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Trump Tariffs Cool Quebec Independence Push Ahead of October Election
Quebec’s push for independence has taken a temporary setback as the economic fallout from U.S. President Donald Trump’s…
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Gunmen Abduct Worshippers at Niger State Mosque as Witnesses Report Killings
On 22 August 2026, a violent attack occurred during Friday prayers in central Nigeria, targeting worshippers in the…
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Iran, US keep up hostile rhetoric ahead of new sanctions
Tehran condemned the United States’ plans to announce new sanctions that could further strain Iran’s already struggling economy,…
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Iran Says New US Sanctions Amount to an Assault on the Sovereignty of Other States
Tehran condemned the United States’ plans to announce new sanctions that could further strain Iran’s already struggling economy,…
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Treasury Secretary Bessent Promises New Iran Measures Amid Stalemate
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced new economic measures against Iran on August 22, aiming to intensify pressure…
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Treasury Launches “Operation Economic Outcast” With New Iran Sector Sanctions and Bank Rule
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced new economic measures against Iran on August 22, aiming to intensify pressure…
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African Governments Respond as Evidence Grows of Citizens Recruited to Fight for Russia
Diplomatic Fallout Over Alleged African Recruitment in Russian Forces Rome, August 21 — Against this backdrop of shifting…
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France, Italy, Britain and Germany Demand Israel Retract West Bank E1 Housing Tender
Regional Leaders Condemn Israel’s Expansion in E1 Corridor Paris, August 21 — The international community has again voiced…
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Netanyahu Calls Erdogan an ‘Antisemitic Dictator’ After Turkey Seeks Arrest Notice
Turkey issued an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on charges of alleged “Gaza genocide,” according…
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How European Regions Are Banding Together Across Borders, From the Baltic to the Alps
Warsaw, August 21 — A NATO-led troop deployment to Poland’s eastern border is reshaping how experts think about…
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European Leaders Urge Israel to Halt West Bank Settlement Expansion
EU Demands Halt to West Bank Settlements as Tensions Escalate Against this backdrop of a region simmering with…
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Trump Rejects Zelensky Request to Press Musk on Starlink for Ukrainian Strikes Inside Russia, FT Says
Starlink’s Geopolitical Constraints Reshape Streaming Access Washington, August 21 — The U.S. administration’s refusal to allow Ukraine to…
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UN Official Warns Security Council Israeli E1 Settlement Plan Threatens Two-State Solution
Strategic Shift Tests Western Commitment to Palestinian Statehood Rome, August 21 — The United Nations has issued its…
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Bessent Vows Toughest Sanctions on Iran and Presses China to Cooperate
Washington, August 20 — The United States is set to impose its most stringent sanctions on Iran to…
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US Navy Hospital Ship Sent to Peru Amid El Niño Threats
Washington, August 20 — The United States Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort will travel to Peru in February…
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South Korea Defense Minister Says North Korea May Hold 80 to 120 Warheads
TEHRAN, August 20 — South Korea’s Ministry of National Defense released a report on July 15, 2024, estimating…
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Ukraine’s NATO Path: From Partnership to Potential Membership
KYIV, July 6 — The shift in Ukraine’s relationship with NATO has been building for decades, but the…
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Trump Declares ‘Economic D-Day’ on Iran and Warns Countries Still Trading With Tehran
The Maximum Pressure Policy: A 2018 Strategy Revisited TEHRAN, August 19 — President Donald Trump announced a renewed…
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Ukraine detains Dnipro man accused of activating more than 1,000 Starlink terminals for Russia
KYIV, July 25 — In the tangled geography of modern warfare, where a signal from space can tilt…
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Korean War Never Officially Ended: 1953 Armistice Agreement Explained
PANMUNJOM, August 15 — The Korean Armistice Agreement, signed here on July 27, 1953, remains the only legal…
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Greenland Blocks Winter Drilling by Trump-Linked Oil Firm, Pushing Start to 2027
NUUK, August 15 — Greenland’s decision to halt drilling plans by a US oil firm linked to former…
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Putin’s First Kuril Islands Visit Reopens Japan-Russia Territorial Dispute
MOSCOW, August 15 — The Kuril Islands dispute is heating up again, and the trend underneath is clear:…
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Thomas Piketty, the French economist who argues for taxing wealth to curb inequality
PARIS, July 21 — Against the backdrop of a continent still wrestling with the legacy of austerity and…
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NYT: Putin Ordered Services to Destroy NATO and EU From Within, With Moldova a Target
MOSCOW, August 14 — Russian President Vladimir Putin directed the Kremlin in 2018 to execute a long-term strategy…
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