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File - A man is detained as he marches with other union members during Labor day in Istanbul, Turkey, Monday, May 1, 2023. As in previous years, police in Turkey prevented a group of demonstrators from reaching Istanbul's main square Taksim, and detained around a dozen protesters. Journalists trying to film demonstrators being forcibly moved into police vans, were also pushed back or detained.

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Turkey is Targeting Kurdish Journalists for Reporting Rights Violations – Lawyer

Balkan Insight 08 Dec 2023

Veysel Ok, a lawyer for three Kurdish journalists on trial, told BIRN that they were being threatened with prison solely because of their reporting on worsening human rights violations in Turkey ....

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FILE - President Joe Biden talks with U.S. Border Patrol agents as they walk along a stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border in El Paso Texas, Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023. A deal to provide further U.S. assistance to Ukraine by year-end appears to be increasingly out of reach for President Joe Biden. Republicans are insisting on pairing the funding with changes to America’s immigration and border policies.

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Ukraine aid in growing jeopardy as Republicans double down on their demands for border security

Newsday 09 Dec 2023

WASHINGTON — A deal to provide further U.S. assistance to Ukraine by year-end appears to be increasingly out of reach for President Joe Biden ... The latest proposal, offered by lead GOP negotiator Sen ... Biden is facing the prospect of a cornerstone of his foreign policy — repelling Russia’s Vladimir Putin from overtaking Ukraine — crumbling as U.S ... ....

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Palestinians sit by the building of the Al-Nadi family destroyed in the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip in Nusseirat refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, early Friday, Dec. 8, 2023.

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Israel strikes Gaza after failed UN ceasefire bid

Oman Observer 09 Dec 2023

Israel pressed its offensive against Hamas in Gaza on Saturday after the United States blocked an extraordinary UN bid to call for a ceasefire in the two-month war. Hamas and the P ....

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FILE - Palestinians flee the Israeli ground offensive in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023. In recent days, Israeli tanks have rumbled into southern Gaza, starting with Khan Younis. It marks a grim new chapter in the war that the Gaza Health Ministry says has already killed over 17,000 Palestinians and the U.N. estimates has displaced 1.9 million people.

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US to oppose Arab-backed resolution calling for urgent Gaza ceasefire

The Guardian 08 Dec 2023

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Palestinians rescue a woman from a destroyed building following Israeli airstrikes in Khan Younis refugee camp, southern Gaza Strip, Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023. In recent days, Israeli tanks have rumbled into southern Gaza, starting with Khan Younis.t marks a grim new chapter in the war that the Gaza Health Ministry says has already killed over 17,000 Palestinians and the U.N. estimates has displaced 1.9 million people.

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U.S. criticizes Israel on Gaza as civilian death toll mounts

Japan Times 08 Dec 2023

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, in his strongest public criticism of Israel's conduct of the war on Hamas in south Gaza, said there was a gap between the government's declared intentions to protect civilians and the casualties ... .

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Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko speaks to the media after voting at a polling station during parliamentary elections, in Minsk, Belarus, Sunday, Nov. 17, 2019.

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Belarus Opposition Planning to Issue Passports for Exiles

Voa News 09 Dec 2023

Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya says she and her cabinet are planning to issue passports next year that could ease travel hurdles for many Belarusians forced to live in exile ... Lukashenko has banned the country's embassies from renewing passports for citizens who live abroad ... Tsikhanouskaya came to the U.S ... VOA ... VOA ... VOA ... VOA ... .

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