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The median rate of year-over-year inflation across these nations has more than doubled from 3.0% last year, owing mostly to rising energy and food prices.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Also Read|\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/explained-why-are-tech-companies-laying-off-thousands-of-employees\\\\\\\"\u003eExplained: Why are tech companies laying off thousands of employees\u003c/a\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Inflation represents an economy's pace and causes it to drive forward at full speed, often uncontrolled, resulting in price increases and a greater cost of living for the average consumer.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Also Read|\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/how-bitcoin-price-and-inflation-are-co-related\\\\\\\"\u003eHow Bitcoin price and inflation are co-related\u003c/a\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Inflation affects household budgets and long-term inflation means that costs will rise and that over time, a certain amount of funds will buy you significantly less. 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When inflation becomes uncontrollable, everyone feels poorer.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Also Read|\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/poor-nations-pricey-mess-why-zimbabwe-hiked-interest-rate-by-200\\\\\\\"\u003ePoor nation's pricey mess: Why Zimbabwe hiked interest rate by 200%\u003c/a\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"embed\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"service\\\":\\\"iframe\\\",\\\"source\\\":\\\"\u003cdiv class=\\\\\\\"iframe-embed\\\\\\\"\u003e\u003ciframe title=\\\\\\\"US inflation rate 1930-2022\\\\\\\" aria-label=\\\\\\\"Column Chart\\\\\\\" id=\\\\\\\"datawrapper-chart-oAjFk\\\\\\\" src=\\\\\\\"https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/oAjFk/1/\\\\\\\" scrolling=\\\\\\\"no\\\\\\\" frameborder=\\\\\\\"0\\\\\\\" style=\\\\\\\"width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;\\\\\\\" height=\\\\\\\"1080\\\\\\\"\u003e\u003c/iframe\u003e\u003cscript type=\\\\\\\"text/javascript\\\\\\\"\u003e!function(){\\\\\\\"use strict\\\\\\\";window.addEventListener(\\\\\\\"message\\\\\\\",(function(e){if(void 0!==e.data[\\\\\\\"datawrapper-height\\\\\\\"]){var t=document.querySelectorAll(\\\\\\\"iframe\\\\\\\");for(var a in e.data[\\\\\\\"datawrapper-height\\\\\\\"])for(var r=0;r\u003ct.length;r++){if(t[r].contentWindow===e.source)t[r].style.height=e.data[\\\\\\\"datawrapper-height\\\\\\\"][a]+\\\\\\\"px\\\\\\\"}}}))}();\\\\n\u003c/script\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\\",\\\"embed\\\":\\\"\u003cdiv class=\\\\\\\"iframe-embed\\\\\\\"\u003e\u003ciframe title=\\\\\\\"US inflation rate 1930-2022\\\\\\\" aria-label=\\\\\\\"Column Chart\\\\\\\" id=\\\\\\\"datawrapper-chart-oAjFk\\\\\\\" src=\\\\\\\"https://datawrapper.dwcdn.net/oAjFk/1/\\\\\\\" scrolling=\\\\\\\"no\\\\\\\" frameborder=\\\\\\\"0\\\\\\\" style=\\\\\\\"width: 0; min-width: 100% !important; border: none;\\\\\\\" height=\\\\\\\"1080\\\\\\\"\u003e\u003c/iframe\u003e\u003cscript type=\\\\\\\"text/javascript\\\\\\\"\u003e!function(){\\\\\\\"use strict\\\\\\\";window.addEventListener(\\\\\\\"message\\\\\\\",(function(e){if(void 0!==e.data[\\\\\\\"datawrapper-height\\\\\\\"]){var t=document.querySelectorAll(\\\\\\\"iframe\\\\\\\");for(var a in e.data[\\\\\\\"datawrapper-height\\\\\\\"])for(var r=0;r\u003ct.length;r++){if(t[r].contentWindow===e.source)t[r].style.height=e.data[\\\\\\\"datawrapper-height\\\\\\\"][a]+\\\\\\\"px\\\\\\\"}}}))}();\\\\n\u003c/script\u003e\u003c/div\u003e\\\",\\\"caption\\\":\\\"\\\",\\\"aspectRatio\\\":null}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eLet's take a look at the rate of inflation in the United States from 1930 to 2022:\u003c/b\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003e1930-1940\u003c/b\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Prices climbed the most between 1933 and 1941, despite output being far below forecast. The impact of devaluation and altered expectations alone cannot account for this inflation. Rather, because prewar price fluctuations were heavily influenced by the rate of expansion of real output, the extremely rapid growth after 1933 was a major contributor to inflation. Simultaneously, the NIRA reduced the normal deviation-from-trend impact by supporting minimum wages and collusive pricing structures. The convergence of these dynamics resulted in inflation at a period when the \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/topic/us\\\\\\\"\u003eUS\u003c/a\u003e economy remained weak.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Also Read|\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/why-interest-rates-are-being-hiked-globally\\\\\\\"\u003eWhy interest rates are being hiked globally?\u003c/a\u003e\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/uk-inflation-rate-hits-new-40-year-high-all-you-need-to-know\\\\\\\"\u003e\u003c/a\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003e1940-1950\u003c/b\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"The possibility of inflation loomed much bigger during WWII, as the government deficit soared from around 3% of GDP in 1939 to about 27% of GDP in 1943. To combat inflation, the federal government began abolishing free-market pricing on products in limited supply in the early 1940s.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Also Read|\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/impact-of-us-feds-biggest-rate-hike-since-1994-on-india\\\\\\\"\u003eImpact of US Feds' biggest rate hike since 1994 on India\u003c/a\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003e1950-1960\u003c/b\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Inflation spiked sharply in the economy before to the Korean War. The 1950s experienced good GDP growth, low inflation, and low unemployment even after the war and recession.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Also Read|\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/india-inflation-down-by-075-what-it-means-for-consumers\\\\\\\"\u003eIndia inflation down by 0.75%: What it means for consumers\u003c/a\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003e1960-1970\u003c/b\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Inflation was somewhat more than 1% per year throughout the 1960s. Over the six years prior, it had resided in this area. Inflation began to rise in the mid-1960s, eventually reaching more than 5% in 1970.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Also Read|\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/new-labour-codes-all-you-need-to-know\\\\\\\"\u003eNew labour codes: All you need to know\u003c/a\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003e1970-1980\u003c/b\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Inflation in the United States reached some of its highest levels in the 1970s. As a result, interest rates surged to almost 20%. High inflation was caused by Fed policies, the removal of the gold window, Keynesian economic policy, and market psychology. The American central bank's easy money measures were intended to achieve full employment by the early 1970s. However, they also led to significant inflation.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Also Read|\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/who-is-the-founder-of-bitcoin-and-why-is-his-identity-shrouded-in-mystery\\\\\\\"\u003eWho is the founder of Bitcoin and why is his identity shrouded in mystery?\u003c/a\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003e1980-1990\u003c/b\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"The world was in a severe recession when the 1980s started, and there was a lot of inflation and unemployment in the United States. In January 1980, the inflation rate was 13.91%, while the unemployment rate was 6.3%. In April 1980, inflation reached 14.76% before falling to 6.51%. \u0026nbsp; By December 1989, unemployment had fallen to 5.4% and inflation had sharply lowered to 4.65%.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Also Read|\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/wall-street-enters-bear-market-what-does-it-mean-for-investors\\\\\\\"\u003eWall Street enters bear market: What does it mean for investors\u003c/a\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003e1990-2000\u003c/b\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"A mild recession began in 1990 after the Federal Reserve had been gradually hiking interest rates for more than two years to keep inflation under control. These actions delayed the economy, which subsequently suffered when \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/topic/iraq\\\\\\\"\u003eIraq\u003c/a\u003e invaded \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/topic/kuwait\\\\\\\"\u003eKuwait\u003c/a\u003e in the summer of 1990 (followed by US involvement and the Gulf War), causing global oil prices to more than double. With a 1.1% decline in GDP and an approximate 7% unemployment rate, the recession only lasted eight months.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Also Read|\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/why-us-inflation-is-going-up-and-when-will-it-calm-down\\\\\\\"\u003eWhy US inflation is going up and when will it come down\u003c/a\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003e2000-2010\u003c/b\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"The bursting of the dot-com bubble led to one of the mildest recessions on record, following what was then the lengthiest economic boom in US history. \u0026nbsp; In early 1999, the Fed hiked the fed funds rate from 4.75% to 6.5% by July 2000. The September 11 attacks and the resulting economic disruptions may have expedited the conclusion of the recession by persuading the Fed to continue decreasing the fed funds rate. Midway through 2003, the benchmark rate fell to 1%. Between 2007 and 2009, a nationwide decline in U.S. housing prices prompted a global financial crisis, a stock market bear market that saw the S\u0026amp;P 500 fall 57% at its lows, and the worst economic slump since the 1937-38 recession. Global investment into the United States had maintained market rates low, perhaps promoting shady mortgage underwriting and mortgage-backed securities marketing tactics. By mid-2008, oil prices had reached all-time highs before plummeting, devastating the US oil sector.\u0026nbsp;\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Also Read|\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/explained-the-impact-of-bond-yield-on-markets-and-investors\\\\\\\"\u003eExplained: The impact of bond yields on markets and investors\u003c/a\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003e2010-2020\u003c/b\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"The COVID-19 pandemic arrived in the United States in March 2020, and the following travel and work restrictions led employment to collapse, resulting in an exceptionally brief but intense recession. The unemployment rate rose from 3.5% in February 2020 to 14.7% in April 2020 before falling to 4% by the end of 2021, limited by $5 trillion in pandemic relief expenditures. The stock market dropped 34% yet recovered its high in 33 days, an unusually quick reversal.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Also Read|\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/explained-changes-in-repo-rates-and-their-impact-on-stock-market\\\\\\\"\u003eExplained: Changes in repo rates and their impact on stock market\u003c/a\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003e2020-2022\u003c/b\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"In the United States, inflation reached 8.6% in 2022. Many of the factors driving inflation last year, such as supply interruptions from Covid and increased food costs as a result of severe storms and drought, were not unique to the United States. The cause for soaring inflation was increased demand, which was fueled by the unprecedented $5 trillion (£4.1 trillion) in expenditure authorised by the US government to safeguard households and businesses from the economic catastrophe of the pandemic.\\\"}}]}","relatedPosts":null,"location":null,"createdBy":{"name":"Yash Sadhak Shrivastava","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_PteDpl8-u0C.jpg","username":"yashsadhak","id":"hVr8BLevnFNI","role":null},"topics":[{"name":"Inflation","slug":"inflation","id":"cJVqnLe20t8S"},{"name":"UnitedStates","slug":"unitedstates","id":"Lgr3hTOPJ0yv"},{"name":"FederalReserve","slug":"federalreserve","id":"nAfUON56zYbS"},{"name":"StockMarket","slug":"stockmarket","id":"vHCI0WQLTd1o"},{"name":"Recession","slug":"recession","id":"kTF38sWsaB2Q"},{"name":"Economy","slug":"economy","id":"5VhOB45vqxj9"},{"name":"WorldWarII","slug":"worldwarii","id":"6FyDk1bfl0p4"},{"name":"GDP","slug":"gdp","id":"sdLvX0aD0qHh"},{"name":"CrudeOil","slug":"crudeoil","id":"CDdTHmgoFn2O"},{"name":"Covid","slug":"covid","id":"jtkufHpdTfkm"},{"name":"ShareMarket","slug":"sharemarket","id":"PkCsd9oT2rCN"},{"name":"US","slug":"us","id":"0JelBm6rMusZ"},{"name":"Iraq","slug":"iraq","id":"KvRSVHGAyqn5"},{"name":"Kuwait","slug":"kuwait","id":"8U0reOTHY8so"},{"name":"USA","slug":"usa","id":"SPBaPrR23eZS"},{"name":"World","slug":"world","id":"iEhRQcab92b8"},{"name":"Business","slug":"business","id":"1hd39Bl2AdAV"}],"userReaction":"","isBookmarked":false,"authors":[{"name":"Yash Sadhak Shrivastava","id":"hVr8BLevnFNI","username":"yashsadhak"}],"translatedBy":[],"editedBy":[],"reportedBy":[],"postedBy":[],"agency":[],"originalPost":null,"publishedOn":"2022-07-04T14:13:56.448095+00:00","publisher":0,"sourceFeed":null,"cleanText":"Inflation in the United States is at a 40-year high, but the country is not alone. Price increases occur all throughout the world. According to a Deutsche Bank analysis of 111 nations' inflation rates, the United States is towards the centre of the pack. The median rate of year-over-year inflation across these nations has more than doubled from 3.0% last year, owing mostly to rising energy and food prices. Also Read| Explained: Why are tech companies laying off thousands of employees,Inflation represents an economy's pace and causes it to drive forward at full speed, often uncontrolled, resulting in price increases and a greater cost of living for the average consumer. Also Read| How Bitcoin price and inflation are co-related,Inflation affects household budgets and long-term inflation means that costs will rise and that over time, a certain amount of funds will buy you significantly less. Wages tend to rise organically during inflation to compensate for this, because inflation is a result of increased demand, implying economic expansion, but individuals on fixed incomes, such as pensioners, are out of luck in this instance. When inflation becomes uncontrollable, everyone feels poorer. Also Read| Poor nation's pricey mess: Why Zimbabwe hiked interest rate by 200%,Let's take a look at the rate of inflation in the United States from 1930 to 2022:,1930-1940,Prices climbed the most between 1933 and 1941, despite output being far below forecast. The impact of devaluation and altered expectations alone cannot account for this inflation. Rather, because prewar price fluctuations were heavily influenced by the rate of expansion of real output, the extremely rapid growth after 1933 was a major contributor to inflation. Simultaneously, the NIRA reduced the normal deviation-from-trend impact by supporting minimum wages and collusive pricing structures. The convergence of these dynamics resulted in inflation at a period when the US economy remained weak. Also Read| Why interest rates are being hiked globally?,1940-1950,The possibility of inflation loomed much bigger during WWII, as the government deficit soared from around 3% of GDP in 1939 to about 27% of GDP in 1943. To combat inflation, the federal government began abolishing free-market pricing on products in limited supply in the early 1940s. Also Read| Impact of US Feds' biggest rate hike since 1994 on India,1950-1960,Inflation spiked sharply in the economy before to the Korean War. The 1950s experienced good GDP growth, low inflation, and low unemployment even after the war and recession. Also Read| India inflation down by 0.75%: What it means for consumers,1960-1970,Inflation was somewhat more than 1% per year throughout the 1960s. Over the six years prior, it had resided in this area. Inflation began to rise in the mid-1960s, eventually reaching more than 5% in 1970. Also Read| New labour codes: All you need to know,1970-1980,Inflation in the United States reached some of its highest levels in the 1970s. As a result, interest rates surged to almost 20%. High inflation was caused by Fed policies, the removal of the gold window, Keynesian economic policy, and market psychology. The American central bank's easy money measures were intended to achieve full employment by the early 1970s. However, they also led to significant inflation. Also Read| Who is the founder of Bitcoin and why is his identity shrouded in mystery?,1980-1990,The world was in a severe recession when the 1980s started, and there was a lot of inflation and unemployment in the United States. In January 1980, the inflation rate was 13.91%, while the unemployment rate was 6.3%. In April 1980, inflation reached 14.76% before falling to 6.51%. By December 1989, unemployment had fallen to 5.4% and inflation had sharply lowered to 4.65%. Also Read| Wall Street enters bear market: What does it mean for investors,1990-2000,A mild recession began in 1990 after the Federal Reserve had been gradually hiking interest rates for more than two years to keep inflation under control. These actions delayed the economy, which subsequently suffered when Iraq invaded Kuwait in the summer of 1990 (followed by US involvement and the Gulf War), causing global oil prices to more than double. With a 1.1% decline in GDP and an approximate 7% unemployment rate, the recession only lasted eight months. Also Read| Why US inflation is going up and when will it come down,2000-2010,The bursting of the dot-com bubble led to one of the mildest recessions on record, following what was then the lengthiest economic boom in US history. In early 1999, the Fed hiked the fed funds rate from 4.75% to 6.5% by July 2000. The September 11 attacks and the resulting economic disruptions may have expedited the conclusion of the recession by persuading the Fed to continue decreasing the fed funds rate. Midway through 2003, the benchmark rate fell to 1%. Between 2007 and 2009, a nationwide decline in U.S. housing prices prompted a global financial crisis, a stock market bear market that saw the S\u0026P 500 fall 57% at its lows, and the worst economic slump since the 1937-38 recession. Global investment into the United States had maintained market rates low, perhaps promoting shady mortgage underwriting and mortgage-backed securities marketing tactics. By mid-2008, oil prices had reached all-time highs before plummeting, devastating the US oil sector. ,Also Read| Explained: The impact of bond yields on markets and investors,2010-2020,The COVID-19 pandemic arrived in the United States in March 2020, and the following travel and work restrictions led employment to collapse, resulting in an exceptionally brief but intense recession. The unemployment rate rose from 3.5% in February 2020 to 14.7% in April 2020 before falling to 4% by the end of 2021, limited by $5 trillion in pandemic relief expenditures. The stock market dropped 34% yet recovered its high in 33 days, an unusually quick reversal. Also Read| Explained: Changes in repo rates and their impact on stock market,2020-2022,In the United States, inflation reached 8.6% in 2022. Many of the factors driving inflation last year, such as supply interruptions from Covid and increased food costs as a result of severe storms and drought, were not unique to the United States. The cause for soaring inflation was increased demand, which was fueled by the unprecedented $5 trillion (£4.1 trillion) in expenditure authorised by the US government to safeguard households and businesses from the economic catastrophe of the pandemic.","portalUser":{"id":"kQKU5wG2FUA","name":"Opoyi Central","username":"opoyicentral","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_6k77dlSYd.jpg","role":2},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":null,"keywords":"the United States,US,Fed,Deutsche Bank,NIRA,WWII,the Korean War,The American central bank's,the Federal Reserve,Iraq,Kuwait,the Gulf War,U.S.","originalPublishedOn":"2022-07-04T10:15:00+00:00"}},{"node":{"id":"ognycS6kDllH","slug":"english/iran-tv-sandstorm-shuts-offices-schools-in-tehran-region","title":"Iran TV: Sandstorm shuts offices, schools in Tehran, region","postType":1,"coverMedia":"","coverCaption":"","reactionStats":"{\"like_count\":0,\"heartbreak_count\":0,\"laugh_count\":0,\"sad_count\":0,\"angry_count\":0}","updatedOn":"2022-07-04T08:03:09.005701+00:00","highlightSummary":null,"highlightSummaryFlag":0,"breakingSponsored":0,"coverMediaType":null,"reactionsCount":0,"commentsCount":0,"lastComment":null,"isUpdated":false,"lastCommentUser":null,"trustScore":1,"fakeTrust":0,"content":"{\"time\": 1656921788.397889, \"blocks\": [{\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Schools and government offices closed in Iran's capital and several other cities in the country on Monday, after yet another sandstorm blanketed Tehran and the surrounding region. \"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"State-run TV warned of poor air quality and advised the elderly, those sick and children to take precautions. 