1878 December 18: Qatar National Day
2011 December 18: Arab Spring
December 17
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“sitting on keyboard”
Record number of Indigenous students set to study medicine at University of Queensland
Australian Indigenous leaders lash Woolworths liquor store plan
North Macedonia on the threshold of Europe
The end of Oslo: A new European strategy on Israel-Palestine
Indonesian military violence against West Papuan religious figures – summary
Details revealed of secret deal that gave Chinese spies free rein in Switzerland
Sweden Chose to Shut Its Embassy in Cambodia
U.S. Places Former Kyrgyz Customs Official Matraimov Under Magnitsky Sanctions
Lithuanian prosecutors launch probe into regime violence in Belarus
Biodiversity declining in Catalonia with 25% fall in animal populations in 18 years
Protesters in Armenia besiege parliament, demand PM resigns
Turkey’s Erdogan Arrives In Baku After Nagorno-Karabakh Truce
Georgia’s Ruling Party, Opposition Fail To Reach Deal After Fourth Round Of Talks
‘Horrible’ Homecoming: Husband Of Woman Who Returned To Belarus Decries Her Prison Sentence
New Zealand marks one year since volcanic eruption killed 22
US State Dept. approves $280M communications system sale to Taiwan
Feds Detail Work to Address Crisis of Missing Native People
Prominent Crimean Tatar Gets 19-Year Prison Sentence In Absentia
China-Europe Trade Forum Canceled After China Sought to Bar Critics
“People are buying more books”
In the Face of Violence, Kyrgyz Woman Continue to Struggle for Justice
How cheetahs and farmers can live together in Namibia
Belarus Introduces Ban on Exit
Lebanese judge charges caretaker PM in August port explosion
Azerbaijan holds parade after Nagorno-Karabakh fighting
China restricts US official travel to Hong Kong
5 Predictions for Beijing’s Assault on Internet Freedom in 2021
Morocco agrees to normalize ties with Israel in exchange for Western Sahara
Tajikistan Prepares To Repatriate IS Families From Camps In Syria
U.S. Imposes Additional Sanctions Against Chechen Leader Kadyrov
Russia’s ‘Peacekeeping’ Operation in Karabakh: Foundation of a Russian Protectorate (Part Two)
Moscow Concerned About Turkish Influence on the Gagauz
Balochistan: Five including three Baloch fighters killed in different incidents
New report says part of South Sudan is in ‘likely famine’
Lawmakers From Georgia’s Ruling Party Begin New Parliament Without Opposition
EU plans to hit Turkey with more sanctions over Med drilling
Tibetans celebrate Nobel Prize conferment on Dalai Lama
Hezbollah member sentenced to life in Hariri assassination
Kyrgyzstan ‘Ready To Closely Work’ With U.S. After ‘Meddling’ Accusation
BorneoExit: Independence for East Malaysia?
Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai charged under security law
Former Hong Kong lawmaker urges U.S. to punish China’s ‘ATM’
Suicide Bomber Injures Six People In Russia’s North Caucasus
China-Funded PNG Fishery Project Brings New Challenges for Australia
Portugal to help Mozambique train forces against militants
Work Resumes On Controversial Nord Stream 2 Pipeline, Gazprom Says
Currency Used in Cuba by Tourists Disappears on Jan. 1
Cuban journalist barred from leaving home
On the rocks: Malta-EU relations in times of crisis
Israel and Bhutan establish diplomatic relations
Belarus Security Forces Call for New Elections
First NGO aid gets to Ethiopia’s Tigray, businesses to re-open
Russian nuclear submarine test-fires 4 missiles
Albanian police easily disperse smaller “Down with communists” and “Rama go” protest
Austrian police seize haul of weapons intended for German extremists
Pope commits Vatican to net zero carbon emissions by 2050
