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Visits to US Sharply Fall as Trump’s Immigration, Censorship Policies Proving a Borderline Tourism Killer
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Visits to US Sharply Fall as Trump’s Immigration, Censorship Policies Proving a Borderline Tourism Killer

May 12, 2025

The effects of President Trump’s stricter border controls, immigration, and even censorship policies may have had a direct impact…

Freed and Heading Home, Julian Assange’s Struggle Seemingly Over
World News

Freed and Heading Home, Julian Assange’s Struggle Seemingly Over

June 25, 2024

Julian Assange is a free man after agreeing to a plea deal with the United States. He left Belmarsh…

1/04 End of the Empire: Pentagon Calls for a Coalition of the Willing to Police the Red Sea: No One Answers
End of the Empire

1/04 End of the Empire: Pentagon Calls for a Coalition of the Willing to Police the Red Sea: No One Answers

January 4, 2024February 27, 2024

End of the Empire is a once-monthly feature on all news relating to the transition from the unipolar world…

Nations Begin Demanding the Release of Julian Assange
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Nations Begin Demanding the Release of Julian Assange

May 10, 2023June 29, 2023

For years, activists and journalists have demanded the release of Julian Assange, detained without charge since 2019 in the…

10,000 Sq. Kilometer Park to be Protected Forever After Largest Land Purchase In New South Wales History
ArchivesConservation

10,000 Sq. Kilometer Park to be Protected Forever After Largest Land Purchase In New South Wales History

March 3, 2023June 30, 2023

A vast territory has been acquired by the New South Wales government in a bid to create a massive…

Biden Camp in Midst of All Out Diplomatic Blitz Across the Pacific to Catch Up with China
ArchivesForeign Policy

Biden Camp in Midst of All Out Diplomatic Blitz Across the Pacific to Catch Up with China

September 29, 2022January 24, 2024

Story at a glance… The US “Pacific Island Country Summit” kicked off at the White House on Wednesday. Writ…

Asian Parks Congress Urges Greater Indigenous Stewardship Over Wild Places — Australia Listens
ArchivesPolicy

Asian Parks Congress Urges Greater Indigenous Stewardship Over Wild Places — Australia Listens

June 2, 2022July 17, 2023

The 2nd meeting of the Asian Parks Congress concluded in Malaysia with representatives from government agencies, NGOs, international organizations,…

An Enraged US Threatens to Invade Solomon Islands Over Security Pact with China
ArchivesForeign Policy

An Enraged US Threatens to Invade Solomon Islands Over Security Pact with China

May 6, 2022September 11, 2024

The Prime Minister of the Solomon Islands Manasseh Sogavare told his nation’s parliament on Wednesday that either Australia, the…

Queensland Continues to Transfer Millions of Acres of Wilderness back to Aboriginees
ArchivesPolicy

Queensland Continues to Transfer Millions of Acres of Wilderness back to Aboriginees

April 4, 2022July 19, 2023

Story at a glance… Queensland Australia has bought hundreds of properties to increase the state’s protected areas. Almost all…

438-Year Old “Massive” Coral Discovered in the Great Barrier Reef in “Excellent Condition”
Earth Sciences

438-Year Old “Massive” Coral Discovered in the Great Barrier Reef in “Excellent Condition”

August 23, 2021

PICTURED: Nathan Cook, one of the members of a citizen science project that uncovered an enormous coral in the…

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Australia Blows Science’s Collective Mind by Mapping 3 Million Galaxies in 300 Hours

December 2, 2020

PICTURED: The 36-collective units of the ASKAP telescope system in Australia. WESTERN OUTBACK, Australia, December 1st, 2020. The world-leading…

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In the Biggest Find of 120 Years Scientists Discover 500-Meter High Reef Spire off Australian Coast

November 12, 2020

PICTURED: Marine life at around 50 meters on the newly discovered reef spire. Photo credit: Schmidt Ocean Institute. It’s…


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Italy Quietly Tries to Renew Military Cooperation Agreement with Israel, Law firm Notices and Objects

Andy Corbley May 23, 2025

Signed in 2002 and entering into force in 2005, few Italian citizens will know what has resulted from a…

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Houthis Defeat the Americans, Claim Destruction of Another F/A-18 and Strike Israel with Drones

Andy Corbley May 8, 2025

Yemen has claimed responsibility for an attack on the USS Harry Truman aircraft carrier that caused a second F/A-18…

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Former Georgia Senator Joins Trump’s Kettle of China Hawks as US Ambassador to Beijing

Andy Corbley May 1, 2025

Former Georgia Senator and businessman David Perdue was recently confirmed with a bipartisan vote as the new US Ambassador…

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