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Experts blame poor government policies, desertification and low water levels, as well as climate change, for the frequency and intensity of recent sandstorms. \"}}]}","relatedPosts":null,"location":{"name":"Tehran,Iran"},"createdBy":{"name":"AP","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/AP-200x200_TbSS3S6KN.jpeg","username":"associatedpress","id":"8dFR8PhLJl4s","role":null},"topics":[{"name":"Tehran","slug":"tehran","id":"ZUOJ590XecTL"},{"name":"Iran","slug":"iran","id":"NxNYOgJ2rxAq"},{"name":"Iraq","slug":"iraq","id":"KvRSVHGAyqn5"}],"userReaction":"","isBookmarked":false,"authors":[{"name":"AP","id":"8dFR8PhLJl4s","username":"associatedpress"}],"translatedBy":[],"editedBy":[],"reportedBy":[],"postedBy":[],"agency":[],"originalPost":null,"publishedOn":"2022-07-04T08:03:09.005706+00:00","publisher":3,"sourceFeed":"ae3e57b5d8351e","cleanText":"TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Schools and government offices closed in Iran's capital and several other cities in the country on Monday, after yet another sandstorm blanketed Tehran and the surrounding region. State-run TV warned of poor air quality and advised the elderly, those sick and children to take precautions. Banks and the Tehran Stock Exchange would remain open, the report said. This is the second time that Tehran shuttered schools and government offices and the fourth bad sandstorm since mid-April. Schools and government offices in Tehran were closed for the first time on account of a sandstorm in May. However, the country’s west, along the border with Iraq, has seen frequent closures of schools and offices due to sandstorms.Tehran is among the most polluted cities in the world. 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Torres says he suffered lung damage from exposure to open burn pits on his base in Iraq.He spent a year in Iraq and was discharged as a captain after nearly 19 years in the U.S. Army Reserve.The state and Torres dispute what happened when he returned to Texas, unable to resume his job as a state trooper because of the damage to his lungs. He eventually resigned and later filed his lawsuit. A state appellate court dismissed it, and the justices stepped in.Congress first allowed returning service members to sue states to keep their jobs in 1974, recognizing discrimination because of opposition to the Vietnam War.In March, the court allowed the Navy to take account of sailors' vaccination status in deciding on deployments, narrowing a lower court order. 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For charges including complicity to terrorist murder, he risks up to a life sentence; the prosecutor wants no possibility of parole for 30 years.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Mohamed Bakkali, 35: Accused of helping plot the attacks, hiding and transporting the attackers. On charges including complicity to terrorist murder, he risks up to life in prison; the prosecutor wants no possibility of parole for 22 years.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Fabien and Jean-Michel Clain (presumed dead in Syria; tried in absentia): Two brothers who converted to Islam and fought in Syria-Iraq, suspected of making video and audio messages in which Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attacks. For charges including complicity to terrorist murder, they face up to a life sentence; the prosecutor wants no possibility of parole for 22 years.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Ahmed Dahmani, 33 (in prison in Turkey; tried in absentia): Fought in Syria-Iraq, accused of supplying weapons and explosives and helping prepare the attacks. For charges including complicity to terrorist murder, he risks up to life in prison; the prosecutor asked for a 30-year sentence.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Oussama Atar (presumed dead in Syria; tried in absentia): Accused of helping organize the attacks from Syria and Iraq and recruiting attackers. For charges including directing a terrorist group, he risks up to a life sentence.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Obeida Aref Dibo (presumed dead in Syria; tried in absentia): Fought with Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq, accused of arranging for attackers’ travel, direct involvement in organizing attacks. For charges including complicity to terrorist murder, he risks up to a life sentence.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Adel Haddadi, 34: Fought in Syria-Iraq, accused of agreeing to take part in an attack; risks up to 20 years in prison on charges of criminal association with a terrorist enterprise.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Muhammad Usman, 29: Fought in Syria-Iraq, accused of agreeing to take part in an attack; risks up to 20 years in prison on charges of criminal association with a terrorist enterprise.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"ACCUSED OF LINKS WITH TERRORISTS\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Ali El Haddad Asufi, 37: Accused of accompanying or helping other members of the group, he risks up to 20 years in prison for criminal association with a terrorist enterprise; the prosecutor is asking only for 16 years.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Yassine Atar, 35: Accused of accompanying or helping other members of the group, he risks up to life in prison for criminal association with a terrorist enterprise; the prosecutor only asked for a nine-year sentence.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"HELPING ABDESLAM\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Mohammed Amri, 33: Accused of helping Abdeslam prepare the attacks and flee France afterward for Belgium. 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Others are accused of preparing the attacks, which killed 130 people, or hiding Abdeslam from police. Some are presumed dead in Syria and were tried in absentia. Some acknowledged helping the assailants but said they were unaware of the overall attack plot.Some of the men, including both key suspects, face charges in the related attacks in March 2016 on the Brussels airport and metro. Here is a look at who they are, what they’re accused of and what potential punishment they face in Paris:ACCUSED IN COMMANDO OPERATIONSSalah Abdeslam, 32: The only survivor of the 10 attackers who set out Nov. 13, 2015, wearing explosives vests for a series of coordinated attacks. His vest was later found abandoned, undetonated. For charges including terrorist murder and kidnapping, he faces up to life in prison. The prosecutor wants no chance of parole.Mohamed Abrini, 37: Fought with Islamic State in Syria-Iraq, accused of a managerial role, transporting attackers and weapons. For charges including complicity to terrorist murder, he risks up to a life sentence; the prosecutor wants no possibility of parole for 22 years.Sofien Ayari, 28: Fought with Islamic State in Syria-Iraq, accused of training attackers, supplying weapons and plotting attack on Amsterdam airport. For charges including complicity to terrorist murder, he risks up to a life sentence; the prosecutor wants no possibility of parole for 30 years.Osama Krayem, 29: Fought with Islamic State in Syria-Iraq, accused of training attackers, supplying weapons and plotting a never-realized attack on Amsterdam airport. For charges including complicity to terrorist murder, he risks up to a life sentence; the prosecutor wants no possibility of parole for 30 years.ACCUSED OF OPERATIONAL ROLE:Omar Darif, aka Ahmad Alkhald (presumed dead in Syria; tried in absentia): Fought with Islamic State group, accused of training attackers, organizing attacks. For charges including complicity to terrorist murder, he risks up to a life sentence; the prosecutor wants no possibility of parole for 30 years.Mohamed Bakkali, 35: Accused of helping plot the attacks, hiding and transporting the attackers. On charges including complicity to terrorist murder, he risks up to life in prison; the prosecutor wants no possibility of parole for 22 years.Fabien and Jean-Michel Clain (presumed dead in Syria; tried in absentia): Two brothers who converted to Islam and fought in Syria-Iraq, suspected of making video and audio messages in which Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attacks. For charges including complicity to terrorist murder, they face up to a life sentence; the prosecutor wants no possibility of parole for 22 years.Ahmed Dahmani, 33 (in prison in Turkey; tried in absentia): Fought in Syria-Iraq, accused of supplying weapons and explosives and helping prepare the attacks. For charges including complicity to terrorist murder, he risks up to life in prison; the prosecutor asked for a 30-year sentence.Oussama Atar (presumed dead in Syria; tried in absentia): Accused of helping organize the attacks from Syria and Iraq and recruiting attackers. For charges including directing a terrorist group, he risks up to a life sentence.Obeida Aref Dibo (presumed dead in Syria; tried in absentia): Fought with Islamic State group in Syria and Iraq, accused of arranging for attackers’ travel, direct involvement in organizing attacks. For charges including complicity to terrorist murder, he risks up to a life sentence.Adel Haddadi, 34: Fought in Syria-Iraq, accused of agreeing to take part in an attack; risks up to 20 years in prison on charges of criminal association with a terrorist enterprise.Muhammad Usman, 29: Fought in Syria-Iraq, accused of agreeing to take part in an attack; risks up to 20 years in prison on charges of criminal association with a terrorist enterprise.ACCUSED OF LINKS WITH TERRORISTSAli El Haddad Asufi, 37: Accused of accompanying or helping other members of the group, he risks up to 20 years in prison for criminal association with a terrorist enterprise; the prosecutor is asking only for 16 years.Yassine Atar, 35: Accused of accompanying or helping other members of the group, he risks up to life in prison for criminal association with a terrorist enterprise; the prosecutor only asked for a nine-year sentence.HELPING ABDESLAMMohammed Amri, 33: Accused of helping Abdeslam prepare the attacks and flee France afterward for Belgium. For charges including criminal association with a terrorist enterprise, he faces up to 20 years in prison; the prosecutor asked for eight.Hamza Attou, 28: Accused of helping Abdeslam flee France after the attacks for Belgium. For charges of relations with a terrorist enterprise, he faces up to 6 years in prison. BELGIAN HELPERSAli Oulkadi, 37: Accused of helping Abdeslam prepare the attacks and hide from police after he fled to Belgium. For charges including criminal association with a terrorist enterprise, he faces up to 20 years in prison; the prosecutor asked for five. Farid Kharkhach, 39: Accused of helping the cell in Belgium without knowing its terrorist intent, he faces up to 20 years in prison for criminal association with a terrorist enterprise; the prosecutor asked for six years.Abdellah Chouaa, 41: Accused of helping the cell in Belgium without knowing its terrorist intent, he faces up to 20 years in prison for criminal association with a terrorist enterprise; the prosecutor asked for six years.","portalUser":{"id":"8dFR8PhLJl4s","name":"AP","username":"associatedpress","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/AP-200x200_TbSS3S6KN.jpeg","role":8},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":{"latitude":"48.8534","longitude":"2.3488","name":"Paris,France","city":"Paris"},"keywords":"Paris,Syria,Belgium,Islamic State,Abdeslam,Iraq,France,PARIS,Bataclan,Salah Abdeslam","originalPublishedOn":"2022-06-29T14:00:14.249620+00:00"}},{"node":{"id":"ivcImKm24hwQ","slug":"english/american-who-joined-islamic-state-gets-prison-term-reduced","title":"American who joined Islamic State gets prison term reduced","postType":1,"coverMedia":"/Islamic_State_American_33887_LOLv-LywwJ.jpg","coverCaption":"FILE - In this file photo provided by the U.S. District Court, Alexandria, Va., Mohamad Khweis, 27, of Alexandria, Va., is seen. 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(AP) — The first American to be convicted in a U.S. jury trial of joining the Islamic State had his prison term reduced Tuesday from 20 years to 14 years after an appeals court ordered a new sentencing hearing.Mohamad Khweis was convicted back in 2017 of providing material support to terrorists, as well as a weapons charge. He traveled to Islamic State-controlled territory in Iraq and Syria in December 2015, even obtaining an official IS membership card. But he left after a few months and surrendered in northern Iraq to Kurdish forces.In 2020, the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals tossed out the weapons charge — many defendants had similar charges tossed out in accordance with a Supreme Court ruling — and ordered a new sentencing hearing.Prosecutors urged Judge Liam O'Grady at Tuesday's hearing to again sentence Khweis to 20 years. They cited the need for deterrence in a high-profile terrorism case and reminded O'Grady of the significance of Khweis' conduct.While there is no evidence that he fought for the Islamic State, there was evidence at his trial that he volunteered to be a suicide bomber and that he cared for injured fighters at safe houses.He also admitted at trial that he burned his laptop and multiple phones, and deleted contact info from another, before he fled the Islamic State. He testified at trial that he was worried the laptop contained financial data like his credit score, which the judge said was implausible.Khweis, 32, has been in custody in one form or another since March 2016, and on Tuesday again renounced his allegiance to the Islamic State and apologized for his conduct.“It's still mid-boggling to me that I made this terrible decision,” said Khweis, who grew up in northern Virginia and had worked as a Metro Access bus driver for disabled passengers before departing to the Islamic State.Khweis' attorney, Jessica Carmichael, highlighted his exemplary behavior in the Bureau of Prisons after his conviction and said he's done all he can to show he's matured.“We do want to send a message” with this sentence, she told the judge. And she said the audience paying the most attention is “the people he left behind in prison. 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Russian oil made up for just 0.2 per cent of all oil imported by India prior to the Ukraine war. Russia oil now makes up 10 per cent of India's oil import basket in April. It is now among the top 10 suppliers, the official told reporters here. As much as 40 per cent of the Russian oil has been bought by private refiners - Reliance Industries and Rosneft-backed Nayara Energy. Last month, Russia overtook Saudi Arabia to become India's second-biggest supplier of oil behind Iraq as refiners snapped up Russian crude available at a deep discount following the war in Ukraine. Indian refiners bought about 25 million barrels of Russian oil in May. Russian-origin crude accounted for 10 per cent of India's total seaborne imports in April for the first time, rising from 0.2 per cent throughout 2021 and Q1 2022. India, the world's third-biggest oil-importing and consuming nation, has long defended purchases of crude oil from Russia following President Vladimir Putin ordering the invasion of Ukraine. The Oil Ministry had last month stated that energy purchases from Russia remain minuscule in comparison to India's total consumption. Iraq remained the top supplier to India in May and Saudi Arabia is now the third biggest supplier. India has taken advantage of discounted prices to ramp up oil imports from Russia at a time when global energy prices have been rising. After the US and China, India is the world's third-largest consumer of oil, over 85 per cent of which is imported. Following its invasion of Ukraine, there are now fewer buyers for Russia's Ural crude oil, with some foreign governments and companies deciding to shun Russian energy exports, and its price has fallen. Indian refiners have taken advantage of this and bought Russian crude oil at discount as high as USD 30 per barrel. 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The unprecedented move threw Iraq’s political landscape into disarray. According to Iraqi laws, if any seat in parliament becomes vacant, the candidate who obtains the second highest number of votes in their electoral district would replace them. In this case, it would make al-Sadr’s opponents from the so-called Coordination Framework, a coalition led by Iran-backed Shiite parties and their allies, the majority. This would allow pro-Iranian factions to determine the makeup of the next government. Even though Parliament is in recess, lawmakers mostly from the Framework alliance called for an extraordinary session Thursday to vote on the new lawmakers. On Wednesday, al-Sadr accused Iranian proxies of political meddling. He also accused them of applying pressure against newly elected political independents and allies of his Sadrist bloc. He called on parliamentarians not to succumb to pressure. “I call on blocs to stand bravely for the sake of reform and saving the nation, and not to give in to sectarian pressures, as they are bubbles which will disappear,” he said in a statement.Munaf Al-Musawi, a political analyst and director of the Baghdad Center for Strategic Studies, said that the statement by al-Sadr against Iran’s proxies also sends a message to his former allies — Massoud Barzani of the Kurdistan Democratic Party, and Speaker of Parliament Mohammed Al-Halbusi — to avoid holding a parliament session. He said if a session is held, the Coordination Framework and its allies would control parliament and Sadr’s allies would pay the price. 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But Ukraine didn’t have operational control. That left it with a weak hand in the 1990s when it negotiated with the U.S., Russia and others on its place in the post-Soviet world, and the fate of the Soviet arsenal. Ukraine got assurances but no guarantees regarding its security, Budjeryn said.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"“A piece of paper,” is how Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy referred to one such assurance, signed in 1994.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"The U.S. itself has given nuclear and nuclear-curious countries plenty of reasons to worry about forgoing the world's deadliest weapons.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"The West compelled Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi to give up his country's rudimentary nuclear weapons program in 2003. A couple of years later, Gadhafi's son Saif al-Islam shared with researcher Malfrid Braut-Hegghammer his father's biggest worry about that — that Western nations would support an uprising against him.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"“And lo and behold, a few years later, get to 2011, you saw what happened,\\\" said Braut-Hegghammer, now a University of Oslo nuclear and security strategy professor.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"What happened was NATO, at U.S. urging, intervened in a 2011 internal uprising against Gadhafi. A NATO warplane bombed his convoy. Rebels captured the Libyan leader, sexually abused him, and killed him.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"In Iraq, the U.S. played a central role in forcing Saddam Hussein to give up his nuclear development program. Then the U.S. overthrew Saddam in 2003 on a spurious claim he was reassembling a nuclear weapons effort. 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Out on the sidewalks, 28-year-old office worker Lee Jae Sang already had an opinion about how to respond to North Korea's fast-growing capacity to lob nuclear bombs across borders and oceans. “Our country should also develop a nuclear program. And prepare for a possible nuclear war, said Lee, voicing a desire that a February poll showed was shared by 3 out of 4 South Koreans.It’s a point that people and politicians of non-nuclear powers globally are raising more often, at what has become a destabilizing moment in more than a half-century of global nuclear nonproliferation efforts, one aggravated by the daily example of nuclear Russia tearing apart non-nuclear Ukraine.That reconsideration by non-nuclear states is playing out in Asia. The region is home to an ever-more assertive North Korea, China, Russia and Iran — three nuclear powers and one near-nuclear power — but is unprotected by the kind of nuclear umbrella and broad defense alliance that for decades has shielded NATO countries.Vulnerable countries will look to the lessons from Ukraine — especially whether Russia succeeds in swallowing big pieces of Ukraine while brandishing its nuclear arsenal to hold other nations at bay — as they consider keeping or pursuing nuclear weapons, security experts say.As important, they say, is how well the U.S. and its allies are persuading other partners in Europe, the Persian Gulf and Asia to trust in the shield of U.S.-led nuclear and conventional arsenals and not pursue their own nuclear bombs.For leaders worried about unfriendly, nuclear-armed neighbors, “they will say to their domestic audiences, ‘Please support our nuclear armament because look what happened to Ukraine,’ right?” said Mariana Budjeryn, a researcher with the Project on Managing the Atom at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government.As a schoolgirl in 1980s Soviet-era Ukraine, Budjeryn drilled on how to dress radiation burns and other potential injuries of nuclear war, at a time that country housed some 5,000 of the Soviet Union's nuclear weapons. Her country renounced nuclear weapons development after the Soviet Union shattered, opting for economic assistance and integration with the West and security assurances.“Ultimately, I think a lot is riding on the outcome of this war in terms of how we understand the value of nuclear weapons, Budjeryn said.Around the world, the U.S. military is reassuring strategic partners who are facing nuclear-backed rivals. Near the North Korea border this month, white-hot ballistic missiles arched through the night sky as the U.S. joined South Korea in their first joint ballistic test launches in five years. It was a pointed response to North Korea's launch of at least 18 ballistic missiles this year.In Europe and in the Persian Gulf, President Joe Biden and U.S. generals, diplomats and troops are shuttling to countries neighboring Russia and to oil-producing countries neighboring Iran. Biden and his top lieutenants pledge the U.S. is committed to blocking nuclear threats from Iran, North Korea and others. In China, President Xi Jinping is matching an aggressive foreign policy with one of his country's biggest pushes on nuclear arms. Some top former Asian officials have cited Ukraine in saying it's time for more non-nuclear countries to think about getting nuclear weapons, or hosting U.S. ones.“I don’t think either Japan or South Korea are eager to become nuclear weapon states. It will be immensely politically painful and internally divisive. But what are the alternatives?” ex-Singapore Foreign Minister Bilahari Kausikan told the audience at a March defense forum.For those hoping North Korea would give up its nuclear weapons, the example provided by Russia's invasion of Ukraine is “another nail in that coffin, Terence Roehrig, a professor of national security at the U.S. Naval War College, said at another defense forum in April.