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Abu Dhabi paid for Nigel Farage to travel to the United Arab Emirates in December to meet senior officials, a move that…
Category: 4. World
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Islamic Republic on the verge of collapse: ‘This time is different’
By Wednesday, more than 220 cities and towns across Iran had joined the widespread protests and strikes. These protests erupted spontaneously following the strike of shopkeepers and merchants on December 28, triggered by the sharp fall of the…
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Julie Menin Elected Speaker of New York City Council
Speaker Menin is a three-time City Commissioner and former regulatory attorney with a history of strengthening consumer and worker protections
NEW YORK, NY — The New York City Council voted today during its 2026 Charter Meeting to…
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Julie Menin Is Elected New York City Council Speaker – The New York Times
- Julie Menin Is Elected New York City Council Speaker The New York Times
- The Menin era begins City & State New York
- Julie Menin becomes Council speaker, pledging collaboration and scrutiny of Mamdani administration Politico
- New York City Council…
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Rubio and Hegseth brief lawmakers on “three fold process” for Venezuela : NPR
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke to reporters Wednesday following a closed door…
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Venezuela and Beyond: Trump’s ‘America First’ Rhetoric Masks a Neo-Imperialist Streak
Charles Kupchan is a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and a professor at Georgetown University.
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As Donald Trump’s America First grand strategy evolves, it confronts a mounting tension…
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Shooting reported in Mineapolis, US federal agent involved
A US federal agent was involved in a shooting in Minneapolis on Wednesday during a large-scale immigration surge, a city spokesperson said.Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey confirmed the shooting in a post on Twitter/X, blaming the Trump…
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How Nicolás Maduro and wife Cilia Flores can expect to be treated at Brooklyn’s MDC
They went from the palace to the big house.
Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, can reasonably expect two things to happen as they get accustomed to their new day-to-day life at…
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Unifor statement on U.S. actions in Venezuela
Unifor joins the national and international labour movement and its allies in strongly condemning the recent actions taken by the U.S. Trump Administration against Venezuela.
This is a flagrant violation of a country’s sovereignty and…
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Oil Firms Say Venezuela Owes Them Billions Over Earlier Investments – The New York Times
- Oil Firms Say Venezuela Owes Them Billions Over Earlier Investments The New York Times
- How America is getting ahead of itself on Venezuela Axios
- Corporate Lobbying and the US Attack on Venezuela Jacobin
- Don’t Replace One Nationalized Oil…
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