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Haredi rabbis push English-speakers to dodge IDF draft, worried they might join up
On July 9, hundreds of members of Israel’s ultra-Orthodox community gathered at Jerusalem’s Mount Herzl military cemetery to accompany one of their own to his final resting place. Two days earlier, Moshe Shmuel Noll, a 21-year-old member of the IDF’s Netzach Yehuda battalion serving in Gaza, had been killed along with four other troops in a roadside bombing. Speaking at…
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Hindutva group disrupts Christian prayer meet in Bengaluru
Hyderabad: In yet another targeted attack towards the Christian community, Hindutva members disrupted a prayer programme in Bengaluru’s Koramangala area, alleging forced religious conversion. A video of one of their member, Satyanishta Arya, visibly hyped up, is seen confronting a Christian priest and members of the congregation. He repeatedly interrupts the prayer meeting and questions the priest about Christian religious…
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Telangana doctors issue ultimatum to govt, demand immediate bill to overhaul TVVP administration
Hyderabad: The Telangana Government Doctors Association (TGGDA) have issued an ultimatum to the State government, demanding the immediate introduction of a bill in the State Assembly to overhaul the administrative structure of the Telangana Vaidya Vidhana Parishad (TVVP). The association argues that the current ‘corporation system’ under which TVVP operates is the primary cause of chronic salary delays, leaving hundreds…
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Christmas, ‘sorrowing humanity,’ and the voice of the popes
For the Solemnity of the Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, we look back at the Christmas reflections of previous popes, which renew hope even in the midst of suffering. By Amedeo Lomonaco Christmas is joy, light, and peace. The birth of a poor Child, lying in a manger, illuminates the world even in the midst of war, famine, calamities,…
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Anaconda Director Explains How That Med-Credits Cameo
[This story contains spoilers for Anaconda (2025).] Anaconda filmmaker Tom Gormican entered the entertainment industry at a time when more traditional forms of comedy still had sway at the box office. His feature directorial debut — the “bromantic” comedy, That Awkward Moment, starring Zac Efron, Miles Teller and Michael B. Jordan — made nearly six times its $8 million budget in 2014.…
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Into the void: how Trump killed international law | International law
‘The old world is dying,” Antonio Gramsci once wrote. “And the new world struggles to be born.” In such interregnums, the Italian Marxist philosopher suggested, “every act, even the smallest, may acquire decisive weight”. In 2025, western leaders appeared convinced they – and we – were living through one such transitional period, as the world of international relations established after…
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Uike’s death has broken backbone of Maoist activities in Odisha: DGP
Bhubaneswar: Ganesh Uike, 69, a battle-hardened Maoist leader, finally fell to the bullets of security personnel in Kandhamal district on Thursday, less than a year after taking charge of Odisha operations, officials said. Uike, a central committee member of the outfit carrying a bounty of Rs 1.1 crore, was shot dead in a dense forest within Chakapad police station limits,…
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BNP leader Tarique Rahman returns: Who is Bangladesh’s potential next PM? | Politics News
After 17 years in exile, Tarique Rahman, leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and frontrunner to be the South Asian nation’s next prime minister, returned to Dhaka on Thursday to a rousing welcome by thousands of his party’s supporters. Rahman, long seen as a prince of Bangladeshi politics, got down at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka, alongside…
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Glamsterdam and Hegota Forks, L1 Scaling
The coming year is set to be crucial for Ethereum scaling. In 2026, the Glamsterdam fork will bring perfect parallel processing to the chain and ratchet up the gas limit to 200 million, up from 60 million today. A significant number of validators will switch over from reexecuting transactions to verifying zero-knowledge (ZK) proofs instead. This sets the Ethereum layer…
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7 More Great Sci-Fi Books That Still Need A Movie or TV Adaptation
Many of the most legendary sci-fi shows and movies were books first. In fact, it’s perhaps the most common way studios source stories with built-in audiences before pouring millions of dollars into them. Frank Herbert’s vast, detailed universe became the Dune movies we know today, and even influenced hits like Star Wars. Before Blade Runner, there was Do Androids Dream…
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