Kurdish Referendum

Amidst Universal Opposition To KRG Referendum, Israel Stands By Kurds

By aligning with the Kurds, Israel gains eyes and ears in Iran, Iraq, and Syria.

by Sarah Abed

Amnesty: US Bomb Used To Kill Civilians In Saudi Airstrike On Yemen

An investigation by Amnesty International revealed a bomb which destroyed a residential building in Sanaa last month, killing 16 civilians and injuring 17 others – including a five-year-old girl, was made in the US.

Amnesty: US Bomb Used To Kill Civilians In Saudi Airstrike On Yemen

A Saudi-led coalition bomb that killed 16 civilians and destroyed a residential building in Yemen last month, was made in the US, Amnesty International said in a statement on

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Israel Moves To Thwart UN List Of Companies Complicit In Illegal Settlements

Efforts are taking place in parallel to significant initiatives by figures within and outside of the Israeli government to normalize the presence of the settlements.

Israel Moves To Thwart UN List Of Companies Complicit In Illegal Settlements

The Israeli government and its allies are mobilizing to try and thwart a United Nations list of companies complicit in illegal settlements in the occupied Palestinian territory (oPt).

These efforts are taking place in parallel to significant initiatives by figures

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In Mexico City, Civil Society Rises To Confront Disaster

As the Mexican earthquake becomes the latest natural disaster to hit the Western Hemisphere, the role of civil society — especially the first responders — has demonstrated the best of human nature.

In Mexico City, Civil Society Rises To Confront Disaster

On Thursday, rescuers in Mexico City continued to dig through the rubble of many downed buildings, attempting to pull survivors out of the wreckage from the deadly 7.1 magnitude earthquake that rocked the city on two days earlier. First responders and volunteers dug through the rubble of a collapsed school in the southern part

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As Sanctions Hit Civilians, South Korea To Send Food & Medicine To North Korea

Mounting UN-imposed sanctions on North Korea are endangering local children and forcing cuts in both health and education.

As Sanctions Hit Civilians, South Korea To Send Food & Medicine To North Korea

In a move no one expected, and which puts them squarely at odds with the US, South Korea yesterday announced the provision of a new $8 million aid package for neighboring North Korea. The provision of humanitarian aid is

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US To Extract Minerals From Afghanistan To ‘Defray Cost Of US Assistance’

The U.S. military has had its eyes on Afghan mineral deposits for some time. A 2007 Pentagon memo that the New York Times quoted in a 2010 article says that Afghanistan could be the “Saudi Arabia of lithium.”

US To Extract Minerals From Afghanistan To ‘Defray Cost Of US Assistance’

U.S. Companies are planning on taking a larger role in extracting Afghanistan's enormous reserves of valuable rare earth minerals, Reuters reported after U.S. President Donald Trump met with his Afghan counterpart Ashraf Ghani on Thursday. According to a White House statement, the presidents agreed that the development of Afghan

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Israel Bombs Damascus In Third Attack On Syria In Weeks

Multiple reports are circulating that the Israeli attack was initiated after Syria’s aerial defense missile system engaged and fired on an Israeli aircraft in the area.

Israel Bombs Damascus In Third Attack On Syria In Weeks

For the third time in as many weeks Israel has reportedly bombed positions inside Syria. Syrian state media along with multiple regional outlets showed fires burning at a facility near the Damascus international airport in the early hours of Friday. Israeli newspaper 

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