Tracing Chinese Footprints in Kazakhstan’s Oil and Gas Industry
Switzerland Puts Sanctions On Belarus’s Lukashenka
Snickers comparing Welsh language to ‘sitting on keyboard’ on list of 2020’s worst marketing fails
Ortega Accuses US of Conspiring to “Put in a President”
Catalan pro-independence parties to register amnesty bill for jailed leaders on March 15
Marin becomes Finland’s longest serving female PM
Estonian e-Governance Academy co-founds digital governance academy for Asia-Pacific
Russia brings charges against Lithuanian judges in revenge for January 13 slaughter trial
External Ring Is Shrinking Around Lukashenka
Eswatini prime minister dies after testing positive for coronavirus
Jailed Russian Historian Receives Human Rights And Rule Of Law Prize
Azerbaijani Soldiers Arrested For Desecration, Vandalism During Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict
In Latin America, a Biden White House faces a rising China
US Passes Historic Anti-Corruption Legislation With Global Reach
US Army in Europe in search of new ‘mantra’ that includes Africa mission
Seoul’s parliament ‘capitulating’ to North Korea
The ‘Beautiful’ Life Of A Kyrgyz Customs Official
Syrian Kurdish Farmers Accuse Turkey-Backed Militias of Seizing, Taxing Olive Crops
Plaid Cymru vows independence referendum if it “commands majority” in Welsh Assembly
Azerbaijan Demands Compensation From Armenia for Destruction of Previously Occupied Territories
Wales is exceptional in not having its own national public service broadcaster
How NATO should plan for the next ten years
Despite Construction Work Restart, Nord Stream Two Remains in Limbo
EU court did not dare to oppose Spain and grant Oriol Junqueras MEP status
Lithuanian-Polish initiative calls for embassy-in-exile for Belarus opposition
Finland extends compulsory schooling age to 18 years
Sweden failed to protect elderly during pandemic
Ten years on, anger grows in Tunisian town where ‘Arab Spring’ began
U.S. designates Bahrain-based group as terrorist, accusing it of having Iran backing
Lavrov Snubbed By Croat, Muslim Members Of Bosnian Presidency After Dayton Comments
Pompeo Slams Russia For Sowing ‘Chaos’ In The Mediterranean
Chairman Of Belarusian Journalists’ Association Summoned For Questioning
Hungarian Lawmakers Pass Law Effectively Banning Same-Sex Adoption
Phantom Pollster Has A Way Of Popping Up, Propping Up Bulgaria’s Ruling Coalition
EU proposes major changes to bar unfair practices by web ‘gatekeepers’
Irish watchdog fines Twitter $547,000 for breach of EU privacy rules
Record number of journalists jailed in 2020
First foreign aid arrives in Tigray as civillians recount the horrors
China’s Digital Silk Road Grows With 5G in the Middle East
15-year-old girlfriend of Hong Kong protester who was shot by police flees to UK, as exodus continues
Over 570,000 Uighurs forced to pick cotton in China’s Xinjiang
AFL accused of a ‘lack of cultural awareness’ towards Indigenous players after bungled vaccine program
The Atlanta Braves want to help preserve the native Cherokee language
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From Public Space To Cyberspace: The CCP’s Increasing Oppression Of Tibet
‘Provisional Government’ of West Papua announced, Indonesian rule rejected
Scottish independence: 15th poll in a row finds majority support for Yes
A false start for PNG-Bougainville consultations
Egypt’s Berbers scramble to save their language
Hong Kong activists Joshua Wong, Agnes Chow, Ivan Lam jailed
UN granted ”unrestricted” access to Tigray
After Losing Special Status, Kashmiris Come Out to Vote
Israel transfers $1B to cash-strapped Palestinian Authority
Bringing green investment to the Baltics – what will it take?
