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The Financial Times: Western nations, led by the G7, are considering the unprecedented move of seizing Russian central bank assets, estimated at around $300 billion, to support Ukraine. This consideration arises amidst
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BBC: In Bethlehem, in the occupied West Bank, 17-year-old Yazen Alhasnat, recently released from prison, described his experience under Israel’s “administrative detention.” This policy, inherited from the British, allows Israel to hold
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Senator demands answers on reports of Meta censoring pro-Palestinian content
The Guardian: US Senator Elizabeth Warren sent a letter to Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, expressing concern about alleged censorship of pro-Palestinian content on Meta platforms. Warren referenced statements from over 90 human
Images of stripped and humiliated Palestinians draw condemnation
The Washington Post: The recent images of Palestinian men stripped to their underwear, some bound and blindfolded in the custody of Israeli soldiers, have sparked widespread condemnation. These images, which surfaced on
Nearly half of the Israeli munitions dropped on Gaza are imprecise ‘dumb bombs,’ US intelligence assessment finds
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Vladimir Putin says Ukraine war goals are unchanged – and there will be no peace until they’re achieved
Sky News: President Vladimir Putin has reiterated during a four-hour television interview that Russia’s goals in the Ukraine conflict remain unchanged and peace will only be achieved when those goals are met.
House Approves Biden Impeachment Inquiry as G.O.P. Hunts for an Offense
The New York Times: The House of Representatives voted to formally open an impeachment inquiry into President Biden, a move initiated by Republicans despite lacking evidence of high crimes or misdemeanors. This
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