This Gay Syrian Refugee Risked it All

This Gay Syrian Refugee Risked it All

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Is Cuba Next?

For the first time in nearly 70 years, it looks like there may be major political changes afoot in Cuba — driven by the United States. The Trump administration has been ratcheting up pressure on the island, including by imposing an oil embargo that is strangling the country's ene ...  Show more

The Iran War Ignites a Global Humanitarian Emergency

Earlier last last week, he United Nations reported that around 300,000 Lebanese had been displaced since Israel opened a new front in southern Lebanon amid this widening regional conflict. Yesterday, that figure surged to more than 800,000 people forced from their homes in just a ...  Show more

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