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Moon Commits to Peace Efforts as Koreas Restore Communications After Year of Radio Silence

July 27, 2021

PICTURED: President Moon Jae-in and DPRK Leader Kim Jong Un meet to shake hands across the border in the…

Who is Ebrahim Raisi? Iran’s New President Cheered by Hawks on Both Sides
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Who is Ebrahim Raisi? Iran’s New President Cheered by Hawks on Both Sides

June 21, 2021August 21, 2023

The recent Iranian presidential election has seen the Head of the Judiciary, Ebrahim Raisi, elected with 60% of the…

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Iran President Tries to Hand Moderates Ammunition for June Election Amid Vienna Nuclear Deal Talks

May 21, 2021

PICTURED: The meeting of the JCPOA resumes in the Grand Hotel Wien, Vienna, April 6, 2021. Photo credit: Reuters.…

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Human Rights Watch Report Says Israeli Guilty of Apartheid — Recommends ICC Investigation At Least

May 5, 2021

PICTURED: A screen capture taken from an embedded video in a HRW official tweet. A report from Human Rights…

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A Father of Modern Ukraine, NATO, U.S. Draw Line in the Sand With Rhetoric Not Seen Since WWII

April 16, 2021

PICTURED: Ukrainian tanks withdrawing from the eastern regions. Photo credit: OSCE Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine. CC 2.0. WASHINGTON…

Wracked by Decades of War Mosul Museums and Monuments Try and Rebuild
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Wracked by Decades of War Mosul Museums and Monuments Try and Rebuild

March 2, 2021November 15, 2024

When war came to the country of Iraq in the 21st century, it would arrive in a land that…

New Uranium Enrichment Facility Being Built in Iran: IAEA Says No Weapons Being Produced
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New Uranium Enrichment Facility Being Built in Iran: IAEA Says No Weapons Being Produced

October 28, 2020

NATANZ, Iran. June 22th 2006. PICTURED: Anti-aircraft guns guarding Natanz Nuclear Facility, Iran, Photo credit: Hamed Saber, CC 2.0.…

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UN Treaty Makes Nuclear Weapons Illegal While Nuclear Powers and Victims Baulk

October 27, 2020

NEW YORK CITY, U.S. October 25th 2020. A treaty that bans the use, manufacturing, sale, and maintenance of nuclear…

Prosecutors of the Syrian War Just Blocked UN Sec. Council Testimony of Chemical Weapons Cover-up in Syria
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Prosecutors of the Syrian War Just Blocked UN Sec. Council Testimony of Chemical Weapons Cover-up in Syria

October 7, 2020

A former director of the Organization for the Prevention of Chemical Weapons (OPCW), Jose Bustani, who had been invited…

Leaked Documents Show Non-Profit Funded by Western Governments Built Syrian War Court Cases with ISIS/al-Qaeda Help
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Leaked Documents Show Non-Profit Funded by Western Governments Built Syrian War Court Cases with ISIS/al-Qaeda Help

October 6, 2020

Reporting from the Grayzone and World at Large detailed the sponsoring of several western governments including the UK, U.S.,…

Switzerland Assures First Shipment of Humanitarian Aid Arrives in Iran 3 Years After Sanctions
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Switzerland Assures First Shipment of Humanitarian Aid Arrives in Iran 3 Years After Sanctions

August 2, 2020

PICTURED: Tehran Waterfall Park and a new Tehran district. Photo credit: Ninara. CC 2.0. July 27th, 2020. An unnamed…

India – China Border Clashes Deadliest Confrontation Since 1975
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India – China Border Clashes Deadliest Confrontation Since 1975

June 17, 2020

PICTURED: The Doda River in the disputed Landakh Province, Kashmir. LADAKH, Kashmir, India. Monday June 15th, 2020. Clashes between…

Armed Coup in Venezuela Looks Like Bay of Pigs 2020–Who Was Involved?
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Armed Coup in Venezuela Looks Like Bay of Pigs 2020–Who Was Involved?

May 8, 2020October 24, 2023

Two American citizens have been arrested by authorities in Venezuela along with a dozen others in a failed paramilitary…

On Feb. 10th, the New USAID Budget Got $2 Billion to Try and Eradicate Tuberculosis in Central Asia
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On Feb. 10th, the New USAID Budget Got $2 Billion to Try and Eradicate Tuberculosis in Central Asia

March 27, 2020

NUR-SULTAN, Kazakhstan. March 14, 2020, PICTURED: USAID received its personal protective equipment (PPE) shipment in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, as part…

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Who’s Done What to Achieve the Pre-Peace Deal in Afghanistan?

March 2, 2020

Doha, Qatar. February 29th, 2020. As the Taliban delegation joined in representatives from the United States, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and…

Wikileaks and Whistleblowers Undoing the Credibility of the OPCW With More Leaks on Syrian Gas Attacks
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Wikileaks and Whistleblowers Undoing the Credibility of the OPCW With More Leaks on Syrian Gas Attacks

February 10, 2020

February 6th, 2019. The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has released a statement on the leaks…

American Spy Plane Shot Down in Afghanistan Allegedly Carried Soleimani’s Assassin
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American Spy Plane Shot Down in Afghanistan Allegedly Carried Soleimani’s Assassin

January 29, 2020

PICTURED: Iranian General Qassem Soleimani. Photo credit: Veterans Today. All Rights Reserved. GHAZNI, Afghanistan. January 27th, 2020. Veterans Today…

Juan Guaido Manages to Retain National Assembly Presidency After Rival was Elected
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Juan Guaido Manages to Retain National Assembly Presidency After Rival was Elected

January 12, 2020

CARACAS February 2nd, 2019. PICTURED: Juan Guaido at an anti-Maduro protest in the Venezuelan Capital. Photo credit Alex Cocopro…

Juan Guaido Unable to Secure Re-Election as National Assembly President – Can No Longer Hold Interim-Presidency.
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Juan Guaido Unable to Secure Re-Election as National Assembly President – Can No Longer Hold Interim-Presidency.

January 7, 2020July 24, 2023

In a vote to determine the country’s next president of the National Assembly, equivalent to U.S. Speaker of the…

Over 1 Million Yemeni Archaeological Artifacts Stolen During War by US – Emirati Smuggling Ring
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Over 1 Million Yemeni Archaeological Artifacts Stolen During War by US – Emirati Smuggling Ring

December 27, 2019January 22, 2024

American archaeologist and expert in Middle and Near Eastern antiquities Alexander Nagel presented findings in a workshop organized by…

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Israel’s Destruction of Palestinian Olive Trees: Security Meets Environmental Warfare

Suzanne Latre August 28, 2025

At dawn on Monday, Israeli military bulldozers entered the Nablus area. They began uprooting thousands of olive trees, which…

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US Has Bombed Somalia Over 50 Times This Year

Andy Corbley August 21, 2025

US Africa Command (AFRICOM) conducted an airstrike against al-Shabaab southwest of the city of Bariire in central Somalia last…

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American Children Getting as Much as Two-Thirds of Daily Calories from Ultra-Processed Foods

Andy Corbley August 7, 2025

Between August 2021 and August 2023, a new report from the CDC found that ultra-processed foods make up over…

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