“Ukraine is going to be another example to North Korea of states like Iraq and like Libya, that gave up their nuclear capability — and look at what happened to them,” Roehrig said. Ukraine never had detonation-ready nuclear bombs — at least, none it could fire on its own. The Soviet Union's collapse left Ukraine with the world’s third-largest nuclear arsenal. But Ukraine didn’t have operational control. That left it with a weak hand in the 1990s when it negotiated with the U.S. Russia and others on its place in the post-Soviet world, and the fate of the Soviet arsenal. Ukraine got assurances but no guarantees regarding its security, Budjeryn said.“A piece of paper,” is how Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy referred to one such assurance, signed in 1994.The U.S. itself has given nuclear and nuclear-curious countries plenty of reasons to worry about forgoing the world's deadliest weapons.The West compelled Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi to give up his country's rudimentary nuclear weapons program in 2003. A couple of years later, Gadhafi's son Saif al-Islam shared with researcher Malfrid Braut-Hegghammer his father's biggest worry about that — that Western nations would support an uprising against him.“And lo and behold, a few years later, get to 2011, you saw what happened, said Braut-Hegghammer, now a University of Oslo nuclear and security strategy professor.What happened was NATO, at U.S. urging, intervened in a 2011 internal uprising against Gadhafi. A NATO warplane bombed his convoy. Rebels captured the Libyan leader, sexually abused him, and killed him.In Iraq, the U.S. played a central role in forcing Saddam Hussein to give up his nuclear development program. Then the U.S. overthrew Saddam in 2003 on a spurious claim he was reassembling a nuclear weapons effort. Three years later, with Iraq still under U.S. occupation, Saddam plunged through a gallows.The Middle East leaders’ fall and brutal deaths have clouded denuclearization efforts with North Korea. Rare U.S.-North Korea talks in 2018 collapsed after the Trump administration repeatedly raised the “Libya model” and Vice President Mike Pence threatened Kim Jong-un with Gadhafi’s fate. “Ignorant and stupid,″ North Korea’s government responded.Russia's invasion of Ukraine now “only highlights to some countries, at least, that if you have a nuclear weapons program, and you’re sort of far along with that, giving it up is a terrible idea,” Braut-Hegghammer said.The world's nine nuclear powers — the United States, Russia, France, China, the United Kingdom, Pakistan, India, Israel and North Korea — hold some 13,000 nuclear weapons. Israel does not acknowledge its nuclear program. The biggest nuclear powers historically have sought to control which countries can licitly join the club. Countries that proceed regardless, including Iran and North Korea, are isolated and sanctioned. Nuclear experts mention South Korea and Saudi Arabia as among the countries mostly likely to consider nuclear weapons. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in 2018 pledged to immediately acquire nuclear bombs if Iran did.It's surprising that more countries haven't acquired a bomb, Jessica Cox, head of NATO’s nuclear directorate, said at the April forum.“If you look at it from a historical perspective, it is not at all clear in the 1950s and 1960s that there would be less than 10 nations armed with nuclear weapons in the world ... 70 years later.”What made the difference in Europe was NATO's nuclear deterrence — 30 nations sharing responsibility and decision-making for a nuclear arsenal that deters attacks on them all, Cox said.Many feel Ukraine made the right decision when it avoided possible isolation by waiving a nuclear-armed future. That gave Ukraine three decades to integrate with the world's economy and build alliances with powerful nations now aiding its defense against Russia.As a young woman in Ukraine, Budjeryn realized at one point after the 1990s accords that her own job, then in business-development, was funded by the Clinton administration, as part of the West's rewards to Ukraine for the nuclear deal.“If Ukraine prevails, she said, then it will communicate that nuclear weapons are useless.” “But if Ukraine falls, the story will look very different,” she said.___Chang reported from Seoul.","portalUser":{"id":"8dFR8PhLJl4s","name":"AP","username":"associatedpress","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/AP-200x200_TbSS3S6KN.jpeg","role":8},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":null,"keywords":"Ukraine,U.S.,North Korea,Russia,Iran,NATO,China,Europe,South Korea,Iraq","originalPublishedOn":"2022-06-21T04:15:11.727113+00:00"}},{"node":{"id":"cLANwOQ2WSO7","slug":"english/syrian-state-media-say-attack-on-army-bus-kills-13-troops","title":"Syrian state media say attack on army bus kills 13 troops","postType":1,"coverMedia":"","coverCaption":"","reactionStats":"{\"like_count\":0,\"heartbreak_count\":0,\"laugh_count\":0,\"sad_count\":0,\"angry_count\":0}","updatedOn":"2022-06-20T08:36:06.820531+00:00","highlightSummary":null,"highlightSummaryFlag":0,"breakingSponsored":0,"coverMediaType":null,"reactionsCount":0,"commentsCount":0,"lastComment":null,"isUpdated":false,"lastCommentUser":null,"trustScore":1,"fakeTrust":0,"content":"{\"time\": 1655714166.180013, \"blocks\": [{\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — An attack on a military bus in northern Syria on Monday killed 13 soldiers and wounded two, Syrian state media reported.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"According to state TV, the attack occurred in the province of Raqqa, which was once controlled by the extremist Islamic State group. 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The report did not say whether the bus was ambushed and attacked with machinegun fire, or whether it was hit by a missile or a roadside bomb.There was no immediate claim of responsibility but the attack had all the hallmarks of IS militants who have carried out similar attacks over the past months, leaving dozens dead or wounded. The militants proclaimed a so-called “caliphate” in a third of both Iraq and Syria in 2014 and the city of Raqqa was their de-facto capital. They were defeated in 2019 but IS sleeper cells still carry out deadly attacks. Syrian authorities regularly blame such attacks on the Islamic State group. 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Major of the Marine Corps Troy Black told a crowd of 2,000 gathered next to the warship at Navy shipbuilder Bath Iron Works in Maine.Gunnery Sgt. John Basilone was awarded the Medal of Honor for heroism while defending Henderson Field against a fierce assault by a 3,000-strong Japanese force during the Battle of Guadalcanal in 1942.The New Jersey resident returned home to a hero’s welcome and a parade. But he asked to rejoin his comrades and died on the opening day of the invasion of Iwo Jima in February 1945.His 92-year-old brother Donald and others at the ceremony spoke of Basilone's patriotism and bravery.That included his insistence on returning to combat. “He really wanted to go back,” Don Basilone said in statement read by his niece.Ryan Manion, who lost her brother in Iraq, said both her brother and the ship’s namesake were cut from the same cloth even though they were from different generations.“John Basilone was a young patriot who joined the military to do his job when his country needed him the most,” she said.The ceremony marked a milestone in construction of the 509-foot guided-missile destroyer. Dignitaries included admirals, family members, Democratic Gov. Janet Mills and Republican Sen. Susan Collins.Manion, who is one of the ship’s sponsors, is president of the Pennsylvania-based Travis Manion Foundation, which aims to empower veterans and families of fallen heroes, using her brother's words, “If not me, then who?”Her brother was killed by a sniper when he exposed himself enemy fire to divert attention from his unit during an ambush in 2007 in Iraq.","portalUser":{"id":"8dFR8PhLJl4s","name":"AP","username":"associatedpress","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/AP-200x200_TbSS3S6KN.jpeg","role":8},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":{"latitude":"43.9106","longitude":"-69.8206","name":"Bath,United States","city":"Brunswick"},"keywords":"Navy,Iraq,Maine,Iwo Jima,BATH,World War II,USS Basilone,Marine,the Medal of Honor,Fallujah","originalPublishedOn":"2022-06-18T19:00:10.991394+00:00"}},{"node":{"id":"kgaKiXItbKdr","slug":"english/turkish-drone-strike-in-north-iraq-said-to-kill-4-militants","title":"Turkish drone strike in north Iraq said to kill 4 militants","postType":1,"coverMedia":"","coverCaption":"","reactionStats":"{\"like_count\":0,\"heartbreak_count\":0,\"laugh_count\":0,\"sad_count\":0,\"angry_count\":0}","updatedOn":"2022-06-17T11:15:07.453607+00:00","highlightSummary":null,"highlightSummaryFlag":0,"breakingSponsored":0,"coverMediaType":null,"reactionsCount":0,"commentsCount":0,"lastComment":null,"isUpdated":false,"lastCommentUser":null,"trustScore":1,"fakeTrust":0,"content":"{\"time\": 1655464506.789427, \"blocks\": [{\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"IRBIL, Baghdad (AP) — A Turkish drone targeted a vehicle traveling in Iraq’s Kurdistan region on Friday, killing four Kurdish militants, Iraq’s Kurdistan’s counter-terrorism service said. \"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"In a statement, it said the drone struck the jeep in the town of Kalar in the northern province of Sulaymaniyah. A fifth passenger was wounded and was being treated in hospital. \"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"The militants were from the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), which is listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the United States and the European Union, and has led an insurgency in southeast Turkey since 1984 which has killed tens of thousands of people. \"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Turkey regularly carries out airstrikes into northern Iraq and has sent commandos to support its offensives. In April, it launched its latest offensive, named Operation Claw Lock in parts of northern Iraq - part of a series of cross-border operations which it started in 2019 to combat the outlawed PKK who are based in the mountainous regions of northern Iraq.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"The Turkish defense ministry said in a tweet Friday that 6 PKK “terrorists” were neutralized in Iraq as part of an ongoing military campaign, but did not offer more details.\"}}]}","relatedPosts":null,"location":null,"createdBy":{"name":"AP","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/AP-200x200_TbSS3S6KN.jpeg","username":"associatedpress","id":"8dFR8PhLJl4s","role":null},"topics":[{"name":"Iraq","slug":"iraq","id":"KvRSVHGAyqn5"},{"name":"Turkey","slug":"turkey","id":"A6z1VcgKDNsr"},{"name":"Kurdistan","slug":"kurdistan","id":"CPPNIFZGx9eX"}],"userReaction":"","isBookmarked":false,"authors":[{"name":"AP","id":"8dFR8PhLJl4s","username":"associatedpress"}],"translatedBy":[],"editedBy":[],"reportedBy":[],"postedBy":[],"agency":[],"originalPost":null,"publishedOn":"2022-06-17T11:15:07.453613+00:00","publisher":3,"sourceFeed":"a40df31aeff1f0","cleanText":"IRBIL, Baghdad (AP) — A Turkish drone targeted a vehicle traveling in Iraq’s Kurdistan region on Friday, killing four Kurdish militants, Iraq’s Kurdistan’s counter-terrorism service said. In a statement, it said the drone struck the jeep in the town of Kalar in the northern province of Sulaymaniyah. A fifth passenger was wounded and was being treated in hospital. The militants were from the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), which is listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the United States and the European Union, and has led an insurgency in southeast Turkey since 1984 which has killed tens of thousands of people. Turkey regularly carries out airstrikes into northern Iraq and has sent commandos to support its offensives. In April, it launched its latest offensive, named Operation Claw Lock in parts of northern Iraq - part of a series of cross-border operations which it started in 2019 to combat the outlawed PKK who are based in the mountainous regions of northern Iraq.The Turkish defense ministry said in a tweet Friday that 6 PKK “terrorists” were neutralized in Iraq as part of an ongoing military campaign, but did not offer more details.","portalUser":{"id":"8dFR8PhLJl4s","name":"AP","username":"associatedpress","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/AP-200x200_TbSS3S6KN.jpeg","role":8},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":null,"keywords":"Turkish,Iraq,Turkey,Baghdad,Kurdistan,Kurdish,Sulaymaniyah,the Kurdistan Workers Party,the United States,the European Union","originalPublishedOn":"2022-06-17T11:15:06.804165+00:00"}},{"node":{"id":"INnrCOHUJEf9","slug":"english/uk-minister-priti-patel-signs-off-on-assange-extradition-order-to-us","title":"UK minister Priti Patel signs off on Assange extradition order to US","postType":1,"coverMedia":null,"coverCaption":null,"reactionStats":"{\"like_count\":0,\"heartbreak_count\":0,\"laugh_count\":0,\"sad_count\":0,\"angry_count\":0}","updatedOn":"2022-06-17T09:54:05.510199+00:00","highlightSummary":null,"highlightSummaryFlag":0,"breakingSponsored":0,"coverMediaType":null,"reactionsCount":0,"commentsCount":0,"lastComment":null,"isUpdated":false,"lastCommentUser":null,"trustScore":1,"fakeTrust":0,"content":"{\"time\": 1655459644.405793, \"blocks\": [{\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"London, Jun 17 (PTI) The UK government on Friday gave the go-ahead for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to be extradited to the US to face charges over the alleged leak of classified documents related to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" UK Home Secretary Priti Patel gave the requisite ministerial sign-off for the 50-year-old Australian national\\u2019s extradition order after several stages of court appeals right up to the Supreme Court.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" However, a counter appeal by Assange\\u2019s legal team is expected to restart another round of legal battle.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" \\u201cOn 17 June, following consideration by both the magistrates court and High Court, the extradition of Mr. Julian Assange to the US was ordered. Mr. Assange retains the normal 14-day right to appeal,\\u201d a UK Home Office spokesperson said.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" \\u201cUnder the Extradition Act 2003, the Secretary of State must sign an extradition order if there are no grounds to prohibit the order being made. Extradition requests are only sent to the home secretary once a judge decides it can proceed after considering various aspects of the case,\\u201d the spokesperson said.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" \\u201cIn this case, the UK courts have not found that it would be oppressive, unjust or an abuse of process to extradite Mr. Assange. Nor have they found that extradition would be incompatible with his human rights, including his right to a fair trial and to freedom of expression, and that whilst in the US he will be treated appropriately, including in relation to his health,\\u201d the spokesperson added. Assange has denied any wrongdoing all along. \"}}]}","relatedPosts":null,"location":null,"createdBy":{"name":"PTI","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_WQDSboZhJ.jpg","username":"presstrustofindia","id":"rgkwRLMU8bE","role":null},"topics":[{"name":"UK","slug":"uk","id":"rBpj9Yi57Sni"},{"name":"PritiPatel","slug":"pritipatel","id":"wQV65ZiG6gJo"},{"name":"US","slug":"us","id":"0JelBm6rMusZ"},{"name":"JulianAssange","slug":"julianassange","id":"ApXaX1qkt1fK"},{"name":"London","slug":"london","id":"PFIK5nEYHzYU"},{"name":"Wikileaks","slug":"wikileaks","id":"RYsp8NPF87WM"},{"name":"Iraq","slug":"iraq","id":"KvRSVHGAyqn5"},{"name":"Highcourt","slug":"highcourt","id":"ecQmeBEo0afJ"}],"userReaction":"","isBookmarked":false,"authors":[{"name":"PTI","id":"rgkwRLMU8bE","username":"presstrustofindia"}],"translatedBy":[],"editedBy":[],"reportedBy":[],"postedBy":[],"agency":[],"originalPost":null,"publishedOn":"2022-06-17T09:54:05.510205+00:00","publisher":3,"sourceFeed":"1706202217FGN37","cleanText":"London, Jun 17 (PTI) The UK government on Friday gave the go-ahead for WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to be extradited to the US to face charges over the alleged leak of classified documents related to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. UK Home Secretary Priti Patel gave the requisite ministerial sign-off for the 50-year-old Australian national’s extradition order after several stages of court appeals right up to the Supreme Court. However, a counter appeal by Assange’s legal team is expected to restart another round of legal battle. “On 17 June, following consideration by both the magistrates court and High Court, the extradition of Mr. Julian Assange to the US was ordered. Mr. Assange retains the normal 14-day right to appeal,” a UK Home Office spokesperson said. “Under the Extradition Act 2003, the Secretary of State must sign an extradition order if there are no grounds to prohibit the order being made. Extradition requests are only sent to the home secretary once a judge decides it can proceed after considering various aspects of the case,” the spokesperson said. “In this case, the UK courts have not found that it would be oppressive, unjust or an abuse of process to extradite Mr. Assange. Nor have they found that extradition would be incompatible with his human rights, including his right to a fair trial and to freedom of expression, and that whilst in the US he will be treated appropriately, including in relation to his health,” the spokesperson added. Assange has denied any wrongdoing all along.","portalUser":{"id":"rgkwRLMU8bE","name":"PTI","username":"presstrustofindia","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_WQDSboZhJ.jpg","role":8},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":null,"keywords":"UK,Priti Patel,US,Julian Assange,London,WikiLeaks,Iraq,Australian,High Court,Assange","originalPublishedOn":"2022-06-17T09:54:04.426962+00:00"}},{"node":{"id":"YLhCvCpGUxu7","slug":"english/us-veterans-missing-in-ukraine-formed-bond-over-background","title":"U.S. veterans missing in Ukraine formed bond over background","postType":1,"coverMedia":"/Russia_Ukraine_Missing_Americans_44412_WD6h3wsNb.jpg","coverCaption":"This undated photograph provided by Diane Williams shows U.S. military veteran Alexander Drueke of Tuscaloosa, Ala. Drueke traveled to Ukraine to help with the fight against Russian invaders and was later reported missing. (Lois \"Bunny\" Drueke/Diane Willi","reactionStats":"{\"like_count\":0,\"heartbreak_count\":0,\"laugh_count\":0,\"sad_count\":0,\"angry_count\":0}","updatedOn":"2022-06-16T19:12:29.699351+00:00","highlightSummary":null,"highlightSummaryFlag":0,"breakingSponsored":0,"coverMediaType":1,"reactionsCount":0,"commentsCount":0,"lastComment":null,"isUpdated":false,"lastCommentUser":null,"trustScore":1,"fakeTrust":0,"content":"{\"time\": 1655406744.828752, \"blocks\": [{\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Alex Drueke and Andy Huynh are both military veterans from Alabama, so it was natural that they formed a bond once they met in Ukraine, where each traveled separately with the intention of helping defend democracy against Russian invaders. \"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"“They became buds,” Dianna Williams, Drueke's aunt, said in an interview Thursday.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Both men are now missing after their group came under heavy fire in the Kharkiv region of northeastern Ukraine near the Russian border on June 9, leaving loved ones at home anxiously awaiting information about their whereabouts. The two families are in touch.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"“The waiting is the hard part, but we always knew this was a possibility,” Williams said.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"The U.S. State Department said it is investigating reports that Russian or Russian-backed separatist forces captured at least two American citizens. If true, they would be the first Americans fighting for Ukraine known to have been captured since the war began.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Williams said it's possible the two could just be lying low: She noted that the 39-year-old Drueke had extensive training and experience during two tours in Iraq, while Huynh, 27, served four years in the U.S. Marines.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"“They know how to evade,” she said. “They might be doing just that.”\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Russia hasn't confirmed any information about the men. The president of the separatist Donetsk People’s Republic, Denis Pushilin, said Thursday that “as of now, I don’t have such information and I cannot comment,“ according to the Interfax news agency. Pushilin spoke while attending the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Huynh's fiancee, Joy Black, said she got a message from a soldier telling her that both men had missed their rendezvous point and were in an area that was hit “pretty hard.” Black, speaking in an interview with WAAY-TV, said she ran to her mother's room and fell on the bed sobbing.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"“I am trying to stay strong for him to get this word out and to try to get him back home. I am not going to lie and say that it has not been really, really hard,” Black said.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"It's unclear how many Americans have traveled overseas to assist Ukraine since fighting began in February but the number is believed to be in the hundreds, if not more.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Army veteran Harrison Jozefowicz, who quit his job as a Chicago police officer and traveled to Ukraine soon after Russia invaded, is now helping place volunteers in combat positions and coordinating supplies as head of a group called Task Force Yankee. Several hundred Americans serve in the International Legion of Defense of Ukraine, he said, and still more are assisting outside the force.