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World’s first ‘openly gay’ Imam shot dead in ‘professional hit’

  • February 18, 2025
A man believed to be the world’s first openly gay Muslim imam has been shot dead while sitting in a car in South Africa, in what many are calling an assassination due to his teachings. Muhsin Hendricks was killed on Saturday in the southern city of Gqeberha after being ambushed by two men in a pick-up truck.…
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Japan approves new climate, energy and industry policies through 2040

  • February 18, 2025
Japan’s government approved on Tuesday (Feb 18) new targets to cut the country’s greenhouse gas emissions through 2040, alongside a revised energy plan and an updated industrial policy for the same period. The measures, which seek to bolster long-term policy stability for businesses, focus on promoting decarbonisation, ensuring a stable energy supply and strengthening industrial capacity to…
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Saudi Arabia Hosts US-Russia Talks, No Seat For Ukraine

  • February 18, 2025
Top US and Russian diplomats will meet in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for talks on resetting their countries’ fractured relations and making a tentative start on trying to end the Ukraine war. Both sides played down the chances that the first high-level meeting between the countries since US President Donald Trump took office would result in a…
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Protestors Gather Outside Tesla Showrooms Across the Nation: ‘Stop Musk’

  • February 18, 2025
Protestors across the nation gathered outside Tesla showrooms on Saturday to protest CEO Elon Musk’s leadership of President Donald Trump’s government cost-cutting initiative. Demonstrators in cities like New York, Seattle, and Los Angeles carried signs with the phrase “Stop Musk,” signaling concerns over his close ties to Trump’s agenda, reported the Guardian. Protests against DOGE have been…
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Argentina president faces impeachment calls over crypto crash

  • February 18, 2025
Argentine President Javier Milei is facing impeachment calls – and legal action accusing him of fraud – over his promotion of cryptocurrency on social media. Milei posted on X, formerly Twitter, about the $LIBRA coin on Friday, which he said would help fund small businesses and start-ups. He shared a link to buy it, causing its price…
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Bhaker named BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year

  • February 18, 2025
Olympic shooter Manu Bhaker has been named BBC Indian Sportswoman of the Year for 2024 after a global public vote. The 22-year-old was recognised for her historic achievement in becoming the first Indian woman to win two medals at a single Olympic Games. Bhaker became the first Indian woman to win an OIympic medal in shooting when…
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Why Saudi Arabia is the venue of choice for Trump talks on Ukraine

  • February 18, 2025
The choice by the Trump administration of Saudi Arabia as the location for key talks on Ukraine underscores how far the Kingdom has come diplomatically from the near pariah state it became after the murder of the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018. The shadow that cast over the country and its de facto leader, Crown Prince…
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Delta jet flips upside down on a snowy Toronto runway and all 80 aboard survive

  • February 18, 2025
A Delta Air Lines jet flipped on its roof while landing Monday at Toronto’s Pearson Airport, but all 80 people on board survived and those hurt had relatively minor injuries, the airport’s chief executive said. Snow was being blown by winds gusting to 40 mph (65 kph) when the flight from Minneapolis carrying 76 passengers and four…
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Djokovic says tennis players have a ‘lack of trust’ in doping agencies after Sinner case

  • February 18, 2025
Novak Djokovic says a majority of tennis players have lost faith in the anti-doping authorities following Jannik Sinner’s three-month ban, and there’s a widespread feeling that “favoritism” is being shown to the sport’s biggest stars. The 24-time major winner called on the World Anti-Doping Agency and the International Tennis Integrity Agency to overhaul their processes for dealing…
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DEADLY COLD At least 11 dead as entire US braces for ‘arctic outbreak’ and coldest temps yet after cars found FROZEN in flood waters

  • February 18, 2025
AT least 11 people are dead as brutal ice, harsh wind, and dangerously cold temperatures have wracked the country in an arctic blast. A week-long arctic outbreak is bringing the coldest weather this winter has seen from the North Pole down to multiple states across the country. More than 65 million Americans have been issued cold weather…
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Jeff Bezos-Owned Washington Post Turns Down Ad Campaign That Asked, ‘Who’s Running This Country: Donald Trump Or Elon Musk?’

  • February 18, 2025
The Washington Post has rejected a provocative “Fire Elon Musk” ad campaign, planned by the advocacy group Common Cause. The campaign was scheduled to appear in the Tuesday edition of the paper. What Happened: Common Cause had entered into a $115,000 deal with the Washington Post to feature the ad. The campaign, co-developed with the Southern Poverty…
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In rural West Texas, a measles outbreak grows with no end in sight

  • February 18, 2025
SEMINOLE, Texas — When Aganetha Unger pulled up her large, white van to the emergency measles testing site, several of her eight children were coughing. “We had some sickness in the house, not very bad, but some fever, some cough,” said Unger, who is Mennonite. One child, she said, had a fever of 103 degrees. Her youngest…
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Trump Administration Pressuring Romania Over Andrew Tate: Reports

