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Mario Lubetkin on Washington’s revived sphere-of-influence doctrine, Venezuela, and China’s growing footprint.
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The alleged gunmen in the shooting, Sajid Akram, 50, and his son, Naveed Akram, 24, were from Bonnyrigg, a diverse, multilingual suburb miles from Sydney’s Bondi Beach.
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The alleged gunmen in the shooting, Sajid Akram, 50 and his son, Naveed Akram, 24, were from Bonnyrigg, a diverse, multilingual suburb miles from Sydney’s Bondi Beach.
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Investigators said they were unsure of the attacker’s motives. But clues pointed to an isolated and increasingly troubled life, and no accomplices.
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Police fill the streets of Dhaka ahead of Sharif Osman Hadi’s funeral at Bangladesh’s parliament house.
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New South Wales will look at passing hate speech laws after Australia’s deadliest shooting in almost 30 years.
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Top US diplomat warns all involved will face lasting condemnation as fighting escalates in strategic central region.
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Former heavyweight champion beats social-media-star-turned fighter with a sixth-round knockout in Miami.
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The loan will cover two-thirds of the country’s financial needs for the next two years. It also bolsters Ukraine’s position in ongoing peace talks.
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No one knows the true toll of the massacre, and the city remains isolated. Now, refugee camps in Chad are flooded with newly displaced Sudanese.
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Relatives of the late President John F Kennedy slammed the centre’s board, saying the name cannot be changed under law.
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Lucknow recently joined a select list of global cities recognised for their fine food.
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In 1970s Zambia, Zamrock led a musical revolution. It’s now back, with some big names among its proponents.
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These are the key developments from day 1,395 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.
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Villareal seek their first Spanish title, which would be a major shake-up of Barcelona and Real Madrid’s La Liga grip.
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The attacks come a week after three Americans, including two US soldiers, were killed in Syria’s Palmyra.
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The US president has repeatedly taken actions to limit immigration after violent attacks, blaming foreigners for crime.
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Top US diplomat Marco Rubio reiterates US hard line against Venezuela’s Marduro, says Ukraine conflict is ‘not our war’.
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Al Jazeera investigators uncover a trail of covert flights and shady figures working for front operation Al-Majd Europe.
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The US says it is acting in response to last week’s deadly Islamic State attack on American forces in Syria.
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Two men say they experienced the kind of abuse highlighted in recent reports on Israel’s treatment of prisoners, which Israel denies.
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Follow our live buildup and coverage ahead of our text commentary stream of the Paul-Joshua heavyweight fight in Miami.
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American forces struck dozens of suspected ISIS sites, making good on President Trump’s vow to avenge two American soldiers and a civilian U.S. interpreter killed by the group last week.
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Omar García Harfuch is overseeing one of the most aggressive offensives in years against Mexico’s powerful criminal groups. Many before him have failed.
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So far 14 of the 17 of largest pharmaceutical companies have agreed to lower drug prices in the US.
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Starting on Feb. 1, Rome will charge tourists a fee to go down into the basin of the famed 18th-century fountain. Not every one is happy (except Romans, who won’t have to pay).
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The suspect’s spree began at Taipei’s main metro before he moved to another station nearby.
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The European Union came up with an 11th-hour deal to help Ukraine, but the solution raised questions about the bloc’s decisiveness.
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At least three people were killed and at least six others were injured after an assailant with a knife attacked people in a train station and a busy retail area. The police said the attacker died after fleeing and then falling or jumping from a building.
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Violent unrest spilled onto the streets of Dhaka, Bangladesh, following the killing of of a prominent student leader who was shot over the weekend. The offices of two leading newspapers were set on fire.
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Newspaper buildings were set on fire after the death of an activist who was attacked recently. Political leaders fear more violence could derail attempts to restore democracy.
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Closely tied to Washington during much of the Cold War, Venezuela has gone through political upheavals over the years that now make it a major enemy in the eyes of the Trump administration.
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We spent a day at a secret front-line drone command center in Ukraine, where soldiers prepared their deadly munitions in dread that Russian’s own drones might find them.
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After two failed abductions, three men were arrested, one of whom is charged with working to support the Islamic State terrorist group.
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The authorities are vowing to crack down after a mass shooting at a Jewish holiday celebration. Experts say that what the country needs might not be new laws.
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The Friday deadline was mandated by a bill that got near-unanimous support in Congress, and was later signed into law by President Donald Trump.
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Mette-Marit has pulmonary fibrosis, a disease that stiffens the lungs, making it hard to breathe.
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NAIROBI, December 19 (IPS) – Farmers can now know and benefit from their contribution to climate change thanks to a formula that can be used to calculate the amount of carbon stored in fruit trees. Read the full story, “Farmers Can Now Measure and Benefit From Fruit Tree Carbon Trade”, on globalissues.org →
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CIVICUS discusses climate displacement and Tuvalu’s future with Kiali Molu, a former civil servant at Tuvalu’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and currently a PhD candidate at the University of the South Pacific in Fiji and the University of Bergen in Norway. His research focuses on state sovereignty and climate change in the Pacific. Read the […]
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Ugandan law requires public servants to remain politically neutral and bars them from active politics.
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