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NATO allies say Hegseth “missing a good party” as they meet, adjust to slimmed down U.S. role under Trump
Brussels — European allies at NATO on Thursday brushed aside concerns that the United States has stepped back from its leadership role of the world’s biggest security organization, leaving them and Canada to do the lion’s share of defending Europe. U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth did not attend Thursday’s gathering of defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels. His no-show came…
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Gulf countries halted visas for Pakistanis over begging mafia: Khawaja Asif
Islamabad: Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has admitted that the Gulf countries have stopped issuing visas to Pakistanis as mafia groups continue to export “beggars” to these nations. Sharing a video on social media that revealed how beggars in Pakistan earn enough money to purchase houses through organised networks, Asif highlighted that this has prompted the Gulf nations to stop…
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India beat Namibia by 93 runs
New Delhi: Sanju Samson disappointed again, Ishan Kishan dazzled, and his mentor Hardik Pandya entertained, but India’s 93-run victory over Namibia here on Thursday, February 12, wasn’t exactly the Box Office hit one expected ahead of a tense T20 World Cup face-off against Pakistan. The victory felt less like an assurance and more like the calm before the cricketing tempest…
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10 Movies From 1995 That Are Now Considered Classics
1995 was a bit of a crossroads for movie-making. It was a year where old Hollywood craft, serious ’70s-style filmmaking, and a newly confident independent cinema all overlapped. Studios were still willing to bankroll challenging mid-budget films aimed at adults, while quirky auteur voices were being absorbed into the mainstream rather than pushed to the margins. The result was a…
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President Trump and Administrator Zeldin Deliver Single Largest Deregulatory Action in U.S. History
Trump Admin Eliminates Obama-Era Endangerment Finding, off-cycle credits, start-stop feature February 12, 2026 WASHINGTON – Alongside President Trump in the White House’s Roosevelt Room, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced the single largest deregulatory action in U.S. history. In this final rule, EPA is saving American taxpayers over $1.3 trillion, eliminating both the Obama-era 2009 Greenhouse Gas (GHG)…
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Israel Is Quietly Annexing the West Bank
There is no shortage of volatility in the Middle East. In the wake of protests in Iran, Washington has threatened to strike; violence in Gaza continues despite a cease-fire; Hezbollah is rearming in Lebanon; and factional rivalries are destabilizing Syria. But the next front to explode may be one that policymakers keep treating as an afterthought—the West Bank. Since Hamas’s…
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Trust in US health agencies appears to be eroding
NEW YORK (AP) — Since Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was sworn in to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services one year ago, he has defended his upending of federal health policy by saying the changes will restore trust in America’s public health agencies. But as the longtime leader of the anti-vaccine movement scales back immunization guidance and…
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Bitcoin Promotion Error Sparks Regulatory Reckoning in South Korea
Key takeaways A simple data-entry error allowed 620,000 nonexistent BTC to appear in user accounts for 20 minutes because trades update a private database first, with onchain settlement happening later. Around 1,788 BTC worth of trades were executed before the exchange locked everything down. What could have been dismissed as a harmless error turned into a serious operational and regulatory…
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Patients on this drug are burdened by cost. How CT wants to bring prices down
After Bonnie had part of her thyroid removed, weight gain accompanied the aftermath of the procedure. The Connecticut resident, who asked that her full name not be used, tried the obesity drug Zepbound, losing 60 pounds over two years. She said the drug was critical in helping her to lose weight, but that it alone did not cause her to…
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10 Family Fantasy Movies That Are Perfect From Start to Finish
Trying to find a little bit of magic in everyday life is a noble pursuit. Whether it’s reminiscing about fabled princes and princesses of old, reading a novel about young wizards, or flying past the second star to the right. Fantasy is a magnificent genre that takes what is and imagines what could be. Kids and family movies are perhaps…
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