  • February 18, 2025
The Trump administration has urged Romanian authorities to lift travel restrictions on influencer Andrew Tate and his brother, Tristan Tate, as they await trial on charges including human trafficking, sexual misconduct, and money laundering, according to a report by the Financial Times. The 37-year-old is currently under house arrest in Romania and is awaiting trial on human…
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Netanyahu reveals AI vision for Gaza’s transformation after Trump’s ‘Riviera’ call

  • February 18, 2025
Benjamin Netanyahu has unveiled a vision for the future of Gaza, following closely on the heels of Donald Trump’s contentious plans for the region. The Israeli Prime Minister shared a blueprint, complete with striking CGI renderings, proposing the transformation of Gaza into an urban oasis. This plan mirrors Trump’s idea to convert Gaza into “the Riviera of…
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European leaders want a say in talks to end Russia’s war in Ukraine. The US is brushing them off

  • February 18, 2025
European leaders insisted Monday they must have a say in international talks to end the war in Ukraine despite the clear message from both Washington and Moscow that there was no role for them as yet in negotiations that could shape the future of the continent. Three hours of emergency talks at the Elysee Palace in Paris…
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China urges US to ‘correct its mistakes’ after State Department website removes Taiwan independence reference

  • February 17, 2025
China on Monday urged the United States to “correct its mistakes” after the U.S. State Department removed previous wording on its website about not supporting Taiwan independence, which it said was part of a routine update. The fact sheet on Taiwan, updated last week, retains Washington’s opposition to unilateral change from either Taiwan or from China, which…
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Elon Musk’s estranged daughter Vivian says she learned about her dad’s possible 13th child online

  • February 17, 2025
Elon Musk’s estranged daughter, Vivian Wilson, claimed she found out about her dad’s possible 13th child via social media. “Wow, if I had a nickel for every time I found out I had half-siblings through Reddit, I’d have two nickels… which isn’t a lot but it’s weird that it’s happened twice, right?” the 21-year-old wrote atop her…
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‘The White Lotus’ Season 3 Character Guide: Who’s Who in Thailand?

  • February 17, 2025
Another luxe resort, another batch of troubled travelers. Welcome to “The White Lotus” Season 3, which takes Mike White’s vacation dramedy to the Thai island of Koh Samui. This season is farther from America (the first two seasons took place in Hawaii and Italy) and also bigger, with more characters and eight episodes. (Plus, a different theme…
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Pritam Singh: Singapore opposition leader guilty of lying to parliament

  • February 17, 2025
Singapore’s opposition leader Pritam Singh has been found guilty of lying under oath to a parliamentary committee. The charges against Singh relate to his handling of Raeesah Khan, a former lawmaker from his party, who lied to parliament in a separate case. The verdict in this high-profile trial comes as Singapore is gearing up for its next…
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Illegal and unseen: Nine surprising facts about Indians in the US

  • February 17, 2025
Donald Trump has made the mass deportation of undocumented foreign nationals a key policy, with the US said to have identified about 18,000 Indian nationals it believes entered illegally. Last week Narendra Modi said India would take back its nationals who were in the US illegally, and also crack down on the “human trafficking ecosystem”. “These are…
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A glimpse at Picasso and Pollock masterpieces kept in Tehran vault

  • February 17, 2025
It has been dubbed one of the world’s rarest treasure troves of art but few people outside its host country know about it. For decades, masterpieces by the likes of Pablo Picasso, Vincent Van Gogh, Andy Warhol and Jackson Pollock have been kept in the basement of a museum in Iran’s capital Tehran, shrouded in mystery. According…
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Red dye No. 3 has been banned, but what about other artificial food dyes?

  • February 17, 2025
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration banned the dye known as Red 3 from the nation’s food supply in January, setting deadlines for stripping the brightly hued additive from candies and cough syrup, baked goods and frozen treats. The agency said it was taking the action because studies found that the dye, also known as erythrosine, caused…
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Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy travels to United Arab Emirates as momentum grows for war peace talks

  • February 17, 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy traveled to the United Arab Emirates late Sunday as momentum grows for potential peace talks ending Moscow’s war on the country. U.S. President Donald Trump last week suggested he would be meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin in Saudi Arabia. The UAE, home to Abu Dhabi and Dubai, long has been floated as a…
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BAFTA Awards 2025: The full list of winners

  • February 17, 2025
Here is the full list of winners from this year’s BAFTA Awards. There were 42 films up for awards at this year’s ceremony, from blockbusters to indie breakthroughs. Conclave and The Brutalist were the big winners, taking home four awards each. Scroll through for all the winners here, as well as the nominees they were up against.…
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Alexei Navalny’s widow pays tribute on first anniversary of his death – as supporters help choose design for tombstone

  • February 17, 2025
The widow of Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny says she has thought about him every day since his death exactly a year ago. Writing on Instagram, Yulia Navalnaya said: “Love you so much, miss you so much.” Staunch Putin critic Mr Navalny, 47, died mysteriously in an Arctic penal colony on 16 February 2024. His body is…
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OVAL OFF-RACE Donald Trump cheered as he appears at Daytona 500 and does lap of the track in ‘The Beast’

