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Trump claims PM Modi has assured him ‘India won’t buy oil from Russia’

  • October 16, 2025
The US President said India’s oil purchases had indirectly helped sustain Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, saying the continued trade “lets Russia carry on with this ridiculous war where they’ve lost a million and a half people.” US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had assured him New Delhi would stop buying oil…
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Taliban display pants of Pak soldiers, Afghans vow to join Mujahideen

  • October 16, 2025
Though a fragile 48-hour ceasefire has taken hold, the tensions between Afghanistan and Pakistan are boiling after Pakistani airstrikes deep inside Afghan territory killed 15 civilians. Earlier, the Taliban overran Pakistani outposts and seized uniforms and weapons from the abandoned facilities. The trousers were displayed in public in Afghanistan. It’s no longer an Afghan-Pakistan border clash. It’s…
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Gavin Newsom Seeks Congressional Probe Of GOP “I Love Hitler” Texts, Slams VP Vance’s “Kids Do Stupid Things” Response And Says DOJ “Cannot Be Trusted”

  • October 16, 2025
The governor of California is daring the GOP-controlled Congress to open an investigation into “the vile and offensive” pro-Nazis, pro-rape and racist text messages recently revealed from Young Republican leaders across America. “Those text chats invoked sending people who disagree with the group ‘to the gas chamber,’ expressed ‘love [for] Hitler,’ and contained other overtly antisemitic exchanges,”…
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Diane Keaton’s cause of death revealed after shocking passing at age 79

  • October 16, 2025
Diane Keaton’s cause of death has been revealed. The “First Wives Club” actress died of pneumonia at age 79 on Saturday, Oct. 11, her family told People in a statement Wednesday. “The Keaton family are very grateful for the extraordinary messages of love and support they have received these past few days on behalf of their beloved…
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US plays down claims Hamas is violating ceasefire deal over hostage remains

  • October 16, 2025
The US has downplayed claims that Hamas is violating the ceasefire deal with Israel by not returning all the bodies of dead hostages. Only nine of the 28 dead hostages have been returned, with Hamas saying it needs time and specialised equipment to recover the others from the ruins of Gaza. The latest wo bodies returned on…
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Trump says he authorised CIA in Venezuela as Maduro says ‘no to regime change’

  • October 16, 2025
US President Donald Trump has confirmed a report he authorised the CIA to conduct covert operations inside Venezuela, provoking outrage from the South American nation’s leaders. US forces have already conducted at least five strikes on suspected drug-carrying boats in the Caribbean in recent weeks, killing 27 people. UN-appointed human rights experts have described the raids as…
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China sacks officials over viral Arc’teryx fireworks show in Tibet

  • October 16, 2025
Four Chinese officials have been dismissed over a fireworks display in the Himalayas last month by outdoor apparel brand Arc’teryx that drew heated criticism. Videos of brightly coloured fireworks that apparently resembled a “rising dragon” erupting over a lush Tibetan landscape had sparked environmental concerns and a boycott campaign. Arc’teryx and the Chinese pyrotechnics artist Cai Guo-Qiang,…
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China arrested 30 Christians. Some fear it’s the start of a bigger crackdown

  • October 16, 2025
Last Friday Grace Jin Drexel received a text from her father in China, the prominent pastor Jin Mingri, telling her to pray for another pastor who had gone missing. The text said that the other pastor had been detained while visiting the southern city of Shenzhen. “Shortly after that, I got a call from my mum. She…
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Pakistan and Afghanistan announce ceasefire after deadliest clashes in years

  • October 16, 2025
Pakistan and Afghanistan on Wednesday announced a ceasefire following days of the deadliest clashes in years that killed dozens of people on both sides of the border. The pause came after appeals from major regional powers, including Saudi Arabia and Qatar, as the violence threatened to further destabilize a region where groups, including the Islamic State group…
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Israel threatens to resume fighting if Hamas does not respect Gaza truce deal

  • October 16, 2025
Hamas said it would be unable to retrieve any more bodies from the ruins of Gaza without specialised equipment. Israel’s defence minister on Wednesday (Oct 15) threatened to resume fighting if Hamas does not honour the terms of a US-backed ceasefire that halted the war in Gaza. The statement from Defence Minister Israel Katz’s office came after…
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Trump Considers Overhaul of Refugee System That Would Favor White People

  • October 16, 2025
The proposals would transform a program aimed at helping the most vulnerable people in the world into one that gives preference to mostly white people who say they are being persecuted. The Trump administration is considering a radical overhaul of the U.S. refugee system that would slash the program to its bare bones while giving preference to…
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India-Taliban rapprochement sparks women’s rights debate

  • October 16, 2025
A men-only press conference with the Taliban foreign minister in New Delhi drew sharp rebuke from Indian media, forcing the religious hardline group to also invite female journalists. Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi began a week-long trip to India last Thursday in what’s the first diplomatic visit by a top leader of the Islamic fundamentalist group…
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Meet the AI chatbots replacing India’s call-center workers

