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South Sudan army threat to 'spare no-one' condemned
The United Nations says it is gravely concerned after a senior military leader in South Sudan urged his troops to "spare no-one" including…
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S&P 500, Dow open slightly higher with big tech results
The S&P 500 and the Dow opened slightly higher on Monday (Jan 26), as investors braced for a heavyweight run of earnings along with a…
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OUE Reit H2 DPU up 10.6% at S$0.0125
However, revenue falls 4.2% due to no contributions from Lippo Plaza Shanghai, which the Reit had divested The manager of OUE Real Estate…
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Trump Sends Border Czar to Minnesota as He Doubles Down After Shooting
“If I were President Trump, I would almost think about, OK, if the mayor and governor are going put our ICE officials in harm’s way and…
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Israel says it has retrieved remains of final Gaza hostage
The Israeli military says it has retrieved the body of the last remaining hostage in Gaza. It had been searching for Master Sgt Ran Gvili…
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Netanyahu convenes emergency meeting as haredi parties threaten to block state budget vote
Both haredi parties have threatened to withhold support for the state budget unless agreements are reached on the draft law to avoid…
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Morocco: a world-class successor for Walid Regragui
Morocco: a world-class coach to succeed Walid Regragui Morocco: a world-class successor for Walid Regragui The future of Walid Regragui at…
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Transcript: Trump Wrecks Own Case for Tariffs in Truly Weird Tirade
Sargent: To circle back to where this all started, Trump just revealed yet again that the whole thing is really absurd. So we talked…
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Congress Can Change the Cancer Story with a Vote
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“Infinite Jest” Has Turned Thirty. Have We Forgotten How to Read It?
In 2023, the writer Patricia Lockwood chafed at Wallace’s supposed sainthood in a long piece for the London Review of Books. The essay, in…
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Housing costs are crippling many Americans. Here's how the two parties propose to fix that
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s promises on affordability in 2024 helped propel him to a second term in the White House. Since then, Trump…
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Donald Trump Wants This Chaos. It Means More Power in His Hands.
These people are very clearly under orders, of at least the nudge and wink variety, to shoot first and ask questions later. Besides, when…
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Morton Feldman’s Music of Stillness
“I really don’t feel that it’s all necessary anymore,” Morton Feldman told an interviewer in 1972. “And so what I try to bring into my…
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Peter de Sève’s “New York’s Toughest”
For the cover of the February 2, 2026, issue, the artist Peter de Sève celebrates the brave souls who continue to work when the city is…
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Easter Island and the Allure of “Lost Civilizations”
She also formed a bond with a Rapanui prophetess named Angata, the leader of an uprising against the sheep-ranching operation then…
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Uganda's military chief denies army assaulted Bobi Wine's wife
Uganda's military chief Muhoozi Kainerugaba has denied claims that soldiers assaulted Barbara Kyagulanyi, the wife of opposition leader…
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Mapletree Logistics Trust Q3 DPU falls to S$0.01816
Amount distributable to unitholders declines 8.5% year on year to S$92.7 million in Q3 Mapletree Logistics Trust (MLT) posted a…
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Banking trio ends lower, weighing on STI
Across the broader market, decliners outnumber gainers 310 to 259 after 1.6 billion securities worth S$1.7 billion change hands Singapore…
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Icy conditions restrict transport across Germany
Heavy snowfall and freezing rain disrupted rush-hour traffic across large parts of Germany on Monday morning. Accidents became more…
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Japan is building the world’s fastest train - but will it ever come to Europe?
Japan is currently developing the world’s fastest train, the L0 Series, which is a Japanese maglev train being produced and tested by the…
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Daily life in subzero Kiev without heat or power amid Russian strikes
Snow is falling and night-time temperatures are dropping to as low as minus 20 degrees Celsius but hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians are…
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SoftBank stops talks to buy data centre firm Switch
O] SoftBank Group has halted talks about an acquisition of US data centre operator Switch, a setback to founder Masayoshi Son’s ambition…
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Seahawks under fire for sideline altercation during Rams game
The Seattle Seahawks are heading to Super Bowl LX after defeating the Los Angeles Rams 31-27. However, the victory didn’t come without its…
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AI-altered clip of India defence chief circulates online after Bangladesh-Pakistan meeting
India has said it was "keeping a close watch" after the air force chiefs of Bangladesh and Pakistan met in January 2026 following months…