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"“In the volunteer world, the people who are here for the long haul are digging in and getting serious — buying warehouses, establishing permanent routes of logistics with dedicated drivers,” he said Thursday. \"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Williams said her nephew joined the Army at age 19 after the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and he believed he could help Ukrainian fighters because of his training and experience with weapons. Drueke pondered whether to go for a few weeks, she said, and then made up his mind.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"“He approached me and said, ‘I’m going to go to Ukraine.' I told him, 'For you, that makes sense,’” she said. “He is really compelled to defend democracy wherever that meant going.\\\" \"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Huynh moved to north Alabama two years ago from his native California and lives about 120 miles (193 kilometers) from Drueke. Before leaving for Europe, Huynh told his local newspaper, The Decatur Daily, he couldn’t stop thinking about Russia’s invasion. \"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"“I know it wasn’t my problem, but there was that gut feeling that I felt I had to do something,” Huynh told the paper. “Two weeks after the war began, it kept eating me up inside and it just felt wrong. I was losing sleep. ... All I could think about was the situation in Ukraine.”\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Drueke doesn't have a wife or children, his aunt said, and he liked the idea of traveling to help Ukraine so someone with more familial connections wouldn't have to. He left in mid-April and entered Poland legally before going to the border and being allowed into Ukraine, she said.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Now, Drueke's loved ones are in touch with the U.S. State Department, congressional offices or anywhere else that can help them find out what's going on. \"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"And they're waiting.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"“It was how we lived while he was in Iraq, and it’s how we live now,” Williams said.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Associated Press News Researcher Rhonda Shafner in New York City contributed to this report.\"}}]}","relatedPosts":null,"location":{"name":"Birmingham,United States"},"createdBy":{"name":"AP","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/AP-200x200_TbSS3S6KN.jpeg","username":"associatedpress","id":"8dFR8PhLJl4s","role":null},"topics":[{"name":"US","slug":"us","id":"0JelBm6rMusZ"},{"name":"Ukraine","slug":"ukraine","id":"Dq03BAdFix29"},{"name":"Iraq","slug":"iraq","id":"KvRSVHGAyqn5"},{"name":"Army","slug":"army","id":"EhJBnPPw7kfe"},{"name":"Russia","slug":"russia","id":"ZdjTIzNom80K"}],"userReaction":"","isBookmarked":false,"authors":[{"name":"AP","id":"8dFR8PhLJl4s","username":"associatedpress"}],"translatedBy":[],"editedBy":[],"reportedBy":[],"postedBy":[],"agency":[],"originalPost":null,"publishedOn":"2022-06-16T19:12:29.699356+00:00","publisher":3,"sourceFeed":"d5bd7856dd98d2","cleanText":"BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Alex Drueke and Andy Huynh are both military veterans from Alabama, so it was natural that they formed a bond once they met in Ukraine, where each traveled separately with the intention of helping defend democracy against Russian invaders. “They became buds,” Dianna Williams, Drueke's aunt, said in an interview Thursday.Both men are now missing after their group came under heavy fire in the Kharkiv region of northeastern Ukraine near the Russian border on June 9, leaving loved ones at home anxiously awaiting information about their whereabouts. The two families are in touch.“The waiting is the hard part, but we always knew this was a possibility,” Williams said.The U.S. State Department said it is investigating reports that Russian or Russian-backed separatist forces captured at least two American citizens. If true, they would be the first Americans fighting for Ukraine known to have been captured since the war began.Williams said it's possible the two could just be lying low: She noted that the 39-year-old Drueke had extensive training and experience during two tours in Iraq, while Huynh, 27, served four years in the U.S. Marines.“They know how to evade,” she said. “They might be doing just that.”Russia hasn't confirmed any information about the men. The president of the separatist Donetsk People’s Republic, Denis Pushilin, said Thursday that “as of now, I don’t have such information and I cannot comment,“ according to the Interfax news agency. Pushilin spoke while attending the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.Huynh's fiancee, Joy Black, said she got a message from a soldier telling her that both men had missed their rendezvous point and were in an area that was hit “pretty hard.” Black, speaking in an interview with WAAY-TV, said she ran to her mother's room and fell on the bed sobbing.“I am trying to stay strong for him to get this word out and to try to get him back home. I am not going to lie and say that it has not been really, really hard,” Black said.It's unclear how many Americans have traveled overseas to assist Ukraine since fighting began in February but the number is believed to be in the hundreds, if not more.Army veteran Harrison Jozefowicz, who quit his job as a Chicago police officer and traveled to Ukraine soon after Russia invaded, is now helping place volunteers in combat positions and coordinating supplies as head of a group called Task Force Yankee. Several hundred Americans serve in the International Legion of Defense of Ukraine, he said, and still more are assisting outside the force.“In the volunteer world, the people who are here for the long haul are digging in and getting serious — buying warehouses, establishing permanent routes of logistics with dedicated drivers,” he said Thursday. Williams said her nephew joined the Army at age 19 after the terror attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, and he believed he could help Ukrainian fighters because of his training and experience with weapons. Drueke pondered whether to go for a few weeks, she said, and then made up his mind.“He approached me and said, ‘I’m going to go to Ukraine.' I told him, 'For you, that makes sense,’” she said. “He is really compelled to defend democracy wherever that meant going. Huynh moved to north Alabama two years ago from his native California and lives about 120 miles (193 kilometers) from Drueke. Before leaving for Europe, Huynh told his local newspaper, The Decatur Daily, he couldn’t stop thinking about Russia’s invasion. “I know it wasn’t my problem, but there was that gut feeling that I felt I had to do something,” Huynh told the paper. “Two weeks after the war began, it kept eating me up inside and it just felt wrong. I was losing sleep. ... All I could think about was the situation in Ukraine.”Drueke doesn't have a wife or children, his aunt said, and he liked the idea of traveling to help Ukraine so someone with more familial connections wouldn't have to. He left in mid-April and entered Poland legally before going to the border and being allowed into Ukraine, she said.Now, Drueke's loved ones are in touch with the U.S. State Department, congressional offices or anywhere else that can help them find out what's going on. And they're waiting.“It was how we lived while he was in Iraq, and it’s how we live now,” Williams said.___Associated Press News Researcher Rhonda Shafner in New York City contributed to this report.","portalUser":{"id":"8dFR8PhLJl4s","name":"AP","username":"associatedpress","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/AP-200x200_TbSS3S6KN.jpeg","role":8},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":{"latitude":"33.5207","longitude":"-86.8025","name":"Birmingham,United States","city":"Birmingham"},"keywords":"U.S.,Ukraine,Drueke,Huynh,Russian,Williams,Americans,Iraq,Army,Russia","originalPublishedOn":"2022-06-16T19:12:28.798854+00:00"}},{"node":{"id":"8FzjyINT0SIv","slug":"english/senate-set-to-enhance-benefits-for-vets-exposed-to-burn-pits","title":"Senate set to enhance benefits for vets exposed to burn pits","postType":1,"coverMedia":"","coverCaption":"","reactionStats":"{\"like_count\":0,\"heartbreak_count\":0,\"laugh_count\":0,\"sad_count\":0,\"angry_count\":0}","updatedOn":"2022-06-16T14:15:07.498784+00:00","highlightSummary":null,"highlightSummaryFlag":0,"breakingSponsored":0,"coverMediaType":null,"reactionsCount":0,"commentsCount":0,"lastComment":null,"isUpdated":false,"lastCommentUser":null,"trustScore":1,"fakeTrust":0,"content":"{\"time\": 1655388906.540628, \"blocks\": [{\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is expected to approve on Thursday a large expansion of health care and disability benefits for veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan in response to concerns about their exposure to toxic burn pits.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Passage of the bill will cap years of advocacy work by veterans groups and others who liken burn pits to the Agent Orange herbicide that Vietnam era veterans were exposed to in Southeast Asia. \"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"The bill would expand the window of eligibility for free medical care through the Department of Veterans Affairs. That window would double for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans from five years after discharge to 10.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"The legislation would also presume that certain respiratory illnesses and cancers were related to burn pit exposure, allowing the veterans to obtain disability payments to compensate for their injury without having to prove the illness was a result of their service. Currently, more than 70% of disability claims related to burn pit exposure are denied by the VA due to lack of evidence, scientific data and information from the Defense Department.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"The legislation would also benefit many Vietnam War-era veterans by including high blood pressure in the list of conditions presumed to have been caused by exposure to Agent Orange. And, it would extend Agent Orange presumptions to veterans who served in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Guam and American Samoa.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said scores of America's veterans went off to serve their country in perfect health only to come back and get sick from toxic exposure, and when they applied for disability benefits, oftentimes found out they didn't qualify.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"“It's a confounding indignity for our nation's heroes to sacrifice everything for our country only to come home, get sick and discover the VA is not there for them,\\\" Schumer said. “They have to fend for themselves.”\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"The bill will increase federal spending by about $283 billion over 10 years and does not include offsetting spending cuts or tax increases to help pay for it. The House in March approved similar legislation that would have cost more than $320 billion over 10 years. The House will have to approve the Senate measure also to get it to President Joe Biden to be signed into law, and it is expected to do so. \"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"The military routinely used open burn pits set ablaze with jet fuel to dispose of tires, batteries, medical waste and other materials during operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. \"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"A 2020 study from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine found that health studies provided insufficient evidence to determine whether exposure to burn pit emissions is linked to 27 adverse respiratory conditions such as asthma, chronic bronchitis and lung cancer. The authors of the study said the uncertainty doesn’t mean that there is no association — only that there was insufficient data to draw definitive conclusions.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"But lawmakers said that stories from constituents tell a different and more definitive tale, and they are reluctant to wait for an irrefutable link between veterans' maladies and their exposure to toxic burn pits.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"“Whenever you have to make that connection airtight, that's difficult on many things,\\\" said Sen. Mike Braun, R-Ind. “In this case, I think the evidence is such that there's some causal relationship. I hear from so many that were over there and got the symptoms fairly close after their service was over. That's not now and then. You hear it fairly often.\\\"\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Most Republicans are expected to vote for the bill. About half of the GOP senators voted no on a procedural vote to advance the legislation, miffed about the inability to vote on amendments to the bill, but some indicated they will support final passage. Some also are expected to oppose the bill because of fiscal concerns.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"“That's way too much money,\\\" said Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., of the projected $283 billion price tag.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"An expansion of health care and disability benefits could tax an already stressed VA system, which lawmakers sought to address by authorizing 31 new medical clinics in 19 states and boosting investments in computer systems for the processing of disability claims.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Most Republicans in the House voted against that chamber's version of the legislation. The Senate version trimmed some of the costs early on by phasing in certain benefit enhancements. Sen. Jon Tester, the chairman of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, said the bill was “about righting a wrong that has been ignored too damn long.\\\"\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"“There's always cost of war,\\\" Tester said, “and that cost is never fully paid when the war ends.\\\"\"}}]}","relatedPosts":null,"location":{"name":"Washington,United States"},"createdBy":{"name":"AP","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/AP-200x200_TbSS3S6KN.jpeg","username":"associatedpress","id":"8dFR8PhLJl4s","role":null},"topics":[{"name":"Senate","slug":"senate","id":"Um5KTbuGxMjX"},{"name":"Iraq","slug":"iraq","id":"KvRSVHGAyqn5"},{"name":"Afghanistan","slug":"afghanistan","id":"qy4QrD4HTvqo"},{"name":"Republicans","slug":"republicans","id":"Wmk9spJc1cbt"},{"name":"Washington","slug":"washington","id":"Fqv5l2w7tKCw"},{"name":"Vietnam","slug":"vietnam","id":"zZ2UFYjgalkf"}],"userReaction":"","isBookmarked":false,"authors":[{"name":"AP","id":"8dFR8PhLJl4s","username":"associatedpress"}],"translatedBy":[],"editedBy":[],"reportedBy":[],"postedBy":[],"agency":[],"originalPost":null,"publishedOn":"2022-06-16T14:15:07.498790+00:00","publisher":3,"sourceFeed":"dedb87b89f771a","cleanText":"WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate is expected to approve on Thursday a large expansion of health care and disability benefits for veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan in response to concerns about their exposure to toxic burn pits.Passage of the bill will cap years of advocacy work by veterans groups and others who liken burn pits to the Agent Orange herbicide that Vietnam era veterans were exposed to in Southeast Asia. The bill would expand the window of eligibility for free medical care through the Department of Veterans Affairs. That window would double for Iraq and Afghanistan veterans from five years after discharge to 10.The legislation would also presume that certain respiratory illnesses and cancers were related to burn pit exposure, allowing the veterans to obtain disability payments to compensate for their injury without having to prove the illness was a result of their service. Currently, more than 70% of disability claims related to burn pit exposure are denied by the VA due to lack of evidence, scientific data and information from the Defense Department.The legislation would also benefit many Vietnam War-era veterans by including high blood pressure in the list of conditions presumed to have been caused by exposure to Agent Orange. And, it would extend Agent Orange presumptions to veterans who served in Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Guam and American Samoa.Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y. said scores of America's veterans went off to serve their country in perfect health only to come back and get sick from toxic exposure, and when they applied for disability benefits, oftentimes found out they didn't qualify.“It's a confounding indignity for our nation's heroes to sacrifice everything for our country only to come home, get sick and discover the VA is not there for them, Schumer said. “They have to fend for themselves.”The bill will increase federal spending by about $283 billion over 10 years and does not include offsetting spending cuts or tax increases to help pay for it. The House in March approved similar legislation that would have cost more than $320 billion over 10 years. The House will have to approve the Senate measure also to get it to President Joe Biden to be signed into law, and it is expected to do so. The military routinely used open burn pits set ablaze with jet fuel to dispose of tires, batteries, medical waste and other materials during operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. A 2020 study from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine found that health studies provided insufficient evidence to determine whether exposure to burn pit emissions is linked to 27 adverse respiratory conditions such as asthma, chronic bronchitis and lung cancer. The authors of the study said the uncertainty doesn’t mean that there is no association — only that there was insufficient data to draw definitive conclusions.But lawmakers said that stories from constituents tell a different and more definitive tale, and they are reluctant to wait for an irrefutable link between veterans' maladies and their exposure to toxic burn pits.“Whenever you have to make that connection airtight, that's difficult on many things, said Sen. Mike Braun, R-Ind. “In this case, I think the evidence is such that there's some causal relationship. I hear from so many that were over there and got the symptoms fairly close after their service was over. That's not now and then. You hear it fairly often.Most Republicans are expected to vote for the bill. About half of the GOP senators voted no on a procedural vote to advance the legislation, miffed about the inability to vote on amendments to the bill, but some indicated they will support final passage. Some also are expected to oppose the bill because of fiscal concerns.“That's way too much money, said Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo. of the projected $283 billion price tag.An expansion of health care and disability benefits could tax an already stressed VA system, which lawmakers sought to address by authorizing 31 new medical clinics in 19 states and boosting investments in computer systems for the processing of disability claims.Most Republicans in the House voted against that chamber's version of the legislation. The Senate version trimmed some of the costs early on by phasing in certain benefit enhancements. Sen. 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The statement did not identify the individual nor say where the raid took place. It said the operation was “successful” with no civilians harmed nor any injuries to coalition forces. The U.S.-backed forces declared victory over the Islamic State in March 2019 after retaking the last piece of territory held by the group in Syria. 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(AP) — California officials have agreed to pay $51 million to settle lawsuits against the state stemming from a shooting at a home for veterans in Northern California where a former patient fatally shot three female mental health workers and then himself.On March 9, 2018, Albert Wong, 36, took hostage three staffers with The Pathway Home, a nonprofit that operated a program at the Veterans Home of California in Yountville. The nonprofit treated veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars with post-traumatic stress disorder. Wong, a decorated U.S. soldier who spent a year in Afghanistan, had been treated at the program but was expelled after he refused to comply with his treatment plan. Officials said Wong shot and killed 42-year-old Jennifer Golick, 48-year-old Christine Loeber and 29-year-old Jennifer Gonzales before killing himself. Golick and Gonzales were counselors and Loeber was the director of the program.Lindsey Sin, spokesperson for the state Department of Veterans Affairs, confirmed to the Napa Valley Register Tuesday the money will settle all four cases against CalVet brought by families of the three women.The settlement “authorizes $51 million one-time to pay for settlement costs at the Veterans Home of California, Yountville (where Pathway operated) related to the shooting,” according to state budget documents approved this week by the Legislature, the Napa Valley Register reported.The settlements will include $7 million for Loeber's estate, $11 million to the estate of Golick, and $30 million for the estate of Gonzales. It was not immediately clear late Tuesday how the remaining $3 million would be used, the newspaper reported.“Our hearts remain with the victims and their families,” Sin said in a statement. “We recognize that their loss is ongoing and that the pain of losing these women will never truly go away, but only hope they are now able to put a piece of this tragedy behind them.”Settlement payments will become final after the California budget, which takes effect July 1, is approved by the Legislature and Gov. 