  • October 16, 2025
At a startup office in this Indian city, developers are fine-tuning artificial-intelligence chatbots that talk and message like humans. The company, LimeChat, has an audacious goal: to make customer-service jobs almost obsolete. It says its generative AI agents enable clients to slash by 80% the number of workers needed to handle 10,000 monthly queries. “Once you hire…
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Data darkness in US spreads a global shadow

  • October 16, 2025
The U.S. government shutdown that has turned off the official flow of data could begin clouding the view for policymakers in Japan and other countries where insight into the fortunes of the world’s biggest economy informs the outlook for their own currencies, trade performance and inflation. What happens in America, in other words, doesn’t stay in America,…
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How the Houthis rule in Yemen: prisons, a personality cult, and pilfered food aid

  • October 16, 2025
Yemenis who have fled the Houthi-controlled area of this divided country paint a grim picture of life under the militant group. People are forced to attend rallies and chant death to America and Israel, pay crippling taxes and hand children over to become soldiers, they say. ADEN, Yemen – Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi paramilitary has been lionized at…
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US judge blocks Trump’s plan to lay off thousands of government workers

  • October 16, 2025
A federal judge in California on Wednesday ordered President Donald Trump’s administration to halt mass layoffs of federal workers during a partial government shutdown while she considers claims by unions that the job cuts are illegal. During a hearing in San Francisco, U.S. District Judge Susan Illston granted a request by two unions to block layoffs at…
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US revokes visas for six foreigners over comments made about Charlie Kirk’s death

  • October 15, 2025
The U.S. State Department said on Tuesday it had revoked the visas of six foreigners over social media comments made about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. The announcement of the revocations came as U.S. President Donald Trump posthumously awarded Kirk with the presidential medal of freedom, the highest civilian honor in the U.S., on what…
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Trump administration targets college prep program Republicans defended, sources say

  • October 15, 2025
President Donald Trump’s administration fired almost all 60 staff at a college-preparation program for low-income students in a wave of shutdown layoffs, two people familiar with the cuts told Reuters, targeting a service Republican lawmakers defended earlier this year. Trump promised last week to cut “some very popular Democrat programs that aren’t popular with Republicans,” during a…
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Exclusive: Assad government secretly moved mass grave to cover up killings, Reuters investigation finds

  • October 15, 2025
From 2019 to 2021, Syria’s authoritarian government carried out a secret operation to move tens of thousands of bodies from the exposed Qutayfah mass grave to a hidden site in the desert east of Damascus. The goal of the clandestine reburial was to hide evidence of atrocities as Bashar Assad tried to regain international standing. The Assad…
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Is Western influence on African democracy fading?

  • October 15, 2025
As Africa faces democratic setbacks and Western aid dries up, some argue the West’s influence was never as strong as assumed. Is it time to rethink who really shapes democracy on the continent? In early 2025, as the United States announced wide-ranging aid cuts that predominantly affected African nations, there were fears that Western interest and influence…
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Indian-origin strategic expert Ashley Tellis arrested in US over top secret files

  • October 15, 2025
US-India expert Ashley Tellis has been arrested for allegedly hoarding classified documents and meeting Chinese officials. The long-time adviser faces up to 10 years in prison if convicted. A prominent US analyst of Indian origin and longtime adviser on South Asia policy has been arrested for allegedly hoarding classified documents and meeting Chinese government officials, according to…
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JFK, Laguardia and Newark airports snub Noem’s government shutdown video as Hochul blasts ‘nakedly partisan’ spin

  • October 15, 2025
New York City-area airports are refusing to play Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s video blaming Democrats for the government shutdown – as Gov. Kathy Hochul slammed the DHS chief over the “false” and “nakedly partisan” message. John F. Kennedy International, LaGuardia, and New Jersey’s Newark Liberty International airports joined a growing list of travel hubs nationwide blocking…
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LEGEND GONE R&B icon D’Angelo dead at 51 after secret cancer battle as shocked music world pays tribute to ‘revolutionary’ artist

  • October 15, 2025
LEGENDARY soul artist D’Angelo has died at the age of 51. The singer died on Tuesday from pancreatic cancer at his home in New York City, his manager confirmed to The U.S. Sun. “This is a monumental loss, not only for his family and loved ones but for the millions around the world who were touched by…
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‘BRICS Was An Attack On Dollar’: Trump Justifies Imposition Of Tariffs

  • October 15, 2025
Trump criticised BRICS as an attack on the dollar, announced tariffs on BRICS nations, targeted China over soybeans, and called ABC fake news during talks with Javier Milei. “I’m very strong on the dollar, and anybody that wants to deal in dollars, they have an advantage over people that aren’t… anybody that wants to be in BRICS,…
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‘DEEPLY FLAWED’ Mystery of teacher Ellen Greenberg’s death deepens as suicide ruling upheld despite 23 stab wounds including in her BACK

