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Turkey says Swedish journalist detained on terror charges and for ‘insulting the president’ | Turkey newsthirst.

A Swedish journalist who was detained on his arrival in Turkey to cover protests over the jailing of Istanbul’s mayor has been arrested on terror-related charges and for “insulting the president”, the Turkish presidency has said. Joakim Medin, who works for the Dagens ETC newspaper, “has been arrested on charges of ‘membership in an armed…

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‘It means death’: Afghan women’s rights activists face deportation from Pakistan | Pakistan newsthirst.

More than 50 prominent female Afghan women’s rights activists sheltering in Pakistan are facing deportation home, where they fear they will be imprisoned or killed under Taliban rule. Under a draconian policy, the Pakistan government has pledged to deport millions of Afghan nationals, after relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan severely deteriorated and attacks by militants…

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Hamas reportedly agrees to release five living Israeli hostages for ceasefire | Hamas newsthirst.

Hamas has allegedly agreed to free five living Israeli hostages in exchange for a 50-day ceasefire, as the militant group released a video of a hostage making an appeal for his freedom. Hamas’s chief, Khalil al-Hayya, reportedly said on Saturday that the militant group expressed willingness to release the five hostages over the Muslim holiday…

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Most employees at US Institute of Peace mass-fired over late-night email | Trump administration newsthirst.

Most employees at the US Institute of Peace, a congressionally created and funded thinktank now taken over by Elon Musk’s unofficial “department of government efficiency”, received email notices of their mass firing late Friday, the latest step in the Trump administration’s government downsizing. The emails, sent to personal accounts because most staff members had lost…

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Two leaders of Harvard’s Middle Eastern studies center to step down | Harvard University newsthirst.

The leaders of Harvard University’s Center for Middle Eastern Studies are leaving their positions after the center faced accusations of anti-Israel bias. The departures come as the Trump administration scrutinizes institutions who have had pro-Palestine protests over the last year. Earlier this week, Columbia’s president announced she will step down after Trump targeted the university…

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Parents arrested by Hertfordshire police for complaining about daughter’s school | Police newsthirst.

The parents of a nine-year-old girl have said they were held at a police station for 11 hours because they complained about their daughter’s primary school. Maxie Allen and his partner, Rosalind Levine, said they were arrested and detained on suspicion of harassment, malicious communications and causing a nuisance on school property. The couple said…

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