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What is the content of the tweets that Canan Kaftancıoğlu was sentenced for?
There are lots of articles writing about the prosecution of Canan Kaftancıoğlu. For example this, this and this all come right after their wikipedia page when I search her name.
I'm not doing a very ...
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How can a country prove to the domestic and international audience that they shot down five air force jets of another country?
Suppose Pakistan shot down five Indian combat jets using beyond-visual-range (BVR) missiles launched from within Pakistani territory, with the debris falling inside India.
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Can the president of the United States be guilty of insider trading?
For almost one year now, I have closely observed developments on stock markets. I mainly focused on major indices such as the Dow Jones and DAX (I am from Germany). Both indices suffered losses during ...
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What economics experts told Trump that his Tariff Strategy will result in a booming American economy?
President Trump has often said that the "experts" tell him that his global tariff strategy (minimum 10%) will result in economic prosperity for the US.
I can find several experts who ...
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Why can't Kashmir just be an independent country?
Note: I'm using "Kashmir" to refer to some combination of (or parts of) Jammu, Kashmir, Ladakh, and/or any other disputed territories in that general region. Anything that's not understood ...
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Did any US president win the election without extensive campaigning?
I believe it's true that every elected president has survived the campaign trail, so I'm not sure how useful a metric that is. – @Avi in a comment.
I'm curious if that's an accurate belief. Limiting ...
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Could France ask India for the return of the Rafales India purchased from France?
After French officials admitted that a Dassault Rafale fighter jet belonging to India was shot down by Pakistan, could it be possible for France to demand the return of the rest of the India's Rafales?...
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Why doesn't India claim this portion of Kashmir?
India claims the entirety of the territory of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir on the basis of the princely state's Instrument of Accession, signed by Maharaja Hari Singh in 1947.
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Why is the President's inauguration always on the 20th of January after the Presidential election?
Since 1937, the President has been sworn into office on the 20th of January after the presidential election. Why is this so?
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Are import tariffs on services a real thing currently?
Recently, import tariffs on goods to and from the US are a very popular topic, because the US President Trump announced quite big tariffs (roughly 10-100%) at the beginning of April and later ...
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When are the presidential election results official?
Every single newspaper is saying that “Joe Biden is elected the 46th president of the United States”, but Trump will fight this any way he can.
My question: When are the results official with no ...
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Why did India think it would be able to contain the retaliation from Pakistan? [closed]
As a naive person in the area of politics and military, I am really confused regarding why India thought it could attack Pakistan and would be able to contain the retaliation from Pakistan.
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How many U.S. fighter jets were lost in combat against the Houthis before the ceasefire agreement? [closed]
Prior to the May 6, 2025, ceasefire announcement by President Donald Trump that ended U.S. hostilities against the Houthis, the U.S. conducted sustained airstrikes as part of Operation Rough Rider.
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Why does the Trump administration have a comparatively balanced and diplomatic approach on the India-Pakistan issue?
In recent times, if we see the Trump administration's response to international conflicts, it has been very decisive, and President Trump has been very vocal about their approach. For example:
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Is the "Dinner with Trump" campaign legal? [closed]
Short of it seems to be that Trump has offered himself, as President of the United States, to the highest investors in a meme coin named after himself.
Source: João da Silva, Trump crypto soars as ...
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