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Trump's 'instinctual' diplomacy
Now we know definitively – because he told us so himself – what drives US President Donald Trump’s decision-making: instinct.That Trump had no long-term plan or strategy behind his decisions had long been clear to most observers, but some commentators, both pro- and anti-Trump, had tried to find other...
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Health workers now deliberate, not accidental, targets in conflicts: International Council of Nurses Chief
The increasingly deliberate targeting of healthcare workers in modern conflicts – from Gaza to Sudan to Ukraine – is an “unimaginable” trend representing a direct assault on humanitarian law, according to the head of the International Council of Nurses (ICN). “What the world sees is that those beacons of hope...
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‘In the arms of the collective’: Sacked Microsoft engineer says worker resistance growing over Gaza
Dozens looked on at Microsoft’s headquarters in Redmond, Washington, as software engineer, Vaniya Agrawal, disrupted the company’s high-profile 50th anniversary celebration by confronting its top leadership. Agrawal interrupted a keynote panel featuring CEO, Satya Nadella, and former CEOs, Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer, accusing the tech giant of complicity in...
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‘No freedom of expression in Europe’: Varoufakis blasts crackdown on pro-Palestine activism
The repression of Palestine solidarity in Europe has exposed the erosion of fundamental democratic rights across the continent, according to Yanis Varoufakis, a former Greek finance minister and vocal critic of Israel’s genocide in Gaza. “There is no freedom of expression in Europe,” Varoufakis told Anadolu in an interview, arguing...
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Palestinian minor died of 'starvation, medical neglect' in Israel's jails
The family of Walid Khaled Abdullah Ahmad, a 16-year-old Palestinian detainee, is mourning his death in Israel’s Megiddo Prison, where he fell victim to what they describe as deliberate abuse and neglect by Israeli authorities, Anadolu Agency reports. Inside the family home in Silwad, a town east of Ramallah in...
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Australian doctors who visited Gaza recount harrowing scenes
Australian doctors on the frontline of Gaza’s choked health system have recounted harrowing scenes as a fragile ceasefire in the war-torn enclave hangs in balance, Anadolu news agency reported. Neurosurgeon Dr. Mohammad Awad, and Dr. Chris Holden are among few Australians to have entered Gaza amid the Hamas-Israel war with access largely...
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Gaza reconstruction must be part of Palestinian-led decolonization, not a capitalist American show: Ilan Pappe
Israeli historian Ilan Pappe has long been one of the strongest voices in favor of Palestinian decolonization. Now, since US President Donald Trump first proposed depopulating the Gaza Strip to rebuild it after over 15 months of Israeli attacks, Pappe has also been a vocal opponent of the plan. “We have...
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UN special rapporteur slams Trump's sanctions on ICC as 'direct attack' on international justice
Margaret Satterthwaite, the UN special rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers, has strongly criticized US President Donald Trump’s sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC), calling them a “direct assault on the international justice system.” In an interview with Anadolu, Satterthwaite discussed Trump’s decision to impose sanctions on...
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‘Clearly illegal’, ‘war crime’: blast Trump’s Gaza takeover proposal
In a proposal that has sent shockwaves across the globe, President Donald Trump’s suggestion that the US “take over” the Gaza Strip and turn it into a “Riviera of the Middle East” has faced fierce criticism from legal experts and human rights activists. Trump’s controversial plan came during a joint...
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Syria's changing landscape paves way for Turkiye's energy leadership: Chatham House expert
Turkiye has emerged as a key player in the Eastern Mediterranean energy landscape, driven by shifting regional dynamics in Syria, a leading expert highlights. Karim Elgeny of Chatham House argued that the collapse of the decades-long Assad regime has opened new possibilities for regional restructuring. “Turkiye, with its extensive network...
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Will the UK use Assad's frozen fortune to help rebuild Syria?
Since the former leader of Syria’s Baathist regime was ousted last month, reports have surfaced in the UK about £55 million (nearly $68.3 million) of Bashar Al-Assad’s personal funds being locked in a London bank. While frozen, these assets represent only a fraction of the £163 million linked to Assad’s...
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'The solution is simple: hold Israel accountable': Turkish-American activist's widower demands justice
Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a 26-year-old Turkish-American activist, arrived in the West Bank on 3 September, joining locals and fellow activists to peacefully protest Israel’s Occupation of Palestine. Three days later, she was shot by an Israeli army sniper. The incident took place during a march in the Palestinian village of...