  • February 17, 2025
PRESIDENT Donald Trump has made a flying visit to the Daytona 500 – where his armoured car ‘The Beast’ did laps of the circuit. In the latest visit by Trump to a high-profile sporting event, Air Force One performed a flyover of the Daytona International Speedway before the race. Trump, who last week became the first sitting…
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Turkey is making fake honey on an alarming scale

  • February 17, 2025
Turkey is one of the key players in the global honey market. With annual production of 115,000 tons of honey, the country is the world’s second-largest supplier after China, followed by Ethiopia, Iran and India. The Turkish honey sector has an annual volume of about €270 million ($283.4 million), according to estimates, with Germany and the United…
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Netanyahu Vows to ‘Finish the Job’ Against Iran With Trump’s Help

  • February 17, 2025
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke about Iran’s terror axis this week, stating that, with the support of the U.S. and President Donald Trump, he would “finish the job”. “Over the last 16 months, Israel has dealt a mighty blow to Iran’s terror axis. Under the strong leadership of President Trump… I have no doubt that we…
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Popular South Korean actress found dead in her home

  • February 17, 2025
South Korean actress Kim Sae-ron has been found dead at her home in Seoul, according to the Yonhap news agency. A friend discovered the Netflix actress after going to her house. They called the police who found no signs of foul play, according to Yonhap. Kim, 24, was one of South Korea’s most promising actresses and starred…
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JD Vance takes aim at UK and Europe over free speech and democracy

  • February 17, 2025
JD Vance has taken aim at the UK and Europe over what he claimed was “backsliding” free speech and democracy. The US vice president pulled no punches when addressing European leaders at the Munich Security Conference in Germany on Friday. “When I look at Europe today, it’s sometimes not so clear what happened to some of the…
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Ukraine, Europe will be part of ‘real’ peace talks, says Rubio, as US weighs Putin’s motives

  • February 17, 2025
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Sunday said Ukraine and Europe would be part of any “real negotiations” to end Moscow’s war, signaling that U.S. talks with Russia this week were a chance to see how serious Russian President Vladimir Putin is about peace. America’s top diplomat played down European concerns of being cut out of…
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Argentina’s opposition threatens impeachment trial after Milei touts crypto coin

  • February 17, 2025
(This Feb.15 story has been refiled to correct the spelling of the crypto coin to $LIBRA, not $LIBRE, in paragraph 2) Argentine President Javier Milei could face an impeachment trial in Congress, opposition lawmakers said on Saturday, after the libertarian leader touted a cryptocurrency which crashed soon after. Milei late on Friday posted on X recommending the…
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‘Conclave’ named best film at BAFTAs, ‘The Brutalist’ also honoured

  • February 17, 2025
Papal selection thriller “Conclave” and period drama “The Brutalist” were the big winners at the BAFTA Film Awards on Sunday, winning four prizes each. “Conclave”, which had led nominations with 12 nods, won the night’s most coveted award, best film, as well as outstanding British film, best adapted screenplay and best editing. “We live in a time…
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Trump suggests he’s above the law with ominous Napoleon quote

  • February 17, 2025
Donald Trump appeared to quote Napoleon Bonaparte by way of Rod Steiger on Saturday afternoon after his blitzkrieg of executive actions and threats to federal agencies under Elon Musk were challenged in courts across the country, raising alarms that his administration is preparing to shred court orders and ignite a constitutional crisis. “He who saves his Country…
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At least 9 people are dead, including 8 in Kentucky, in latest blast of winter weather

  • February 17, 2025
At least nine people have died in the most recent round of harsh weather to pummel the U.S., including eight people in Kentucky who died as creeks swelled from heavy rain and water covered roads. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear said Sunday that hundreds of people stranded by flooding had to be rescued. President Donald Trump approved the…
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Her parents were injured in a Tesla crash. She ended up having to pay Tesla damages

  • February 17, 2025
Zhang Yazhou was sitting in the passenger seat of her Tesla Model 3 when she said she heard her father’s panicked voice: The brakes don’t work! Approaching a red light, her father swerved around two cars before plowing into an SUV and a sedan and crashing into a large concrete barrier. Stunned, Zhang gazed at the deflating…
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Sir Keir Starmer ‘prepared to send troops to Ukraine’ if peace deal reached – as European leaders gear up for crisis talks

  • February 17, 2025
Sir Keir Starmer has said he is prepared to put “our own troops on the ground if necessary” in Ukraine if there is a deal to end the war with Russia. Ahead of an “emergency meeting” of European leaders on Monday, the prime minister said he was “ready and willing” to put British troops into a peacekeeping…
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Israel-Hamas ceasefire thrown into further doubt as Marco Rubio backs Benjamin Netanyahu’s war aims

