered economy and a restless population, Iran is as desperate as the United States to come together, Johns Hopkins University Professor Vali Nasr argues. Nasr told host Steve Clemons that US President
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North Korea has detained three shipyard officials over an accident during the launch of a new warship on Wednesday, state media say. Parts of the 5,000-tonne destroyer’s bottom were crushed during the launch ceremony, tipping the vessel off balance. An investigation into the incident, which North Korea’s leader Kim Jong Un described as a “criminal
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The US president has threatened to impose a 50-percent tariff on all goods from the EU starting June 1. US President Donald Trump is once again taking aim at trading partners of the United States. This time it’s the European Union. The US president is now threatening to impose a 50-percent tariff on all goods
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They argued that in some cases, the court “posed too many limitations on the states’ ability to decide whom to expel from their territories” and requested “a new and open minded conversation about the interpretation” of the court. Berset hit back at the group, saying in a statement that “upholding the independence and impartiality of
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Hundreds of residents remain in evacuation centres, with 52 rescues made overnight despite conditions easing. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced the start of a cleanup operation in eastern Australia after record-breaking floods killed five people and stranded tens of thousands of people. Damage assessments are under way for the coastal region of New South
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101 East investigates cross-border persecution and the killing of former Cambodian opposition MP, Lim Kimya, in Thailand Critics say the Cambodian government’s attacks on opposition members and activists have gone global. On January 7, 2025, former Cambodian opposition politician, Lim Kimya, was gunned down outside a busy bus station in central Bangkok. A former Thai
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Police say four victims face life-threatening injuries, suggest suspect may have have suffered a ‘psychological emergency’. Authorities in Germany have arrested a woman after at least 17 people were injured in a knife attack at the main train station in the northern city of Hamburg. At least four of the victims sustained life-threatening injuries in
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Kabila, accused of ‘treason’ and ‘war crimes’, denies government accusations of links to M23 rebel group. Joseph Kabila, former president of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has attacked the country’s justice system after the Senate voted to lift his immunity, paving the way for him to be prosecuted for alleged treason and war
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Secretary Rubio’s Meeting with Venezuelan Opposition Figures U.S. Department of State (.gov) Venezuela opposition leader Guanipa under arrest Reuters ‘Farcical’: Venezuelan opposition denounces arrest before weekend vote Al Jazeera Rubio expresses unwavering support for Venezuelan opposition leaders as Maduro jails top political foe New York Post Venezuela bans arrival of flights from Colombia following arrests in an alleged anti-government
