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fromSan Francisco Bay Times
1 day ago

Hope Is Where You Find It - San Francisco Bay Times

There is no denying that these are dangerous times, and it is all too easy to get sucked into the vortex of despair. From troops overrunning the streets of Washington, D.C., to the antidemocratic strongarm tactics of Governor Abbott in Texas, to Governor DeSantis ordering the Pulse Memorial rainbow walk to be painted over in Florida, to out-of-control ICE agents stealing people off the street, to starvation in Gaza, to whatever the heck is going on with the Ukraine negotiations,
US politics
#serbia
fromwww.dw.com
2 weeks ago

Mali says thwarted coup supported by 'foreign states' DW 08/15/2025

Mali's military arrested two generals and a French national suspected of orchestrating a coup attempt involving foreign support.
fromThe Washington Post
3 weeks ago

Georgia sentences journalist to two years in prison, drawing condemnation

Journalist Mzia Amaghlobeli received a two-year prison sentence for slapping a police officer during an anti-government protest.
US politics
fromwww.dw.com
3 weeks ago

Pakistan: Hundreds of Imran Khan supporters arrested DW 08/05/2025

Thousands protested in Pakistan for the release of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan, resulting in clashes with police and numerous arrests.
#cameroon
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

The week around the world in 20 pictures

A woman removes broken glass in a damaged apartment building after shelling, which local Russian-installed authorities called a Ukrainian military strike, in Donetsk.
World news
Higher education
fromBusiness Insider
1 month ago

American students are applying for British universities in record numbers after Trump's college crackdown

US student applications to UK universities reached a record high of 7,930 for fall 2025 amid political unrest in the US.
#togo
#bangladesh
#kenya
fromAnOther
1 month ago

One Photographer's Rich, Conflicted Portrait of Georgia

Davit Giorgadze's new book, All the Love and None at the Same Time, is a ten-year emotional archive that documents his complex feelings toward Georgia.
LGBT
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Bangkok protesters demand prime minister's resignation over leaked phone call

Protests erupted in Bangkok demanding the resignation of Thailand's prime minister over her handling of a border dispute and leaked phone call with Hun Sen.
#labour-party
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Football Daily | Suited and booted'? Club World Cup lands in a furnace of political tension

Infantino's expanded Club World Cup faces skepticism and challenges amidst political tensions and poor ticket sales.
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 months ago

Sen. Alex Padilla Tells MSNBC FBI Escorted' Him To Trump DHS Presser They Claim He Crashed

Noem and her agents falsely claimed Padilla didn't identify himself as a U.S. senator and accused him of lunging in a threatening manner.
SF politics
UK news
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 months ago

Kyrgyzstan court sentences ex-leader Atambayev to 11 years in absentia

Kyrgyz former President Almazbek Atambayev convicted of corruption and unrest, sentenced to over 11 years in prison.
UK news
fromwww.dw.com
2 months ago

Bangladesh: Exiled ex-PM Sheikh Hasina on trial DW 06/01/2025

Sheikh Hasina is accused of crimes against humanity in a trial that started in absentia, reflecting a contentious political climate in Bangladesh.
#georgia
Right-wing politics
fromwww.dw.com
4 months ago

India: How polarizing politics drives West Bengal violence DW 04/22/2025

Violence in West Bengal escalates over amendments affecting Muslim-owned properties, highlighting deep communal tensions.
Communal clashes were fueled by misinformation and political maneuvering amid a controversial amendment of Waqf laws.
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