  • October 15, 2025
A BRIDE-TO-BE who died after suffering from over 20 stab wounds, including some in her back, took her own life, according to a second death investigation. Outraged family members still aren’t convinced that schoolteacher Ellen Greenberg, 27, had died by suicide when her body was discovered in her Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, apartment on January 26, 2011. She was…
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‘You look great, but stop smoking’: Turkey’s Erdogan tells Italian PM Meloni, video goes viral

  • October 15, 2025
Turkish President Erdogan jokingly told Italy’s Giorgia Meloni to stop smoking, prompting laughter at the Gaza peace summit. A light-hearted exchange between Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni during the Gaza peace summit in Egypt has gone viral. In the short clip circulating on social media, Erdogan is seen greeting Meloni with…
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Donald Trump ‘plans to send Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine’ as NATO braces for WW3

  • October 15, 2025
US President Donal Trump is set to meet with Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelensky to discuss air defense and long-range capabilities. Donald Trump reveled in international praise after brokering peace in the Middle East during a successful visit to Israel on Monday. Global leaders rallied behind Mr. Trump at a subsequent summit in Sharm El-Sheikh, supporting his efforts…
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Death toll rises to 16 after factory fire in Bangladesh capital

  • October 15, 2025
A fire at a garment factory and a chemical warehouse in Bangladesh’s capital on Tuesday killed at least 16 people, the Fire Service and Civil Defense department said. Fire official Talha bin Jashim said Tuesday’s blaze happened in Dhaka ’s Mirpur area and is believed to have started on the third floor of the seven-story garment building.…
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Trump threatens to yank World Cup games from Boston though it’s up to FIFA to choose sites

  • October 15, 2025
President Donald Trump on Tuesday threatened to relocate World Cup matches set to be played next year in suburban Boston, after suggesting that parts of the city had been “taken over” by unrest. Foxborough, Massachusetts, home to the NFL’s New England Patriots and about 30 miles from Boston, is set to stage matches as the U.S. cohosts…
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Pakistan reports a new clash with Afghan forces along border

  • October 15, 2025
Clashes erupted Tuesday between Pakistani and Afghan forces in a remote northwestern border region, with state-run media in Pakistan accusing Afghan troops of opening “unprovoked fire” that was repulsed. Pakistani forces responded, damaging Afghan tanks and military posts, according to Pakistan TV and two security officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized…
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Hamas hands over hostage bodies after Israel threatens aid cut

  • October 15, 2025
Hamas has now handed over eight dead hostages to Israel, leaving at least 19 presumed dead and one unaccounted for in the Gaza Strip. Hamas handed over more bodies of deceased hostages to Israel on Tuesday (Oct 14), one sign of progress after a number of apparent setbacks in the day since United States President Donald Trump…
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As China and US impose rival port fees, global shipping industry braces for disruption

  • October 15, 2025
Analysts say Beijing has left room to negotiate and could adjust its fees based on Washington’s actions. As China and the United States begin charging additional port fees on Tuesday (Oct 14), analysts warn the global shipping industry faces growing uncertainty and turmoil – though Beijing’s exemption of domestically built vessels is expected to limit the impact.…
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Trump’s semiconductor tariff threat casts long shadow on Penang’s chip hub status

  • October 15, 2025
While Penang’s chief minister told CNA that the state retains strong interest from American and Chinese multinational corporations, experts fear that a substantial tariff rate by Washington for the semiconductor sector could diminish its role in the global supply chain. A threat by United States President Donald Trump to impose tariffs on semiconductor imports has cast a…
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BJP Leader Nishikant Dubey Accuses Pakistan Of Attacks On Schools & Health Workers In UNGA Speech

  • October 14, 2025
On Friday October 9, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, while addressing the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) , made baseless claims of downing seven Indian jets during the military confrontation with India in May. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and MP Nishikant Dubey on Monday strongly criticised Pakistan at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session in…
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‘Your appointment’s rescheduled’: Shutdown cancels US citizenship ceremonies

  • October 14, 2025
About a dozen of us walked into a US immigration office in Virginia on Saturday morning, people born all over the world excited to take the final step in becoming American citizens. We clutched our naturalisation notices as we filed through security and lined up at the check-in desk. Soon, we would raise our right hands and…
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SO IN LOVE Katy Perry breaks silence on Justin Trudeau romance during London gig with cheeky comment

  • October 14, 2025
KARY Perry broke her silence on her romance with Justin Trudeau with a cheeky onstage comment during her London concert. The superstar is currently on her Lifetimes world tour and took to the stage at London’s O2 Arena on Monday night. Addressing the crowd, the pop star said: “London, England, you’re like this on a Monday night…
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Pakistan-Afghanistan Border Clashes: What Triggered The Fighting And Could It Escalate?

