Trump Warns NATO Allies to Spend More on Defense, or Else
Summary President Trump wrote at least a dozen of letters to the leaders of several NATO allies, including Germany, Belgium, Canada, Italy, Luxembourg, Norway, the …
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Egypt: Campaign to Crush Artistic Freedom
Summary Since February 2018, the Egyptian authorities have arrested and prosecuted many artists for their work by reason of “national security”, including an Egyptian poet, a …
What Are the Consequences of the Trump Administration’s Recent Treaty Withdrawal?
Summary The Trump Administration has announced plans to withdraw from multiple international treaties including the Paris Climate Agreements, the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), …
Erdogan points finger at Saudi ‘puppet masters’ in Khashoggi case
Summary On November 2, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said the order to kill journalist Jamal Khashoggi came from the “highest levels” of the …
Egypt Says It Killed 19 Militants After Deadly Attack on Christians
Summary Egypt reports that last Sunday, November 4th, it had successfully killed 19 people connected to the shooting of a bus that left seven …
Trump Declared a Border Emergency. Here’s How It Could Be Undone in Court.
Summary On Feb 15, President Trump declared a national emergency in the White House so he could continue to build a wall along the border …
India strikes Pakistan in severe escalation of tensions between nuclear rivals
Summary Following an attack by Pakistan-based militant group Jaish-e-Muhammad on February 14 that killed 40 Indian paramilitary police in Kashmir, India sent fighter jets …
Human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh jailed ‘for 38 years’ in Iran
Summary The International human rights lawyer, Nasrin Sotoudeh, has been sentenced to 38 years and 148 lashes for her peaceful activism in favor of …
US Eyes Global Tariff of “At Least” 24% on Steel Imports
Summary As part of a “national security crackdown”, the White House gave its approval to implement tougher restrictions against imports of aluminum and steel, a …