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Deposed Syrian President Assad sentenced to death in absentia
Ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his younger brother were sentenced to death in absentia by a Damascus court today, nearly two years after…
4 weeks ago
Netanyahu rejects US-backed peace plan for Gaza
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu bluntly rejected a US-backed 15-point peace plan for Gaza this weekend. Also, how Shenzhen, China, became t…
4 weeks, 1 day ago
Indian government’s role in nation’s heat crisis
The Indian government has declared heat waves to be official natural disasters. Also, with more than 4,000 cases reported in Democratic Republic of C…
1 month ago
Iran and US on brink of deal over Strait of Hormuz
Iran's deputy foreign minister said today that his country and Oman are close to finalizing an agreement with the US to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. …
1 month ago
Crackdown on environmental crimes in Amazon rainforest
Hundreds of people have been arrested across the Amazon this month in a sweeping five-country law enforcement operation going after a host of crimes …
1 month ago
Crossings into Spain’s Ceuta expose EU divisions on migration
The EU is scrambling to contain the political fallout after more than 70,000 migrants crossed into the Spanish territory of Ceuta from Morocco last F…
1 month ago
Ukraine targets Russian e-commerce giant Wildberries
Ukrainian drones have been striking warehouses belonging to Russia’s online retailer Wildberries. Ukrainian officials say the company provides Russia…
1 month ago
UN warns Israeli settler attacks on the rise in the West Bank
The UN’s Human Rights office has warned that Israeli settler violence in the West Bank is at an “all-time high.” Also, the US now controls much of Ve…
1 month, 1 week ago
European soccer threatens to boycott FIFA competitions
UEFA — the European soccer governing body — says its 55 teams will sit out all FIFA competitions for as long as a plan to allow investors to buy 20% …
1 month, 1 week ago
Iranian mothers seek justice for their slain children
Members of a group known as the “Justice-Seeking Mothers” all have loved ones who were killed by the Iranian security forces during anti-government p…
1 month, 1 week ago