Turkey's parliament votes to let Sweden join NATO
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Why is Israel sending Palestinian taxes to Norway? Public money destined for Gaza has been frozen by Israel since November.
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After seven years in the political wilderness, Alexander Stubb is closing in on a remarkable comeback and new top job: president of Finland
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The US right’s underestimated brain
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The US GOP doesn’t want to punish trans people—it wants to eradicate them
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Michael Bloomberg's funding keeps US gun control advocacy on a tight messaging leash
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Billionaire backers of new California city seek voter approval after stealthily snapping up farmland
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US FDA recommends easing restrictions on marijuana
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Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of January 15
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate...
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate topic, but almost all should be posted in here.
This is an inherently political thread; please try to avoid antagonistic arguments and bickering matches. Comment threads that devolve into unproductive arguments may be removed so that the overall topic is able to continue.
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Egypt backs Somalia in dispute over Ethiopia-Somaliland deal
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EU seeks ‘consequences’ for Israel over opposition to Palestinian statehood
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Moose, maple syrup and monopolies: Is Canada finally taking on its oligarchs?
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Sámi rights activists in Norway charged over protests against wind farm affecting reindeer herding
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Goodbye to the era of the professional spouse – There are not many jobs left in which people are expected to appear, smiling and waving, by their partner’s side
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Arab nations develop plan to end Israel-Hamas war and create Palestinian state
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The West needs to show it values all human life – Accusations of double standards sting because they have a point
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Doing your own research is a good way to end up being wrong
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The poverty of anti-wokeness
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Book review - A Fabulous Failure: The Clinton Presidency and the Transformation of American Capitalism by Nelson Lichtenstein and Judith Stein
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Norway's Arctic deep sea mining plan will inevitably sink – industrialising the ocean floor in the middle of a climate crisis is not only reckless, it's cruel
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Three migrants drown at US border as Texas blocked their rescue
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Denmark's far-right, populist Nye Borgerlige party is being dissolved – other right-wing parties applaud, spying greater share of votes
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Oil companies will soon pay fees for emitting a climate ‘super-pollutant’
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Norway's decision to permit exploratory deep-sea extraction of valuable minerals breaks a promise to the other nations on the Ocean Panel and to scientists
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Finland must crack down on hate speech against minorities if it's to appear “united against all external threats” says presidential hopeful Pekka Haavisto
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Rebecca Solnit: Slow change can be radical change
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Humorous messages on electronic signs discouraged by new guidelines from US Federal Highway Administration
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Maldives pro-China leader gives Indian troops March deadline to go
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Ali Abdullah Saleh obituary [2017]
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The price of Benjamin Netanyahu’s ambition – the Prime Minister seems unable to distinguish between his own interests and his country’s
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Alexei Navalny disappears for three weeks; reappears at isolated Arctic penal colony
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Denmark's Frederik X becomes king after Queen Margrethe abdicates, with big crowds gathered in Copenhagen to witness history
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The US Supreme Court will evaluate the constitutional validity of local ordinances barring homeless from sleeping on streets and sidewalks
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In a setback for Beijing, Taiwan elects Lai Ching-te as president
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‘We are ready for a war’: Somalia threatens conflict with Ethiopia over breakaway region [the Somaliland deal with Ethiopia]
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Finnish presidential frontrunner Alexander Stubb said NATO should become "more European"
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Queen Margrethe II is the first Danish monarch to abdicate in 900 years – but it is just a sign of the times
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Norway is to allow mining waste to be dumped in its fjords after the government won a court case against environmental organisations trying to block the plan
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West Virginia bill would mandate "curing" trans people under 21
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Iran wins with US airstrikes on Houthis in Yemen
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How did Russian defence industry perform in 2023?
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The specter of nationalism – Identity politics has always influenced elections. In 2024, it will pose a serious threat to liberalism—and to democracy itself.
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Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of January 8
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate...
This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant US political content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate topic, but almost all should be posted in here.
This is an inherently political thread; please try to avoid antagonistic arguments and bickering matches. Comment threads that devolve into unproductive arguments may be removed so that the overall topic is able to continue.
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More than 1,400 Finnish music industry professionals have signed a petition urging a ban on Israel from Eurovision over alleged "war crimes" in Gaza
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Polish political tensions ramp up as PiS politicians arrested at Presidential Palace
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A US-sanctioned oligarch ran pro-Kremlin ads on Facebook—again
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Senior EU politician launches bid to remove Hungary’s voting rights
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Adopting rightwing policies ‘does not help centre-left win votes’
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Politicians from Germany’s AfD met extremist group to discuss deportation ‘masterplan’
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Joe Biden administration announces $1 billion for low-emission US school buses
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