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US targets al Shabaab fundraisers, money launderers with sanctions

The U.S. Department of the Treasury on Monday imposed sanctions on what it said was an international fundraising and money-laundering network for the al Shabaab militant group operating in Somalia. The sanctions targeted 16 entities and individuals across the Horn of Africa region, the United Arab Emirates and Cyprus, the …

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Palestinian Islamic Jihad calls for Ramadan to be ‘month of terror and panic’

Palestinian Islamic Jihad is calling for the Islamic holy month of Ramadan to be filled with “terror and panic,” and for the first day of the month to be a “global day of support for Gaza,” according to a statement issued by Abu Hamza, the spokesperson for al-Quds Brigades, the …

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The Remarkable Decline In The Global North’s Leadership – OpEd

A group of young people in Paris are enjoying a drink in a café on an unseasonably warm evening. The conversation drifts into politics, but—as one young woman says—”Let’s not talk about France.” The others nod their assent. They focus on the U.S. presidential election, a slight bit of Gallic …

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