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 The world at war: the flashpoints that the west ignores
The world is becoming a more dangerous place. It’s an often-heard sentiment these days, but is it really true? Historical comparisons are of limited help. | Last weekâ€... (photo: AP / Carolyn Kaster) The Observer
Doomsday Clock Global crises Photos War Wikipedia: Doomsday Clock |
 One-day strike by Kurds in Iran demands end to death penalty
A one-day strike shut down businesses and schools all across the Kurdish region of Iran Jan. 22, demanding the revocation of death sentences for Pakhshan Azizi and Warish... (photo: Creative Commons / Unknown https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4233718) The Militant
Death penalty Kurds Photos Tehran, Iran Wikipedia: Capital punishment in Iran |
 Syria gets a new autocrat as Sharaa styles himself ‘president’
Forget the risk of Syria turning into an Islamist emirate. The country’s de facto ruler and former al-Qaeda operative Ahmad Sharaa on Wednesday proclaimed himself “tr... (photo: AP / Photo/Omar Albam) Asiatimes
Abu Mohammed al-Golani Bashar al-Assad Photos Syria Wikipedia: Ahmed al-Sharaa |