  • October 14, 2025
The deadliest clashes in years erupted after alleged Pakistani airstrikes inside Afghanistan. With both sides trading blame, fears of escalation are growing In one of the deadliest escalations between Pakistan and Afghanistan in recent years, dozens of soldiers have been killed on both sides of the border following a night of heavy cross-border fighting. The clashes mark…
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX Successfully Launches Starship Test Flight, Makes Splashdown In Gulf Of Mexico

  • October 14, 2025
Elon Musk’s SpaceX successfully launched the 11th test flight of its Starship megarocket, which is part of the tech mogul’s ambitious vision to take humans to Mars. Elon Musk’s SpaceX successfully launched the 11th test flight of its Starship megarocket, in a mission aimed for the rocket to travel halfway around the world before dropping into the…
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From Streets to Exile: How Gen Z Protests Drove Madagascar’s President Out

  • October 14, 2025
The demonstrations began on September 25 over water and power shortages, but quickly escalated into wider anger over corruption, poor governance, and lack of basic services Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina fled the country on Monday stating that his life was under threat as the country remains embroiled in weeks-long protests led by the youth. The unrest, led…
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IRON CURTAIN Russia in ‘phase zero’ of WW3 as Putin’s tentacles spread over Europe with drones and ‘little green men’, experts warn

  • October 14, 2025
VLADIMIR Putin’s shadow war on the West is already under way as the Kremlin has entered what military experts call “Phase Zero”. It means Vlad is layering his ominous groundwork for a future conflict with Nato, as his tentacles spread across Europe through espionage, sabotage, drones, and unmarked troops. The chilling warning comes from the respected Institute…
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Shehbaz Sharif Behind Him, Trump Praises “Very Good Friend” PM Modi In Egypt

  • October 14, 2025
Trump, addressing a summit of world leaders at this Egyptian city after a ceasefire reached in Gaza ending the Israel-Hamas war, said from the podium that he thinks “India and Pakistan will live very nicely together”. US President Donald Trump on Monday praised India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi without naming him, saying “India is a great…
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Zelensky, Trump confirm plans to meet in Washington this week

  • October 14, 2025
President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed on Oct. 13 that he plans to meet his U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump, in Washington later this week, with Trump later confirming the meeting. The meeting, scheduled for Oct. 17, will follow two phone calls between the leaders regarding Ukraine’s air defenses and long-range capabilities in the wake of escalating Russian attacks. Talking…
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A photo worth a thousand words: Taliban minister with Indian female journalists

  • October 14, 2025
It’s often said that a picture can speak a thousand words. The one in Indian newspapers on Monday morning showing female journalists occupying front-row seats at the Afghan Taliban foreign minister’s press conference in Delhi is certainly one of those. The conference – the second press event by Amir Khan Muttaqi at the Afghan embassy in about…
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US backs ally Philippines after China warns over vessel clash

  • October 14, 2025
The United States said on Monday (Oct 13) it stood by its ally the Philippines and emphasised their mutual defence treaty after Chinese and Philippine vessels clashed amid heightened tensions in the disputed South China Sea. Earlier, China’s Foreign Ministry urged Manila not to challenge Beijing’s efforts to “safeguard its territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests”…
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Around 6,000 students in Malaysia infected with influenza, prompting school closures

  • October 14, 2025
Malaysia Health Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad said his ministry will discuss with the education ministry on further action to contain the spread of the virus in schools. Around 6,000 students in Malaysia have been infected with influenza and some schools have been closed for the safety of children and staff, an education ministry official said. “We already have extensive experience in dealing with infectious diseases from…
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How the EU wants to get Gen Z on board

  • October 14, 2025
Young Europeans are skeptical of the EU’s democratic institutions. Now, the bloc is trying to reach out and gain their support — can it succeed? For 18-year-old Aisling Giltinane from Ireland, cyberbullying is a deeply personal issue as she experienced it when she was younger. She jumped at the chance to join a small group of young…
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German businesses asked to repay COVID-19 emergency aid

  • October 14, 2025
During the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020, the German government provided billions in support to small businesses, the self-employed and freelancers. Now they are being asked to repay the aid. Many are resisting. Hairdresser Marion Alemeier still remembers March 23, 2020. It was day two of Germany’s first lockdown in an effort to contain the spread of COVID-19,…
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Dozens killed in Pakistan-Afghanistan clashes, border closed

  • October 13, 2025
Dozens of fighters were killed in overnight border clashes between Pakistan and Afghanistan, both sides said on Sunday, in the most serious fighting between the neighbours since the Taliban came to power in Kabul. The Pakistan military said that 23 of its soldiers were killed in the clashes. The Taliban said nine on its side were killed.…
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Chinese food and beverage firms flock to Singapore as first step in expansion drive

  • October 13, 2025
A record number of Chinese restaurants and cafes have flooded Singapore over the past year, using the island as a test bed for global expansion as they escape pallid consumer demand, extreme price competition and super-squeezed profit margins back home. Well-known firms such as Luckin Coffee (LC0Ay.D), and bubble tea major Mixue (2097.HK),  joined hotpot and mala…
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Partisan shutdown standoff ignores key risk to US stability: rising national debt

  • October 13, 2025
The ongoing shutdown debate between Democrats and President Donald Trump’s Republicans is largely avoiding the difficult fiscal issues clouding the country’s future – the rising national debt and the long-term financial health of Social Security and Medicare. The fifteenth partial federal govern since 1981 has been sparked by Democrats’ demand for spending, which would cost about $1.5…
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At least 44 people dead after torrential rains in Mexico

