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Posts claiming S.Korea official sidelined in China share cropped photo
A photo of South Korean National Assembly Speaker Woo Won-shik at a massive military parade in China has sparked baseless online rumours…
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Sophie Rain Donates $10,000 to Help Build a Home for 67 Children in Africa
For most people, birthdays mean receiving gifts. For Sophie Rain, this year it meant giving one. Days before her 21st birthday on…
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Asia: Markets rally as Chinese stocks selloff eases
ASIAN markets mostly gained on Friday after an intense selloff of Chinese equities stalled this week, with rumours the country’s financial…
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Has India ‘weaponised water’ to deliberately flood Pakistan?
Islamabad, Pakistan – For the second time in three years, catastrophic monsoon floods have carved a path of destruction across Pakistan’s…
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Gavin Newsom surges as Democratic 2028 front-runner: Poll
California Governor Gavin Newsom is the favorite among the Democratic Party's possible primary contenders for the 2028 presidential…
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Israel takes 40% of Gaza City with eyes on military rule in forceful new offensive
Israel has 40% control of Gaza City, and the Israel Defense Forces are preparing to seize the entire area, an Israeli military…
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Trump: Zohran Mamdani likely to be New York mayor unless 2 opponents quit race
President Donald Trump said Thursday that he thinks Democrat Zohran Mamdani is likely to become New York City's next mayor unless two of…
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Why China’s world-beating stock rally is making investors anxious
WHEN a quiet resurgence in Chinese equities developed into a world-beating rally, it took many seasoned market watchers by surprise.…
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Israel and Moldova sign strategic wheat partnership to boost food security
Under the deal, Israel will contribute advanced seeds and agricultural expertise, while Moldova provides land, water, and labor. Israel…
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Colombia's Constitutional Court upholds bullfighting ban and adds cockfighting prohibition
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia's Constitutional Court on Thursday upheld a 2024 law banning bullfights in the South American country,…
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Warner Bros. Discovery sues AI firm for Batman, Superman copyright infringement
Warner Bros. Discovery has joined a key copyright infringement case that could test the legal bounds of using artificial intelligence to…
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Large-scale evacuation of Gazans from north Gaza, Gaza City to begin soon
Hamas distributed media messages to deter residents from moving south, in order to continue using them as human shields. The large-scale…
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How many Palestinian detainees from Gaza does Israel think are fighters?
Israeli military intelligence believes that only a quarter of the Palestinian detainees from Gaza held by Israel are fighters, according…
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Kennedy strikes back: HHS secretary battles outraged Democrats at hearing centered on vaccines
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. beat back Senate Democrats' blistering barrage of attacks Thursday accusing him…
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DOJ Responds to Secret Tape of Official Detailing Epstein Files Plan
First, Tillis skewered RFK Jr.’s decision to fire Susan Monarez as head of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, just weeks…
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Trump’s Fed Nominee Plays the Sycophant
Watching Stephen Miran testify Thursday before the Senate Banking Committee on his nomination to be a governor of the Federal Reserve, I…
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“Erupcja” Starts Charli XCX’s Acting Career on a High Note
One of the key works of the modern cinema, Roberto Rossellini’s “Voyage to Italy,” from 1954—starring Ingrid Bergman and George Sanders as…
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Trump’s Fed Pick Makes Stunning Confession About Keeping Two Jobs
Stephen Miran, President Donald Trump’s nominee for a vacant seat on the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors, said that he would keep his…
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Tech executives, but not Elon Musk, to attend Trump's Rose Garden dinner
President Trump is scheduled to dine with tech executives from Apple, Meta, Google and OpenAI on Thursday night at a White House event in…
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Mali files ICJ case against Algeria over the destruction of a military reconnaissance drone
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Mali’s transitional government said Thursday it has filed a case against Algeria at the International Court of…
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Indonesia's protests over the economy turn to police brutality
Protests in Indonesia sparked by economic hardship have elicited a heavy-handed response from police, triggering concerns that the…
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Israel military controls 40% of Gaza City, says spokesman
The Israeli military has operational control of 40% of the area of Gaza City, according to army spokesman Effie Defrin on Thursday. "The…
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Judge Stops Trump’s Sneaky Scheme to Strip Foreign Aid
A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump’s shady attempt to claw back funds through a rare legal move called a pocket…
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JD Vance Claims Senators Questioning RFK Jr. Are “Full of Shit”
Vice President JD Vance didn’t take well to senators pressing Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on his wanton mismanagement of the Department of…