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Trump’s tariff threats fit a growing global phenomenon: hardball migration diplomacy

Trump isn’t alone in using tariffs, travel bans and sanctions to make countries play ball on deportations. But the other side of migration diplomacy can be incentives for countries willing to take on refugees.

Trump’s tariff threats fit a growing global phenomenon: hardball migration diplomacy
News|Opinion|US

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch resigns − extending Joe Biden's ongoing good luck streak with the media

While President Joe Biden has low approval ratings, few other American presidents − with the exception of FDR and Warren Harding − have experienced such a run of good media luck.

Media mogul Rupert Murdoch resigns − extending Joe Biden's ongoing good luck streak with the media
News|US

Good profits from bad news: How the Kennedy assassination helped make network TV news wealthy

The JFK assassination was a landmark event in TV news history.

Good profits from bad news: How the Kennedy assassination helped make network TV news wealthy
MidEast|News|World

Israel's mass displacement of Gazans fits strategy of using migration as a tool of war

Mass forced movement of people has been used in conflicts to serve three goals: population control, territorial expansion and as a sorting mechanism. All three could be in play in Gaza.

Israel's mass displacement of Gazans fits strategy of using migration as a tool of war
MidEast|News|World

Funding for refugees has long been politicized − punitive action against UNRWA and Palestinians fits that pattern

The US is among more than a dozen countries to freeze funding to UN agency providing aid to displaced Gazans over allegations of complicity in the Oct. 7 attack.

Funding for refugees has long been politicized − punitive action against UNRWA and Palestinians fits that pattern
News|Opinion|World

How you can tell propaganda from journalism − let’s look at Tucker Carlson’s visit to Russia

Tucker Carlson’s sycophantic interview with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, and his subsequent praise for Russia’s subways, supermarkets and cheeseburgers, was not journalism. It was propaganda.

How you can tell propaganda from journalism − let’s look at Tucker Carlson’s visit to Russia
Europe|News|World

EU migration overhaul stresses fast-track deportations and limited appeal rights for asylum seekers

The proposed EU asylum and migration reforms focus on securing borders and making it easier to deport people, with little protection for migrants and asylum seekers.

EU migration overhaul stresses fast-track deportations and limited appeal rights for asylum seekers
MidEast|News|World

A year of escalating conflict in the Middle East has ushered in a new era of regional displacement

A year on from the Hamas attacks and Israel’s continued bombardment of Gaza, new fronts of fighting are creating another generation of displaced people across the region.

A year of escalating conflict in the Middle East has ushered in a new era of regional displacement
MidEast|World

Israel’s ban on UNRWA continues a pattern of politicizing Palestinian refugee aid – and puts millions of lives at risk

Millions of Palestinian refugees are set to suffer as a result of banning the UN agency, piling pressure on the US, which has warned of ‘consequences.’

Israel’s ban on UNRWA continues a pattern of politicizing Palestinian refugee aid – and puts millions of lives at risk
Opinion|US

What should journalists do when the facts don’t matter?

Historical examples abound of American news consumers being presented with verified facts about controversial figures or events, only to have the excellent journalism have little to no effect.

What should journalists do when the facts don’t matter?

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