  • October 13, 2025
At least 44 people were killed in Mexico after days of heavy rains and flooding, the government said on Sunday. Torrential rains from tropical storms Priscilla and Raymond triggered landslides and flooding across five states. There were 18 people killed in Veracruz state, 16 in Hidalgo, nine in Puebla and one in Queretaro, a government statement said.…
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Trump says Holy Land at peace as last Israeli hostages swapped for Palestinian detainees

  • October 13, 2025
Hamas freed the last living Israeli hostages from Gaza on Monday under a ceasefire deal and Israel sent home busloads of Palestinian detainees, as U.S. President Donald Trumptold Israel’s parliament that peace had arrived in the Holy Land. The Israeli military said it had received all hostages confirmed to be alive, after their transfer from Gaza, by…
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Shooting at packed South Carolina bar kills 4 and injures at least 20 others

  • October 13, 2025
A mass shooting early Sunday at a crowded bar on an idyllic island considered to be the largest Gullah community on the South Carolina coast has left four people dead and at least 20 injured, officials said. A large crowd was at Willie’s Bar and Grill on St. Helena Island when sheriff’s deputies arrived and found many…
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Hillary Clinton heaps rare praise on President Trump for handling of Israel-Hamas peace deal: ‘I really commend’

  • October 13, 2025
Hillary Clinton heaped some rare praise on her former arch-enemy Donald Trump for his handling of the Gaza peace deal in a recent interview. “I really commend President Trump and his administration,” Clinton told CBS News 24/7 Friday. “As well as Arab leaders in the region, for making the commitment to the 20-point plan and seeing a…
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Palestinian president to attend Egypt summit on ending war in Gaza

  • October 13, 2025
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will attend an international summit in Egypt on Monday alongside Donald Trump and other world leaders to finalise an agreement aimed at ending the war in Gaza, his office has said. He was invited by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, who is leading the event in Sharm el-Sheikh alongside Trump. Leaders from more…
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Floods trap people in cars in Spain’s Catalonia region

  • October 13, 2025
Floods caused by torrential rain have left a number of people trapped in vehicles in Spain’s north-eastern Catalonia region, officials say. Videos on social media have emerged showing torrents of muddy water sweeping through the towns of La Ràpita and Santa Bàrbara in the Tarragona province, and moving everything in their path. The highest red alert has…
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Can Prabowo ‘clean up’ Indonesia’s problematic state-owned enterprises with new law, regulator?

  • October 13, 2025
President Prabowo Subianto has made reforming Indonesia’s state-owned enterprises a priority. Can a new regulator work with sovereign wealth fund Danantara to make it happen? On paper, the Indonesian state-owned company that Arif works for has enormous potential: A vast market in a country of 280 million people, decades of expertise and easy access to government funding.…
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More children with autism are joining mainstream schools, and parents are learning what it takes

  • October 13, 2025
CNA speaks to parents, educators and psychologists to explore the growing trend of children with autism entering mainstream schools – and the support and struggles that come with it. Nine-year-old Ethan (not his real name) has never once complained about going to school. Each morning, he heads off with enthusiasm and returns brimming with excitement, eager to…
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YouTube warns Australia social media ban will not keep children safe

  • October 13, 2025
Australia’s push to ban children from social media is “well intentioned” but will not make them safer online, video streaming giant YouTube warned on Monday (Oct 13). Prime Minister Anthony Albanese last year unveiled landmark laws that will ban under-16s from social media by the end of 2025. Popular platforms such as Facebook, TikTok and Instagram face…
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IS IT TRU LOVE? Katy Perry & Justin Trudeau kiss on yacht as couple go public with romance & are ‘constantly’ in contact

  • October 13, 2025
POP star Katy Perry and former Canadian PM Justin Trudeau are “constantly in contact” after they went public with their romance, The Sun can reveal. The pair were recently pictured kissing aboard her yacht, with cheeky Trudeau putting his hand on the singer’s bottom. And insiders last night told The Sun the pair have been secretly dating…
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The woman who wants to end Cameroon president’s 43-year rule

  • October 13, 2025
Tomaino Ndam Njoya, an experienced parliamentarian with international credibility, is confident she can achieve what many have failed to do over the past four decades: unseat President Paul Biya in Cameroon’s election. There was great surprise when Cameroon’s electoral commission announced the 12 candidates for the October 12 presidential election. For the third time in Cameroon’s political…
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Philippines says China rammed their ship in South China Sea

  • October 13, 2025
Manila has decried the incident as a “clear threat” from China, while Beijing insists the Philippines’ vessels bear “full responsibility” for the collision in the long-disputed naval region. The Philippines, on Sunday, accused a Chinese ship of deliberately colliding with a Philippine vessel anchored near an island in the disputed South China Sea. Chinese maritime forces used…
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After 100% Tariff Warning, Trump Says US Wants To Help China, Not Hurt It: ‘Don’t Worry’