Russia to deploy new division in Kaliningrad on Lithuania’s doorstep
Berating political class, Macron vows more urgent aid for Lebanese people
New Zealand declares a climate change emergency
Hungarian Politician Quits Ruling Party After Attending Lockdown ‘Sex Party’ In Brussels
C.A.R’s canoe race contest
Israeli parliament takes step toward new national elections
A quarter of the European Parliament votes in favour of the right to self-determination
Bill to implement UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples on the way
Explore the world’s oldest living culture through Australia’s Aboriginal adventures
Separatism in Africa: Exploring colonial legacies
China rewards Tibetans working in security apparatus
Rise of domestic social media in Tibet amid growing Chinese suppression
Clashes rock eastern Tunisia as police battles angry football fans
More and More Taiwanese Favor Independence – and Think the US Would Help Fight for It
Politician Named after Adolf Hitler Wins Election In Namibia
Curb Your Enthusiasm for an Israel-Pakistan Peace Agreement
Singapore becomes global first to approve lab-grown meat
Russia’s envoy to UN describes Donbas war as political conflict between Russia and Ukraine
Historic Trial of Liberian Civil War Rebel Commander Kicks Off
United States imposes visa curbs on members of Chinese Communist Party
Citing Forced Labor Concerns, US Issues Ban on Xinjiang Cotton
U.S. bill aims to strip Chinese firms from stock exchanges over audits
Around 300 Ethiopian Jews Reunited with their Families in Israel
NATO Huddles With Asia-Pacific Democracies to Talk China
Bangladesh begins relocating Rohingya refugees to island
How BBC journalists shut out Scottish MPs to focus on English politicians
Spain’s Supreme Court revokes prison privileges for jailed Catalan politicians
U.N. warns 2021 shaping up to be a humanitarian catastrophe
Brucellosis cases in China exceed 10,000 after vaccine factory accident
Greek-UAE Defense Deal Corners Turkey
International Red Cross workers evacuated from North Korea
UN reports ongoing fighting in Ethiopia’s Tigray region
Montenegrin Lawmakers Approve Government, End Three Decades Of Socialist Party Rule
Russian Military Court Of Appeals Upholds Prison Sentence For Prominent Bashkir Activist
How Hungary’s State News Agency Whitewashes The News
Bulgaria To Close 28 Facilities For Mentally Ill, Handicapped
Five Pakistani soldiers killed in Kohlu, BLA accepts attack
CAR refugees in Cameroon leave for home
Protests Swell As Armenian Opposition Issues Ultimatum For PM’s Resignation Over Karabakh Deal
Swiss slopes buzz as those of neighbors sit idle in pandemic
German court rejects ban on YPJ flag
As China Restricts Access To Tibet, US Urges Nations To Make Laws Over It
Finland’s Independence Day gala has been celebrated in many ways and places
Over 300 detained in Belarus during protests
Suicide rate rises among adivasi communities in the Nilgiris
Israeli police cleared of shooting blinding a Palestinian boy
Humble oncologist who rose to be Uruguay’s president
Thousands Rally For Snap Elections In Moldova’s Pro-Russia Parliament
Neo-Nazis at Spanish Constitution Day in Catalonia’s main cities
Abkhazia Bolsters Linkages With Russia
Ortega’s Offensive Against Former Political Prisoners
245 new political prisoners in West Papua
Tajik Authorities Continue Harassing Dissident’s Family
New roads pave way for massive growth of Israeli settlements
Mongolia Grapples With Its First Real COVID Wave
Liberia referendum: Could Weah run for a third term?
U.S. slaps sanctions on 14 Chinese officials over Hong Kong crackdown
Tunisians Look Back on the Last Ten Years After the 2010 Uprising
1-Year Prison Suspended Prison Sentence for Algerian Hirak Figure
In Greece, political spat over lockdown turns personal
Amid pandemic, Davos event to be held in Singapore next year
Sweden’s climate carol: From Ebenezer Scrooge to Greta Thunberg
Three reasons why Denmark could transform its relationship with the EU
Viral vulnerability: How the pandemic is making democracy sick in the Western Balkans
Finnair offering VR flights to meet Santa Claus in Lapland
Hong Kongers Actively Support Protesters in Belarus on Social Media
Acting Kyrgyz President Mamytov Visits Moscow
Liberia Votes on President Weah’s Referendum to Cut Office Term Length
Security Council ends mandatory scrutiny of Burundi citing May elections
U.S. adds Nigeria to list of world’s worst religious freedom violators
Britain agrees to drop part of Brexit strategy on Northern Ireland
Fossils reveal a wet, warm ‘Shangri-La’-like ecosystem on Tibetan Plateau
Protesters Block Yerevan Streets After Pashinian Ignores Deadline To Resign
For Victims Of Sexual Violence In Ukraine’s Donbas, Justice Seems Distant
Anti-tank missile in Libya looks like Iran-produced weapon -U.N.
Exclusive: U.S. thinks Eritrea has joined Ethiopian war, diplomats say
Ethiopia’s forces shoot at, detain UN staffers in Tigray
“My Son, Fernando, Isn’t a Terrorist, and You Know That.”
Syrian Kurdish leader says Damascus, opposition both against Kurdish rights
Hong Kong police arrest 8 more opposition figures, inc. ‘Long Hair’, Eddie Chu, Figo Chan, Wu Chi-wai
UN General Assembly Passes Nonbinding Resolution Urging Russia To Withdraw From Crimea
France asks UN to take French Polynesia off decolonisation list
Sindhi Cultural Day unites all Sindhis across the globe