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Why does the US bomb Yemen?
By: Isciane Genuist For the past two weeks, the United States has intensified its airstrikes in Yemen,targeting the Houthis, a rebel group based in the southern part of the Arabian Peninsula. U.S. President Donald Trump aims to apply maximum pressure on Iran to force it to abandon its nuclear ambitions. “Real pain is yet to…
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This Week’s News Wrap – 21.04.24
5 of the most important global news stories this week. After Saturday, when Iran launched more than 300 drones and missiles at Israel, the world has been waiting for the Israeli response. Iran’s first ever direct attack on Israel was a retaliation to the strike on Iran’s consulate in Syria, which killed two top generals.…
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This Week’s News Wrap – 17.03.24
5 of the most important global news stories this week. On Wednesday, the US House of Representatives approved a bill that would require TikTok to be sold by ByteDance, a company based in Beijing. U.S. officials are increasingly concerned with China’s influence and access to the data of the 170 million Americans that use the…
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This Week’s News Wrap – 03.03.2024
Five stories that have dominated the global headlines this past week. On Thursday more than 100 Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces while waiting for a humanitarian aid delivery. The IDF spokesperson claimed that they were merely trying to “disperse the mob,” and ease the movement of an aid convoy carrying vital food and water…