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Turkey detains Kurdish figures ahead of vital polls

At least 126 politicians, journalists, lawyers and artists have been detained in an operation that observers call an intimidation tactic before the May 14 elections. More than 120 people were detained across Turkey on Tuesday in an alleged counter-terrorism operation that targeted mainly Kurdish politicians, journalists, lawyers and artists less …

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Most of the World Wants To Move On From Ukraine | Opinion

The United States and its G7 allies wrapped up their foreign ministers’ meeting in Karuizawa, Japan this week on a note of strength and unity. Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi, who facilitated the gathering, couldn’t help but brag about its success during the closing press conference, stressing that “the strength …

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Daniel DePetris: Is NATO stringing along Ukraine about the possibility of membership?

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg’s trip last week to the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv was precisely what you would expect from the head of the world’s oldest military alliance. He toured the capital with senior Ukrainian officials, inspected some of the destroyed Russian military equipment left over from Russian President Vladimir …

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