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French police slash migrant boats at sea amid surging channel crossings
Weekly Blitz
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July 5, 2025
In a controversial escalation of efforts to deter illegal migration across the English Channel, French police have reportedly begun using knives to puncture inflatable boats used by migrants seeking to reach Britain. The unprecedented tactic,...
Ceasefire a relocation ruse?
Dawn
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July 6, 2025
A TIMELINE to the cessation of the genocide in the Gaza Strip, even a 60-day ceasefire itself, is likely to be announced on Monday during Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s White House meeting with President Donald Trump after Hamas said...
Egypt is diversifying its military partners away from the US
The Reporter Ethiopia
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July 5, 2025
Between 19 April and 4 May 2025, China and Egypt conducted their first-ever joint air exercises, “Civilization Eagle 2025,” at Egypt’s Wadi Abu Rish Air Base. This marks a significant step in China’s military diplomacy in North Africa. China’s...
U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services, May 2025
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
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July 3, 2025
Explanatory Notes Goods (Census basis) Data for goods on a Census basis are compiled from the documents collected by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and reflect the movement of goods between foreign countries and the 50 states, the...
Putin has lost something worse than a war
The Iola Register - Kansas
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June 24, 2025
When Vladimir Putin invaded Ukraine in 2022, he was betting against the West. The West — understood as Europe and the United States — would not have the mettle to save Ukraine, he surely surmised. Neither united nor effective, it had a long record...
The end of US-Israel dominance in West Asia? Iran conflict signals a global shift
Frontline - The Hindu
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July 4, 2025
After dominating the West Asian landscape for 20 months, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has finally made way for US President Donald Trump, who has now positioned himself at the centre of regional affairs. On June 22, US firepower...
Italy and Türkiye: Emerging pillars of NATO’s new defense era
Sabah
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July 4, 2025
In a historical moment of great instability and international uncertainty, the issue of security and defense has forcefully become dominant. The wider Mediterranean region is indeed experiencing deep issues along with the war fronts in the Black...
Germans and Italians want arms ban on Israel, poll shows
The National News
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Germans and Italians overwhelmingly back ending arms sales to Israel if humanitarian law is not respected in Gaza, an opinion poll suggests. The research carried out by advocacy group Eko also reveals that citizens of the two countries believe the...
Turkey passes first 'far from ideal' climate change bill as heatwave ravages country
Middle East Eye
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July 3, 2025
Turkey has passed its first "far from ideal" climate law even as the country is racked by a heatwave that has caused widespread wildfires. The new law introduces the first legally binding framework to implement the 2015 Paris Agreement in Turkey....
Washington, Tehran Exchange Clandestine Messages, Threats
Asharq Al-Awsat
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July 5, 2025
The US and Iran continue to exchange clandestine messages through mediators concerning a possible return to the negotiation table, particularly regarding Iran's nuclear program. The messages came as both parties assess the extent of damage to...
Opening of a new aquaculture demonstration centre in Crete
The Fish Site
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The new centre – the most advanced of its kind in the Mediterranean and Black Sea region – was launched with a five-day technical training course attended by researchers and officials from Algeria, Egypt, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia. Its...
Voices: When US presidents talk of regime change, we must be careful what they wish for
The Independent
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June 23, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Is A KC-10 Extender Bigger Than A Boeing C-17 Globemaster II?
Simple Flying
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July 5, 2025
Related The KC-10 was designed to supplement the KC-135 for USAF aerial refueling ops. Yet the KC-10 is actually the first of the two to be retired. Why? The C-17 is a big plane capable of carrying all sorts of things, from troops to tanks to...
Why is Iran doubling down on its nuclear program?
Deutsche Welle
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July 4, 2025
Tehran is officially halting its collaboration with the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in the wake of the recent US and Israeli air strikes. "As long as the security of Iranian nuclear facilities is not ensured, Iran will suspend its...
"We must build a different future while we can": collective statement calls for urgent change of course
Statewatch
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Home / News / 2025 / June / "We must build a different future while we can": collective statement calls for urgent change of course Topic Country/Region 20 June 2025 A declaration coordinated by the Palestinian Institute for Climate Strategy ties...
Is it safe to travel to Tunisia? Foreign Office advice amid US strikes on Iran
The Independent
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June 23, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Weekend EssayWhat would happen if Iran were to acquire the bomb?
The National News
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The recent attacks on Iran and its nuclear facilities shocked the global community. While the world watches closely for further developments and hopes for a diplomatic resolution to this crisis, the attacks on Iran and its next steps will have a...
Alia: In the Face of Challenges, Providing Hope
This Day
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July 5, 2025
THEFRONTLINES Benue State once acclaimed as the food basket of Nigeria and home to the now defunct famous BCC Lions of Gboko was in the news recently not for what it’s famed for but the gory massacre of almost 200 innocent Benue citizens including...
2nd Heritage Conf. continues discussions on Western travel literature
Sharjah24
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Economic Conditions Through Western Travel Literature In the session titled “Economic Conditions Through Western Travel Literature”, moderated by Dr Mani Bounama, Dr Mohammed Al Mansouri spoke about the profound transformations in the Trucial...
How the UAE’s Foreign Policy Backfired in Syria and Sudan
The National Interest - Washington D.C.
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July 4, 2025
The foreign policy of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has faced numerous challenges in recent years. From the fall of Bashar al-Assad in Syria, after Abu Dhabi had invested immense political capital to normalize relations with his regime, to the...