  • February 17, 2025
US secretary of state Marco Rubio has fully endorsed Israel’s war aims in the Gaza Strip – throwing the region’s fragile ceasefire into further doubt. Mr Rubio met with top Israeli politicians, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on Sunday as he started a tour of the Middle East which will likely see him face pushback from Arab…
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Shakira taken to hospital – as she’s forced to cancel concert in Peru

  • February 17, 2025
Pop star Shakira has been taken to hospital in Peru after experiencing “an abdominal issue”, forcing her to cancel one of her concerts. The Hips Don’t Lie singer had been due to perform in Lima for the first time in over a decade. “I’m sorry to let you all know that last night I had to go…
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US, Russia to meet in Saudi Arabia over Ukraine war

  • February 16, 2025
U.S. and Russian officials will meet in Saudi Arabia in the coming days to start talks aimed at ending Moscow’s nearly three-year war in Ukraine, a U.S. lawmaker and a source familiar with the planning said on Saturday. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, who met with U.S. Vice President JD Vance in Germany on Friday, said Ukraine was…
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Elon Musk says xAI’s Grok 3 chatbot to be unveiled on Monday

  • February 16, 2025
Billionaire Elon Musk said on Saturday that his xAI’s artificial intelligence chatbot and ChatGPT challenger Grok 3 would be released with a live demo at 8 p.m. Pacific time on Monday (0400 GMT on Tuesday). Source: https://www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/elon-musk-says-xais-grok-3-chatbot-be-unveiled-monday-2025-02-16/
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Three Israeli hostages freed in Gaza, Israel releases 369 Palestinians in exchange

  • February 16, 2025
Hamas released Israeli hostages Iair Horn, Sagui Dekel Chen and Sasha (Alexander) Troufanov in Gaza on Saturday and Israel freed some 369 Palestinian prisoners and detainees in exchange, after mediators helped avert a collapse of the fragile ceasefire. The three Israelis were led onto a stage with Palestinian Hamas militants armed with automatic rifles standing on each…
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What is the cancer vaccine Russia is offering? | Explained

  • February 16, 2025
Why does an mRNA-based vaccine hold promise? What have pre-clinical trials shown? In December last year, Russia announced that it had developed a new, mRNA-based personalised ‘vaccine’ for cancer which would be available free for patients by early 2025. Media reports state that Andrey Kaprin, General Director of the Radiology Medical Research Center of the Russian Ministry…
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Critics say new Google rules put profits over privacy

  • February 16, 2025
Privacy campaigners have called Google’s new rules on tracking people online “a blatant disregard for user privacy.” Changes which come in on Sunday permit so-called “fingerprinting”, which allows online advertisers to collect more data about users including their IP addresses and information about their devices. Google says this data is already widely used by other companies, and…
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‘Shogun,’ ‘Hacks,’ ‘Anora,’ ‘Nickel Boys’ Land Top Honors at Writers Guild Awards 2025 (Full Winners List)

  • February 16, 2025
“Shōgun” dominated with three wins at the Writers Guild Awards on Saturday evening — including best drama, while “Hacks” scored two on the TV side, including best comedy. In film, “Anora” and “Nickel Boys” scored big wins, giving both entries a bit more momentum as Oscar voting ends on Tuesday. “Anora,” coming off Critics Choice, DGA and…
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Tom Cruise, 62, and Ana de Armas, 36, are all smiles while spotted out together in London

  • February 16, 2025
Tom Cruise and Ana de Armas spent an evening together in London. The “Top Gun” actor, 62, and de Armas, 36, were pictured grabbing dinner in London, according to photos obtained by Daily Mail. While Daily Mail claims the images were taken on Valentine’s Day (Friday), People reports the outing was on Thursday. The two stars appeared…
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gold rush Beyonce sizzles as she’s painted in gold in raunchy perfume advert pictures

  • February 16, 2025
Beyonce’s post came just hours after a woman who accused Jay Z and Diddy of raping her after an MTV party dropped her lawsuit BEYONCE left fans in awe as she sizzled in a raunchy new perfume advert, drenched in gold from head to toe. Singer Beyonce, 42, turned up the heat in the campaign shots, painted…
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German Chancellor Rebukes Vance for Supporting Far-Right Party, Says ‘Experiences of Nazism’ Are Reason for ‘Firewall Against Extreme Right-Wing Parties’

  • February 16, 2025
Vance also accused European governments of suppressing free speech under the guise of fighting misinformation German Chancellor Olaf Scholz criticized U.S. Vice President JD Vance for comments he made Friday in support of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party just days before Germany’s national election Vance, who was in Munich for the Security Conference, met with…
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Germany: 2 injured in Munich car ramming die

  • February 16, 2025
A mother and her two-year-old died due to their injuries. Prosecutors had said they believed the suspect had an “Islamist motive.” A 37-year-old woman and her two-year-old daughter have died two days after they were injured in a car ramming in the southern German city of Munich, officials said on Saturday. Authorities earlier said that at least…
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KNIFE HORROR Child, 14, killed and five others stabbed in horror knife attack in Austria as man, 23, arrested

  • February 16, 2025
Cops are investigating to find if there are more people involved in the attack A CHILD has been killed and five other people stabbed after a man launched a random knife attack in Austria. The suspect, 23, said to be a Syrian asylum seeker, was arrested as cops swarmed the central square of southern town Villach. The…
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Who is Friedrich Merz – the trained pilot and Angela Merkel’s long-time rival on course to become German chancellor?

