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Kurdish fighters who have laid down their arms should be reintegrated into society, Turkish lawmakers urged in a key report released Wednesday, while avoiding any reference to an "amnesty". The recommendations of the cross-party parliamentary commission are meant to prepare the legal groundwork for peace moves between Turkey and the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). Last year the PKK formally renounced its armed struggle against Turkey after four decades of violence that claimed some 50,000 lives on both sides
In 2025, the ongoing contest between the United States and China moved from tariff skirmishes to a confrontation over strategic choke points.Washington expanded semiconductor export controls under the Biden administration, limiting China’s access to advanced chips, design software, and lithography tools. The Trump administration tightened these rules on Sept. 29, extending them to foreign affiliates. Beijing retaliated ten days later with new licensing requirements on rare-earth oxides, metals, and magnet products. The escalation jolted global markets and forced emergency consultations in Busan, South Korea, where both sides agreed to a tentative one-year suspension of their measures. The pause quieted financial The post The Burn and the Choke: Why Semiconductor Controls Will Outlast China’s Rare Earth Weapon appeared first on War on the Rocks
An expert said that India's growing cooperation with Brazil on critical minerals complements recent supply chain engagements with the United States, France and the European Union
Putin’s order books reveal plans for conflict well beyond Ukraine
Gaza death toll passes 75,000 as landmark peer-reviewed studies verify huge undercounts in official data
Starmer, on a trip to China, says businesses are 'crying out for ways to grow their footprints' in the country
The final vote on the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill is seen as too close to call
The war with Iran, which began on Friday night when the U.S. and Israel launched joint strikes against Tehran, entered its fourth day Tuesday, with CENTCOM reporting at least six U.S. servicemen killed. Reports suggest that number is an undercount. The Iranian Red Crescent Society reported that the death toll in Iran is already at […] The post Iran War Enters Fourth Day appeared first on The American Conservative