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Syria’s Prisons After Assad: Why Abuse and Arbitrary Detention Are Returning syria_assad_prison_25453

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Syria’s Prisons After Assad: Why Abuse and Arbitrary Detention Are Returning

Laffert December 22, 2025

One year after Assad’s fall, Syria’s prisons are filling again. Arbitrary arrests, torture, and extortion have resurfaced,...

Epstein Files Spotlight Clinton While Trump Mentions Remain Limited in Latest U.S. Disclosure secret-files_epstein-files_secret-files-567546354

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Epstein Files Spotlight Clinton While Trump Mentions Remain Limited in Latest U.S. Disclosure

Laffert December 20, 2025

Newly released Epstein documents heavily reference former President Bill Clinton while making minimal mention of Donald Trump,...

U.S. Escalates Pressure on Venezuela with New Wave of Planned Tanker Seizures TARIFF-TRADE-WAR-BARRIER-USA_25425234

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U.S. Escalates Pressure on Venezuela with New Wave of Planned Tanker Seizures

Laffert December 11, 2025

The United States prepares additional seizures of tankers carrying Venezuelan crude, targeting the global shadow fleet amid...

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Exiled Syrian Powerbrokers in Russia Fuel New Coastal Uprising Plans Against Damascus

Laffert December 5, 2025

A Reuters-based investigation reveals how Bashar al-Assad’s former intelligence chief Kamal Hassan and billionaire cousin Rami Makhlouf...

Inside the High-Stakes Geneva Talks: Can Trump’s Peace Plan Really End the War in Ukraine? ukarine_russia_ war_2454234jpeg

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Inside the High-Stakes Geneva Talks: Can Trump’s Peace Plan Really End the War in Ukraine?

Laffert November 23, 2025

U.S., Ukrainian, and European leaders meet in Geneva to negotiate a revised version of President Trump’s proposed...