  • February 16, 2025
Sidelined by Angela Merkel in the early 2000s, Friedrich Merz left politics for 20 years until she announced her retirement in 2018. After a two-year lead in the polls, Friedrich Merz is largely expected to become German chancellor after the country’s election later this month. Voters will head to the ballot box on 23 February after the…
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Jannik Sinner: World number one gets three-month tennis ban for doping

  • February 16, 2025
The tennis player initially said he hadn’t done anything wrong but has now accepted a ban which expires in time for him to compete in the Italian and French Opens in May. But it has triggered a furious response from Australian Nick Kyrgios. Tennis world number one Jannik Sinner has been banned for three months over doping.…
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Demi Moore ‘took many risks’ – director Coralie Fargeat on making The Substance

  • February 16, 2025
The Substance sees Demi Moore playing an Oscar winner turned fitness guru struggling to accept she has been unceremoniously dropped from her TV show because she’s too old. Now, it’s one of the frontrunners of the 2025 awards season. It’s the bloody body horror that has made audiences squirm in their seats – and is now making…
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‘Once in a generation moment’: Starmer vows to ‘keep US and Europe together’ amid Russia threat

  • February 16, 2025
The prime minister warns against allowing “divisions” in the alliance between Europe and the US to distract from “external enemies” and the threat from Russia. His comments come among tensions at a security conference in Munich. The prime minister has spoken of a “once in a generation moment” for the UK, US and Europe to work together…
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Macron calls emergency European summit on Trump, Polish minister says

  • February 16, 2025
It was not immediately clear which European leaders would be invited to the emergency meeting. French President Emmanuel Macron is convening European leaders for an emergency summit in Paris on Monday, according to Polish Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday. “I’m very glad that President Macron has called our leaders to Paris,”…
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ON THE MARCH Zelenksy calls for ‘Army of Europe’ to take on Russia without US as Trump urges him to make a deal with Putin

  • February 16, 2025
UKRAINE’S brave President Volodymyr Zelensky has today called for the creation of an “Army of Europe” to take on Russia. Zelensky spoke about his ambitions to create a continental military force at the Munich Security Conference – as he blasted Vladimir Putin a “liar, weak and predictable”. The 47-year-old Ukrainian leader made the comments as he notably…
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Australia to put two-year ban on foreigners buying existing homes amid housing crunch

  • February 16, 2025
Australia will ban foreign investors from buying existing homes in the country for two years, its government said on Sunday, in an effort to boost under-pressure housing supply. “We’re banning foreign purchases of established dwellings from April 1, 2025, until March 31 2027,” treasurer Jim Chalmers said in a statement with housing minister Clare O’Neil. It added…
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Sexual assault lawsuit against Jay-Z, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs dropped by accuser

  • February 15, 2025
An anonymous woman who accused Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter and Sean “Diddy” Combs of raping her in 2000 when she was 13 dismissed her civil lawsuit on Friday against the hip-hop moguls. A filing in federal court in Manhattan said the plaintiff, referred to as Jane Doe, voluntarily dismissed the case with prejudice, meaning she cannot bring it…
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‘Russian’ drone smashes hole in Chernobyl protective shield and starts fire

  • February 15, 2025
President Zelenskyy says the strike was a “very clear greeting from Putin and Russian Federation” – a claim Moscow denies. ‘Russian drone’ hits Chernobyl reactor shell A drone with an explosive warhead has smashed a hole in the radiation shield at the Chernobyl nuclear plant in Ukraine. The plant’s chief engineer, Alexander Titarchuk, said there was a…
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Ukraine still on ‘irreversible path to joining NATO’ Starmer tells Zelenskyy

  • February 15, 2025
Sir Keir Starmer’s position appears to put him at odds with the White House, after Donald Trump said he does not think Russia would allow Ukraine to join NATO. Keir Starmer and Volodymyr Zelenskyy meet in Kyiv earlier this year. Pic: ReutersUkraine is still on an “irreversible path” to joining NATO, Sir Keir Starmer has told Volodymyr…
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Ukraine-US talks in Munich end without agreement on critical minerals deal

  • February 15, 2025
Talks between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and U.S. Vice President JD Vance ended in Munich on Friday without an announcement of a critical minerals deal that is central to Kyiv’s push to win the backing of President Donald Trump. Kyiv came back to the U.S. earlier with a revised draft agreement of the deal that could open…
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OpenAI board rejects Musk’s $97.4 billion offer

  • February 15, 2025
OpenAI on Friday rejected a $97.4 billion bid from a consortium led by billionaire Elon Musk for the ChatGPT maker, saying the startup is not for sale and that any future bid would be disingenuous. The unsolicited approach is Musk’s latest attempt to block the startup he co-founded with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman — but later left…
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India seen seeking global bids this year for 114 fighters

