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The End of a Forced Coexistence: Arab Tribes Turn Against the Syrian Democratic Forces in Eastern Syria
Asharq Al-Awsat
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July 11, 2025
In Syria’s vast northeastern areas, a brittle arrangement has for years held together an uneasy coexistence between the Arab tribes and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF). But today, that arrangement appears closer than ever to...
Yolearn.ai Is Building the AI Learning Infrastructure for a Billion Students
VC Circle
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Edtech veteran Kirti Prakash Mishra launches Yolearn.ai to bring emotionally intelligent AI tutors to every learner, with global expansion in sight. From Legacy Edtech to AI-Native Learning Infrastructure Kirti Prakash Mishra, former academic...
Pakistani fishers feel the impact of Iran-Israel war
Dialogo Chino
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July 11, 2025
“When our boats are stranded onshore, our kitchens remain empty,” says Lateefa Nasir. “My children haven’t been to school for a month and we live on loans now.” Nasir is a member and beneficiary of the Ormara Cooperative Society, a local NGO...
Iranian mother released from ICE detention after GOP House Majority Leader intervenes
The Dispatch - Mississippi
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July 10, 2025
NEW ORLEANS — An Iranian mother detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers has been released this week following advocacy from Republican House Majority Leader Steve Scalise. Mandonna “Donna” Kashanian, 64, was detained by ICE...
Qatari money is quietly fuelling anti-Israel rhetoric in Canada, new report warns
The Canadian Jewish News
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July 11, 2025
While envoys from Israel and Hamas met this week in Qatar to negotiate the latest peace effort for the release of the hostages and a ceasefire in Gaza, a new report warns that Canada should pay closer attention to the millions of dollars in...
Israel’s Moral Balance Beam
The New York Times
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July 10, 2025
If people hate Donald Trump, by all means hate Donald Trump. But that doesn’t make you anti-American. It doesn’t make you want to destroy the United States. Is the war in Gaza justified? When does criticism of Israel turn into anti-semitism? How...
Almost 800 people killed in Gaza while trying to get food aid since end of May, says UN
The Guardian
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July 11, 2025
At least 798 killed while trying to receive food aid in GazaAt least 798 people have been killed while trying to receive food aid in Gaza since the end of May, the UN human rights office said on Friday, Reuters reports. Of the total number of...
Israel’s relocation plan for Palestinians and fading hopes for a ceasefire
The Conversation
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July 10, 2025
This article was first published in The Conversation UK’s World Affairs Briefing email newsletter. Sign up to receive weekly analysis of the latest developments in international relations, direct to your inbox. It was revealing this week to read...
Beckwith on School Choice, and all of Today’s July 11, 2025 Local News
WLBC Woof Boom - Indiana
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July 11, 2025
School choice is in the news again with Governor Mike Braun recently signing more education bills into law. Lt. Governor Micah Beckwith tells “Delaware County Today” he’s fully supportive of the free market for students....
Premier Li: China voices support for Arab nations' unity, development
CGTN
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Chinese Premier Li Qiang said on Wednesday that China supports Arab countries in strengthening strategic autonomy, enhancing unity and self-reliance, and pursuing development paths suited to their own national conditions. During his meeting with...
Israeli strike kills children queuing for treatment near Gaza clinic, aid group says
SBS
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Warning: This story contains graphic content that may be distressing for some readers. An Israeli airstrike near a medical centre in Gaza has killed at least 15 people, including 10 children, local health authorities and an aid group said, as...
Six killed in Israeli strikes, says Gaza civil defence
RTE Ireland
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July 11, 2025
Gaza's civil defence agency said Israeli strikes have killed at least six people in the Palestinian territory's north, including five at a school-turned-shelter. "Five martyrs and others injured in an Israeli strike on Halima al-Saadia School,...
Israel’s Rising Power in NATO Markets
The Times of Israel
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NATO’s new defense spending is a boost for Israel’s resilience, renewal, and global reach Whenever I read stories about Israeli reservists transforming battlefield experience into groundbreaking tech startups, I’m never surprised. In my own small...
Israeli strike kills 10 children queuing at Gaza medical clinic, officials say
The Independent
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July 10, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Despite concerns, Egypt aspires for more cooperation with China
The New Arab
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Premier Li's visit to Cairo coincided with the Egyptian capital and Beijing's preparations to mark 70 years of diplomatic relations next year. [Getty] Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang has concluded a two-day visit to Egypt, one on which Cairo and...
Gaza War sucking life out of an Israeli generation
California Telegraph
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Israel's youth bearing the brunt of Gazan war Twenty-three Israeli soldiers have died in the last month in Gaza, three more than the 20 hostages that remain alive. As we have reported many times, the age of Israeli soldiers being killed and...
The Turkic States Are Quietly Building a Geoeconomic Power Base
Times of Central Asia
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July 11, 2025
The Organization of Turkic States (OTS) has spent the past years assembling itself not through declarations or summit communiqués, but through shared transport and logistics, harmonized customs procedures, and coordinated capital flows. What began...
Saudi Arabia integrates AI education across all public schools this year
Madhyamam
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July 11, 2025
Saudi Arabia is ready to implement artificial intelligence (AI) education across all public schools starting from the upcoming academic year, marking a major step in its Vision 2030 initiative to boost innovation and global competitiveness. The...
Israeli postdoc sues Stanford for discrimination; university denies it
The Times of Israel
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July 10, 2025
An Israeli researcher alleged discrimination at California’s Stanford University in a lawsuit filed on Thursday. The lawsuit, filed in a federal California court, said a lab at Stanford had falsely accused Dr. Shay Laps of sexual harassment,...
University Faculty Honored for Excellence
University of Scranton - Pennsylvania
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Will Cohen, Ph.D., professor of theology/religious studies, received the Integrating Mission and Justice into the Curriculum Award. The award recognizes a faculty member whose special efforts ensure that students have a keen understanding and...