Joshua Yasmeh
Los Angeles Bureau Chief at American Media Institute. Covering foreign policy. Iranian-American. [email protected] [email protected]
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The Downfall of Canada’s Dreamy Boyfriend
For Americans, Justin Trudeau’s undoing has been swift. For Canadians, it has been a long time coming.
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The Downfall of Canada’s Dreamy Boyfriend
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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Treated Again For Cancer
The 86-year-old justice just wrapped up weeks of treatment after a new cancerous tumor was found on her pancreas. Doctors say there's no evidence of cancer elsewhere.
'It's not legal': UN stands by as Turkey deports vulnerable Syrians
Government pressure leaves agency silent despite claims of forced returns of LGBT refugees and others under police crackdown
One Minute It Was an Afghan Wedding. The Next, a Funeral for 63.
In Afghanistan’s protracted war, weddings have provided a rare respite from the violence. On Saturday, a bomber took away even that.
The 14 Defiant Women Who Want To Change The Islamic Republic Of Iran
Fourteen women have called on Iran's supreme leader to resign after accusing the Islamic republic of "gender apartheid." At least two of them have reportedly been detained. One told RFE/RL the women will never backtrack on their demand despite being...
Armed forces in Kashmir are detaining children and molesting women and girls amid a state-wide blackout, report claims
The report, published Wednesday, was compiled from conversations with hundreds of Kashmiris after India cancelled their political autonomy.
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Armed forces in Kashmir are detaining children and molesting women and girls amid a state-wide blackout, report claims businessinsider.com/kashmir-forces… via @businessinsider
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Huawei technicians have been helping governments in Uganda and Zambia spy on their political opponents, a new report says
The Ugandan and Zambian governments reportedly enlisted help from Huawei employees to spy on their political opponents.
6 officers shot in "active and ongoing" standoff with gunman in Philadelphia
Police said the situation was still "active" and advised people to avoid the area
Democrats have been discussing the same ideas on guns for 25 years. It’s time to change that.
There should be a Medicare-for-all or Green New Deal for ending gun violence.
Winners and Losers of the Democratic Debate, Night 2
Our columnists and contributors give their rankings.
Officials: U.S. has intel that bin Laden's son, heir Hamza, is dead
The officials would not provide details of how Hamza bin Laden died or if the U.S. played a role. It is unclear if Washington has confirmed his death.
Jeffrey Epstein, Surrounded by Scientific Luminaries, Hoped to Seed Human Race With His DNA
Mr. Epstein, the accused sex trafficker, was fascinated by eugenics. He told scientists and others of his vision of using his New Mexico ranch to impregnate women.
Attorney General restores federal executions; Navajo man on death row
But a death penalty for crimes that occurred in Indian Country does not include consent from the tribes
Newsroom employees earn less than other college-educated US workers
Newsroom employees are more than twice as likely as other U.S. workers to be college grads. But they tend to make less money than college-educated workers in other industries.
Marianne Williamson Said Antidepressants Are Overprescribed For “Normal Human Despair”
“The 20s can be very hard, they’re not a mental illness. Divorce can be very difficult, losing a loved one, someone that you know died, someone left in a relationship and you’re heartbroken, that’s ve
HUMANITARIAN DISABILITY CHARTER
Charter on inclusion of persons with disabilities in humanitarian action. Key principles to make humanitarian action more inclusive of persons with disabilities
ITV News exclusive: Jacob Rees-Mogg issues style guide to staff
The new Leader of the House of Commons Jacob Rees-Mogg has instructed all staff in his new office to use imperial measurements and refer to ‘non-titled males’ as ‘esquire’.
Issuing a style guide in the first week of his job, he also bans colleagues...
Boris Johnson's father predicts son will get along with Trump: 'They've got the same kind of hairstyle'
Stanley Johnson, father of newly-elected U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, predicted Tuesday that his son will get along well with President Trump.
Between Regime and Rebels: A Survey of Syria’s Alawi Sect
The Assad regime’s heavy reliance on Alawis in the army units and militias dispatched to the front-lines, coupled with the community’s relatively small size, have resulted in disproportionate losses of the sect’s young men. In addition, corruption...