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(August 25, 2021 / JNS) Many adversaries of the United States are taking the opportunity to fill the void created by the precipitous military withdrawal of the United States from Afghanistan. The People's Republic of China (PRC) is…

An international summit initiated by Ukraine reaffirmed Monday (August 23) commitments to unoccupy Crimea, seven and a half years after Russian troops occupied the strategic Black Sea peninsula. A "countdown to…

Kabul, Afghanistan - Khalil Ur-Rahman Haqqani, a Taliban figure currently in charge of security in Kabul, echoed the group's claims that "all Afghans" should feel safe in their Islamic emirate, and that a "general amnesty" has been granted…

The Taliban are continuing their offensive to seize the remaining areas in Afghanistan with the aim of establishing an Islamic emirate. They are concentrating all their efforts on seizing Mazar-e-Sharif, a bustling city in the north and…

Islamophobia is being exploited as a tool to link Islam with terrorism and prevents the peaceful coexistence of different cultures, Turkey's Minister of Youth and Sports said on Wednesday. Mehmet Muharrem…

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A notorious neo-Nazi was among the guests at a controversial right-wing charity's gala dinner, alongside a who's who of Canadian media figures, powerful lawyers and wealthy Toronto philanthropists. The Justice Center for…

The vast majority of Australian Muslims said they feared for their community after the terrorist attack in Christchurch.…

Irish Foreign Minister Simon Coveney co-chaired the legacy discussions with Brandon Lewis. Ireland must open its archives Why has extradition been blocked at all times? Why isn't Dublin ready to admit its grimy past?Dublin has the nerve…

Analysis Microsoft's software patches this week shut down two spyware-exploited vulnerabilities allegedly sold to governments by Israeli developer Candiru. On Thursday, Citizen Lab released a report fingering Candiru as the maker of the…

After Swiss President Guy Parmelin congratulated the President-designate of the Islamic Republic of Iran Ebrahim Raisi, the Swiss Foreign Ministry on Friday refused to openly condemn the Iranian regime's sponsorship of…

Neighborhood and Enlargement Commissioner Oliver Varhelyi (Photo) said the European Union should consider making PA funding conditional on removing anti-Semitism and incitement to violence from its textbooks, written Yossi Lempkowicz.…

Iran summons Slovenian envoy after PM demands accountability for rights violations TEHRAN, Iran - Iran denounces what it calls "baseless accusations" made by Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Jansa at a meeting of an opposition…

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Egypt's highest court ruled on June 14 to uphold the death sentences of 12 senior Muslim Brotherhood leaders prosecuted for organizing the 2013 sit-ins. In March, as talks between foreign ministers and Egyptian and Turkish intelligence…

Now everyone is looking to him to fix Ethiopia in the aftermath of Covid-19, a civil war and a partially boycotted election. Here are three categories by which we will classify the Prime Minister. Privatization (and partnerships) Two…