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NON-ALIGNED ABSENTADVERSARIAL SUPPRESSED The New York Times US

How the Iran War Is Morphing Into a Volatile Standoff in the Strait of Hormuz

The conflict has morphed into a volatile standoff in the Strait of Hormuz, as the economic costs mount and President Trump faces a political backlash at home.

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NON-ALIGNED ABSENTADVERSARIAL SUPPRESSED The Guardian GB

EU formally approves €90bn Ukraine loan and 20th sanctions package against Russia

Ursula von der Leyen hails ‘good news’ after Hungary’s lifting of vetoes allows leaders to sign off on agreements

EU leaders have welcomed the end of diplomatic deadlock over a long-awaited €

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ADVERSARIAL SUPPRESSED War on the Rocks US

The United States Is Repeating Its Silicon Mistake with Gallium Nitride

On June 30, 2025, as part of the process of normalizing relations with Damascus following the overthrow of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, the Trump administration overhauled the sanctions impose

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A Torpedo in the Trade Lanes: Naval Warfare Returns to the Indo-Pacific

A U.S. submarine recently sank an Iranian warship in one of the world’s busiest maritime corridors. Many overlooked the incident’s significance. Others misunderstood what had occurred.T

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Software stocks plunge on ServiceNow, IBM results as AI fears escalate

Shares of ServiceNow sank over 16%, dragging down other software names like Salesforce, Workday and Oracle with it.

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Intel Stock: Earnings Were Strong Enough to Put Shares at Highest Level in 25 Years - Barron's

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Trump and Lula's private Oval Office meeting signals lingering strain - and effort to avoid tension

The US and Brazilian presidents did not appear together publicly, but traded compliments after their talks.

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Graham Platner Handed Centrist Dems a Bruising Defeat in Maine

After throwing their support behind Gov. Janet Mills, party leaders are left doing an about-face on the insurgent candidate.

The post

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NON-ALIGNED ABSENTADVERSARIAL SUPPRESSED BBC News GB

Trump tells BBC that King's visit could 'absolutely' help repair relations with UK

Trump's deadline to the European Union came as a trade court ruled his global tariff policy violated US law.

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ADVERSARIAL SUPPRESSEDGLOBAL CNN US

Micron Technology: China probes US chip maker for cybersecurity risks as tech tension escalates

China Renaissance, a top dealmaker in the country's tech industry, said it would suspend trading of its shares and delay the release of its annual results because it still can't get in touch with its

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ADVERSARIAL SUPPRESSEDGLOBAL The Wall Street Journal US

Hamas Took More Than 200 Hostages From Israel. Here's What We Know.

Israel says 91 hostages abducted on Oct. 7 remain in captivity, including the bodies of at least 34.

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NON-ALIGNED ABSENTGLOBAL CNN US

Video shows moment of deadly explosion at cafe in Russia

A well-known Russian military blogger, Vladlen Tatarsky, was killed in an explosion at a cafe in St. Petersburg, authorities said. CNN's Matthew Chance reports.

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ADVERSARIAL SUPPRESSEDGLOBAL CNN US

Hundreds of millions at risk from Chinese shopping app malware

Hundreds of millions at risk from Chinese shopping app malware

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ADVERSARIAL SUPPRESSEDGLOBAL BBC News GB

Pope Leo criticises Equatorial Guinea prisons as he winds up Africa tour

The Pope gives a frank and passionate speech, the likes of which have characterised his tour of Africa.

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NON-ALIGNED ABSENT The Guardian GB

UK prepared to deploy RAF Typhoons to keep strait of Hormuz open after Iran war

Donald Trump says ceasefire remains in place despite strikes, with Iranian TV saying situation is ‘back to normal’

The US and Iran exchanged fire late on Thursday in the most serious test yet

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ADVERSARIAL SUPPRESSEDGLOBAL BBC News GB

A rumour, a lynching in India and a long wait for justice

A court has convicted 20 people for the 2018 mob lynching of two men falsely accused of kidnapping children.