  • October 13, 2025
In a post on Truth Social, Trump said that the “highly respected” President Xi Jinping just had a bad moment and he doesn’t want to put his country into depression. US President Donald Trump on Sunday said that the United States “wants to help China, not hurt it,” striking a conciliatory tone days after threatening an additional…
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‘Not Over’: Netanyahu’s Big Warning Ahead of Israeli Hostage Release

  • October 13, 2025
Acknowledging divisions within Israeli society, the Prime Minister called for national unity Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has warned that Israel’s military campaign “is not over,” on the eve of the expected release of all living Israeli hostages and hundreds of Palestinian detainees as part of the next stage of the Gaza ceasefire agreement with Hamas. In…
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Taylor Swift hangs with Caitlin Clark in Chiefs suite at Travis Kelce’s game

  • October 13, 2025
Taylor Swift was spotted hanging with Caitlin Cark while cheering on her fiancé, Travis Kelce, at his Kansas City Chiefs game against the Detroit Lions. The pop star was seen chatting with the WNBA star in her private suite at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., Sunday night. Broadcast cameras panned to the pair laughing and chatting…
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Taliban Says Pakistan Military Faction ‘Sabotaging Peace’, Warns Of Retaliation

  • October 13, 2025
Zabihullah Mujahid, chief spokesman for the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan, said the faction with Pakistan’s military “cannot tolerate Afghanistan’s peace and progress” and is deliberately stoking conflict. The Taliban government has accused a powerful faction within Pakistan’s military of orchestrating a campaign of hostility and misinformation aimed at destabilising Afghanistan and diverting attention from Islamabad’s internal chaos.…
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China Invites India To RCEP: Could This Redefine Bilateral Trade And Economic Ties?

  • October 13, 2025
China has offered India a chance to join the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP), signalling a potential revival of trade relations between the two Asian giants. Beijing views India’s participation as a way to boost exports and lower tariffs, while New Delhi has historically kept its distance to safeguard domestic industries. India’s ties with China have witnessed…
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Trusting Trump: Why Hamas gambled on giving up Gaza hostages

  • October 12, 2025
Hamas has called Donald Trump a racist, a “recipe for chaos” and a man with an absurd vision for Gaza. But one extraordinary phone call last month helped persuade Hamas that the U.S. president might be able to hold Israel to a peace deal even if the group surrendered all the hostages that give it leverage in…
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Battle lines drawn over Confederate tribute at Georgia’s Stone Mountain

  • October 12, 2025
The heroic images of three Confederate leaders carved into the granite face of Georgia’s Stone Mountain have towered over the countryside outside Atlanta since the 1970s, paying silent homage to the Southern cause in the U.S. Civil War. Its supporters say the monument – often compared with Mount Rushmore – honors those who fought and died for…
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HOMECOMING HORROR Mississippi shooting: Pregnant woman among 6 killed as 12 injured after gunman opens fire after school football game

  • October 12, 2025
A PREGNANT woman is among six people dead after two mass shootings in Mississippi. Another 12 people were injured as gunfire broke out around midnight on Saturday as the streets were filled with people for Leland High School’s football homecoming celebrations. Crowds had gathered in Mississippi Delta area after Leland High School’s homecoming game against Charleston High…
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GOODBYE DIANE The Godfather star Diane Keaton, who won Oscar for iconic role in Annie Hall, has died at the age of 79

  • October 12, 2025
ACTRESS Diane Keaton has died at the age of 79, a family spokesperson has confirmed. She is best known for her roles in classic movies The Godfather, Manhattan and Annie Hall for which she won the Oscar for Best Actress in 1978. A spokesperson on behalf of the Keaton family confirmed to PEOPLE that she died in…
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‘Double Standards’: China Blasts US Over Trump’s Additional 100% Tariff, Says ‘Not Afraid To Fight’

  • October 12, 2025
The US plans to impose an additional 100% tariff on all Chinese goods starting 1 November China has accused the United States of “double standards” following President Donald Trump’s announcement of new tariffs on Chinese imports. The US plans to impose an additional 100% tariff on all Chinese goods starting 1 November, pushing the total US tariff…
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Joe Biden begins radiation treatment for prostate cancer

  • October 12, 2025
Former US President Joe Biden has started radiation therapy to treat an aggressive form of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones. Former US President Joe Biden is undergoing radiation therapy for an aggressive form of prostate cancer diagnosed in May. “As part of a treatment plan for prostate cancer, President Biden is currently undergoing radiation…
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‘Humanitarians of the Year’ Prince Harry and Meghan Markle ready to strategize a peace deal with royals: source

  • October 12, 2025
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were crowned “Humanitarians of the Year” Thursday evening — promoting family values while desperately trying to forge a path of reconciliation with their own clan. The couple were honored in New York City at a gala for Project Healthy Minds, a non-profit dedicated to expanding access to mental health services throughout the…
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CHOPPER CRASH Heartstopping moment helicopter spins out of control and crashes to ground as five people rushed to hospital