  • February 15, 2025
India is likely to seek bids this year for 114 multi-role fighters, two sources said, marking a major step in a process to bolster the country’s stock of combat aircraft that has gone on for nearly two decades. The project is critical for the Indian Air Force, whose squadrons of mainly Russian and ex-Soviet aircraft have fallen…
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WHO calls for tobacco-style cancer warning labels on alcoholic drinks across Europe

  • February 15, 2025
The World Health Organization released new findings on Friday about an “alarming” lack of awareness about alcohol’s link to cancer across Europe and called for clear and prominent tobacco-style warnings in the region with the world’s heaviest drinkers. The global health agency has repeatedly warned that alcohol causes cancer and has backed clear labelling but has never…
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Kindergarteners could learn gun safety in school under a bill gaining momentum in Utah

  • February 15, 2025
Utah students in as early as kindergarten would be required to learn about firearm safety in the classroom under a bill that passed the state House with overwhelming support Friday. The Republican-controlled chamber approved the measure in a 59-10 vote and sent it to the Senate, despite concerns from some gun violence prevention advocates that it places…
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Hamas releases names of hostages due for release on Saturday

  • February 15, 2025
Hamas has released the names of three hostages due to be freed on Saturday in exchange for Palestinian prisoners in Israel, after days of fears over the future of the ceasefire. They are Russian-Israeli Alexander Troufanov, Argentine-Israeli Yair Horn, and US-Israeli Sagui Dekel-Chen. Israel has said it will resume bombing if the three are not released on…
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India anger as judge frees man accused of raping wife who then died

  • February 15, 2025
Warning: This report contains some disturbing details An Indian court’s ruling that a man’s forced “unnatural sex” with his wife is not an offence has led to huge outrage and sparked renewed calls for better protections for married women. The controversial order has also brought back into the spotlight the issue of marital rape in a country…
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Taylor Swift asked Lorne Michaels to cut ‘Bad Blood’ sketch from ‘SNL’ but he refused: ‘I do not negotiate with terrorists’

  • February 15, 2025
No more “Bad Blood.” Lorne Michaels claims Taylor Swift once asked him to kill a “Saturday Night Live” sketch that poked fun at the singer’s “girl squad” — but he stood his ground and refused. In a new interview with Vulture, the “SNL” creator recalled the time he contacted Swift’s management team with a request for the…
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Nepal’s social media bill raises free speech concerns

  • February 15, 2025
Critics argue that Nepal’s proposed social media bill could stifle free speech, with provisions that grant the government sweeping powers to regulate online content. Nepal, whose constitution guarantees press freedom, is considered one of the freest countries in Asia. In 2024, the Himalayan nation ranked 74th out of 180 in Reporters Without Borders’ (RSF) 2024 World Press…
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DRESSING DOWN Traveller TikTok star, 20, wins £16K after Zara staff pulled back curtain as she got dressed in changing rooms

  • February 15, 2025
She said a security guard accused her of being ‘engaged in criminal activity’ AN INFLUENCER has won £16,000 after Zara staff pulled back her changing room curtain as she tried on clothes. TikToker Krystal Joyce, 20, was left distraught after a female security guard opened the partition while she was half-dressed at the store in Blanchardstown shopping…
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FANNING FLAMES Barack and Michelle Obama divorce conspiracy theory is thrown into overdrive by Valentine’s Day post

  • February 15, 2025
Barack and Michelle campaigned with Kamala Harris separately during the 2024 election campaign QUESTIONS still continue to swirl about Barack and Michelle Obama’s marriage after he shared a snap of the couple on Valentine’s Day. The former president paid tribute to Michelle as he said she still takes his breath away. Obama revealed that he and Michelle…
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NEVER AGAIN My son, 14, was murdered in deadliest high school shooting in history – how I used my pain to save other kids 7 years on

  • February 15, 2025
The dad of one of the 17 people murdered in the shocking Parkland school shooting talks to The U.S. Sun about the push for change SEVEN years ago today, the city of Parkland suffered unimaginable heartache. Valentine’s Day represents a day of global love, yet in this small corner of South Florida, there will forever be pain…
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White House Sparks Uproar Over Blacklisting AP News

  • February 15, 2025
The White House has sparked outrage for attacking the free press by banning Associated Press journalists from covering President Donald Trump aboard Air Force One and in the Oval Office. The all-out suppression effort had been building all week as the Trump administration barred AP White House correspondents and photographers from certain events because of the news…
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MAGA Influencer, 26: Elon Musk Has Fathered 13th Kid With Me

  • February 15, 2025
Ashley St. Clair, a 26-year-old right-wing influencer, contributor to conservative satirical news site The Babylon Bee and semi-regular guest on Fox News, took to X late Friday night to claim that she recently had a child with Elon Musk. Alea Iacta Est pic.twitter.com/gvVaFNTGqn — Ashley St. Clair (@stclairashley) February 15, 2025 She wrote, “Five months ago, I…
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DC TRAGEDY Black Hawk pilot didn’t hear crucial message 17 seconds before DC crash because ‘key word was muffled’ on radio

