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Switzerland’s Most Renowned Trans Person No Longer Wants To Be A Woman
When Chris Brönimann became Nadia just before the turn of the millennium, the whole of Switzerland watched in fascination. Now, the country’s most famous transgender figure is publicly grappling with...
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President Biden Awards Pope Francis Presidential Medal Of Freedom With...
By Tina Dennelly U.S. President Joe Biden spoke with Pope Francis on Saturday and named him a recipient of the Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction, the White House said in a statement. As...
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Switzerland Ready To Serve As Host For Putin-Trump Meeting On Ukraine
Switzerland is ready to serve as a host to a possible meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and US President-elect Donald Trump on the settlement of the Ukrainian conflict, if such request...
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Bangladesh: Despite Yunus Govt Promises On Press Freedom, Journalists Face...
By Kamran Reza Chowdhury Five months after the repressive Awami League government fell, with an interim administration preaching freedom of the press, some Bangladeshi media are producing critical...
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Ukrainian Special Forces Capture Two North Korean Soldiers In Kursk
(EurActiv) -- Ukraine has captured two North Korean soldiers in Russia's Kursk region, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday (11 January), the first time Ukraine has announced the capture of...
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Malala Yousafzai Asks Muslim Leaders To Reject Taliban’s Treatment Of Afghan...
By Ayaz Gul Nobel Peace Prize laurate Malala Yousafzai urged Muslim leaders Sunday not to “legitimize” Afghanistan’s ruling Taliban, accusing them of being the “perpetrators of gender apartheid” and...
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Zelenskyy Says Ready To Swap Captured North Korean Soldiers For Ukrainian Troops
(RFE/RL) -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he is prepared to hand over captured North Korean soldiers to Pyongyang if reclusive leader Kim Jong Un can arrange a prisoner swap for...
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The Politics Of The Fourteenth Amendment – OpEd
By Wanjiru Njoya In the run-up to the inauguration of Donald J. Trump as 47th president of the United States, political activists, frustrated by the fact that Kamala Harris lost the election, have...
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India, Positioned To Manage A Trump World – OpEd
2024 was billed as the year of elections, and voters in India — the world’s largest democracy — and the United States — the world’s richest — certainly made their feelings clear. Dissatisfaction over...
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Removing Zero From Iran’s National Currency: Economic Stability Or A Showy...
Under the corrupt rule of the mullahs, Iran’s economy is facing deep, complex, and worsening challenges, including chronic inflation and the sharp devaluation of the rial to the rising growth of...
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Reality Of Kuala Lumpur-Singapore Interdependence – Analysis
The Annual Retreat between Singapore and Malaysia and the visit by Prime Minister Lawrence Wong marked the symbolization of strategic realization of mutual importance. For Lawrence, it is critical to...
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Jimmy Carter: Life And Legacy Of The 39th US President – Analysis
The death of Jimmy Carter on December 29, 2024, marked the passing of the 39th President of the United States, who served from 1977 to 1981 during a pivotal period in the mid-Cold War and a time of...
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Trends In Terrorism: What’s On The Horizon In 2025? – Analysis
By Colin P. Clarke (FPRI) -- Sitting down to write my annual assessment on trends in terrorism in early 2025, I am struggling more than usual, fresh off the horrors of an Islamic State...
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The Fall Of Syria’s Assad Regime Is Bad News For Libya – Analysis
Russia’s apparent fast-tracking of plans to establish a military hub in Libya could worsen that country’s protracted conflict. By Peter Fabricius For Russia, as for Iran, last month’s fall of the...
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AUKUS: Flawed And Sinking – OpEd
A stillborn agreement treated as thrivingly alive; an understanding celebrated as consensual and equal. The AUKUS security arrangement between Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States,...
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Presidential Elections In Belarus: Lukashenko And The Art Of Balancing...
Belarus will hold its presidential elections on 26 January 2025. According to the Belarusian Constitution, the president is elected for a five-year term. Under the electoral law, any citizen of...
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Biden Bids Farewell With Oval Office Address
By Patsy Widakuswara U.S. President Joe Biden gives his farewell address from the Oval Office Wednesday evening, five days before he ends his term and President-elect Donald Trump is inaugurated. In a...
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Nigeria Tops Report For Number Of Christians Killed, Kidnapped In 2024
By Hannah Brockhaus Nigeria was the country with the most Christians killed and kidnapped in 2024, according to the latest report from advocacy group Open Doors. The World Watch List, released Jan....
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Five Popular Checks On Trump’s Agenda – OpEd
On the one hand, there’s no sugarcoating how progressives feel as President Trump retakes office: rough. Trump and his allies in Congress are already rolling out plans to cut taxes for billionaires,...
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Uzbekistan Unveils Plan To Upgrade Middle Corridor Trade
(Eurasianet) -- The Uzbek government is authorizing measures to diversify trade routes that bypass Russia. A decree issued by Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev sketches a five-year improvement plan...
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