Carolyn Kissane, academic director and clinical professor at the Center for Global Affairs at New York University, leads the conversation on the geopolitics of oil.
FASKIANOS: Thank you. Welcome to the final session of the Winter/Spring 2023…
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England’s resident doctors begin five-day strike | Health News
The British Medical Association is calling for improved pay and an increase in available jobs for qualified doctors.
Published On 17 Dec 2025
Resident doctors in England have begun a five-day…
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Trump Administration Plans Notable Changes to Visa Vetting
On December 10, 2025, the Trump Administration announced a new plan to heighten the screening requirements for temporary visitors from visa-waiver countries as part of the Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA). Under the…
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UNHCR: Global refugee gathering ends with substantial new solidarity pledges – UNHCR – The UN Refugee Agency
- UNHCR: Global refugee gathering ends with substantial new solidarity pledges UNHCR – The UN Refugee Agency
- Refugees Forced to Fill Gaps as Funding, Power and Legal Recognition Move Out of Reach Global Issues.org
- UN is ‘indispensible’, refugee…
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Zelenskiy tells Europe: Use frozen assets to end Russia's appetite for war – Reuters
- Zelenskiy tells Europe: Use frozen assets to end Russia’s appetite for war Reuters
- Russia preparing for new ‘year of war’ The Express Tribune
- Zelenskyy to confront De Wever in stand-off over Russian assets loan Financial Times
- Zelensky arrives in…
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Saudi Arabia wants to host the world’s cheapest data centres – The Economist
- Saudi Arabia wants to host the world’s cheapest data centres The Economist
- Saudi Arabia’s MbS pulled off a strategic coup in Washington. Trump made an uncertain bet The Indian Express
- Riyadh’s New Power Game With The US And China –…
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Pakistan says ‘hostile countries’ behind false online claims linking it to Australia shootings
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s information minister said Wednesday that his country has been the victim of a coordinated online disinformation campaign following the mass shooting at Australia’s Bondi…
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Mexico calls on UN to tamp down U.S.-Venezuela tensions, as China criticizes ‘bullying’ of its ally
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Wednesday asked the United Nations to act to avoid bloodshed in Venezuela.
Sheinbaum said during a morning news conference that Mexico is against intervention and foreign interference in Venezuela.
“I call on…
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Presidents’ Alliance Condemns the Administration’s Drastic Expansion of Travel Ban – The Presidents' Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration
- Presidents’ Alliance Condemns the Administration’s Drastic Expansion of Travel Ban The Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration
- Trump expands US travel ban to five more countries BBC
- Trump adds 7 countries, including Syria, to…
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Yaroslavsky on Rob Reiner’s Legacy of Progressive Advocacy
Zev Yaroslavsky, director of the Los Angeles Initiative at UCLA Luskin, spoke to the Hollywood Reporter about Rob Reiner’s legacy as a progressive policy advocate.
The slain actor, director and producer was also a Democratic power player,…
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