  • February 15, 2025
A BAD radio transmission may have caused the horrific mid-air crash between a passenger plane and a military helicopter that killed 67, the National Transportation Safety Board has revealed. Investigators discovered muffled messages and mismatched altitude readings after pulling data from the wreckage that plunged into the Potomac River in Washington DC on January 29. NTSB Chair…
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‘New sheriff in town’: Vance lambasts Europe in Munich speech

  • February 15, 2025
Vance’s speech — which focussed on key themes of Trump’s election campaign — was a combative broadside at the Munich Security Conference at a time of transatlantic discord over Ukraine, defence and trade. Vance stressed that Europe must “step up” in managing its own security, a key bone of contention. But he mostly lambasted the EU’s members…
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Britain warned it ‘must be ready to go to war with Russia’

  • February 15, 2025
The UK must be prepared to go to war with Russia if Vladimir Putin decides to escalate his war in eastern Europe, a senior MP has said. European leaders are scrambling to respond to Donald Trump’s announcement yesterday that he discussed a plan to end the war in Ukraine with the Russian president. In the House of…
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Elon Musk has to fill out a public financial disclosure, legal experts say. Where is it?

  • February 15, 2025
Three months after President Donald Trump announced Elon Musk would head up a cost-cutting initiative, and nearly a month after its official creation, the White House has not made public an ethics form disclosing the tech billionaire’s finances or his conflicts of interest. Trump has classified Musk in a category of temporary federal worker that is required…
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Millennial Money Black expats share why they’re happier living outside the U.S.: I get to ‘exist in peace’

  • February 15, 2025
The U.S. has made some strides toward reaching racial equality since the days of the civil rights movement. But President Donald Trump has made ending diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives a priority under his administration. As the president has instructed federal agencies to end related programming and dismiss relevant employees, major companies like Target and Google have…
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Argentina To Revoke All Medical Marijuana Cultivation Permits

  • February 15, 2025
Argentina’s government plans to revoke all permits for marijuana cultivation for medicinal use, Security Minister Patricia Bullrich announced in an interview on Thursday. “Some believe it does no harm, but it has become a very dangerous drug. THC—the substance that changes your neurology—in Argentina is 18%, while the one legalized in Uruguay is accepted up to 2%.…
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India, US agree to resolve trade and tariff rows after Trump-Modi talks

  • February 14, 2025
India and the U.S. agreed on Thursday to start talks to clinch an early trade deal and resolve their standoff over tariffs as New Delhi promised to buy more U.S. oil, gas and military equipment and fight illegal immigration. The series of agreements emerged after talks between U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
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US states say Trump illegally appointed Elon Musk to head DOGE

  • February 14, 2025
A group of state attorneys general on Thursday sued to halt Elon Musk’s efforts to slash federal spending as head of President Donald Trump’s new government efficiency agency, escalating the legal fight over the billionaire’s influence in the White House. The lawsuit in Washington, D.C., federal court filed by the attorneys general of New Mexico and 13…
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Mexico could file suit against Google for ‘Gulf of Mexico’ name change

  • February 14, 2025
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Thursday urged Google (GOOGL.O), to reconsider its decision to rename the Gulf of Mexico the “Gulf of America” for U.S. users, adding the country could file a civil suit against the firm if necessary. Google changed the name for U.S. users of Google Maps to reflect the decision by the government of…
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PM Modi-Donald Trump meeting: Defence, $500 billion trade deal amid tariff tension | Key points

  • February 14, 2025
US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral talks on Thursday and announced various measures to strengthen ties between the two countries. The talks at the White House came just hours after Trump criticised India’s business environment and outlined plans for reciprocal tariffs on countries imposing duties on US imports. Trump said at a…
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Donald Trump’s Sharp Reply On Khalistani Elements In US: ‘We’re Working With India’

  • February 14, 2025
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump met for the first time since the latter’s return to the White House for a second term. PM Modi is one of the first global leaders to travel to the US for an official visit and meet Donald Trump. The two leaders held bilateral talks at the White…
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Donald Trump Jr invests in ‘steroid Olympics’

  • February 14, 2025
Donald Trump’s son has backed a proposed sports event for athletes using performance enhancing drugs as the US president shakes up health policy and sports governance. The Enhanced Games, dubbed by critics as the “steroid Olympics”, announced on Thursday that Donald Trump Jr’s venture fund 1789 Capital would co-lead an investment round for the sports group. The…
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North Korea Tourism Comes One Step Closer

  • February 14, 2025
After years of strict border closures and travel restrictions, North Korea appears to be taking steps toward reopening to foreign tourists. Why It Matters North Korea closed its borders five years ago when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, and they have remained shut ever since, further isolating the country, known by its nickname the Hermit Kingdom, from the…
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How the Airbus A321XLR is changing the air map of the world