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Indian refiners bought about 25 million barrels of Russian oil in May or over 16 per cent of all their oil imports. Russian-origin crude hit 5 per cent of India's total seaborne imports in April for the first time, rising from under 1 per cent throughout 2021 and Q1 2022, the data showed. India, the world's third-biggest oil-importing and consuming nation, has long defended purchases of crude oil from Russia following President Vladimir Putin ordering the invasion of Ukraine. The Oil Ministry had last month stated that energy purchases from Russia remain minuscule in comparison to India's total consumption. Iraq remained the top supplier to India in May and Saudi Arabia is now the third biggest supplier. India has taken advantage of discounted prices to ramp up oil imports from Russia at a time when global energy prices have been rising. After the US and China, India is the world's third-largest consumer of oil, over 85 per cent of which is imported. 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On Sunday, June 12, 2022, 73 lawmakers from the powerful cleric’s bloc submitted their resignation based on his request, to protest a p","reactionStats":"{\"like_count\":0,\"heartbreak_count\":0,\"laugh_count\":0,\"sad_count\":0,\"angry_count\":0}","updatedOn":"2022-06-13T14:09:12.110928+00:00","highlightSummary":null,"highlightSummaryFlag":0,"breakingSponsored":0,"coverMediaType":1,"reactionsCount":0,"commentsCount":0,"lastComment":null,"isUpdated":false,"lastCommentUser":null,"trustScore":1,"fakeTrust":0,"content":"{\"time\": 1655129347.279979, \"blocks\": [{\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi leaders vowed Monday to move forward with efforts to form a government following the shocking resignation of 73 lawmakers from parliament during a prolonged political impasse. \"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"But the unprecedented mass withdrawal by members of powerful Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr’s bloc dramatically alters the political landscape, throwing government formation talks into further doubt. \"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"It is a huge gamble by al-Sadr, one of the most influential politicians in Iraq with a large street following, leaving his political movement out of parliament for the first time since 2005. \"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"The surprise move is an attempt to break a persistent political impasse eight months after general elections were held. \"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Al-Sadr emerged as the winner of the October vote, giving him 73 out of Parliament’s 329 seats. 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His cousin and nominee for prime minister, Jaafar al-Sadr, withdrew his candidacy Monday. \"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"“Muqtada’s withdrawal bolsters his political position, and will help him win the sympathy of the disenchanted Iraqi street fed up from politicians and the political process,” said political analyst Ihsan al-Shammari.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"“He knows there’s going to be protests in the street, and this will open communication channels with the protesters, making him the only survivor,” he added. \"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"The question now is whether the political parties will be able to form a government with al-Sadr in the opposition. \"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"With the resignation of Sadrist lawmakers, Iranian-backed groups are now expected to hold the majority in parliament.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"According to Iraqi law, if a seat in parliament becomes vacant, the candidate who obtained the second highest number of votes in the district takes the seat. 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He also questioned whether the Iran-backed parties would be able and willing to negotiate with Kurdish Democratic Party leader Masoud Barzani, with whom there is mutual and deep-seated distrust. \"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"The election was held several months earlier than expected, in response to mass protests that broke out in late 2019 that saw tens of thousands rally against endemic corruption, poor services and unemployment.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Parliament Speaker Mohammed Halbousi said Monday that government formation efforts will continue based on certain “other political understandings,” without elaborating. \"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"A Shiite politician said he expected the political process to go ahead with the Coordination Framework, which will have more than 100 seats after al-Sadr’s withdrawal, seeking to form the next government. \"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"“Negotiations will proceed with the other Sunni and Kurdish blocs,” he said, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to give official statements. \"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"He said the next government may face protests or disturbances in the street, especially from followers of al-Sadr, and its success would depend on the government’s ability to manage it. \"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"A member of parliament from the Coordination Framework who refused to be named admitted they were baffled by al-Sadr’s withdrawal. \"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"“We do not know yet the motives behind Muqtada’s withdrawal. ... This was a surprise for all of us,” he said. The lawmaker pointed out that the resignations took place while parliament was in recess and that there could still be new developments.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"“We have a month for parliament to return and everything is possible in this month,” he said. \"}}]}","relatedPosts":null,"location":{"name":"Baghdad,Iraq"},"createdBy":{"name":"AP","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/AP-200x200_TbSS3S6KN.jpeg","username":"associatedpress","id":"8dFR8PhLJl4s","role":null},"topics":[{"name":"Iran","slug":"iran","id":"NxNYOgJ2rxAq"},{"name":"Iraq","slug":"iraq","id":"KvRSVHGAyqn5"},{"name":"Parliament","slug":"parliament","id":"f1AaZo7fTdEO"},{"name":"Ukraine","slug":"ukraine","id":"Dq03BAdFix29"}],"userReaction":"","isBookmarked":false,"authors":[{"name":"AP","id":"8dFR8PhLJl4s","username":"associatedpress"}],"translatedBy":[],"editedBy":[],"reportedBy":[],"postedBy":[],"agency":[],"originalPost":null,"publishedOn":"2022-06-13T14:09:12.110933+00:00","publisher":3,"sourceFeed":"6a632bd2d33851","cleanText":"BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraqi leaders vowed Monday to move forward with efforts to form a government following the shocking resignation of 73 lawmakers from parliament during a prolonged political impasse. But the unprecedented mass withdrawal by members of powerful Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr’s bloc dramatically alters the political landscape, throwing government formation talks into further doubt. It is a huge gamble by al-Sadr, one of the most influential politicians in Iraq with a large street following, leaving his political movement out of parliament for the first time since 2005. The surprise move is an attempt to break a persistent political impasse eight months after general elections were held. Al-Sadr emerged as the winner of the October vote, giving him 73 out of Parliament’s 329 seats. It was also a blow for his Iran-backed Shiite rivals who lost about two-thirds of their seats and have rejected the results.Since then, the two sides have been locked in a cutthroat competition for power, even as the country faces growing challenges including an impending food crisis resulting from severe drought and the war in Ukraine.Al-Sadr had been intent on forming, along with his allies, a majority government that excludes the Iran-backed factions. But he has not been able to corral enough lawmakers to get the two-thirds majority needed to elect Iraq’s next president — a necessary step ahead of naming the next prime minister and selecting a Cabinet.On Sunday, he ordered his lawmakers to resign calling it a “sacrifice” he was making for the good of the country. His cousin and nominee for prime minister, Jaafar al-Sadr, withdrew his candidacy Monday. “Muqtada’s withdrawal bolsters his political position, and will help him win the sympathy of the disenchanted Iraqi street fed up from politicians and the political process,” said political analyst Ihsan al-Shammari.“He knows there’s going to be protests in the street, and this will open communication channels with the protesters, making him the only survivor,” he added. The question now is whether the political parties will be able to form a government with al-Sadr in the opposition. With the resignation of Sadrist lawmakers, Iranian-backed groups are now expected to hold the majority in parliament.According to Iraqi law, if a seat in parliament becomes vacant, the candidate who obtained the second highest number of votes in the district takes the seat. In this case, it would be al-Sadr’s opponents from the so-called Coordination Framework, a coalition led by Iran-backed Shiite parties and their allies.“Any government in which Muqtada does not participate will be stillborn,” Shammari said. He also questioned whether the Iran-backed parties would be able and willing to negotiate with Kurdish Democratic Party leader Masoud Barzani, with whom there is mutual and deep-seated distrust. The election was held several months earlier than expected, in response to mass protests that broke out in late 2019 that saw tens of thousands rally against endemic corruption, poor services and unemployment.Parliament Speaker Mohammed Halbousi said Monday that government formation efforts will continue based on certain “other political understandings,” without elaborating. A Shiite politician said he expected the political process to go ahead with the Coordination Framework, which will have more than 100 seats after al-Sadr’s withdrawal, seeking to form the next government. “Negotiations will proceed with the other Sunni and Kurdish blocs,” he said, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to give official statements. He said the next government may face protests or disturbances in the street, especially from followers of al-Sadr, and its success would depend on the government’s ability to manage it. A member of parliament from the Coordination Framework who refused to be named admitted they were baffled by al-Sadr’s withdrawal. “We do not know yet the motives behind Muqtada’s withdrawal. ... This was a surprise for all of us,” he said. The lawmaker pointed out that the resignations took place while parliament was in recess and that there could still be new developments.“We have a month for parliament to return and everything is possible in this month,” he said.","portalUser":{"id":"8dFR8PhLJl4s","name":"AP","username":"associatedpress","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/AP-200x200_TbSS3S6KN.jpeg","role":8},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":{"latitude":"33.3406","longitude":"44.4009","name":"Baghdad,Iraq","city":"Baghdad"},"keywords":"Iraqi,al-Sadr,Shiite,Iran,Iraq,Al-Sadr,Parliament,the Coordination Framework,Muqtada al-Sadr,Ukraine","originalPublishedOn":"2022-06-13T14:09:11.375770+00:00"}},{"node":{"id":"7eXgDy4BvSxA","slug":"english/iraqs-pearl-of-the-south-lake-sawa-dry-amid-water-crisis","title":"Iraq's 'pearl of the south' Lake Sawa dry amid water crisis","postType":1,"coverMedia":"/Iraq_Dry_Lake_76030_RyzXnY8B0.jpg","coverCaption":"A general view of the dried up Lake Sawa Iraq, is seen Saturday, June 4, 2022. This year, for the first time in its centuries-long history, Sawa Lake dried up completely. A combination of mismanagement by local investors, government neglect and climate ch","reactionStats":"{\"like_count\":0,\"heartbreak_count\":0,\"laugh_count\":0,\"sad_count\":0,\"angry_count\":0}","updatedOn":"2022-06-13T06:12:11.977125+00:00","highlightSummary":null,"highlightSummaryFlag":0,"breakingSponsored":0,"coverMediaType":1,"reactionsCount":0,"commentsCount":0,"lastComment":null,"isUpdated":false,"lastCommentUser":null,"trustScore":1,"fakeTrust":0,"content":"{\"time\": 1655100727.393278, \"blocks\": [{\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"LAKE SAWA, Iraq (AP) — Hussam al-Aqouli remembers the exact spot along southern Iraq’s Lake Sawa where his two daughters once dipped their feet into clear waters. Now he stands there two years on and the barren earth cracks beneath him. \"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"This year, for the first time in its centuries-long history, the lake dried up. A combination of mismanagement by local investors, government neglect and climate change has ground down its azure shores to chunks of salt. \"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Lake Sawa is only the latest casualty in this broad country-wide struggle with water shortages that experts say is induced by climate change, including record low rainfall and back-to-back drought. The stress on water resources is driving up competition for the precious resource among businessmen, farmers and herders, with the poorest Iraqis counting among the worst hit amid the disaster. \"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"“This lake was known as the pearl of the south,” said al-Aqouli, 35, a native of the nearby city of Samawa, looking out onto the dry cavernous emptiness. “Now it is our tragedy.” \"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Between the capital Baghdad and the oil-rich heartland of Basra, Muthanna is among Iraq’s poorest provinces. The number of those living under the poverty line in the province is almost three times the national average. \"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Desert expanses dominate the landscape with a narrow ribbon of farmland along the Euphrates River in the north. Economic development was hindered by the country’s turbulent history, neglect by the Baath party regime since the 1980s, then later by wars and sanctions. \"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Locals call the area surrounding Lake Sawa “atshan” — or simply “thirsty” in Arabic. \"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Formed over limestone rock and studded with gypsum formations, the lake has no inlet or outlet and the source of its waters had mystified experts for centuries, fueling fantastical folklore and religious tales that locals recite as historical fact. \"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Al-Aqouli spent his childhood frequenting the lake with his family. He hoped he could do the same when he started a family, he said. Instead he spends his days on social media writing long blog posts and urging Iraqis to take action. Often, he feels hopeless. \"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"The lake rises 5 meters (16 feet) above sea level and is about 4.5 kilometers (3 miles) long and 1.8 kilometers (1 mile) wide. \"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Lake Sawa appears in some old Islamic texts. It is said the lake miraculously formed on the day the Prophet Muhammad was born in 570 A.D. Thousands of religious tourists visited the site annually to submerge themselves in its holy waters, which they believe are blessed by God. \"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"The lake’s rich mineral deposits are also considered a cure by some for skin diseases prevalent in historically neglected Muthanna.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Locals say the drying up of the waters of Lake Sawa presages the return of the Imam al-Mahdi, a revered figure in Shiite Islam and a descendent of the prophet. \"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"“It means the end of days is near,” said al-Aqouli, in jest. \"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"For environmentalists, the doomsday predictions may not be far off. \"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Studies have shown the lake is fed by underground water sources through a system of cracks and fissures. It can also receive rainwater from surrounding valleys and heavy rainfall in past years has caused flash floods. \"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"“The degradation of the water began over 10 years ago, but this summer was the first time we lost the entire wetland,” said Laith Ali al-Obeidi, an environmental activist in southern Iraq. \"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Experts said the lake has not dried up for good but its disappearance this year is a concerning consequence of the thousands of illegal wells dug by businessmen in nearby cement factories and manufacturing zones, a result of drought and decreasing waters along the nearby Euphrates. \"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"By early June, some water began to reappear because farmers, done with the harvest season, stopped diverting underground water. \"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Mounds of salt line the road to the river in Muthanna province and are overseen by enterprising locals who extract it by diverting groundwater and digging wells. The salt is used as a raw material in various industries in the area. \"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Mortadha Ali, 45, is involved in the salt business in Muthanna. He blames years of government neglect in the province for the disappearance of Lake Sawa. “They should provide people with jobs, so they aren’t obliged to dig wells to make a living,” he said. \"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Enforcing the closure of illegal wells and additional protective measures would have reversed Lake Sawa's decline, said Aoun Diab, an adviser to the Water Resources Ministry. But these would have directly affected the economic interests of provincial officials. \"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"This has disrupted a delicate and interdependent ecosystem sustained by the rare desert oasis. \"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Species of fish, unfit for human consumption, were food for various vulnerable migratory birds that sojourned along its banks. With the fish gone, the birds too will have to reroute their seasonal passage or perish, said al-Obeidi. \"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"And the future is poised to bring more hardship, with alarming predictions of more water stress. The Water Resources Ministry has said water levels decreased by 60% compared to last year in 2022. \"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Lake Sawa is “a case study for climate change in Iraq,” al-Obeidi said. “This is the future.” \"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"But the lake is also a ghost of its former illustrious past. \"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"The only body of water near to the city of Samawah, the area boasted thousands of tourists a year. Their waste — water bottles, soda cans and abandoned flip flops — remain along the dried up shores as an ode to what the impoverished area has lost. \"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Holiday installations built decades ago stand half-finished. Most were looted after the Gulf War in the 1990s and then after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion that ousted dictator Saddam Hussein. \"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"In 2014, Lake Sawa was named a Ramsar site, an international designation for important wetlands, gaining recognition as a rare area in need of protection. A large billboard marking the occasion overlooks the site. Local authorities hoped this would boost tourism and government resources to resume development of the area. Plans were drafted to pave roads and walkways around the lake, as well as electricity lines and water projects. \"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Ultimately, these failed to transpire. \"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"The hot air was heavy as al-Aqouli took one last look of the lake before leaving.