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Taiwan election: What it means for ties with US and China
The self-ruled island is electing a new leader who will set the tone for its relations with China and the US for years to come. Taiwan is holding presidential and parliamentary elections on Saturday, which will be watched closely by China as well as the United States. Beijing views the self-ruled democratic island as part of…
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Don’t believe Haaretz and the NYT. Israeli society fully supports the Gaza genocide.
An editorial in Haaretz last week, as well as a piece by the New York Times’s Michelle Goldberg a few days later, told a similar story. Both articles portrayed genocidal statements by Israeli leaders, and both articles explained them as an expression of far-right extremism. Haaretz seems to suggest that the solution (which would protect Israel at the International Court of Justice) would be…
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In Israel, Blinken looks to planning for post-war Gaza as bombardment, fighting continue to rage
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken faced tough talks with Israeli leaders on Gaza’s post-war future Tuesday, while Israel’s military pushed ahead with its offensive in the beleaguered territory. Heavy bombardment and fighting shook refugee camps, sending Palestinians scrambling to find safety and hampering aid groups’ efforts to get relief to the population. The discordance of “make…
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Pentagon says not planning a US withdrawal from Iraq
The Pentagon said on Monday it was not currently planning to withdraw its roughly 2,500 troops from Iraq, despite Baghdad’s announcement last week it would begin the process of removing the U.S.-led military coalition from the country. “Right now, I’m not aware of any plans (to plan for withdrawal). We continue to remain very focused on the…
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Palestinians Flee From Gaza’s Main Hospital As Strike Kills Hezbollah Commander In Lebanon
Medics, patients and displaced people are fleeing from the main hospital in central Gaza as the fighting between Israeli forces and Palestinian militants draws closer, witnesses said Monday. Losing the facility would be another major blow to a health system shattered by three months of war. An Israeli airstrike meanwhile killed an elite Hezbollah commander in…
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Trump Says Civil War Could Have Been ‘Negotiated’ in Bizarre Iowa Speech
Donald Trump continued his push on Saturday to win the Republican presidential nomination with a pair of caucus rallies in Iowa, beginning at the DMACC Conference Center in Newton and then culminating in Clinton. His speeches come on the third anniversary of Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol and a little more than a week before the…
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Blinken says Palestinians displaced in Gaza must be able to return home
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said that Palestinian civilians must be able to return home and rejected statements by Israeli officials calling for the mass displacement of Gaza residents. Speaking at a press conference in Doha on Sunday alongside Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, Blinken said the United…
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Islamic State group claims responsibility for a minibus explosion in Afghan capital
The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for a minibus explosion in the Afghan capital late Saturday that killed at least two people. Fourteen others were wounded in the attack in Kabul’s western Shiite neighborhood of Dashti Barchi, according to police spokesperson Khalid Zadran. The Sunni militant group said its members detonated an explosive device on…