GZERO World S2 E12: A Tale of Two Civil Wars
Civil war has raged in Syria and Yemen for years. Though each conflict is distinct, there are some striking similarities. Today, we go deep on both. Then on Puppet Regime, all systems go for Space Force!
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Chancellor-designate Friedrich Merz (CDU) is standing in the Bundestag election for Chancellor. CDU leader Friedrich Merz has failed the first round of voting in the Bundestag election for Chancellor.
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Christian Democratic Union leader Friedrich Merz did not become Germany’s chancellor as planned on Tuesday after at least 18 members of his coalition either abstained or voted against him.
Street vendors stand on a pirogue with goods to be sold at Kituku market, on the bank of Lake Kivu, in Goma, which is controlled by M23 rebels, in North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo March 21, 2025.
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The International Court of Justice on Monday rejected Sudan’s claims that the United Arab Emirates had violated the Genocide Conventions by allegedly supplying arms to the Rapid Support Forces, a rebel paramilitary group involved in ethnic violence in Darfur.
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The Israeli security cabinet on Monday approved a new plan for Gaza that entails using tens of thousands of additional troops in a fresh campaign that could end with Israel’s takeover of the entire enclave.
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