TEHRAN – The U.S. seizure of a second Venezuelan oil tanker, Centuries, underscores a clear strategy: Washington is leveraging military power to control Venezuela’s primary source of revenue. Coming just weeks after the first tanker, Skipper,…
Category: 2. World
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Second oil tanker taken: U.S. escalates Venezuela pressure
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Israel’s role in fragmenting Yemen: Geopolitics, proxies, and strategic waterways
BEIRUT—The war on Yemen has never been merely an internal conflict. From its earliest stages, it has been shaped by regional and international actors seeking to redraw the country’s political and geographic map.
Among these actors, the…
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Algeria moves to criminalize French colonial rule amid strained ties
Algerian legislators are poised to vote on a proposed bill that seeks to criminalize France’s colonial rule in Algeria amid heightened diplomatic tensions with Paris.
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Fractured fortress: Israel crumbling from within
TEHRAN – Israel often presents itself as a regional fortress, with its military active from Gaza to Lebanon, Syria, and Yemen, and in confrontations linked to Iran. From the outside, it seems untouchable, disciplined, and in control. But a…
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British protestors arrested for chanting ‘globalize the Intifada’
The UK government has intensified its repression of pro-Palestinian activists, with arrests for chants like “globalize the Intifada” deemed racially aggravated, despite the lack of racial references or violence in the slogan.
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Israeli-backed gangs use occupied Gaza zones to target Hamas: Report
Armed groups supported by Israel are operating from Israeli-occupied areas of Gaza, carrying out attacks against Hamas, says a report.
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Jeffrey Epstein introduced Trump to 14-year-old girl, court documents reveal
Court documents show convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein introduced Donald Trump to a girl aged 14.
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Demonstrators take to Paris streets for Gaza, jailed Palestine Action hunger strikers
Demonstrators took to the streets of Paris on Saturday in a show of solidarity with the people of Gaza and with Palestine Action hunger strikers imprisoned in the UK.
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Nine dead in mass shooting at tavern in South Africa
Nine people were killed and at least 10 wounded when gunmen opened fire at the KwaNoxolo tavern in Bekkersdal, west of Johannesburg, early Sunday, according to AP, citing authorities.
Police say about 12 suspects in a white minibus and a silver…
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Tens of thousands attend funeral of slain Bangladesh student leader
Tens of thousands of mourners – including Bangladesh’s interim leader Mohammad Yunus – gather in Dhaka for the funeral of student leader Sharif Osman Hadi.
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