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Turkey’s vulnerable lira plunges to record low after central bank sackings (Nazlan Ertan, Al Monitor)

Turkey’s embattled currency hit its lowest-ever rate of 9.19 against the US dollar Thursday morning following a midnight presidential decree firing three high-level central bank bureaucrats...

Diverse Israeli cabinet produces unheard-of alliances (Afif Abu Much, Al Monitor)

Over 2,500 medical residents announced their resignation Oct. 7, following the failure of talks with Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz to shorten the length of their shifts....

Libya Stabilization Act could have major impact on war-torn country (Sabina Henneberg, Al Monitor)

On Sept. 28, the US House of Representatives passed the Libya Stabilization Act. This bipartisan legislation requires the American president to impose sanctions upon foreign...

EU sends diplomat to Tehran as uncertainty grows over Iran deal (Al Monitor)

One of the European Union's senior diplomats, Enrique Mora, was in Tehran Oct. 14 to promote restarting the long-halted negotiations on restoring the Iran nuclear...

Israel, Sudan discuss next steps for normalization (Rina Bassist, Al Monitor)

Sudanese Justice Minister Nasredeen Abdulbari met Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister Idan Roll and Regional Cooperation Minister Esawi Frej in Abu Dhabi Oct. 13 in a...

UN chief delayed ASEAN meeting to avoid Myanmar army envoy (Al Jazeera)

UN chief Antonio Guterres asked to postpone a virtual meeting with Southeast Asian ministers at the last minute to avoid signalling any recognition of...

Tens of thousands in Georgia demand Saakashvili’s release (Al Jazeera)

Tens of thousands of Georgians have rallied in the capital Tbilisi to demand the release of jailed ex-president and opposition leader Mikheil Saakashvili. Chanting Saakashvili’s...

US elected to UN Human Rights Council that Trump quit (Al Jazeera)

The United States has been elected to the United Nations Human Rights Council for the first time since the Trump administration quit the international body in...

US eyes ‘aspirational’ refugee resettlement goal (Jihan Abdalla, Al Jazeera)

Making good on a campaign promise, President Joe Biden last week formally announced that the United States would allow up to 125,000 refugees into the country...

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