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A Kuwaiti man casts his ballot to choose parliamentary representatives, in Kuwait City, Saturday, Nov.26, 2016. (AP Photo/Jabber Abdulkhaleg) (The Associated Press)


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al-Qaeda linked ISIS carry their weapons during a parade at the Syrian town of Tel Abyad, near the border with Turkey January 2, 2014. Picture taken January 2, 2014. REUTERS/Yaser Al-Khodor


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President-elect Donald Trump – Todd Heisler New York Times


Trump Reassures the Media (For Now)

Trump Reassures the Media (For Now)

“I think you’ll be happy, I think you’ll be happy.” That was President-elect Donald Trump, talking to a group of Times journalists today about his views on the First Amendment. The real issue, of course, is not whether journalists are happy. (We’re not exactly a...
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Lynden Gooch’s performances for Sunderland have brought international recognition with the United States. Photograph: Gary Calton for the Guardian


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Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) take part in an operation against Islamic State militants on the outskirts of the town of Hammam Al-Alil, south of Mosul, Iraq October 31, 2016. REUTERS/Stringer


Iraq Parliament Passes a Law Legalizing PMF

Iraq Parliament Passes a Law Legalizing PMF

Baghdad – Iraq’s parliament approved a law on Saturday that will transform Popular Mobilization forces (PMF) into a legal and separate military corps, amid opposition from different Iraqi parties. Disagreements over the semi-military units complicate efforts to...