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Weekly Update by Mark Armstrong – January 10, 2025
Greetings from Tyler, Things are already happening fast and it’s not even January 20th yet. The last of Trump’s “criminal” cases was closed today, but not without giving the media something to crow about. The charges stand even though Trump doesn’t have to do anything, they can still call him a felon. Let’s see if…
Lebanese army walks political tightrope to disarm Hezbollah
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French pension reform plan triggers new strikes, protests
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Turkey Detains Six Suspected Of Spying On Uyghurs
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