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Draft resolution demands Iran halt attacks, pin-point mines and ensure passage of humanitarian aid through strait., Draft resolution demands Iran halt attacks, disclose mines, and ensure humanitarian aid passage through the Strait. Gulf states are pushing a United Nations Security Council resolution that threatens Iran with sanctions and other measuresContinue Reading

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Chinese and Iranian foreign ministers meet while a tense ceasefire holds., Chinese and Iranian foreign ministers meet while a tense ceasefire holds. China is emerging as a major player in global diplomacy – including in the Middle East. In 2023, it helped re-establish diplomatic ties between Riyadh and Tehran. WhileContinue Reading

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For years, advertising executives have largely escaped criticism for glossing the images of major polluters. But as climate protestors turn up at ad agency offices and dozens of U.S. states file lawsuits accusing oil companies of deliberately spreading disinformation, the industry is coming under increasing scrutiny. U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres has  called  adContinue Reading

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The day after the U.S. Supreme Court crippled the federal Voting Rights Act, NAACP President and CEO Derrick Johnson addressed a virtual gathering for the group’s members and supporters where he ranked the landmark decision alongside the court’s most infamous cases. Dred Scott excluded Black people from American citizenship aheadContinue Reading

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In a recent podcast interview  with The New York Times, political science professor Robert Pape pointed out that acceptance of political violence is today higher than it’s been in generations. Tens of millions of Americans, his research shows, are now accepting of things as extreme as assassination as a way to change politics.Continue Reading

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When Israel and the U.S. launched their war on Iran, a flurry of media reports suggested that CIA-armed Kurdish forces were preparing to enter Iran and help topple the Islamic Republic. That outcome was always unlikely. Just months earlier, the latest chapter in the Kurds’ long history of exploitation byContinue Reading