  • February 14, 2025
That’s when Aer Lingus launches its first nonstop flight to the country music capital from Ireland, a lesser-known hotbed of country music fans. The new flight to Nashville from Dublin is possible with a new, longer-range plane from Airbus: the A321XLR, or “Extra Long Range.” The derivative of the popular A321neo that debuted in 2017 can fly…
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Zelensky Tells Trump Putin Is Playing Him With Peace Talks

  • February 14, 2025
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told President Donald Trump that Russian President Vladimir Putin is only feigning interest in talks to end Russia’s war against Ukraine because he is “afraid of you,” inside sources told Axios. Trump spoke on the phone with the Ukrainian leader Wednesday—the same day that the president announced he had entered talks with Putin…
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GOBBLED UP Horror moment kayaker is swallowed WHOLE by massive humpback whale before being spat out by 50ft, 50,000lb beast

  • February 14, 2025
THIS is horrifying moment a kayaker is swallowed whole and then spat out by a 50ft humpback whale. Adrian Simancas and his dad Dell were kayaking in the choppy waters off the coast off Punta Arenas in Southern Chile on February 8, when the mammoth animal bit off more than he could chew. Without warning, the 24-year-old…
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Hamas says will free Israeli hostages as planned

  • February 14, 2025
The Hamas militant group on Thursday said it would continue to implement the ceasefire deal, including a hostage-prisoner exchange within the agreed time frame. Hamas had threatened a delay to a scheduled release of hostages, accusing Israel of not meeting its obligations to allow the movement of tents and shelters as part of the truce, as well…
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Trump Suggests Musk Met India’s Prime Minister in Washington Because ‘He Wants to Do Business in India’

  • February 14, 2025
President Donald Trump suggested Tesla CEO Elon Musk met Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi to talk business. During a press conference in the Oval Office on Thursday, Trump was asked whether Musk met Prime Minister Bodi as an American CEO or as a representative of the U.S. government. “I don’t know,” Trump proclaimed while shrugging his…
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Kanye West and Bianca Censori split after wild Grammys stunt, antisemitic rants: ‘She’s had enough’

  • February 14, 2025
Kanye West and Bianca Censori are heading their separate ways after two years of marriage, Page Six has learned. “She’s had enough. The swastika shirt [he was selling] was the last straw. She told him that’s not who she is, and that she can’t be associated with that,” an insider tells us. “He’s saying that he has…
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TikTok returns to Apple and Google app stores in the US

  • February 14, 2025
TikTok is again available on the US app stores of Apple and Google, after President Donald Trump postponed enforcement of a ban of the Chinese-owned social media platform until 5 April. The popular app, which is used by more than 170 million American users, went dark briefly last month in the US as the ban deadline approached.…
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RFK Jr sworn in as US Health and Human Services chief

  • February 14, 2025
Robert F Kennedy Jr, one of President Donald Trump’s most controversial cabinet picks, has been sworn in as the next US Health and Human Services Secretary. The former presidential candidate will now oversee key health agencies with about 80,000 employees and a trillion-dollar budget. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle had questioned his baseless health claims…
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Donald Trump calls for Russia to return to G7 – as European defence minister warns NATO of ‘darkest times’ since WW2

  • February 14, 2025
Donald Trump has said he would love to have Russia return to the G7 group of advanced economies, and that expelling the country “was a mistake”. Russia had been a member of the club of industrialised nations, then known as the G8, until it was excluded following its annexation of Ukraine’s Crimea region in 2014. “I’d love…
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Children among 30 injured as car driven into Munich crowd in ‘suspected attack’

  • February 14, 2025
At least 30 people have been injured, including children, after a car was driven into a crowd in a “suspected attack” in Munich, authorities said. A 24-year-old Afghan asylum seeker, Farhad N, has been arrested after officers fired a shot at the vehicle. Workers taking part in a union demonstration were walking along a street when the…
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‘100-car pile-up’ causes chaos on snowy Oregon highway

  • February 14, 2025
A pile-up reportedly involving more than 100 cars in “whiteout conditions” has closed part of a major highway in the US state of Oregon. One of the vehicles caught fire at the scene on Interstate 84 about 25 miles (40km) east of Portland on Thursday afternoon, but authorities said the occupants escaped unharmed. There were reports of…
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Grimes criticises Musk for taking their son to Oval Office briefing

  • February 14, 2025
Grimes has criticised former partner Elon Musk’s decision to bring their son to an Oval Office news conference. The 36-year-old singer, who has had an on-off relationship with Mr Musk since 2018, apparently only learned via social media that he had taken X Æ A-12 – or X for short – to the briefing with Donald Trump…
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India’s Modi talks space and ‘good governance’ with Musk in Washington

  • February 14, 2025
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Thursday in Washington where they discussed issues including space, mobility, technology and innovation, Modi said on X. “Their discussion also touched on opportunities to deepen cooperation in emerging technologies, entrepreneurship and good governance,” India’s foreign ministry said separately in a statement. On Wednesday, Reuters reported…
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