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"“Believe me, it was beautiful,” he said. \"}}]}","relatedPosts":null,"location":null,"createdBy":{"name":"AP","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/AP-200x200_TbSS3S6KN.jpeg","username":"associatedpress","id":"8dFR8PhLJl4s","role":null},"topics":[{"name":"Iraq","slug":"iraq","id":"KvRSVHGAyqn5"}],"userReaction":"","isBookmarked":false,"authors":[{"name":"AP","id":"8dFR8PhLJl4s","username":"associatedpress"}],"translatedBy":[],"editedBy":[],"reportedBy":[],"postedBy":[],"agency":[],"originalPost":null,"publishedOn":"2022-06-13T06:12:11.977131+00:00","publisher":3,"sourceFeed":"c1bc62812c4da7","cleanText":"LAKE SAWA, Iraq (AP) — Hussam al-Aqouli remembers the exact spot along southern Iraq’s Lake Sawa where his two daughters once dipped their feet into clear waters. Now he stands there two years on and the barren earth cracks beneath him. This year, for the first time in its centuries-long history, the lake dried up. A combination of mismanagement by local investors, government neglect and climate change has ground down its azure shores to chunks of salt. Lake Sawa is only the latest casualty in this broad country-wide struggle with water shortages that experts say is induced by climate change, including record low rainfall and back-to-back drought. The stress on water resources is driving up competition for the precious resource among businessmen, farmers and herders, with the poorest Iraqis counting among the worst hit amid the disaster. “This lake was known as the pearl of the south,” said al-Aqouli, 35, a native of the nearby city of Samawa, looking out onto the dry cavernous emptiness. “Now it is our tragedy.” Between the capital Baghdad and the oil-rich heartland of Basra, Muthanna is among Iraq’s poorest provinces. The number of those living under the poverty line in the province is almost three times the national average. Desert expanses dominate the landscape with a narrow ribbon of farmland along the Euphrates River in the north. Economic development was hindered by the country’s turbulent history, neglect by the Baath party regime since the 1980s, then later by wars and sanctions. Locals call the area surrounding Lake Sawa “atshan” — or simply “thirsty” in Arabic. Formed over limestone rock and studded with gypsum formations, the lake has no inlet or outlet and the source of its waters had mystified experts for centuries, fueling fantastical folklore and religious tales that locals recite as historical fact. Al-Aqouli spent his childhood frequenting the lake with his family. He hoped he could do the same when he started a family, he said. Instead he spends his days on social media writing long blog posts and urging Iraqis to take action. Often, he feels hopeless. The lake rises 5 meters (16 feet) above sea level and is about 4.5 kilometers (3 miles) long and 1.8 kilometers (1 mile) wide. Lake Sawa appears in some old Islamic texts. It is said the lake miraculously formed on the day the Prophet Muhammad was born in 570 A.D. Thousands of religious tourists visited the site annually to submerge themselves in its holy waters, which they believe are blessed by God. The lake’s rich mineral deposits are also considered a cure by some for skin diseases prevalent in historically neglected Muthanna.Locals say the drying up of the waters of Lake Sawa presages the return of the Imam al-Mahdi, a revered figure in Shiite Islam and a descendent of the prophet. “It means the end of days is near,” said al-Aqouli, in jest. For environmentalists, the doomsday predictions may not be far off. Studies have shown the lake is fed by underground water sources through a system of cracks and fissures. It can also receive rainwater from surrounding valleys and heavy rainfall in past years has caused flash floods. “The degradation of the water began over 10 years ago, but this summer was the first time we lost the entire wetland,” said Laith Ali al-Obeidi, an environmental activist in southern Iraq. Experts said the lake has not dried up for good but its disappearance this year is a concerning consequence of the thousands of illegal wells dug by businessmen in nearby cement factories and manufacturing zones, a result of drought and decreasing waters along the nearby Euphrates. By early June, some water began to reappear because farmers, done with the harvest season, stopped diverting underground water. Mounds of salt line the road to the river in Muthanna province and are overseen by enterprising locals who extract it by diverting groundwater and digging wells. The salt is used as a raw material in various industries in the area. Mortadha Ali, 45, is involved in the salt business in Muthanna. He blames years of government neglect in the province for the disappearance of Lake Sawa. “They should provide people with jobs, so they aren’t obliged to dig wells to make a living,” he said. Enforcing the closure of illegal wells and additional protective measures would have reversed Lake Sawa's decline, said Aoun Diab, an adviser to the Water Resources Ministry. But these would have directly affected the economic interests of provincial officials. This has disrupted a delicate and interdependent ecosystem sustained by the rare desert oasis. Species of fish, unfit for human consumption, were food for various vulnerable migratory birds that sojourned along its banks. With the fish gone, the birds too will have to reroute their seasonal passage or perish, said al-Obeidi. And the future is poised to bring more hardship, with alarming predictions of more water stress. The Water Resources Ministry has said water levels decreased by 60% compared to last year in 2022. Lake Sawa is “a case study for climate change in Iraq,” al-Obeidi said. “This is the future.” But the lake is also a ghost of its former illustrious past. The only body of water near to the city of Samawah, the area boasted thousands of tourists a year. Their waste — water bottles, soda cans and abandoned flip flops — remain along the dried up shores as an ode to what the impoverished area has lost. Holiday installations built decades ago stand half-finished. Most were looted after the Gulf War in the 1990s and then after the 2003 U.S.-led invasion that ousted dictator Saddam Hussein. In 2014, Lake Sawa was named a Ramsar site, an international designation for important wetlands, gaining recognition as a rare area in need of protection. A large billboard marking the occasion overlooks the site. Local authorities hoped this would boost tourism and government resources to resume development of the area. Plans were drafted to pave roads and walkways around the lake, as well as electricity lines and water projects. Ultimately, these failed to transpire. The hot air was heavy as al-Aqouli took one last look of the lake before leaving.“Believe me, it was beautiful,” he said.","portalUser":{"id":"8dFR8PhLJl4s","name":"AP","username":"associatedpress","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/AP-200x200_TbSS3S6KN.jpeg","role":8},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":null,"keywords":"Iraq,Lake Sawa,al-Aqouli,Muthanna,Iraqis,Hussam al-Aqouli,Samawa,Baghdad,Basra,the Euphrates River","originalPublishedOn":"2022-06-13T06:12:11.465856+00:00"}},{"node":{"id":"AO3jhCDIzB4y","slug":"english/turkey-has-legitimate-concerns-over-terrorism-natos-jens-stoltenberg","title":"Turkey has 'legitimate concerns' over terrorism: NATO's Jens Stoltenberg","postType":1,"coverMedia":"/opoyi_3JcmjTO6F.jpg","coverCaption":"NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg. 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This is about terrorism, it's about weapons exports,\\\\\\\" Stoltenberg said. \\\\\\\"We have to address the security concerns of all allies, including Turkish concerns about the terrorist group PKK.\\\\\\\"\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"He spoke at Finland's presidential summer residence Kultaranta in western Finland.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"After decades of military non-alignment, Russia's war in Ukraine pushed Finland and Sweden to apply to join NATO in May. 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And that's exactly what we do,\\\\\\\" Stoltenberg said.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"The demands from \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/topic/ankara\\\\\\\"\u003eAnkara\u003c/a\u003e to Helsinki and \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/topic/stockholm\\\\\\\"\u003eStockholm\u003c/a\u003e also include lifting restrictions on arms exports to Turkey and extraditing members of certain Kurdish organizations that are opposed to Erdogan's government.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"\u003cb\u003eAlso Read:\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/denmark-all-set-to-join-european-unions-defence-pact-in-response-to-russias-war-in-ukraine\\\\\\\"\u003eDenmark all set to join European Union's defence pact in response to Russia's war in Ukraine\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/b\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"In the past weeks, NATO's chief has been trying to resolve the dispute but he did not disclose Sunday whether any progress has been made.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"He was to attend an annual discussion panel in Kultaranta later Sunday together with Finnish and Nordic politicians, foreign and security policy experts and military representatives.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Stoltenberg will visit Sweden on Monday for talks with the Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson.\\\"}}]}","relatedPosts":null,"location":{"name":"Kultaranta, Finland"},"createdBy":{"name":"Aman Butani","photo":"","username":"amanbutani1975","id":"wo3kJpOpSZW2","role":null},"topics":[{"name":"NATO","slug":"nato","id":"ZJ2DvRkctgph"},{"name":"JensStoltenberg","slug":"jensstoltenberg","id":"9G6Eh9LSKQ2n"},{"name":"Turkey","slug":"turkey","id":"A6z1VcgKDNsr"},{"name":"International","slug":"international","id":"NYS6J2BBfSdS"},{"name":"Europe","slug":"europe","id":"v2KXw3fOql0S"},{"name":"sweden","slug":"sweden","id":"jhcLIkirtOh9"},{"name":"Finland","slug":"finland","id":"xG2yMh6tb2Sz"},{"name":"Iraq","slug":"iraq","id":"KvRSVHGAyqn5"},{"name":"MagdalenaAndersson","slug":"magdalenaandersson","id":"oHKTwTVbkEBh"},{"name":"Ankara","slug":"ankara","id":"Yw6Mi0yjXMgL"},{"name":"Syria","slug":"syria","id":"j7HTGxThNXvC"},{"name":"Russia","slug":"russia","id":"ZdjTIzNom80K"},{"name":"RecepTayyipErdogan","slug":"receptayyiperdogan","id":"9EwVo2ALFAvw"},{"name":"Stockholm","slug":"stockholm","id":"JhZJSf9uo9Pa"},{"name":"Ukraine","slug":"ukraine","id":"Dq03BAdFix29"},{"name":"Asia","slug":"asia","id":"QzdhnKXHT05r"}],"userReaction":"","isBookmarked":false,"authors":[{"name":"AP","id":"8dFR8PhLJl4s","username":"associatedpress"}],"translatedBy":[],"editedBy":[],"reportedBy":[],"postedBy":[],"agency":[],"originalPost":null,"publishedOn":"2022-06-13T05:10:42.391848+00:00","publisher":0,"sourceFeed":null,"cleanText":"NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said Sunday that Turkey has legitimate concerns over terrorism and other issues that need to be taken seriously. Turkey has accused Finland and Sweden of supporting Kurdish militants and says it will not back the two Nordic nations joining NATO until they change their policies. Also Read: Turkey no more, Erdogan country changes name to Turkiye,Speaking at a joint news conference with Finnish President Sauli Niinisto, Stoltenberg stressed that no other NATO ally has suffered more terrorist attacks than Turkey and pointed to its strategic geographic location with neighbors like Iraq and Syria. These are legitimate concerns. This is about terrorism, it's about weapons exports, Stoltenberg said. We have to address the security concerns of all allies, including Turkish concerns about the terrorist group PKK. He spoke at Finland's presidential summer residence Kultaranta in western Finland. After decades of military non-alignment, Russia's war in Ukraine pushed Finland and Sweden to apply to join NATO in May. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, however, accuses the Nordic nations of supporting Kurdish militants deemed by Turkey to be terrorists and has vetoed their entry into the 30-member alliance. When a vital key ally as Turkey raises concerns on terrorism then of course we have to sit down and take them seriously. And that's exactly what we do, Stoltenberg said. The demands from Ankara to Helsinki and Stockholm also include lifting restrictions on arms exports to Turkey and extraditing members of certain Kurdish organizations that are opposed to Erdogan's government. Also Read: Denmark all set to join European Union's defence pact in response to Russia's war in Ukraine,In the past weeks, NATO's chief has been trying to resolve the dispute but he did not disclose Sunday whether any progress has been made. He was to attend an annual discussion panel in Kultaranta later Sunday together with Finnish and Nordic politicians, foreign and security policy experts and military representatives. Stoltenberg will visit Sweden on Monday for talks with the Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson.","portalUser":{"id":"kQKU5wG2FUA","name":"Opoyi Central","username":"opoyicentral","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_6k77dlSYd.jpg","role":2},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":{"latitude":"60.4676","longitude":"21.999","name":"Kultaranta, Finland","city":"Raisio"},"keywords":"Turkey,NATO,Finland,Sweden,Kurdish,Finnish,Stoltenberg,Turkish,Kultaranta,Jens Stoltenberg,Nordic,Sauli Niinisto,Iraq,Syria,Russia","originalPublishedOn":"2022-06-13T05:10:42.391843+00:00"}},{"node":{"id":"ww7a9tG7DW5z","slug":"english/lawmakers-from-iraqs-biggest-bloc-resign-amid-impasse","title":"Lawmakers from Iraq's biggest bloc resign amid impasse","postType":1,"coverMedia":"","coverCaption":"","reactionStats":"{\"like_count\":0,\"heartbreak_count\":0,\"laugh_count\":0,\"sad_count\":0,\"angry_count\":0}","updatedOn":"2022-06-12T18:21:13.848861+00:00","highlightSummary":null,"highlightSummaryFlag":0,"breakingSponsored":0,"coverMediaType":null,"reactionsCount":0,"commentsCount":0,"lastComment":null,"isUpdated":false,"lastCommentUser":null,"trustScore":1,"fakeTrust":0,"content":"{\"time\": 1655058073.169856, \"blocks\": [{\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"BAGHDAD (AP) — Dozens of lawmakers who make up the biggest bloc in Iraq's parliament resigned on Sunday amid a prolonged political impasse, plunging the divided nation into political uncertainty. \"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"The 73 lawmakers from powerful Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr’s bloc submitted their resignation based on his request, to protest a persisting political deadlock eight months after general elections were held. \"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi accepted their resignation.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Al-Sadr, a maverick leader remembered for leading an insurgency against U.S. forces after the 2003 invasion, emerged as the winner in the election held in October. \"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"The election was held several months earlier than expected, in response to mass protests that broke out in late 2019, and saw tens of thousands rally against endemic corruption, poor services and unemployment.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"The vote brought victory for powerful Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and was a blow for his Iran-backed Shiite rivals, who lost about two-thirds of their seats and have rejected the results.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Al-Sadr has been intent on forming, along with his allies, a majority government that excludes them. But he has not been able to corral enough lawmakers to parliament to get the two-thirds majority needed to elect Iraq’s next president — a necessary step ahead of naming the next prime minister and selecting a Cabinet.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"It was not immediately clear how the resignation of the biggest bloc in parliament would play out. According to Iraqi laws, if any seat in parliament becomes vacant, the candidate who obtains the second highest number votes in their electoral district would replace them.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"This would benefit al-Sadr's opponents from the so-called Coordination Framework, a coalition led by Iran-backed Shiite parties, and their allies - something al-Sadr would be unlikely to accept.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"There are already concerns that the stalemate and tension could boil over and lead to street protests by supporters of al-Sadr, turning into violence between them and rival armed Shiite militias.\"}}]}","relatedPosts":null,"location":{"name":"Baghdad,Iraq"},"createdBy":{"name":"AP","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/AP-200x200_TbSS3S6KN.jpeg","username":"associatedpress","id":"8dFR8PhLJl4s","role":null},"topics":[{"name":"Iraq","slug":"iraq","id":"KvRSVHGAyqn5"},{"name":"Iran","slug":"iran","id":"NxNYOgJ2rxAq"},{"name":"US","slug":"us","id":"0JelBm6rMusZ"}],"userReaction":"","isBookmarked":false,"authors":[{"name":"AP","id":"8dFR8PhLJl4s","username":"associatedpress"}],"translatedBy":[],"editedBy":[],"reportedBy":[],"postedBy":[],"agency":[],"originalPost":null,"publishedOn":"2022-06-12T18:21:13.848866+00:00","publisher":3,"sourceFeed":"cf0c5340b3e097","cleanText":"BAGHDAD (AP) — Dozens of lawmakers who make up the biggest bloc in Iraq's parliament resigned on Sunday amid a prolonged political impasse, plunging the divided nation into political uncertainty. The 73 lawmakers from powerful Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr’s bloc submitted their resignation based on his request, to protest a persisting political deadlock eight months after general elections were held. Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi accepted their resignation.Al-Sadr, a maverick leader remembered for leading an insurgency against U.S. forces after the 2003 invasion, emerged as the winner in the election held in October. The election was held several months earlier than expected, in response to mass protests that broke out in late 2019, and saw tens of thousands rally against endemic corruption, poor services and unemployment.The vote brought victory for powerful Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and was a blow for his Iran-backed Shiite rivals, who lost about two-thirds of their seats and have rejected the results.Al-Sadr has been intent on forming, along with his allies, a majority government that excludes them. But he has not been able to corral enough lawmakers to parliament to get the two-thirds majority needed to elect Iraq’s next president — a necessary step ahead of naming the next prime minister and selecting a Cabinet.It was not immediately clear how the resignation of the biggest bloc in parliament would play out. According to Iraqi laws, if any seat in parliament becomes vacant, the candidate who obtains the second highest number votes in their electoral district would replace them.This would benefit al-Sadr's opponents from the so-called Coordination Framework, a coalition led by Iran-backed Shiite parties, and their allies - something al-Sadr would be unlikely to accept.There are already concerns that the stalemate and tension could boil over and lead to street protests by supporters of al-Sadr, turning into violence between them and rival armed Shiite militias.","portalUser":{"id":"8dFR8PhLJl4s","name":"AP","username":"associatedpress","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/AP-200x200_TbSS3S6KN.jpeg","role":8},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":{"latitude":"33.3406","longitude":"44.4009","name":"Baghdad,Iraq","city":"Baghdad"},"keywords":"Iraq,Shiite,Al-Sadr,Iran,al-Sadr,Muqtada al-Sadr’s,Mohammed al-Halbousi,U.S.,Muqtada al-Sadr,Iraqi","originalPublishedOn":"2022-06-12T18:21:13.184024+00:00"}},{"node":{"id":"65a8cC5kv3Ru","slug":"english/amid-prophet-row-iran-alters-a-version-of-exchange-with-nsa-ajit-doval","title":"Amid Prophet row, Iran alters a version of exchange with NSA Ajit Doval","postType":1,"coverMedia":"/opoyi_jzc9ivDiu.jpg","coverCaption":"(Photo credit: Twitter/@MEAIndia)","reactionStats":"{\"like_count\":0,\"heartbreak_count\":0,\"laugh_count\":0,\"sad_count\":0,\"angry_count\":0}","updatedOn":"2022-06-09T22:30:00.466142+00:00","highlightSummary":"\u003cul\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eIran appears to have modified its narration of its Foreign Minister's meeting with NSA Ajit Doval\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eAccording to an earlier Iranian statement, Doval said people who remarked against the Prophet 'will be taught a lesson'\u003c/li\u003e\n \u003cli\u003eThis line is no longer included on the website of the Iranian Foreign Ministry\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e","highlightSummaryFlag":1,"breakingSponsored":0,"coverMediaType":1,"reactionsCount":0,"commentsCount":0,"lastComment":null,"isUpdated":false,"lastCommentUser":null,"trustScore":1,"fakeTrust":2,"content":"{\\\"time\\\":1654813082316,\\\"strCount\\\":4921,\\\"blocks\\\":[{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"In the midst of a \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/arab-rage-over-prophet-comment-all-you-need-to-know\\\\\\\"\u003ebig diplomatic crisis\u003c/a\u003e over statements made by members of the ruling \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/topic/bjp\\\\\\\"\u003eBJP\u003c/a\u003e about the \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/mumbai-police-to-summon-bjps-nupur-sharma-over-prophet-remarks\\\\\\\"\u003eProphet Muhammad\u003c/a\u003e, Iran appears to have modified its narration of its Foreign Minister's meeting with National Security Advisor \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/nsa-ajit-doval-hosts-conference-on-afghan-crisis-as-india-eyes-regional-alliance\\\\\\\"\u003eAjit Doval\u003c/a\u003e in \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/topic/delhi\\\\\\\"\u003eDelhi\u003c/a\u003e today by removing parts of an earlier press statement.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"According to an earlier Iranian statement, Doval informed Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian that individuals who made the \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/nupur-sharma-prophet-remark-controversy-10-things-you-need-to-know\\\\\\\"\u003econtentious remarks against the Prophet\u003c/a\u003e \\\\\\\"will be taught a lesson.\\\\\\\" This line is no longer included on the website of the Iranian Foreign Ministry.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Also read:\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/nupur-sharma-row-uddhav-thackeray-says-bjp-embarrassed-india\\\\\\\"\u003eNupur Sharma row: Uddhav Thackeray says BJP embarrassed India\u003c/a\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Iranian Foreign Minister Abdollahian is the country's first major visitor since \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/topic/kuwait\\\\\\\"\u003eKuwait\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/topic/qatar\\\\\\\"\u003eQatar\u003c/a\u003e, and other \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/topic/gulf\\\\\\\"\u003eGulf\u003c/a\u003e nations condemned the Prophet remarks.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Following the meeting last night, the minister tweeted, \\\\\\\"Pleased to meet PM Modi, FM Jaishankar and other \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/topic/indian\\\\\\\"\u003eIndian\u003c/a\u003e officials to advance our bilateral strategic dialogue. Tehran \u0026amp; New Delhi agree on the need to respect divine religions \u0026amp; Islamic sanctities \u0026amp; to avoid divisive statements. determined to bring relations to new heights.\\\\\\\"\u0026nbsp;\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"embed\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"service\\\":\\\"twitter\\\",\\\"source\\\":\\\"https://twitter.com/Amirabdolahian/status/1534608543260745729/\\\",\\\"embed\\\":\\\"Amirabdolahian/status/1534608543260745729\\\",\\\"width\\\":520,\\\"height\\\":300,\\\"caption\\\":\\\"\\\",\\\"aspectRatio\\\":173.33333333333334}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"According to a spokesperson for the External Affairs Ministry, the Prophet remarks were never brought up in conversations with Foreign Minister \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/indo-pacific-issues-to-also-concern-eu-says-s-jaishankar\\\\\\\"\u003eS Jaishankar\u003c/a\u003e. \\\\\\\"We have made it pretty clear the tweets and comments do not convey the views of the government. This has been conveyed to our interlocutors as also the fact that action has been taken by the concerned quarters against those who made the comments and tweets. I really do not have anything additional to say on this,\\\\\\\" the official affirmed.