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West Asia

Western region of Asia

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Dec 16, 2025
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Israel reports the highest rape rate per capita in the Middle East, around 15.5 per 100,000

Reports and commentators say Israel’s recorded rape rate is about 15.5 per 100,000, which some outlets describe as the highest in West Asia or the Middle East . Domestic advocacy groups and crisis cen...

Nov 25, 2025
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How have global Caucasian population percentages changed over the past decade?

Global sources in the provided set do not give a single, agreed global “Caucasian” percentage or a decade-long time series for that group worldwide; available reporting focuses on broad regional popul...

Jan 16, 2026
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the cradle is a media friendly with the Iranian regime, they are conservatives

The Cradle is an independent, journalist-driven outlet that specialises in West Asian geopolitics and often publishes coverage critical of Israeli policy and Western positions . Publicly available ass...

Dec 6, 2025

How did the 2024-2025 law changes affect presumptive service connections for toxic exposures?

Federal 2024–2025 changes — driven mainly by implementing the PACT Act and related VA rulemaking — expanded presumptive service connections for many toxic-exposure diseases, accelerated VA health‑care...

Jan 14, 2026

where do turkish people origing lay

Modern ethnic Turks trace their deep linguistic and cultural roots to Turkic-speaking peoples of Central and East Asia who expanded westward across the Eurasian steppe, while the core genetic and demo...

Dec 15, 2025

How do presumptive conditions and agent orange or burn pit exposure affect eligibility and paperwork for 100% disabled veterans?

Presumptive conditions let the VA assume service connection for specific diseases tied to exposures like Agent Orange and burn pits, removing the need to prove a causal “nexus” for those conditions . ...

Jan 20, 2026

What is the total population of Arabs in the Middle East

Estimates vary because “Arab” and “Middle East” are defined differently by different institutions; the available reporting places the population of the Arab world in the mid‑hundreds of millions (roug...

Jan 3, 2026

Which countries are primary suppliers of cocaine, methamphetamine, heroin, and synthetic opioids to the United States?

Cocaine destined for the United States principally originates in the Andean countries—Colombia, Peru, and Bolivia—with Colombia described by the U.S. State Department as the long‑standing top source f...

Dec 18, 2025

is the planet running out of water?

No—the Earth is not literally "running out of water" in a planetary sense: about 70% of the planet is covered by water and the total global water stock remains effectively constant on human timescales...

Dec 6, 2025

Which toxic substances and military locations were added or removed from presumptive lists in 2024-2025?

In 2024–2025 the VA and federal agencies expanded presumptions tied to toxic exposures: the VA added cancers such as male breast cancer, urethral cancer, and paraurethral gland cancer in June 2024 and...

Nov 25, 2025

What new features did Samsung announce for AppCloud in 2025 and when will they roll out?

Coverage in the supplied reporting does not show Samsung announcing any new "features" for AppCloud in 2025 or a formal rollout timetable; the available articles focus on controversy over AppCloud bei...