Daesh Reaches Indonesia:, Heading for Catastrophe? What May Force Riyadh to Unleash War Against Iran and other World news
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Daesh Reaches Indonesia: What Was the Real Message of Jakarta Attack? -
Coordinated shooting and bombing attacks in the Indonesian capital Jakarta on Thursday left at least seven dead and 26 wounded; Daesh (Islamic State/ISIL) immediately claimed responsibility for the assault...
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Heading for Catastrophe? What May Force Riyadh to Unleash War Against Iran -
Will Saudi Arabia seek war with Iran? Growing economic and political pressure may prompt the impulsive royal family to unleash a war against its longstanding Shiite rival, American author Daniel Lazare bel...
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Golden Opportunity: Will Washington Team Up With Moscow in Syria? -
Washington’s hawks are busy bemoaning the fact that the US President still has no strategy for winning the war on Daesh (Islamic State/ISIL), American conservative commentator Patrick Buchanan notes; he...
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Are Washington, Ankara Seeking to Redraw Syrian, Iranian Borders? -
Washington, Ankara and their Gulf allies are seeking to carve out certain parts of Syria and northern Iraq to create a new "Sunnistan," American geopolitical analyst Patrick Henningsen suggests, adding tha...
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American Among 27 Dead in Burkina Faso Attack -
About 126 people were freed and four extremists killed....
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Palestinians Arrest Official Suspected of Spying for Israel -
Palestinians: Official In negotiations office arrested on suspicion of spying for Israel...
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Iran has met all obligations under nuclear deal, IAEA says -
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Taiwan elects first female President -
Taiwan appears to have its first female president in a landmark election that could unsettle relations with Beijing....
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Iran frees 5 Americans -
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At least 23 dead, scores freed after hotel siege in Burkina Faso -
Attackers raided a luxury hotel in Burkina Faso overnight, shooting some and taking others hostage in a siege that lasted hours and ended with dozens of people dead....
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Taiwan holds landmark election -
Taiwan has elected its first female president. Eric Chu conceded defeat to Tsai Ing-wen in the landmark election....
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Why Next 2 Weeks Could Get Nastier Than Ever -
Jennifer Jacobs, Des Moines RegisterNothing will matter more than attacks â?? and surviving them â?? in the final 15 days before the Iowa caucuses....
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Misunderstanding the Conservatism of Trump's Base -
David French, National ReviewHas the Republican party overestimated the conservatism of its base -- the very people who might vote for Donald Trump?...
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Why Some GOP Candidates Aren't Taking the Fight to Trump -
Nate Silver, 538If you, like us here at FiveThirtyEight, were initially skeptical of Donald Trumpâ??s chances of winning the GOP nomination in part because you assumed that the Republican Party...
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Hillary and Bernie, Punching -
Gail Collins, New York Times...
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The View From Tehran -
Arthur MacMillan is the Tehran deputy bureau chief at Agence France-Presse. He gives some insight about how the prisoner swap and nuclear deal is being perceived in Iran....
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