  • October 12, 2025
THIS is the heart-stopping moment a helicopter spiralled out of control and smashed to the ground at a Los Angeles beach. Five people have been rushed to hospital following the shocking crash on Saturday. The incident occurred just after 2pm near the intersection of Pacific Coast Highway and Huntington Street, reports Huntington Beach firefighters. In a video…
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Katy Perry and shirtless Justin Trudeau get hot and heavy on singer’s yacht

  • October 12, 2025
Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau were recently spotted making out on the singer’s lavish yacht, confirming their romantic involvement. In photos published by the Daily Mail on Saturday, the “Firework” singer,40, rocked a black one-piece swimsuit on the deck of the Caravelle while enjoying a passionate kiss with a shirtless Trudeau, who wore only a pair of…
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Ties with India will grow stronger: Afghan minister at Darul Uloom Deoband

  • October 12, 2025
Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi visited Darul Uloom Deoband in Saharanpur, signalling hopes for stronger India-Afghanistan relations. Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi on Saturday expressed confidence that the India-Afghanistan ties will grow stronger in future as he visited Darul Uloom Deoband in Saharanpur, one of the most influential Islamic seminaries in South Asia. A raging…
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Taliban kill 12 Pakistani soldiers in cross-border clashes, seize army outposts

  • October 12, 2025
Taliban forces seized multiple Pakistani outposts along the Durand Line, killing 12 soldiers, in retaliatory cross-border clashes after a Pakistani airstrike in Kabul this week. In a sharp escalation of border tensions, firefights broke out along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border late on Saturday, with Taliban-led Afghan forces seizing multiple Pakistani Army outposts along the Durand Line, including in…
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China issues bounty for Taiwan PsyOps unit for ‘separatism’

  • October 12, 2025
The public security bureau in the Chinese city of Xiamen said the 18 people were core members of Taiwan military’s “psychological warfare unit”, and published their pictures, names and Taiwan identity card numbers. Chinese police on Saturday (Oct 11) offered rewards of US$1,400 for information about 18 people it said were Taiwanese military psychological operations officers spreading…
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Israel: Witkoff, Kushner hail Trump ahead of hostage release

  • October 12, 2025
White House envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner thanked Donald Trump for brokering a ceasefire deal for Gaza during a speech on Hostages’ Square in Tel Aviv. DW has more. Qatar says 3 government employees killed in car crash in Egypt Qatar’s embassy in Egypt has confirmed the deaths of three government employees in a car crash…
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China accuses US of ‘double standards’ over new tariff threat

  • October 12, 2025
Washington announced an additional 100 per cent tariff on China’s US-bound exports, in retaliation for Beijing’s expanded curbs on rare-earth minerals. BEIJING: China accused the United States of “double standards” on Sunday (Oct 12), after President Donald Trump announced an additional 100 percent tariff on the world’s second-largest economy. “The relevant US statement is a typical example…
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No survivors found after Tennessee explosives plant blast

  • October 12, 2025
Sixteen people missing after a major explosion at a Tennessee munitions factory on Friday are presumed to be dead, according to the sheriff. Recovery teams had been clinging to hope of finding any of the missing alive, as of Saturday evening “it’s safe” to assume they are deceased, said Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis. Authorities had originally…
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How the autumn climbing season turned deadly in the Himalayas

  • October 12, 2025
Clear skies, calm winds and a panoramic view of Himalayan peaks draped in snow – that is the autumn hikers on Mount Everest have come to love. But that seems to be changing. The monsoon now stretches into autumn, the traditional season for mountain tourism, meteorologists say, making weather more unpredictable. For the past decade, they have…
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Power restored to 800,000 in Kyiv after major Russian strikes on Ukraine’s energy grid

  • October 12, 2025
Power was restored to over 800,000 residents in Kyiv on Saturday, a day after Russia launched major attacks on the Ukrainian power grid that caused blackouts across much of the country, and European leaders agreed to proceed toward using hundreds of billions of frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine’s war effort. Ukraine’s largest private energy company, DTEK,…
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Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar

  • October 12, 2025
Mohammed Taher clutched the lifeless body of his 2-year-old son and wept. Ever since his family’s food rations stopped arriving at their internment camp in Myanmar in April, the father had watched helplessly as his once-vibrant baby boy weakened, suffering from diarrhea and begging for food. On May 21, exactly two weeks after Taher’s little boy died,…
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UN Security Council members voice concern about US-Venezuela tensions

  • October 11, 2025
U.N. Security Council members on Friday expressed concern about escalating tensions between the United States and Venezuela, with Russia accusing Washington of using a shoot-first “cowboy” principle in attacking alleged drug boats. Russia’s Ambassador to the United Nations Vassily Nebenzia told a meeting of the 15-member U.N. council that Venezuela had every reason to believe the United…
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Trusting Trump: Why Hamas gambled on giving up Gaza hostages

  • October 11, 2025
Hamas has called Donald Trump a racist, a “recipe for chaos” and a man with an absurd vision for Gaza. But one extraordinary phone call last month helped persuade Hamas that the U.S. president might be able to hold Israel to a peace deal even if the group surrendered all the hostages that give it leverage in…
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US military hikes operational command of counter-narcotics operations in Latin America

