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Israel’s history of preemptive strikes
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Israel’s history of preemptive strikes

For decades, Israel has tested the limits of international law by bombing its enemies when it says it feels threatened.

Political violence is quintessentially American | Donald Trump
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Political violence is quintessentially American | Donald Trump

Violence begets violence, so many religions say. Americans should know. After all, the United States – a nation founded on Indigenous genocide, African...

‘Waited for 40 years’: South Africa’s Cradock Four families want justice | Human Rights News
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‘Waited for 40 years’: South Africa’s Cradock Four families want justice | Human Rights News

Johannesburg, South Africa – On the night of June 27, 1985 in South Africa, four Black men were travelling together in a car...

History of US-Iran relations: From the 1953 regime change to Trump strikes | Donald Trump News
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History of US-Iran relations: From the 1953 regime change to Trump strikes | Donald Trump News

EXPLAINER Iran remains the US’s adversary in the Middle East since the 1979 Islamic revolution led by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. United States-Iran tensions...

Armenian PM in Turkiye for ‘historic’ visit aimed at normalising ties | Politics News
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Armenian PM in Turkiye for ‘historic’ visit aimed at normalising ties | Politics News

Nikol Pashinyan’s visit marks Ankara and Yerevan’s second attempt at reconciliation. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is on a rare visit to Istanbul...

‘Regime change’ in Iran: The West’s undemocratic history | Israel-Iran conflict
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‘Regime change’ in Iran: The West’s undemocratic history | Israel-Iran conflict

As the military conflict between Israel and Iran intensifies, United States President Donald Trump has threatened that Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei...

The history of Netanyahu’s rhetoric on Iran’s nuclear ambitions | Benjamin Netanyahu News
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The history of Netanyahu’s rhetoric on Iran’s nuclear ambitions | Benjamin Netanyahu News

For more than three decades, a familiar refrain has echoed from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: Iran is on the verge of developing...

Who is Blaise Metreweli, first female head of Britain’s MI6? | Espionage News
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Who is Blaise Metreweli, first female head of Britain’s MI6? | Espionage News

The British government on Sunday appointed Blaise Metreweli as the country’s first woman to serve as chief of the UK’s foreign spy service...

History says the genocide in Gaza will be recognised – eventually | Genocide
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History says the genocide in Gaza will be recognised – eventually | Genocide

Over the past 20 months, I have often asked myself: how long does it take to recognise crimes against humanity? In Gaza, one...