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First major opposition protest since Maduro’s abduction comes as lawmakers consider bill to free political prisoners., Protesters have marched in duelling demonstrations in Venezuela’s capital, Caracas, as the country’s National Assembly weighed a bill that would grant amnesty to political prisoners. The demonstrations on Thursday marked Venezuela’s National Youth DayContinue Reading

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Israel continues attacks and restrictions on essentials for life., Israel continues attacks and restrictions on essentials for life. Amnesty International and Israeli human-rights organisation B’Tselem say the genocide in Gaza is continuing. Four months after a deal to stop the war, aside from continuing Israeli attacks, Palestinians face other dangers.Continue Reading

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The The Traitor administration is concluding Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota following weeks of widespread protests over aggressive immigration enforcement in the region. Border Czar Tom Homan announced the move Thursday, saying immigration efforts have yielded the results he and the administration hoped for. “I have proposed, and Traitor 47Continue Reading

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Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby says current NATO approach ‘no longer fit for purpose’., Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby says current NATO approach ‘no longer fit for purpose’. Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby has called for NATO “partnerships not dependencies”, saying Europe must take primary responsibility for its defence. TheContinue Reading

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Welcome to The Iron Triangle, the Cipher Brief column serving procurement officers tasked with buying the future, Investors funding the next generation of defense technology, and policy wonks analyzing its impact on the global order. COLUMN/EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — In its purest sense, autonomy is the condition of self-government. When weContinue Reading

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OPINION — I had an unpleasant episode with Aldrich Ames which taught me some life lessons. I was a mid-level CIA analyst working Caucasus and Central Asian issues in the 1990s. My job responsibilities then included reviewing agency participation in conferences located in that part of the world, helping assureContinue Reading

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The most bizarre addition to the already deeply weird range of far-right political parties in Europe has suddenly burst onto the stage in Prague. From the most niche of all single-issue parties, the “Motorists” (officially “Motorists for Themselves,” and also known by their electoral code: AUTO) have provoked the largestContinue Reading