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Also read:\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/nupur-sharma-row-casts-shadow-over-india-iran-talks\\\\\\\"\u003eNupur Sharma row casts shadow over India-Iran talks\u003c/a\u003e\u0026nbsp;\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"News agency PTI reported according to an earlier Iranian readout, Abdollahian raised the problem of the \\\\\\\"negative atmosphere\\\\\\\" created by \\\\\\\"disrespectful\\\\\\\" comments about the Prophet, and the Indian side underlined the Indian government's respect for the Prophet.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"According to PTI, the Iranian foreign minister also mentioned the country's historical friendship amongst followers of many 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href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/nupur-sharma-row-casts-shadow-over-india-iran-talks\\\\\\\"\u003esuspended Nupur Sharma\u003c/a\u003e, its national spokesperson, and removed the party's media head in Delhi, Naveen Jindal, on Sunday, over their remarks on the Prophet.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Several countries condemned the comments, including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Indonesia, \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/topic/jordan\\\\\\\"\u003eJordan\u003c/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/topic/bahrain\\\\\\\"\u003eBahrain\u003c/a\u003e, the Maldives, Malaysia, Oman, \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/topic/iraq\\\\\\\"\u003eIraq\u003c/a\u003e, and Libya, and many called Indian envoys to demonstrate their outrage.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Also read:\u0026nbsp;\u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/english/arab-rage-over-prophet-comment-all-you-need-to-know\\\\\\\"\u003eArab rage over Prophet comment: All you need to know\u003c/a\u003e\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"Abdollahian told Iran's IRNA news agency ahead of the talks that his travel to \u003ca href=\\\\\\\"https://opoyi.com/topic/india\\\\\\\"\u003eIndia\u003c/a\u003e is taking place in a context in which a member of a party \\\\\\\"insulted\\\\\\\" Prophet Muhammad in an arbitrary act.\\\"}},{\\\"type\\\":\\\"paragraph\\\",\\\"data\\\":{\\\"text\\\":\\\"According to IRNA, he stated that India has \\\\\\\"constantly followed up peaceful coexistence and tried to live in peace and tranquillity\\\\\\\" and that \\\\\\\"Muslims cannot tolerate the sacrilege of the Prophet of Islam at all.\\\\\\\"\\\"}}]}","relatedPosts":null,"location":{"name":"New Delhi, Delhi, India"},"createdBy":{"name":"Sucharita 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Ganguly","id":"z7GDvieuoSxc","username":"sucharita"}],"translatedBy":[],"editedBy":[],"reportedBy":[],"postedBy":[],"agency":[],"originalPost":null,"publishedOn":"2022-06-09T22:30:00.466146+00:00","publisher":0,"sourceFeed":null,"cleanText":"In the midst of a big diplomatic crisis over statements made by members of the ruling BJP about the Prophet Muhammad, Iran appears to have modified its narration of its Foreign Minister's meeting with National Security Advisor Ajit Doval in Delhi today by removing parts of an earlier press statement. According to an earlier Iranian statement, Doval informed Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian that individuals who made the contentious remarks against the Prophet will be taught a lesson. This line is no longer included on the website of the Iranian Foreign Ministry. Also read: Nupur Sharma row: Uddhav Thackeray says BJP embarrassed India,Iranian Foreign Minister Abdollahian is the country's first major visitor since Kuwait, Qatar, and other Gulf nations condemned the Prophet remarks. Following the meeting last night, the minister tweeted, Pleased to meet PM Modi, FM Jaishankar and other Indian officials to advance our bilateral strategic dialogue. Tehran \u0026 New Delhi agree on the need to respect divine religions \u0026 Islamic sanctities \u0026 to avoid divisive statements. determined to bring relations to new heights. ,According to a spokesperson for the External Affairs Ministry, the Prophet remarks were never brought up in conversations with Foreign Minister S Jaishankar. We have made it pretty clear the tweets and comments do not convey the views of the government. This has been conveyed to our interlocutors as also the fact that action has been taken by the concerned quarters against those who made the comments and tweets. I really do not have anything additional to say on this, the official affirmed. Also read: Nupur Sharma row casts shadow over India-Iran talks ,News agency PTI reported according to an earlier Iranian readout, Abdollahian raised the problem of the negative atmosphere created by disrespectful comments about the Prophet, and the Indian side underlined the Indian government's respect for the Prophet. According to PTI, the Iranian foreign minister also mentioned the country's historical friendship amongst followers of many religions. Abdollahian hailed the Indian people and government for their respect for the divine faiths, especially the Prophet Mohammad and also for the religious tolerance, historical coexistence and friendship among followers of various religions in the country, the readout highlighted. Also read: Amid Nupur Sharma row, BJP sets new rules for spokespersons: Report,Muslims are satisfied with the stance of Indian officials in dealing with the culprits, stated Iran's foreign minister. The BJP suspended Nupur Sharma, its national spokesperson, and removed the party's media head in Delhi, Naveen Jindal, on Sunday, over their remarks on the Prophet. Several countries condemned the comments, including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Indonesia, Jordan, Bahrain, the Maldives, Malaysia, Oman, Iraq, and Libya, and many called Indian envoys to demonstrate their outrage. Also read: Arab rage over Prophet comment: All you need to know,Abdollahian told Iran's IRNA news agency ahead of the talks that his travel to India is taking place in a context in which a member of a party insulted Prophet Muhammad in an arbitrary act. According to IRNA, he stated that India has constantly followed up peaceful coexistence and tried to live in peace and tranquillity and that Muslims cannot tolerate the sacrilege of the Prophet of Islam at all.","portalUser":{"id":"kQKU5wG2FUA","name":"Opoyi Central","username":"opoyicentral","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_6k77dlSYd.jpg","role":2},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":{"latitude":"28.6139","longitude":"77.209","name":"New Delhi, Delhi, India","city":"Delhi"},"keywords":"Indian,Iranian,Prophet,Iran,Abdollahian,BJP,Delhi,Muslims,India,the Prophet Muhammad,National Security Advisor,Ajit Doval,Hossein Amir-Abdollahian,the Iranian Foreign Ministry,Kuwait","originalPublishedOn":"2022-06-09T22:30:00+00:00"}},{"node":{"id":"QlVBaK9m6iCb","slug":"english/no-way-out-as-iraqs-dangerous-post-election-impasse-deepens","title":"No way out as Iraq's dangerous post-election impasse deepens","postType":1,"coverMedia":"/Iraq_Politics_99912_HODSZUau0.jpg","coverCaption":"FILE - Followers of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, on the poster, celebrate after the announcement of the results of the parliamentary elections in Tahrir Square, Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Oct. 11, 2021. 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The bloc is intent on forming a majority government, which would be a first since a consensus-based power-sharing system was introduced following the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq to oust dictator Saddam Hussein.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"The government would exclude Iran-backed Shiite rivals of the Coordination Framework, which includes former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s State of Law and the Kurdish Patriotic Union of Kurdistan party. \"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Both al-Sadr and al-Maliki, longtime bitter political adversaries, have built up loyalists throughout ministries to advance their political agendas and fear that if in power, the other will use state resources — including the judiciary, anti-corruption committees — to purge institutions of rivals. \"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Also, al-Sadr and Qais al-Khazali, whose powerful Iranian-backed militia is part of the Framework alliance, are engaged in a deadly feud, with assassination campaigns targeting members of their militias across Iraq’s Shiite southern heartland. \"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Paradoxically, the current stalemate is in part a consequence of parties moving away from sectarian-oriented groups. 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Political elites are embroiled in cutthroat competition for power, even as the country faces growing challenges, including an impending food crisis resulting from severe drought and the war in Ukraine. For ordinary Iraqis, everything is delayed. The caretaker government is unable to make crucial electricity payments or draft plans for badly needed investment ahead of the critical summer months. Investments to upgrade water infrastructure have been paused while unemployment, water shortages and concerns over food security are drawing public anger. The election was held several months earlier than expected, in response to mass protests that broke out in late 2019 and saw tens of thousands rally against endemic corruption, poor services and unemployment. The vote brought victory for powerful Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and was a blow for his Iran-backed Shiite rivals, who lost about two-thirds of their seats and have rejected the results. Personal vendettas spanning decades underpin the Shiite rivalry, pitting al-Sadr and his Kurdish and Sunni allies on one side against the Coordination Framework, a coalition led by Iran-backed Shiite parties, and their allies on the other. In the middle are the independents, themselves divided amid attempts by rival factions to lure them to either side.“It’s not about power; it’s about survival,” said Sajad Jiyad, an Iraq-based fellow with The Century Foundation. Meanwhile, anger among the Iraqi public is growing as food prices soar and electricity cuts worsen. Last month, caretaker Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi was forced to leave the Baghdad funeral of a celebrated poet after some mourners began chanting anti-government slogans and pelting the convoys of other government officials. “Political obstruction impacts the work of the government and the state, and lowers the morale of citizens,” al-Kadhimi told reporters on Tuesday, blaming the impasse for obstructing his reform plans. The U.N. envoy for Iraq, Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, warned Iraqi political leaders last month that “the streets are about to boil over” and said national interests were “taking a backseat to short-sighted considerations of control over resources.” Al-Sadr, whose party garnered the most seats in the election, has not been able to corral enough lawmakers to parliament to get the two-thirds majority needed to elect Iraq's next president — a necessary step ahead of naming the next prime minister and selecting a Cabinet. Al-Sadr's tripartite alliance includes Taqadum, a Sunni party led by Mohammed Halbousi who was elected parliament speaker in January, and the Kurdish Democratic Party lead by Masoud Barzani. The bloc is intent on forming a majority government, which would be a first since a consensus-based power-sharing system was introduced following the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq to oust dictator Saddam Hussein.The government would exclude Iran-backed Shiite rivals of the Coordination Framework, which includes former Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s State of Law and the Kurdish Patriotic Union of Kurdistan party. Both al-Sadr and al-Maliki, longtime bitter political adversaries, have built up loyalists throughout ministries to advance their political agendas and fear that if in power, the other will use state resources — including the judiciary, anti-corruption committees — to purge institutions of rivals. Also, al-Sadr and Qais al-Khazali, whose powerful Iranian-backed militia is part of the Framework alliance, are engaged in a deadly feud, with assassination campaigns targeting members of their militias across Iraq’s Shiite southern heartland. Paradoxically, the current stalemate is in part a consequence of parties moving away from sectarian-oriented groups. In the past, Shiite alliances would form a united front to negotiate with Sunni and Kurdish blocs. But this time, alliances have crossed sectarian lines, inflaming tensions within each sect. In the absence of an agreement, many fear violent protests by al-Sadr’s large grassroots following and potential clashes with Iran-backed militias. In a May 16 speech, a visibly frustrated al-Sadr pledged never to strike a deal with his rivals. He also alluded to the capabilities of his own militia, Saraya Salam, which recently opened the doors for recruits in Babylon and Diyala provinces. Al-Sadr was also angered by a recent Iraqi Supreme Court decision prohibiting the caretaker government from drafting and passing laws. This effectively struck down an emergency food bill needed for the caretaker government to use public funds to pay for food items and buy energy from Iran in the absence of a budget. Al-Sadr, who had pushed the bill, saw the court's decision as a move leaning toward the Framework. However, in a small win for al-Sadr, Parliament convened late Wednesday and passed the food security bill. Iraqi militia leaders speak privately of concerns that the stalemate could ignite street protests by supporters of al-Sadr and dissolve into violence between them and rival armed Shiite militias.Iraq has in the past seen protracted political wrangling among rival groups on choosing a new president and prime minister, though the current stalemate in electing a president is the longest yet. This time, Iran has not been able to mend rifts between Shiite rivals — a role that used to fall to the top Iranian general, Qassem Soleimani, who was killed in a U.S. drone strike in January 2020. At least three trips to Iraq by Soleimani's successor to mediate among Shiites failed to produce a breakthrough.Recently, Tehran cut 5 million cubic meters of gas exports to Baghdad, citing non-payment issues. Iraq's Electricity Minister Adel Karim told The Associated Press last month he had no idea how Iraq would pay the nearly $1.7 billion in arrears before the scorching summer months. Meanwhile, the independents — parties drawn from the 2019 protest movement who ran under the so-called Imtidad list and won nine seats in the 329-seat legislature — seem to have lost their way. They had sworn to become a formidable opposition force to represent the protesters' demands in parliament. The head of the movement, Alaa Rikabi, recently froze his position after members resigned over his vote in favor of electing Halbousi as parliament speaker. The protesters see Halbousi as complicit in the killings of activists during the protests. A spokesman for Imtidad, Rasoul Al-Saray, said the two Shiite blocs want to use the independents “to cover their failure to form a government.” Some independents have said they faced threats and fear for their lives; one said he was offered tens of thousands of dollars in way of bribes to side with the anti-Sadrist group. The independents spoke anonymously, fearing for their safety.With prospects for a consensus government dwindling, some have floated the option of new elections. 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All the Indians living in gulf countries are safe and do not have to worry,\\\" the union minister said.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" After the row erupted, the BJP asserted that it respects all religions and strongly denounces the insult of any religious personality.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" Sharma unconditionally withdrew her controversial statement and claimed her comments were a reaction to the \\\"continuous insult and disrespect towards our Mahadev (Lord Shiva)\\\".\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" On Tuesday, Sharma said she respects the party' decision.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \" \\\"I have practically grown up in the organisation. 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The Opposition has been demanding strict legal action against Sharma and has accused the ruling BJP of harming India's image with its politics of hatred'' after many Muslim countries lodged their protest on the issue and issued statements criticising the alleged derogatory remarks made during a TV debate. Asserting that the controversy had not impacted the NDA dispensation as Sharma was not a government functionary, Union Minister Piyush Goyal said ''good relations would continue with the countries even as Malaysia, Iraq and Libya joined over a dozen Muslim nations in condemning the comments. Delhi-based Sharma has been summoned by the Mumbra police in Thane, neighbouring Mumbai, to record her statement before the investigating officer on June 22 in connection with an FIR registered against her, a Thane police official said. Also, the Mumbai Police has asked a news channel to hand over the video clip of Sharma of the alleged objectionable statements made by her during a TV debate in connection with another FIR at Pydhonie police station. A Delhi Police official, meanwhile, said that Sharma and her family have been provided police security after she alleged that she has been receiving threats and was being harassed over her remarks Police said on May 28, its cyber cell unit received a complaint from Sharma against various persons about death threats and targeted hatred after which an FIR was registered under various IPC sections including 506 (criminal intimidation). The BJP had on Sunday suspended Sharma and expelled its Delhi unit media head Naveen Kumar Jindal who again claimed on Tuesday that he and his family members have been receiving death threats on social media platforms. The BJP action came as the row over their alleged derogatory remarks against Prophet Mohammad escalated with protests from several Muslim countries and groups. India continued to grapple with the international fallout on Tuesday, with the Indian Missions in these countries maintaining that the controversial remarks do not, in any manner, reflect the views of the Government of India and noting that vested interests that are against India's bilateral ties with these nations have been inciting the people using these comments. Union Minister Piyush Goyal too stressed that good relations will continue with the Gulf countries that have reacted sharply to the issue. I don't think that this statement was made by any government functionary and, therefore, it has no impact on the government and necessary action has been taken by the party, Goyal, Minister for Commerce and Industry told, reporters in Kochi, Kerala when asked about the controversy. He said the External Affairs Ministry has clarified the issue. The Foreign Office has come out with a clear clarification on that remark and the BJP has taken the necessary action in this regard. With all these countries, we have a very good relationship and our relations will continue to be very good, he said. When asked about a social media campaign to boycott Indian products in the wake of the row, the minister said he has not heard of any such thing. They have only mentioned that such a statement should not be made and accordingly, action has been taken against the person who made the comments. All the Indians living in gulf countries are safe and do not have to worry, the union minister said. After the row erupted, the BJP asserted that it respects all religions and strongly denounces the insult of any religious personality. Sharma unconditionally withdrew her controversial statement and claimed her comments were a reaction to the continuous insult and disrespect towards our Mahadev (Lord Shiva). On Tuesday, Sharma said she respects the party' decision. I have practically grown up in the organisation. I respect and accept its decision,'' she said. Qatar, Iran and Kuwait had on Sunday summoned India's Ambassadors and expressed their strong protest and condemnation of the controversial remarks. In response to a statement issued by the Parliamentary Committee on Awqaf and Tribals of Iraq on the controversial tweets, the Indian embassy there said that in line with our civilisational heritage and strong cultural traditions of unity in diversity, Government of India accords the highest respect of all religions. Strong action has already been taken against those who made derogatory remarks. A statement has also been issued by concerned quarters emphasising respect for all religions, denouncing insults to any religious personality or demeaning any religion or sect, it said. Vested interests that are against India-Iraq relations have been inciting the people using these derogatory comments. We should work together against such mischievous elements who aim to undercut the strength of our bilateral ties, said the statement. Egypt-based Arab Parliament also expressed its strong condemnation and rejection of the irresponsible remarks issued by the spokeswoman of India's ruling (BJP) against Prophet Mohammad. On Monday, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, the Maldives, the UAE, Jordan, Bahrain, Oman and Afghanistan too had condemned the remarks. Responding to a query on the issue, Stephane Dujarric, Spokesman for the UN Secretary-General, said, “I've seen stories. 