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GLOBAL The Tim Dillon Show US

Zohran’s Victory, Air Traffic Chaos, & Government Shutdown | The Tim Dillon Show #469

Tim discusses Zohran Mamdani being elected New York’s next mayor & the archetype of a Zohran voter, the government shutdown causing chaos in the airline industry, his most and least favorite childhood

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NON-ALIGNED ABSENTADVERSARIAL SUPPRESSED BBC News GB

EU approves €90bn loan for Ukraine as pipeline is turned on ending deadlock

Ukraine says it has reopened the Druzhba pipeline, after months of stalemate over stalled oil supplies to neighbouring Hungary.

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ADVERSARIAL SUPPRESSEDGLOBAL RT (Russia Today) RU

Middle East war fallout hits consumers worldwide

Preview Consumers worldwide are facing more shortages and higher

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NON-ALIGNED ABSENTADVERSARIAL SUPPRESSED Financial Times GB

Polish PM questions whether US is ‘loyal’ to Europe’s defence

Industry minister tells FT she wants ‘level playing field’ for Canadian and EU companies

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NON-ALIGNED ABSENTADVERSARIAL SUPPRESSED The New York Times US

Dan Goldman Will Personally Match Each Donation as He Fights to Keep House Seat

Republicans are charging ahead in the nation’s redistricting race, and showing new bullishness after months of growing midterm fears.

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NON-ALIGNED ABSENTGLOBAL CNN US

Russian authorities detain suspect over St. Petersburg cafe blast

Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich appeals against arrest, Russian state media says

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NON-ALIGNED ABSENTGLOBAL BBC News GB

Masked Iranian forces appear to seize ships in staged video

Analysis indicates that parts of the video appear to have been filmed hours after the ships were reportedly seized.

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GLOBAL Tehran Times IR

Pakistan and Iran: Two brotherly nations

It is a great honor for Pakistan that, in these most difficult circumstances, Iran has trusted Pakistan to stop the U.S. war on the Islamic Republic. Along with the honor, this is also a great test fo

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ADVERSARIAL SUPPRESSEDGLOBAL Egypt Independent EG

PM chairs Supreme Council of Energy meeting to review current supply status

CAIRO, May 8 (MENA) – Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly reviewed a report on the outcomes of a comprehensive medical convoy organized by the Supreme Medical Committee and Reliefs at the Cabinet

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ADVERSARIAL SUPPRESSEDGLOBAL CNN US

2023 March Madness: Will UConn or San Diego State triumph in the national championship game that 'means everything?'

After a March Madness filled with twists and surprises -- all four No. 1 seeds failed to reach the Elite Eight for the first ever time in NCAA men's basketball tournament history -- it is time for the

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NON-ALIGNED ABSENT The Wall Street Journal US

Germany's Economic Model Is Broken, and No One Has a Plan B

The country is focused on exports, but China is slowing imports and U.S. tariff threats are growing. Politicians are offering few alternatives.

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NON-ALIGNED ABSENTADVERSARIAL SUPPRESSED EFF DeepLinks US

Google Broke Its Promise to Me. Now ICE Has My Data.

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NON-ALIGNED ABSENTADVERSARIAL SUPPRESSED War on the Rocks US

Resilience Without Capacity: The Fatal Flaw in America’s New Cyber Strategy

On April 13, the U.S. military began a “blockade of all maritime traffic entering and exiting Iranian ports.” The move came after U.S. President Donald Trump announced on April 12 that

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ADVERSARIAL SUPPRESSEDGLOBAL Financial Times GB

Bank of Japan to postpone April rate rise amid Iran uncertainty

Read the BoJ’s April forecast from the FT’s Monetary Policy Radar team

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ADVERSARIAL SUPPRESSEDGLOBAL CNN US

Beijing promised to 'fight back' over Taiwan leader's US visit. But this time it has more to lose

An anticipated meeting between Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen and US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy in California this week has sparked concerns of a repeat of the pressure campaign China launched last

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NON-ALIGNED ABSENTADVERSARIAL SUPPRESSED The Guardian GB

Australia news live: US approves first major Aukus submarine contract; Harvey Norman facing class action for alleged ‘misleading’ ads

Message on Telegram account has sparked alarm among diaspora groups, with one calling for the embassy to be closed

NON-ALIGNED ABSENTADVERSARIAL SUPPRESSED The New York Times US

Tim Cook Did Wonders for Apple. He Also Did a Lot for Xi Jinping.

He made his company a juggernaut, but he did so by risking America’s economic and political security.

