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Readers’ Column for the week of July 6, 2025
Owego Pennysaver Press - New York
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July 9, 2025
You may call The Owego Pennysaver Readers’ Column at (607) 687-2434, extension 2, 24-hours a day, or email comments to ReadersOP@gmail.com. We reserve the right to revise or reject any messages. To allow more callers to be heard, please limit your...
'Not taking part means supporting evil': The ‘Imam of the Jews’ fighting for peace
Ynet
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July 9, 2025
He was born in Tunisia, serves in France, lives under threats, operates with close security and is mockingly called "the Imam of the Jews." Hassen Chalghoumi, president of the Conference of Imams of France, is a rare figure in the global Islamic...
Pitch of neglect: How corporate apathy and elite snobbery are killing Nigerian football
The Cable
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July 9, 2025
It is one of contemporary Nigeria’s most perplexing ironies: while millions of Nigerians pay through their noses to keep up with the English Premier League (EPL), the very soil that grew their football passion—home-grown Nigerian football—is left...
IWMF announces winners of the 2025 Courage in Journalism Awards
Editor and Publisher
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Press Release | The International Women's Media Foundation Today the International Women's Media Foundation (IWMF) announced the recipients of its 36th annual Courage in Journalism Awards, honoring women who have reported under duress to expose...
Security Vacuum in Sahel and rise of Jihadist powers from the dead: US counter terrorism needs a wake-up call
Organiser Weekly
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The Sahel region has faced multiple crises for decades, but it is far from being a weakened state that is slipping into further turmoil. Terror groups are resurging and establishing the Sahel as their base. In recent years, jihadist groups have...
Did the legend of the Teddy Bear originate in Louisiana? Curious Louisiana investigates
The Advocate - Louisiana
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The Library of Congress' photographic reproduction of Clifford Kennedy Berryman's political cartoon in the Washington Post satirizing President Theodore Roosevelt's purported refusal to shoot a chained bear while on a 1902 hunting trip in the...
Does the UN Overstep It’s Responsibility to Protect Mandate?
Inter Press Service
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July 3, 2025
Africa, Armed Conflicts, Featured, Global, Headlines, Human Rights, Humanitarian Emergencies, International Justice, IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse, Peace, Sustainable Development Goals, TerraViva United Nations Philemon Yang (centre), President of...
The nation of Nigeria as a fact of nature
The Sun Nigeria
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July 8, 2025
Nigeria’s ethno-geographic diversity is often cited as a major stumbling block towards its unity, cohesion and oneness of purpose. It is generally believed that a heterogeneous country like Nigeria is more unlikely to evolve a national consensus...
Qatar garners widespread praise for security, stability and peace diplomacy
The Peninsula
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July 3, 2025
The Peninsula showcases voices of confidence in Qatar’s safe, welcoming environment Clockwise from top left: Dr. Kamal Hamidou, Dr. Abdulrahman AlShami, Dr. Abdelmotalab Siddig Makki and Dr. Yasir Mahgoub Elhussein Doha, Qatar: In wake of recent...
‘Qatari and Egyptian teams working to reach Gaza negotiation framework’
The Peninsula
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July 9, 2025
Doha: Advisor to the Prime Minister and Official Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Majed bin Mohammed Al Ansari affirmed that the indirect negotiations between Israel and the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), currently hosted...
Here are all the new Florida laws taking effect July 1
WKMG 6 - Florida
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July 1, 2025
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Following the latest Legislative session in Florida, state lawmakers and Gov. Ron DeSantis have approved dozens of new laws. Many of these pieces of legislation took effect on July 1, covering topics like education, state...
Summer Cover Crops for Your Garden
The Houston Home Journal - Georgia
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July 8, 2025
As many gardeners know, crop rotation is important for having healthy soil in your vegetable garden. For example, if one season you plant tomatoes, you don’t want to follow it up the next season with tomatoes because the soil will be missing the...
Today-History-Jul08
Pique Newsmagazine
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July 8, 2025
Today in History for July 8: On this date: In 1629, Spain's King Philip III sent England's King Charles the First an elephant and five camels. Included were instructions that the elephant be given a gallon of wine each day. Today in History for...
Basra’s Water Crisis: Government Takes Action
Iraq International News Agency
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July 2, 2025
During his recent visit to Basra, Prime Minister Mohammed S. Al-Sudani addressed the ongoing water shortage crisis affecting Basra and other southern provinces. He highlighted that the issue recurs each season, mainly due to climate change and...
Beyond the battlefield: The price of war and the fight for peace - An 8-part series
The Times of India
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Scenes from WWII, in which an estimat- ed 25 million soldiers died. Over 40% of them were less than 20 years old Old men cry war, young men die - Part 1 When Eric Johnston, who befriended Stalin at the Kremlin in 1944, was asked if he thought...
UN agencies in dire straits amid threatened US funding cuts
Roll Call
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July 8, 2025
If Congress this month approves the White House’s request to cancel $1 billion in federal funding for the United Nations system, experts say it will further exacerbate an already crisis-level financial shortfall for the global intergovernmental...
What’s Left of the UN
The Dial
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July 8, 2025
A recurring idea appears to be the merging of things, be it operational departments or entire agencies. One scenario mentioned in the memo suggests the merging of the department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs with the Peacekeeping...
Level of Gaza reconstruction to decide future of Arab-Israeli normalization - veteran Saudi journalist | Opinion
I24 News
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With the Gaza ceasefire taking root, the Middle East finds itself at a fateful juncture, and Arab-Israeli normalization at a new, more challenging phase. The regional environment has changed dramatically since October 2023 as a result of the Gaza...
Gaza negotiations aim to bridge gap between parties on negotiation framework: Advisor to Prime Minister and official MOFA spokesperson
The Peninsula
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July 8, 2025
Doha, Qatar: Advisor to the Prime Minister and Official Spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Dr. Majed bin Mohammed Al Ansari affirmed that the indirect negotiations between Israel and the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), currently...
BRICS gathering showcases growing bloc maturity
Diplomatic Courier
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he 17th BRICS Summit marked a pivotal moment for the multipolar bloc, offering a blueprint for future global cooperation outside the Western–led liberal order. While BRICS has been criticized for its loose structure and its members’ divergent...