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Russian Ballistic Missile Destroys Delaware-Registered US Firm’s Drone Factory in Kyiv
KYIV, July 31 — On October 26, 2023, a significant development unfolded in the ongoing international conflict when…
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Ukrainian Teen Stranded in Occupied Kherson Region Found Fighting for Russia, Activists Say
KHERSON, July 31 — Against the enduring backdrop of conflict in southern Ukraine, a stark reminder of the…
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NATO Jets Scrambled After Russian Missile Crashes in Eastern Poland
WARSAW, July 30 — A Russian missile detonated on Polish territory today, prompting NATO to scramble fighter jets.…
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EU Adopts 21st Russia Sanctions Package With Record 218 Listings
BRUSSELS, July 29 — The shift is unmistakable: Europe is no longer content to sanction Russian oligarchs or…
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How EU Sanctions Work: Purpose, Types of Measures and Legal Challenges
BRUSSELS, July 29 — The shift is happening under the radar, but it is unmistakable: the European Union…
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Ukrainian Refugees in Poland Face Rising Hostility and Shrinking Support
WARSAW, July 28 — The shift is unmistakable: more than two years into Russia’s full-scale invasion, Poland has…
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Kazakhstan’s Careful Break From Moscow Is Now About Oil Money
ASTANA, July 25 — Kazakhstan’s call to freeze the Ukraine war has thrust it into the centre of…
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What the EU’s Sanctions on Russia Cover Since 2014
BRUSSELS, July 28 — The European Union’s sanctions architecture against Russia has ballooned to over 2,000 blacklisted names…
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What the Revolutionary Guard Is: Iran’s Parallel Army, Its Size and Its Reach
TEHRAN, July 19 — For communities across Asia watching the shifting currents of Middle Eastern power, one institution…
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Mont Pelerin Society: How Hayek’s 1947 Conference of 39 Thinkers Began
LUBBOCK, Texas, July 25 — The Mont Pelerin Society, an international academic organisation founded in 1947, continues to…
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Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Controls Military And Economic Power
TEHRAN, July 25 — The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is a sprawling, dual-role institution that touches nearly…
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Zelensky says Russia fed Iran satellite images of US bases; Trump says he will ask Putin
WASHINGTON, July 25 — The United States has multiple options on the table in response to the reported…
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Iran Accuses Ukraine of Deadly Attack on Iranian Vessel in Caspian Sea
TEHRAN, July 25 — Iranian officials have accused Ukraine of attacking an Iranian vessel in the Caspian Sea,…
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Study of 117 US and Soviet or Russian Election Interventions Finds a Vote Gain
WASHINGTON, July 25 — The historical record shows that between 1946 and 2000, the United States intervened in…
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Iran’s Threats to Close the Strait of Hormuz, From 1987 to the 2026 Closure
TEHRAN, July 12 — Iran’s threats to close the Strait of Hormuz have moved from rhetoric to a…
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Saudi Vision 2030 Faces Setbacks as Neom and Other Megaprojects Are Scaled Back
RIYADH, July 22 — Ten years after the Saudi government and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman unveiled Vision…
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Iran’s Nuclear Program: From JCPOA Limits to 60 Percent Enrichment
WASHINGTON, July 21 — For those who have followed the Iran nuclear file over the past decade, the…
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UN Resolution 2231 Explained: From the 2015 Iran Deal to Snapback in 2025
UNITED NATIONS, July 21 — The Security Council unanimously adopted Resolution 2231 on July 20, 2015, endorsing the…
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How the US State Department’s four-level travel advisories work and what the codes mean
WASHINGTON, July 21 — In the corridors of diplomatic power, few instruments carry more immediate weight than the…
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Andy Burnham Appoints Ed Miliband Foreign Secretary in First Cabinet
David Miliband is expected to fly back into British politics within days. The former foreign secretary, who quit…
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Timeline of Key Events in Ukraine’s Defense Leadership Since 2022
KYIV, July 16 — Against the backdrop of a war now in its fifth year, the internal political…
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Worldwide trend threatens democratic governance with term limit evasion
PARIS, July 21, 2026 — The ancient Athenian agora, where citizens once debated the limits of power, might…
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Electoral Authoritarianism Rises in Hybrid Regimes Since Cold War
WASHINGTON, July 21 — Hybrid regimes are political systems that blend democratic and authoritarian elements, a definition introduced…
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How US sanctions hit Iran’s currency, medicine supply and households after 2018
TEHRAN — For the people of Iran, the weight of years of American sanctions has not lifted. The…
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