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319 people stuck onboard Singapore Airlines flight for 2.5 hours after heavy rain hits Changi

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NON-ALIGNED ABSENTADVERSARIAL SUPPRESSED Danny Jones US

Mother of Telepathic Child Reveals How to Access Psychic Abilities | Dalia Burgoin

Watch every episode ad-free & uncensored on Patreon: https://patreon.com/dannyjones Dalia Burgoin is the mother of Lidu, a non-speaker such as the non-speakers featured in the Telepathy Tapes demonstr

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NON-ALIGNED ABSENTADVERSARIAL SUPPRESSED BBC News GB

Hot air balloon makes emergency landing in California backyard

"Look at that, wow!" - A couple in Temecula woke up to find a balloon boarded with 13 people behind their home on Saturday.

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NON-ALIGNED ABSENT Financial Times GB

Banks charged sharply different fees for access to Anthropic investment

Disparate pricing raises prospect of investors earning unequal returns in the same deal on the basis of who their banker is

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NON-ALIGNED ABSENTADVERSARIAL SUPPRESSED BBC News GB

US soldier charged after winning $400,000 betting on removal of Maduro

Gannon Ken Van Dyke allegedly made trades on Polymarket on the basis of classified information, the justice department says.

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NON-ALIGNED ABSENT CNN US

Britain's pound is beating every other major currency this year

The British pound crashed to a record low last fall as investors rebelled against budget plans by former Prime Minister Liz Truss. Now, it's enjoying a comeback.

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GLOBAL Financial Times GB

Strategy’s teetering financial tower

A bitcoin price reprieve can’t erase the company’s contradictions

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NON-ALIGNED ABSENTADVERSARIAL SUPPRESSED War on the Rocks US

Converting History into Hard Power: A Polish-German Reckoning

Beneath the surface of Polish-German alignment within NATO lies an unresolved problem with growing strategic weight: Almost 70 percent of the Polish public believes that Germany has not made amends

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ADVERSARIAL SUPPRESSED The Grayzone US

His Majesty’s head-chopper: Syria’s MI6-backed president bows to King Charles

The OPCW has finally acknowledged concealing the assessment of German military toxicologists who ruled out chlorine gas as the cause of dozens of deaths in the alleged Douma chemical attack of Apri

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NON-ALIGNED ABSENTADVERSARIAL SUPPRESSED The New York Times US

Intel’s Revenues Soar, Aided by A.I. Boom

The chip maker reported a 7 percent rise to $13.6 billion in its latest quarter, more than $1 billion more than Wall Street expected.

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ADVERSARIAL SUPPRESSEDGLOBAL CNN US

Scientists film deepest ever fish on seabed off Japan

Cruising at a depth of 8,336 meters (over 27,000 feet) just above the seabed, a young snailfish has become the deepest fish ever filmed by scientists during a probe into the abyss of the northern Paci

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NON-ALIGNED LEAD South China Morning Post HK

Singapore’s answer to school bullying? The cane … and counselling

As global markets are roiled by geopolitical uncertainty and the energy fallout from war in the Middle East, a tiny speck in Southeast Asia has emerged as an oasis of stability – at least in terms of

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NON-ALIGNED ABSENT RT (Russia Today) RU

Palantir’s Technological Republic is a blueprint for digital tyranny

Preview Defense tech giant Palantir has tweeted a manifesto that

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GLOBAL RT (Russia Today) RU

Von der Leyen ‘super authoritarian’ – ex-European Council chief

Preview European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is ‘s

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US special forces soldier arrested for betting on Venezuela raid

Preview The US Department of Energy has announced that it has re

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NON-ALIGNED ABSENTADVERSARIAL SUPPRESSED War on the Rocks US

The Most Important Deterrent That NATO Needs Is Creativity

In 2019, Gen. David Berger, the 38th commandant of the Marine Corps, issued his Commandant’s Planning Guidance, which announced the service’s force planning initiative to prepare for co

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NON-ALIGNED ABSENTADVERSARIAL SUPPRESSED The New York Times US

Elon Musk and Sam Altman’s Epic Fight Heads to Court

A jury trial that is set to start on Monday could shift the course of the A.I. race, with Mr. Musk seeking billions of dollars in damages from Mr. Altman’s OpenAI.