  • October 11, 2025
The Pentagon announced on Friday it is establishing a new counter-narcotics joint task force overseeing operations in Latin America, a move aimed to strengthen already intensifying military operations that have raised questions among legal experts. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the task force aimed “to crush the cartels, stop the poison, and keep America safe.” “The message…
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“I Didn’t Say ‘Give It To Me'”: Trump Says Nobel Peace Prize Winner Called Him

  • October 11, 2025
Maria Corina Machado was awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize for promoting democratic rights for the people of Venezuela. US President Donald Trump on Friday reacted to not winning the Nobel Peace Prize this year, claiming that he had extended assistance to the awardee, Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, on multiple occasions. He said the Venezuelan…
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Melania Trump reveals details of private letter from Putin in surprise announcement

  • October 11, 2025
The first lady said Vladimir Putin had signaled a “willingness to engage with me directly” in an unexpected White House announcement. Melania Trump has revealed she received a letter from Vladimir Putin about the fates of children displaced in the Ukraine war. Addressing the nation in a surprise announcement on Friday at 11 am ET, the first…
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Trump threatens ‘massive’ tariff hike on China over rare earths dispute

  • October 11, 2025
President Donald Trump on Friday threatened to slap a “massive increase of Tariffs” on Chinese products imported into the United States to “financially counter” new export controls that China imposed on rare earths from that country. Trump also threatened in a social media post to cancel his upcoming meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping because of the…
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‘RHOP’ star Wendy Osefo and husband Eddie break silence on fraud arrest

  • October 11, 2025
“The Real Housewives of Potomac” star Wendy Osefo and her husband, Edward “Eddie” Osefo, have issued a statement on their arrest for alleged fraud. “Dr. Wendy Osefo and her husband, Edward Osefo, are back home safely with their family and in good spirits,” their rep told Page Six Friday. “They are grateful for the outpouring of concern…
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Virginia GOP governor candidate called Trump a ‘liability’ ahead of 2024

  • October 11, 2025
Winsome Earle-Sears faces strong headwinds in her campaign to be Virginia’s next Republican governor. She’s been outpaced in fundraising and lags in polling behind her Democratic rival, Rep. Abigail Spanberger. And the support from one voice that could narrow this race is largely absent. President Donald Trump has yet to endorse Earle-Sears, Virginia’s current lieutenant governor. While…
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UN official fears Syria could resemble Libya after war

  • October 11, 2025
With minorities excluded from elections, sectarian violence and change slow to come, a UN envoy has warned of a “Libyan scenario” for Syria. Could the country find itself divided among regional governments? Geir Pedersen, the UN special envoy for Syria, recently told the Financial Times newspaper that Syria is on a “knife-edge” and “risks turning into Libya”…
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North Korea holds military parade, shows off new intercontinental missile

  • October 11, 2025
The weapon was described by state media KCNA as the country’s “strongest nuclear strategic weapon system”. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a large military parade displaying its new intercontinental ballistic missile in front of visiting international dignitaries, state media KCNA said on Saturday (Oct 11). The parade, which began late on Friday, marked the 80th…
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How China’s new rare earth export controls work

  • October 11, 2025
China already tightly controlled its exports of rare earths, but on Thursday (Oct 9) added five new elements, bringing the total subject to restrictions to 12. China has further tightened export restrictions on rare earths ahead of talks between United States President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping at the end of the month. The country produces…
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How hackers forced brewing giant Asahi back to pen and paper

  • October 11, 2025
Only four bottles of Asahi Super Dry beer are left on the shelves of Ben Thai, a cosy restaurant in the Tokyo suburb of Sengawacho. Its owner, Sakaolath Sugizaki, expects to get a few more soon, but she says her supplier is keeping the bulk of its stock for bigger customers. That’s because Asahi, the maker of…
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‘It’s going to be really bad’: Fears over AI bubble bursting grow in Silicon Valley

  • October 11, 2025
At OpenAI’s DevDay this week, OpenAI boss Sam Altman did what American tech bosses rarely do these days: he actually answered questions from reporters. “I know it’s tempting to write the bubble story,” Mr Altman told me as he sat flanked by his top lieutenants. “In fact, there are many parts of AI that I think are…
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Ceasefire comes into force as Israel’s military pulls out of parts of Gaza

  • October 11, 2025
The Israeli military says it has partially withdrawn troops from parts of Gaza after a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas came into effect on Friday morning. Israeli forces said they had pulled back to an agreed position within the territory – though troops still occupy half of the Strip. Footage shows thousands of Palestinians making their…
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Why aren’t all the Israel-bashing celebrities celebrating ceasefire?

  • October 11, 2025
War is over — but it seems no one told the grandstanding, Israel-hating celebrities who made the “Free Palestine, ceasefire now” movement their entire personality for the last two years. It’s been two days since President Trump announced the historic and, yes, still precarious ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. Such wonderful news — an end to the…
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