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What does Trump's withdrawal from the WHO mean for global health?
On his first day back in the Oval Office, President Donald Trump revived his long-standing feud with the World Health Organisation (WHO), signing an executive order to pull the US out of the global health body. The decision, reminiscent of similar actions during Trump’s first term in 2020, takes on...
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Trump's second term begins: Foreign policy for the American Imperium
On 20 January, US President-elect Donald Trump will be inaugurated as the 47th US President, and only the second US president to serve two non-consecutive terms, the other being Grover Cleveland in the late 19th century. The unusual manner through which Trump earned a second term, by this time, should...
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Rebuilding Gaza: Enormous costs and complex challenges ahead
As the Gaza Strip lies in ruins from Israel’s ongoing military offensive, the task of rebuilding the Palestinian enclave will be one of the most formidable reconstruction efforts in modern history. Since 7 October, 2023, Israeli relentless air strikes and bombardments have decimated Gaza’s infrastructure, leaving its 2.3 million residents...
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Main points of anticipated Gaza ceasefire, prisoner exchange deal with Israel, Hamas
The world awaits the announcement of a landmark Gaza ceasefire and prisoner exchange deal between Israel and Hamas to end over 466 days of Tel Aviv’s genocidal war on the Palestinian enclave. The anticipated deal outlines detailed steps for phased implementation and long-term arrangements for Gaza. Israeli government approval process The draft...
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FACTBOX - Who is Nawaf Salam, Lebanon's new prime minister-designate?
Lebanese President, Joseph Aoun, on Monday named Nawaf Salam, a judge and diplomat currently serving as the President of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), to form a new government. During parliamentary consultations led by Aoun, Salam, 71, secured the support of 84 MPs, compared to nine votes for caretaker...
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As states take the lead, is the curtain falling on UN’s role as global mediator?
With the advent of the next quarter of this century, the UN, long heralded as a beacon for global peacekeeping and mediation, faces mounting criticism for its inability to effectively address raging conflicts, including Israel’s genocide in Gaza and the Russia-Ukraine war. Recent years have seen a noticeable trend of...
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How can the Assad regime be prosecuted by the ICC?
At first glance, the prospect of prosecuting the Assad regime at the International Criminal Court (ICC) might appear impossible. Syria is not a party to the Rome Statute, the treaty establishing the ICC. This limitation restricts the Court’s jurisdiction to crimes committed by citizens of state parties or within...
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Celebration or burden? Kashmiris weigh the costs of ‘wasteful’ weddings
A Kashmiri wedding is measured in quintals, a historical unit of weight equal to 100 kilograms, or about 220 pounds. And this, some argue, is its undoing. If you have been to a Kashmiri wedding recently and your friend were to inquire about it, the most common query would be,...
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'War does not discriminate between black and white': Afro-Palestinian family trapped in Israel's Gaza genocide
“The targeting today was near us, where around 20 people were killed. We’re exhausted.” This message from Abdel Fattah Al-Behairi, 38, came after Israeli air strikes hit Gaza’s Al-Mawasi area, killing dozens of Palestinians just days ago. Abdel lives in a makeshift tent in Al-Mawasi, a coastal area in Khan Yunis,...
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Israel occupies buffer zone in Syria’s Golan Heights (Q & A)
Israel has expanded its occupation of the Syrian Golan Heights this week by seizing a UN-supervised demilitarised buffer zone, hours after the downfall of the Bashar Al-Assad regime. Assad fled Syria to Russia where he was given asylum after anti-regime groups captured the capital, Damascus, on Sunday, putting an end...
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'We can't buckle from fear': US Muslim scholar Omar Suleiman on new Trump era
With Donald Trump set for a second stint in the White House, concerns are growing among Muslim- Americans about the unpredictability of his leadership and its implications for their community. His recent Cabinet appointments signal a potential shift toward more aggressive policies, featuring figures widely regarded as war hawks or...
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Many moving parts in Syria puzzle on brink of new offensives
Syria has been through various stages, from the outbreak of the so-called Arab Spring to the Arab winter. Such seasonal changes have brought the rise and decline as well as the concentration and fragmentation of rebels in many cycles. Over the past 4 years, the situation map in Syria had...