Together, we mourn the passing of Saeb Erekat and extend our heartfelt condolences to his wife Niemeh and his four children Salam, Dalal, Ali and Muhammed. They should be proud of who he was and what he accomplished in his
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After weeks of brutal and bloody fighting between Armenians and Azerbaijanis in and around the disputed enclave of Nagorny Karabakh, a halt has been called. Facing defeat, the Armenian side has more or less capitulated. Russian peacekeepers are already arriving
https://cdn.theatlantic.com/assets/media/img/mt/2020/11/EuropesBogeyman_01/lead_960.jpg Global The question for the Continent’s leaders now is whether they can agree on what they are collectively for, not just what they are against. Adrian Dennis / AFP / Getty / The Atlantic
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https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5fabbe172400009d2b9ae659.jpeg?cache=ipq48yxsqv&ops=224_126 HONG KONG (AP) — Hong Kong’s pro-democracy lawmakers said Wednesday that they were resigning en masse following a move by the semi-autonomous Chinese territory’s government to disqualify four of their fellow pro-democracy legislators. The 15 lawmakers announced
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https://static01.nyt.com/images/2020/11/10/world/10tanzania/10tanzania-moth.jpgDODOMA, Tanzania — Escorted by Western diplomats, Tanzania’s main opposition candidate left the country for Belgium on Tuesday after rejecting a presidential election he asserted had widespread irregularities. “I am not fleeing the country,” said the candidate, Tundu Lissu, who was
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https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5faac4162400002c20b0405d.jpeg?cache=btrs0qbpo3&ops=224_126 ROME (AP) — A Vatican investigation into former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick has found that a series of bishops, cardinals and popes downplayed or dismissed reports of sexual misconduct with seminarians, and determined that Pope Francis merely continued his predecessors’
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November 10, 2020 MSNBC cuts ties with contributors working on the Biden transition This story, plus Facebook faces challenges as it tries to appeal to both sides of the political aisle, a look at how the relationship between
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https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5faa21cb290000e925c6ba5f.jpeg?cache=t2bpdypupq&ops=224_126 The BBC announced Monday that it’s launching a “robust” probe into accusations that lies and forged documents were used to trick Princess Diana into her groundbreaking 1995 interview with journalist Martin Bashir. Diana’s brother, Charles Spencer, claimed that
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http://webfeeds.brookings.edu/-/638557656/0/brookingsrss/topics/subsaharanafrica.jpgDespite warnings about the inadequacy of Senegal’s health care system, the country’s COVID-19 case numbers remain among the lowest per capita in the world, largely due to its fact-based and swift response. Following the country’s first COVID-19 case, Senegal enacted
https://img.huffingtonpost.com/asset/5faa862d240000343961f6c3.jpeg?cache=muu2lfbl6e&ops=224_126 LONDON (AP) — European Union regulators have filed antitrust charges against Amazon, accusing the e‑commerce giant of using data to gain an unfair advantage over merchants using its platform. The EU’s executive commission, the bloc’s top antitrust
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