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However, the phrase fringe elements is not there in the statement issued by the Indian embassy in Iraq.Libya's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in a statement strongly condemned the insulting remarks and called for the consolidation of the values of tolerance and coexistence and the rejection of the discourse of violence and hatred.Egypt-based Arab Parliament also expressed its strong condemnation of, and rejection of the irresponsible remarks issued by the spokeswoman of India's ruling (BJP) against Prophet Mohammad. In a statement, the Arab Parliament affirmed that such remarks fully contradict the principle of tolerance, and interfaith dialogue, and lead to hate, Kuwait's state-run KUNA news agency reported.Malaysia's Foreign Ministry on Tuesday condemned the derogatory remarks by politicians in India against the Prophet. In a statement, the Foreign Ministry said it summoned India's High Commissioner on Tuesday to convey Malaysia's total repudiation over this incident.Malaysia welcomed the decision by the ruling party to suspend the party’s officials due to their provocative remarks that has generated rage among Muslims, the statement added.Malaysia also called upon India to work together in ending the Islamophobia and cease any provocative acts in the interest of peace and stability, it added.In Turkiye, the ruling Justice and Development Party spokesperson Omer Celik described the statements against the Prophet as an insult to all Muslim.On Monday, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, the Maldives, the UAE, Jordan, Bahrain, Oman and Afghanistan condemned the controversial remarks against Prophet Mohammad, stressing the importance of respecting all religious beliefs.Qatar, Iran and Kuwait on Sunday summoned India's Ambassadors and the expressed their strong protest and condemnation of the controversial remarks.The BJP on Sunday suspended its national spokesperson Nupur Sharma and expelled its Delhi media head Naveen Kumar Jindal after their controversial remarks against the Prophet.Amid protests by Muslim groups over the remarks, the party also issued a statement aimed at assuaging the concerns of minorities and distancing itself from these members, asserting that it respects all religions and strongly denounces the insult of any religious personality.The controversial remarks also sparked a Twitter trend in the Arab world calling for a boycott of Indian products.","portalUser":{"id":"rgkwRLMU8bE","name":"PTI","username":"presstrustofindia","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/opoyi_WQDSboZhJ.jpg","role":8},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":null,"keywords":"Iraq,Libya,Malaysia,Muslim,India,Indian,Kuwait,Qatar,Turkiye,Prophet Mohammad","originalPublishedOn":"2022-06-07T13:54:05.011880+00:00"}},{"node":{"id":"Zj5yD6tTWU6b","slug":"english/iraq-libya-join-over-a-dozen-muslim-countries-in-condemning-controversial-remarks-against-prophet","title":"Iraq, Libya join over a dozen Muslim countries in condemning controversial remarks against Prophet","postType":1,"coverMedia":null,"coverCaption":null,"reactionStats":"{\"like_count\":0,\"heartbreak_count\":0,\"laugh_count\":0,\"sad_count\":0,\"angry_count\":0}","updatedOn":"2022-06-07T11:24:05.722202+00:00","highlightSummary":null,"highlightSummaryFlag":0,"breakingSponsored":0,"coverMediaType":null,"reactionsCount":0,"commentsCount":0,"lastComment":null,"isUpdated":false,"lastCommentUser":null,"trustScore":1,"fakeTrust":0,"content":"{\"time\": 1654601044.634534, \"blocks\": [{\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Dubai, Jun 7 (PTI) Iraq and Libya have joined over a dozen Muslim countries in condemning the controversial remarks made by now-suspended and expelled BJP leaders against Prophet Mohammad.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"In response to a statement issued by the Parliamentary Committee on Awqaf and Tribals of Iraq on the controversial tweets, the Spokesperson of the Embassy of India in Iraq on Monday clarified that the tweets do not, in any manner, reflect the views of the Government of India.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"The Iraqi statement said that \\\"these abuses, malicious and disgraceful acts will have serious repercussions and, if not contained, may lead to dire consequences that will have unimaginable consequences for the peaceful coexistence, as well as increase strife and tensions between peoples,\\\" according to the official Iraqi News Agency - INA.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"The Indian embassy in its statement said that \\\"in line with our civilisational heritage and strong cultural traditions of unity in diversity, Government of India accords the highest respect of all religions. 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Because of U.S. sanctions against Iran, Iraq must also qualify for sanctions waivers in order to pay Tehran for its energy exports. In the summer of 2018, Iraq's failing power grid was a key reason behind violent protests in the southern oil-rich province of Basra. 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The U.S. Senate rejected a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"In 2016, Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump claimed their parties’ presidential nominations following contests in New Jersey, California, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota and South Dakota.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Ten years ago: Attorney General Eric Holder clashed with Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee seeking more information about a flawed gun-trafficking investigation in Arizona known as “Operation Fast and Furious.” Bob Welch, a former member of Fleetwood Mac who went on to write songs and record several hits during a solo career, died in Nashville.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"Five years ago: President Donald Trump announced his choice to replace James Comey a day ahead of the ousted FBI director’s congressional testimony, tapping Christopher Wray, a white-collar defense lawyer with a strong law enforcement background. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for a stunning pair of deadly attacks on Iran’s parliament and the tomb of its revolutionary leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Keith Urban picked up four CMT Music Awards in Nashville, including video of the year.\"}}, {\"type\": \"paragraph\", \"data\": {\"text\": \"One year ago: A unanimous Supreme Court ruled that thousands of people living in the U.S. for humanitarian reasons were ineligible to apply to become permanent residents. Maggie Murdaugh, 52, and her son Paul Murdaugh, 22, from a prominent South Carolina legal family, were found shot and killed on their family’s land. (In the aftermath of the deaths, Maggie Murdaugh’s husband, Alex Murdaugh, would be jailed on dozens of charges, including the theft of millions of dollars in legal settlements.) 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Today’s Highlight in History: On June 7, 1965, the U.S. Supreme Court, in Griswold v. Connecticut, struck down, 7-2, a Connecticut law used to prosecute a Planned Parenthood clinic in New Haven for providing contraceptives to married couples. On this date: In 1712, Pennsylvania’s colonial assembly voted to ban the further importation of slaves. In 1776, Richard Henry Lee of Virginia offered a resolution to the Continental Congress stating “That these United Colonies are, and of right ought to be, free and independent States.” In 1848, French painter and sculptor Paul Gauguin was born in Paris.In 1892, Homer Plessy, a “Creole of color,” was arrested for refusing to leave a whites-only car of the East Louisiana Railroad. (Ruling on his case, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld “separate but equal” racial segregation, a concept it renounced in 1954.) In 1929, the sovereign state of Vatican City came into existence as copies of the Lateran Treaty were exchanged in Rome. In 1942, the Battle of Midway ended in a decisive victory for American naval forces over Imperial Japan, marking a turning point in the Pacific War.In 1967, author-critic Dorothy Parker, famed for her caustic wit, died in New York at age 73.In 1981, Israeli military planes destroyed a nuclear power plant in Iraq, a facility the Israelis charged could have been used to make nuclear weapons. In 1993, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that religious groups could sometimes meet on school property after hours. Ground was broken for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland. In 1998, in a crime that shocked the nation, James Byrd Jr. a 49-year-old Black man, was hooked by a chain to a pickup truck and dragged to his death in Jasper, Texas. (Two white men were later sentenced to death; one of them, Lawrence Russell Brewer, was executed in 2011 and the other, John William King, was executed in April 2019. A third defendant received life with the possibility of parole.)In 2006, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi (AH’-boo MOO’-sahb ahl-zahr-KOW’-ee), the founder of al-Qaida in Iraq, was killed by a U.S. airstrike on his safe house. The U.S. Senate rejected a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage.In 2016, Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump claimed their parties’ presidential nominations following contests in New Jersey, California, Montana, New Mexico, North Dakota and South Dakota.Ten years ago: Attorney General Eric Holder clashed with Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee seeking more information about a flawed gun-trafficking investigation in Arizona known as “Operation Fast and Furious.” Bob Welch, a former member of Fleetwood Mac who went on to write songs and record several hits during a solo career, died in Nashville.Five years ago: President Donald Trump announced his choice to replace James Comey a day ahead of the ousted FBI director’s congressional testimony, tapping Christopher Wray, a white-collar defense lawyer with a strong law enforcement background. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for a stunning pair of deadly attacks on Iran’s parliament and the tomb of its revolutionary leader, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. Keith Urban picked up four CMT Music Awards in Nashville, including video of the year.One year ago: A unanimous Supreme Court ruled that thousands of people living in the U.S. for humanitarian reasons were ineligible to apply to become permanent residents. Maggie Murdaugh, 52, and her son Paul Murdaugh, 22, from a prominent South Carolina legal family, were found shot and killed on their family’s land. (In the aftermath of the deaths, Maggie Murdaugh’s husband, Alex Murdaugh, would be jailed on dozens of charges, including the theft of millions of dollars in legal settlements.) An express train barreled into another train that had derailed minutes earlier in southern Pakistan, killing more than 60 people.Today’s Birthdays: Movie director James Ivory is 94. Actor Virginia McKenna is 91. Singer Tom Jones is 82. 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And we must,” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on his plane following his Saturday visit to Azerbaijan.Without giving a specific timeline, Erdogan said that Turkey would launch a cross-border operation against the Syrian Kurdish People’s Protection Units, or YPG, which it considers a terrorist group linked to an outlawed Kurdish group that has led an insurgency against Turkey since 1984. That conflict with the Kurdistan Workers' Party, PKK, has killed tens of thousands of people. However, the YPG forms the backbone of U.S.-led forces in the fight against the Islamic State group. American support for the group has infuriated Ankara and remains a major issue in their relations. Turkey considers the PKK and the YPG to be one and the same. “All coalition forces, leading with the U.S. have provided these terror groups a serious amount of weapons, vehicles, tools, ammunition and they continue to do so. The U.S. has given them thousands of trucks,” Erdogan said.He warned that Turkey wouldn’t need anyone’s permission to fight terror. “If the U.S. is not fulfilling its duty in combating terror, what will we do? We will take care of ourselves,” he declared.Ankara has launched four cross-border operations into Syria since 2016. In 2019, an incursion into northeast Syria against the YPG drew widespread international condemnation, prompting Finland, Sweden and others to restrict arms sales to Turkey. Now Turkey is blocking the two Nordic countries' historic bid to join NATO because of the weapons ban and their alleged support for the Kurdish groups. Turkey has stepped up military operations against the PKK in northern Iraq where they are based. The PKK is considered a terror group by Turkey, the U.S. and the European Union. “Just as we are conducting operations in northern Iraq against the PKK and PKK's offspring, the same situation applies even more to Syria and is much more important,” Erdogan said.","portalUser":{"id":"8dFR8PhLJl4s","name":"AP","username":"associatedpress","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/AP-200x200_TbSS3S6KN.jpeg","role":8},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":{"latitude":"41.0138","longitude":"28.9497","name":"Istanbul,Turkey","city":"Istanbul"},"keywords":"Turkey,Syria,PKK,Kurdish,YPG,U.S.,Erdogan,Ankara,Syrian,Iraq","originalPublishedOn":"2022-05-29T12:18:13.672994+00:00"}},{"node":{"id":"DXBPhOuq0da4","slug":"english/severe-water-shortages-strain-wheat-harvest-in-iraq","title":"Severe water shortages strain wheat harvest in Iraq","postType":1,"coverMedia":"/Iraq-Wheat_Harvest_09041_Ewvz50MsU.jpg","coverCaption":"A combine harvester at the middle of a wheat field harvesting crops in Yousifiyah, Iraq Tuesday, May. 24, 2022. 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They were several grams lighter than he hoped. “It’s because of the water shortages,” he said, the farm machine roaring behind him, cutting and gathering his year’s wheat harvest. Chelab had planted most of his 10 acres (4 hectares) of land, but he was only able to irrigate a quarter of it after the Agriculture Ministry introduced strict water quotas during the growing season, he said. The produce he was growing on the rest of it, he fears, “will die without water.” At a time when worldwide prices for wheat have soared due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Iraqi farmers say they are paying the price for a government decision to cut irrigation for agricultural areas by 50%. The government took the step in the face of severe water shortages arising from high temperatures and drought — believed to be fueled by climate change — and ongoing water extraction by neighboring countries from the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. All those factors have heavily strained wheat production.Wrestling with the water shortage, Iraq’s government has been unable to tackle other long-neglected issues.Desertification has been blamed as a factor behind this year’s relentless spate of sandstorms. At least 10 have hit the country in the past few months, covering cities with a thick blanket of orange dust, grounding flights and sending thousands to hospitals. “We need water to solve the problem of desertification, but we also need water to secure our food supplies,” said Essa Fayadh, a senior official at the Environment Ministry. “We don’t have enough for both.” Iraq relies on the Tigris and Euphrates rivers for nearly all of its water needs. Both flow into Iraq from Turkey and Iran. Those countries have constructed dams that have either blocked or diverted water, creating major shortages in Iraq. Water Resources Minister Mahdi Rasheed told The Associated Press that river levels were down 60% compared to last year. For Chelab, less water has meant a smaller grain size and lower crop yields.In 2021, Chelab produced 30,000 tons of wheat, the year before that 32,000, receipts from Trade Ministry silos show. This year, he expects no more than 10,000. His crops are both rain-fed and irrigated via a channel from the Euphrates. Due to low precipitation levels, he has had to rely on the river water during the growing season, he said. Government officials say change is necessary. The current system has been inefficient and unsustainable for decades. Water scarcity is leaving them no choice but to push to modernize antiquated and wasteful farming techniques. “We have a strategic plan to face drought considering the lack of rain, global warming, and the lack of irrigation coming from neighboring countries as we did not get our share of water entitlements,” said Hamid al-Naif, spokesman at the Agriculture Ministry. The ministry took measures to devise new types of drought-resistant wheat and introduce methods to increase crop yields. “We are still dealing with irrigation systems of the 1950s. It has nothing to do with the farmers,” he said. “The state must make it efficient, we must force the farmer to accept it.” Iraqi farmers have historically been heavily dependent on the state in the production of food, a reliance that policymakers and experts said drains government funds. The Agriculture Ministry supports farmers by providing everything from harvesting tools, seeds, fertilizers and pesticides at a subsidized rate or for free. Water diverted from rivers for irrigation is given at no cost. The Trade Ministry then stores or buys produce from farmers and distributes it to markets. Wheat is a key strategic crop, accounting for 70% of total cereal production in the country. Planting starts in October and harvest typically begins in April and extends to June in some areas. 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At least one man's blurred face was seen in a video distributed by the ministry.Speaking at the airport, Albanian Interior Minister Bledi Cuci thanked U.S. authorities and Lebanese Gen. Abass Ibrahim, who has played a key role in the repatriation efforts.Kosovar Interior Minister Xhelal Zvecla did not give details on the Kosovar citizens repatriated but assured that specialized institutions would take care to “rehabilitate” and “de-radicalize” them.Cuci said 43 Albanian women and children whose husbands and fathers joined Islamic State group and most often have been killed in fighting have been brought back in four missions since 2018. Cuci said Albania had a list of citizens still in the camps and would continue efforts to bring them back.Kosovo has repatriated at least 121 people since 2019.“I would like to assure Albanians that we are determined to bring back from those camps any Albanians who has remained there, every child and every woman,” said Cuci.Hundreds of people from Albania and Kosovo joined the Islamic State and other groups fighting in Syria and Iraq in the early 2010s. 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Their relatives in Albania say 52 children are still in Syria, including the 13 being repatriated Friday.A few hundred Albanians joined the Islamic State and other groups fighting in Syria and Iraq in the early 2010s. 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(L.) used fake profiles to post “inciting photos and writings, public calls and propaganda to commit terror attacks against some important state institutions.”The suspect, considered to have “religious extremist inclinations, posted support for the Islamic State group and called for support for the war in Syria.The man was charged with terrorism offenses. If convicted, he faces up to 10 years in prison.No Albanians have joined extremist groups in Syria and Iraq in the past six to seven years, according to the authorities.Before that, scores of Albanians joined radical groups in Syria and Iraq, although mainstream religious leaders urged believers not to become members.About two-thirds of Albania’s 2.8 million inhabitants are Muslims.","portalUser":{"id":"8dFR8PhLJl4s","name":"AP","username":"associatedpress","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/AP-200x200_TbSS3S6KN.jpeg","role":8},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":{"latitude":"41.3275","longitude":"19.8189","name":"Tirana,Albania","city":"Tirana"},"keywords":"Syria,Albania,Iraq","originalPublishedOn":"2022-05-24T09:24:06.426212+00:00"}},{"node":{"id":"rn0I3GVazXk2","slug":"english/more-hardship-as-new-sandstorm-engulfs-parts-of-middle-east","title":"More hardship as new sandstorm engulfs parts of Middle East","postType":1,"coverMedia":"/APTOPIX_Iraq_Sandstorm_33996_lPgHkn-SE.jpg","coverCaption":"A man navigates his wheelchair on a street during a sand storm in Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, May 23, 2022. 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From Riyadh to Tehran, bright orange skies and a thick veil of grit signaled yet another stormy day Monday. Sandstorms are typical in late spring and summer, spurred by seasonal winds. But this year they have occurred nearly every week in Iraq since March. Iraqi authorities declared the day a national holiday, urging government workers and residents to stay home in anticipation of the 10th storm to hit the country in the last two months. The Health Ministry stockpiled cannisters of oxygen at facilities in hard-hit areas, according to a statement. The storms have sent thousands to hospitals and resulted in at least one death in Iraq and three in Syria's east. “Its a region-wide issue but each country has a different degree of vulnerability and weakness,” said Jaafar Jotheri, a geoarchaeologist at the University of Al-Qadisiyah in Baghdad. In Syria, medical departments were put on alert as the sandstorm hit the eastern province of Deir el-Zour that borders Iraq, Syrian state TV said. 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In a low-lying country with plenty of desert regions, the impact is almost double, he said.“Because of 17 years of mismanagement of water and urbanization, Iraq lost more than two thirds of its green cover,” he said. “That is why Iraqis are complaining more than their neighbors about the sandstorms in their areas.”___Associated Press writers Isabel DeBre in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and Bassem Mroue in Beirut contributed.","portalUser":{"id":"8dFR8PhLJl4s","name":"AP","username":"associatedpress","photo":"https://ik.imagekit.io/o8plo3y5if/AP-200x200_TbSS3S6KN.jpeg","role":8},"opinions":[],"liveblogStatus":true,"lastReply":null,"replyUser":null,"userMentions":[],"lastCommentMentions":null,"lastReplyMentions":null,"checkIn":{"latitude":"33.3406","longitude":"44.4009","name":"Baghdad,Iraq","city":"Baghdad"},"keywords":"Iran,Iraq,Syria,Riyadh,Tehran,Deir el-Zour,The Health Ministry,Jaafar Jotheri,the University of 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