University March Against Milei Ends In Police Crackdown
By Javier Lorca October 16, 2026 Professors, students and university officials demonstrated across the country to demand that the far-right president comply with the law on funding public universities. Police use their weapons against students this Thursday. PEDRO LAZARO FERNANDEZ (REUTERS) Six congressional votes approved and subsequently reaffirmed the university funding law. Four court rulings ordered the government to comply with the legislation. Yet the government of Jav
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Why Is the US Reopening Talks With Myanmar’s Junta?
October 16, 2026 By Sana Khan Myanmar's junta chief Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, who ousted the elected government in a coup, presides at an army parade on Armed Forces Day in Naypyitaw, Myanmar, March 27, 2021. © 2026 REUTERS/Stringer//File Photo The United States and Myanmar’s military-backed government have held a second round of talks in a month, signalling a potential shift in Washington’s approach to the Southeast Asian country following the 2021 military coup. The l
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Authorities arrest main suspect in Baniyas mass killings
By Al Jazeera Staff, AFP and Anadolu 15 October, 2026 Syrian officials apprehended Ali Kayali, also known as Mihrac Ural, as he tried to cross the border, SANA reports. Several former officials from the regime of ousted Syrian President Bashar al-Assad have been arrested since he was toppled in December 2024 [File: Baderkhan Ahmad/AP] Syrian authorities have arrested a suspect accused of involvement in the mass killing of civilians in the coastal city of Baniyas in 2013, acco
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Trump Administration’s Shift on Myanmar Is Disastrous
Washington’s sudden decision to open talks with Myanmar’s government grants further legitimacy to an authoritarian regime and is unlikely to deliver access to rare earths. By Joshua Kurlantzick October 8, 20 US congress appeals to its mission in UN to resist Myanmar junta representatives, while Trump administration holds talks with junta military rulers Last night, news broke that the U.S. government, which for years had shunned Myanmar’s brutal military regime, now appears t
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Iranian Intelligence Department Arrests 39 Protesters
By IranWire October 19, 2026 According to the Tasnim News Agency, citing the General Directorate of Intelligence of Qazvin Province, 39 citizens have been arrested in connection with the January 2026 protests. The identities of those detained, their current locations, and the status of their legal cases remain unknown. In a report that included no names or identifying details, the Qazvin Intelligence Department claimed that the detainees operated across eight separate groups
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West African Sea Arrivals Drop as Land Routes Turn Deadlier
By ReliefWeb 13 October 2026 Departures including from countries like Senegal have shifted to alternative routes © IOM/ Senegal Fewer people from West Africa are reaching Europe by sea, but the journey has not become safer. Arrivals from four major West African countries of origin fell by 59 per cent in the first half of 2026 compared with the same period in 2025, according to new data from the International Organization for Migration (IOM). However, the factors that drive mi
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