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India-Pak tensions among hotspot issues ‘mediated’ by China: FM Wang Yi
Beijing: Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday said “tensions between India and Pakistan” were among the list of hotspot issues “mediated” by China this year. New Delhi has been maintaining that the May 7-10 conflict between India and Pakistan was resolved through direct talks between the DGMOs (Director General of Military Operations) of the armies of the two countries.…
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‘He will not be accepted, dead or alive’: the fate of Palestinians suspected of helping Israel | West Bank
‘Pressure and threats’: How Israel allegedly recruits Palestinians to help its occupation – video On Tuesday 14 October, Hamas handed over four bodies to Israel as part of an exchange of the dead under the US-brokered Gaza ceasefire. Israeli forensic experts soon confirmed the identities of three of the bodies, but they said that one did not belong to them. Hamas…
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New Fantasy Movies And TV Shows Coming to Netflix in 2026 and Beyond
Pictures via Netflix & Imago Fantasy shows are among the main blockbuster attractions on platforms; Netflix’s competitors understood this better than most with, respectively, Game of Thrones and The Lord Of The Rings. But premium shows on a global scale are hard to come by, and Netflix has hedged its bets with Greta Gerwig’s Narnia movie and the final season…
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‘Data is control’: what we learned from a year investigating the Israeli military’s ties to big tech | Israel
In January this year, Harry Davies and Yuval Abraham first reported that Microsoft had deepened its ties to Israel alongside other major tech firms. Since then, the Guardian has published an award-winning series of investigations – in partnership with the Israeli-Palestinian publication +972 Magazine and the Hebrew-language outlet Local Call – that has revealed a symbiotic relationship between Silicon Valley…
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Policy relief for family caregivers seems stalled out. But there are signs of change : NPR
The Care Can’t Wait coalition has advocated for federal support for family caregivers, including advocating for the Build Back Better bill in 2021. Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Unbendable Media hide caption toggle caption Paul Morigi/Getty Images for Unbendable Media In early December, Andy Kim walked onto the Senate floor to give his first solo speech. By tradition, this is a…
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The Actress’ 7 Most Essential Films
Brigitte Bardot just died at 91, and it’s hard to imagine anything she would have liked less than a curated list of movie recommendations from her brief, inescapable film career. But to let the controversial French icon’s death go by as yet another moment of her quiet, confused erasure would be to knowingly repeat a mistake audiences have made with…
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Can Strategy’s $60B Bitcoin Bet Survive Debt and Market Stress in 2026?
In early 2025, Michael Saylor’s technology company MicroStrategy officially rebranded to Strategy and adopted a Bitcoin-themed visual marketing program to reflect its core focus as the world’s largest corporate BTC holder. As of Dec. 30, Strategy has accumulated 672,497 Bitcoin (BTC), valued at nearly $59 billion and acquired at an average price of $74,997 per coin. With Bitcoin trading near…
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Despair for would-be US citizens as American dream blocked by Trump | US immigration
The occasion should have been marked by the joy of reaching the destination of US citizenship following the long odyssey of immigration. Instead, the ceremony at Boston’s Faneuil Hall – renowned as a “cradle of liberty” for its role as a protest hub in the run-up to the American revolution – felt like a nightmarish end of the road for…
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HYDRAA violations in Bum-Rukn-Ud-Dowla lake restoration: Activist
Bum-Rukn-Ud-Dowla lake Hyderabad: Ahead of the historical Bum-Rukn-Ud-Dowla lake’s inauguration in Hyderabad in January, local activist Lubna Sarwat has once again raised concern over the Hyderabad Disaster Management and Asset Protection Agency’s (HYDRAA) involvement in its restoration, accusing them of “destroying the heritage structure.” Earlier this month, the activist had written to Telangana Chief Minister Revanth Reddy, asking him to…
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The Most-Read Food Science and Health Stories of 2025
Researchers around the world released many exciting new findings about food and drink this year, highlighting everything from ingredients that boost gut health to a shellfish that may be able to fight bacteria. These are the 10 most popular food science and health stories that Food & Wine published this year, revealing what readers cared about most. A majority of…
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