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What should be done to improve safety for migrants traveling by boat?

TUNIS, Aug 23 (Reuters) - Eleven bodies have been recovered by Tunisia's coastguard after a boat carrying Tunisian migrants sank at the weekend en route to Italy, with three others still unaccounted for, the National Guard said on Sunday. Coastguard, military and civil protection teams, backed by two helicopters, continued to search for the missing. The boat, which set off early on Thursday with 15 mostly young people on board, sank off the Tunisian coast, and so far only one person was rescued alive, the head of a migrant rights group said on Saturday

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What are the potential impacts of military operations on public opinion and political choices regarding Iran?

The conditions on board the USS Abraham Lincoln have given Democrats a new attack line to criticize Republicans as the six-month war appears to have no end in sight with the midterm elections looming. Reports from last week indicated that sailors aboard the Lincoln, which was deployed to the Middle East before the war began, […]

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How might the U.S. increasing economic pressure on Iran affect its relationships with other countries?

DUBAI, Aug 20 (Reuters) - A threat by U.S. President Donald Trump to impose unprecedented economic warfare and isolation on Iran could have implications for countries that trade with it. Trump warned of economic consequences for any country that supports Iran. Here are some of Iran's main trading partners in recent years: CHINA China, the biggest buyer of Iranian oil, could face additional pressures from the U.S. over its purchases if Trump follows through on his promise

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