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April, 2025

  • 29 April

    From the West Bank with Love and Rage

    Set in the hills of the West Bank, The Teacher, written and directed by British-Palestinian filmmaker Farah Nabulsi, tells the riveting story of Bassem (Saleh Bakri), a Palestinian high school English teacher struggling to inspire his students under the pall of Israel’s occupation. What’s it all for–the studying, the scholarship–if …

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  • 29 April

    Three Theses on Trump’s Rule

    Preface: Emigre politics When writers go into exile, I read somewhere, they discuss the politics of their former countries more than before they left. I have an image of that in my head – scruffy emigres huddled over coffee and schnapps in a smoke-filled café. Voices are raised, tables are …

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  • 29 April

    Suspected chemical blast at Iran’s Bandar Abbas port kills at least 18, injures hundreds

    President Masoud Pezeshkian ordered an investigation of the incident and sent to the site his interior minister, who said efforts were continuing to extinguish the fire and prevent it from spreading to other areas, read the report. A huge blast probably caused by the explosion of chemical materials killed at …

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  • 29 April

    RESTORING AMERICA’S MARITIME DOMINANCE

    By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, it is hereby ordered: Section 1. Purpose. The commercial shipbuilding capacity and maritime workforce of the United States has been weakened by decades of Government neglect, leading to the decline …

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  • 29 April

    Iran Update, April 25, 2025

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  • 29 April

    On Crimea and Russia Sanctions Relief, Congress Has Leverage

    President Donald Trump is pressuring Ukraine to accept a peace framework granting Russia significant concessions, including sanctions relief and formal U.S. recognition of Moscow’s illegal annexation of Crimea. Congress, however, need not watch from the sidelines. Lawmakers have the power to shape negotiations toward a durable peace by ensuring applicable …

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  • 26 April

    New report says that Hamas is running out of money

    In the aftermath of the short Israel-Hamas ceasefire, Israel is making a new attempt to cut Hamas off from its funding sources. Last month, Israel cut off shipments of humanitarian supplies to Gaza, which anonymous informants allege Hamas militants had been seizing and selling to raise funds. Israel also killed …

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  • 26 April

    Iran Update, April 22, 2025

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  • 26 April

    Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, April 22, 2025

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  • 26 April

    Trump Talk Of Imminent Deal Sharpens Focus On Ukraine Diplomacy – Analysis

    Ukrainian authorities reported dozens of Russian missile and drone attacks on April 21, a day after US President Donald Trump voiced hope that an agreement would be reached between the two countries this week. Strikes were reported in Kyiv and other Ukrainian towns and cities. A man was reportedly injured …

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