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Ex-FIFA president calls for U.S. World Cup boycott

Rowan DuBois | staff writer Debates have been swirling around the 2026 World Cup, set to be held across North America in July. The most recent controversy developed as multiple top soccer officials hinted at a boycott of the tournament in response to United States President Donald Trump’s position on Greenland, which has been viewed as potentially threatening to NATO’s position as well as the … Continue reading Ex-FIFA president calls for U.S. World Cup boycott

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Staff Editorial – We should help Ukraine in more ways than one

Staff Editorial March 24, 2022 As Ukraine is continually bombarded with Russian aggression, the United States as a part of NATO has decided to intervene. One way in which the U.S. has offered aid is in the form of security assistance. But how far is the U.S. willing to go to help their allies?  According to whitehouse.gov, President Biden announced that an additional $800 million … Continue reading Staff Editorial – We should help Ukraine in more ways than one

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Facing a familiar foe: America should look to avoid war with Russia

by Zachary Petroff | staff columnist March 3, 2022 Russia’s aggressive invasion of Ukraine highlights two very disturbing realities that display a level of woeful ignorance rooted with misguided machismo. There are factions of this country, who also happen to land on a certain political spectrum that have expressed a certain level of affection for Vladimir Putin, likening the former Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti (KGB) operative … Continue reading Facing a familiar foe: America should look to avoid war with Russia

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The geopolitical war rages on: Russia, Ukraine and NATO

Mia Lubrani | staff columnist Jan. 27, 2022 There is a geopolitical war brewing on the border between Ukraine and Russia. The Russo-Ukrainian war has been an ongoing conflict in Europe since roughly 2014, when the southern Black Sea port territory of Crimea was annexed by Putin. Lately, Russian troops and politics have been interfering in the sovereignty of their neighbor state. Ukraine joined the … Continue reading The geopolitical war rages on: Russia, Ukraine and NATO

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Throwback Thursday: The most important stories of the 1990s

Raymond Arke | News Editor 10/26/17 Most of the students at Duquesne were learning to walk and talk during the 1990s, so The Duke News section takes a look back at the big events of the decade that still impact the world today. The First Gulf War aka Operation Desert Storm (1991) Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein invaded the small, oil-rich country of Kuwait drawing worldwide … Continue reading Throwback Thursday: The most important stories of the 1990s

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