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Middle East & North Africa Data

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  • Channel crossings by migrants in small boats are on the rise
    on July 8, 2025

    Since the beginning of the year, more than 20,000 men, women and children have managed to reach the United Kingdom – 7,000 more than during the same period in 2024. At least 15 people have died while attempting the crossing.

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Translation of Chai Jing Interview With Chinese Civil War Survivor Gao Binghan, Part 2: “War Is Always a Tragedy, Something I Cannot Endorse.”

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US to remove Syria's HTS from list of foreign terror groups
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Strikes on Iran Validate North Korea’s Nuclear Sprint
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The United States and Israel are speeding up the collapse of nonproliferation. [...]

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