If its candidacy is successful, it would allow the Arab world’s smallest nation to have a significant say in critical decisions impacting the Middle East, particularly the ongoing conflict in Gaza.
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If its candidacy is successful, it would allow the Arab world’s smallest nation to have a significant say in critical decisions impacting the Middle East, particularly the ongoing conflict in Gaza.
News Source: www.al-monitor.com

Ozturk’s detention reportedly follows a campaign by Canary Mission, a pro-Israel website that blacklists pro-Palestine students and activists.
Six masked US immigration agents arrested a Turkish doctoral student on a street near her home in Massachusetts on Tuesday evening.
In a now-viral video capturing her arrest, Rumeysa Ozturk, 30, is seen…
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Video shows masked and plain-clothed US federal agents detaining a Turkish PhD student from Tufts University.
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American doctors who volunteered in Gaza report witnessing disturbing pattern of children shot by the Israeli military.
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When addressing Congress for the first time as US president on March 4, Donald Trump said, “Europe has sadly spent more money buying Russian oil and gas than they have spent on defending Ukraine.”
Trump has not been known for his statistical accuracy, but on this occasion, he may be right.
A report released on Thursday by Ember, an energy think tank, estimates that European purchases of Russian gas amounted to 21.9 billion euros ($23.6bn) last year, compared with 18.7 billion euros…
News Source: www.aljazeera.com

Sudan’s army has scored some major victories in the capital, Khartoum, against the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) as the war between them nears the two-year mark.
But the fighting between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and its paramilitary rival, which has devastated the country, appears far from over.
There are fears now that the country’s territorial integrity could be jeopardised as the warring parties, each of whom has their own backers, look to entrench themselves in captured…
News Source: www.aljazeera.com

France urges multilateralism and deepened ties with China amid trade and security tensions with the US.
France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot has called for a “powerful Franco-Chinese partnership” in the face of geopolitical upheaval caused by the Trump administration’s America First policy as he met his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi for talks on the Ukraine war and Beijing’s trade row with Europe.
“More than ever, the current context requires a powerful Franco-Chinese…
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Americans, as you may have noticed, like to supersize things. Soda cans are bigger here, and so are hotel rooms, houses, and cars. Here in the U.S., giant pickup trucks and SUVs are the norm; visit any school at pickup time and you’re likely to see Chevrolet Tahoes, Jeep Grand Wagoneers, and Ford Expeditions in the carpool line. It would be easy to pick on the GMC Hummer EV because it’s massive; the battery alone is as heavy as a Honda Civic. But the Hummer EV is such a blast to…
News Source: https://www.popsci.com/technology/why-are-cars-bigger-in-us/

Six people died on Thursday, two of them minors, when a tourist submarine carrying dozens of Russian visitors sank off Egypt’s Red Sea coast near a major resort town.
Egyptian state media put the toll at six, while Russian state news agencies quoted General Consul Viktor Voropaev as saying that five people were confirmed dead, two of them minors.
Russia’s consulate in the tourist hub of Hurghada earlier said the vessel was carrying “45 tourists, including minors” on an underwater excursion to…
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Layer Health cofounders Luke Murray, Monica Agrawal, Divya Gopinath, David Sontag, and Steven Horng
Artificial intelligence (AI) is enjoying its moment as the hottest area of venture investment, with more than $100 billion flowing into the sector last year. In healthcare, AI accounted for 30% of all venture funding in 2024 – and data shows 2025 is off to a strong start.
That momentum continues today with the announcement of a $21 million Series A by Layer Health, an…
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