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The Syrian rebel coalition that ousted President Bashar al-Assad last weekend said that it has further consolidated control over the country鈥檚 east. ...

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Rebels entered Damascus, the capital of Syria, over the weekend and overthrew President Bashar Assad, who is now seeking asylum in Russia. ...

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South Korea鈥檚 President, Yoon Suk Yeol, declared emergency martial law late-night on Tuesday. ...

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Negotiators couldn鈥檛 agree on how to curb the world鈥檚 growing mountain of plastic waste. ...

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In the last quarter century, most countries around the world have failed to adequately protect the human rights of their citizens. In that time, nations鈥� efforts to protect human rights have been stagnant 鈥� with the number of countries receiving failing grades easily twice as high as those receiving passing grades.

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Israel carried out 鈥減recise and targeted鈥� airstrikes on Iran this past Saturday.

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U.S. Secretary of Defense Llyod J. Austin III confirmed Wednesday that North Korea had sent troops to Russia to join in their fight against Ukraine. ...

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GW Law鈥檚 Annual J.B. and Maurice C. Shapiro Distinguished Lecture on Global Climate Change and Energy Law ...

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Threats to democracy are occurring all over the globe, and UC San Diego scholars are taking a deep dive into understanding the growing phenomena as part of the Future of Democracy, an initiative of the UC Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation

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NATO said the exercise, dubbed 鈥淪teadfast Noon,鈥澛爓ill run for two weeks and is a routine exercise that happens every October. ...

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The drills came four days after Taiwan鈥檚 National Day, when Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te聽used his speech to defend his country鈥檚 democracy and way of life. ...

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The one-year anniversary of the Hamas attacks in Israel arrived with no sign of a cease-fire agreement, and multiple signs that the fighting could expand to multiple fronts and go on for years.鈥� Virginia Tech global affairs expert Ariel Ahram answered more questions about the expanding conflict and what a solution will require.鈥�

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A multi-country, government-led initiative dedicated to advancing the global transition to a sustainable, bio-based economy, unveiled a new Global Biomass Resource Assessment, providing groundbreaking data on current and future sustainable biomass supplies around the world.

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Two years and seven months into the invasion of Ukraine by Russian military forces, the attitudes of the Ukrainian people toward ending the war are reluctantly shifting. Virginia Tech international affairs expert Gerard Toal has聽researched Ukrainian public opinion for a decade. His most recent findings indicate that more Ukrainians have become open to entering into negotiations with Russia.

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The piece calls for a more nuanced understanding of China's automotive market dynamics in order to inform global policy decisions. ...

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His departure comes after Venezuelan strongman President Nicol谩s Maduro declared himself the winner of July鈥檚 election, violent clashes broke out around the South American country, and Venezuela鈥檚... ...