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The Government of Israel orders UNRWA to vacate its premises in occupied East Jerusalem

The State of Israel ordered UNRWA to vacate all premises in occupied East Jerusalem and cease its operations in them by 30 January 2025. This order is in contradiction to international law obligations of UN member states including the State of Israel, which is bound by the General Convention on …

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Qatar’s ‘Day After’ Plan for Gaza: Keeping Hamas in Power

Qatar wants the Palestinian Authority (PA) government to collect the garbage, rebuild destroyed houses, and pay salaries to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, while Hamas is busy rearming, regrouping and getting ready for the next attack on Israel. [T]he PA government in Ramallah, the de facto capital of the Palestinians …

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Putin’s pipeline: How the Kremlin outmaneuvered Western oil companies to wrest control of vast flows of Kazakhstan’s crude

Chevron and partners prioritized profits, enabling runaway costs and ballooning budgets worth billions as Russia deployed strong-arm tactics and steered contracts to cronies. On a late August afternoon in 2021 the mooring master made a frantic call to a dispatcher at Russia’s largest port, Novorossiysk. “Stop! Stop! Stop loading tanker …

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