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The Pentagon insists that the conflict between Israel and Hamas has not spread into a wider war yet, but experts warn just one miscalculation could change that. Today, the US has carried out further …
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Former Saudi Intelligence Chief Prince Turki Al Faisal
Fears abound in the Middle East that the crisis there may intensify as the US re-designates Yemen's Houthis as a global terrorist entity. Of course, all roads lead back to Israel and Gaza, where, acc…
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What the Iowa caucus results mean
In American presidential politics, the starting gun has been fired in Iowa and former president Donald Trump has won the caucus convincingly. The real battle was for second place and an alternative t…
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UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths
After 100 days of the Israel-Hamas war, the toll on civilians keeps getting worse. The World Health Organization warns that Gaza could be on the brink of famine. Meanwhile the United Nations is despe…
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Genocide vs. self-defense: The case against Israel
Fresh off his trip to the Middle East, Democratic Senator Chris Van Hollen talks about spillover conflict fears as attacks escalate in The Red Sea, the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, whether the claims…
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Making sense of the Houthi attacks
The US and UK up the ante with strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen. This, after the group’s militants – who run most of western Yemen and are backed by Iran – continue to attack commercial vessels in …
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The ICJ case against Israel
Hearings have begun in the International Court of Justice that could change the course of Israel’s war in Gaza. South Africa is arguing today that Israel is committing “genocidal acts” against the Pa…
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Ecuador's state of emergency
Ecuador has declared it’s facing an "internal armed conflict." Security forces have been ordered to “neutralize” several criminal groups accused of spreading extreme violence. It comes after an extra…
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Haaretz columnist Gideon Levy
Palestinian authorities say one in every 100 people have been killed in Gaza over the past three months. That’s more than 23,000, and nearly two-thirds are women and children. That human toll is fron…
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Polish Foreign Minister Radek Sikorski
Tremors from Russia’s large-scale attacks are also impacting Poland, neighbor to both Ukraine and Russia and a critical NATO ally. Just last week, fighter jets scrambled after Warsaw reported a Russi…
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