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ADVERSARIAL SUPPRESSED ProPublica US

Texas Medical Board Sanctions Three Doctors for Delayed Care That Led to the Deaths of Two Pregnant Women

The post Texas Medical Board Sanctions Three Doctors for Delayed Care That Led to the Deaths of Two Pregnant

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GLOBALNON-ALIGNED LEAD BBC News GB

Nigeria's suspected coup plotters deny treason charges

Allegations of a coup plot first surfaced last year when an Independence Day parade was cancelled.

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NON-ALIGNED ABSENTADVERSARIAL SUPPRESSED The Wall Street Journal US

U.N. and Congolese Troops Struggle to Halt Lightning Rebel Attack

Aid workers estimate as many as 300,000 people are fleeing advances by the Rwandan-backed M23 rebel group, which has taken two strategic towns on the approaches to Goma over the past several days.

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NON-ALIGNED ABSENT Breaking Defense US

Poland becomes first nation to sign EU SAFE loans, expects billions for defense

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ADVERSARIAL SUPPRESSED Der Spiegel DE

Fridays for Future demonstriert in mehr als 60 Städten gegen Bundesregierung

Mit einem »Gas-Aktionstag« will Fridays for Future bundesweit für strengeren Klimaschutz werben. In Berlin ist ein besonderer Protest geplant – mit Verantwortlichen von Union und SPD im Visier.

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NON-ALIGNED ABSENTADVERSARIAL SUPPRESSED The Hindu IN

Another ‘godman’ in Nashik faces allegations of sexual exploitation, booked

Kakde also allegedly clicked her objectionable photographs and threatened her with dire consequences in case she complained against him, the woman told police

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NON-ALIGNED ABSENTADVERSARIAL SUPPRESSED Cointelegraph US

Polymarket traders win $37K after Paris weather data glitch, raising suspicion

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There's little chance of a hantavirus global outbreak. What the latest odds say

Prediction markets like Kalshi show slim chance that the hantavirus outbreak will be of international concern

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ADVERSARIAL SUPPRESSED Cointelegraph US

Jane Street asks US court to toss Terraform’s insider trading suit

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NON-ALIGNED ABSENTADVERSARIAL SUPPRESSED Sixth Tone CN

Ten Years in Transition


To mark its 10th anniversar

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NON-ALIGNED ABSENTADVERSARIAL SUPPRESSED Google News US

Dark Skies and Dark Energy Converge at a West Texas Star Party - The New York Times

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NON-ALIGNED ABSENTADVERSARIAL SUPPRESSED Insider Inc. (Formerly Business Insider) US

Tesla's robotaxi timeline just got a little fuzzier

Tesla removed a timeline for five robotaxi launches in its latest earnings report. It comes as the company spends $25 billion to support AI efforts.

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ADVERSARIAL SUPPRESSED The Tim Dillon Show US

They Got Greta, A.I. Hollywood, & The Battle For Tik Tok | The Tim Dillon Show #464

Tim discusses the AI actress named Tilly Norwood that is causing outrage in Hollywood, Greta Thunberg’s Flotilla being stopped by the Israeli Navy, Netanyahu calling influencers a weapon in the war, D

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GLOBALADVERSARIAL HEAVY National Post CA

Scott Stinson: Spending scandal at Conestoga College is a reminder of Canada’s shameful international student boom

The Western independence movement has gained the most support since the 1980s as deep discontent with Ottawa fans the flames of separation

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ADVERSARIAL SUPPRESSED The Hindu IN

Bihar Government seeks ₹12,000 crore loan from RBI to cover delayed social security pensions

AIDSO Mysuru District Committee alleges that while the government claims to be building a model education system through its “8 Guarantees” for education, it is simultaneously closing down government

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NON-ALIGNED ABSENTADVERSARIAL SUPPRESSED War on the Rocks US

What is Strategic Rivalry? Why Should We Care?

The states most likely to draw America into its next major crisis or war are not unknowns. They are the usual suspects: The same handful of states that have threatened the United States repeatedly

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GLOBAL Cointelegraph US

PUSD stablecoin deploys on ADI Chain, targeting $3T Islamic finance market

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NON-ALIGNED ABSENTADVERSARIAL SUPPRESSED CNBC US

Texas Instruments' stock jumps 19% for best day since 2000 as AI demand soars

Texas Instruments beat on earnings and revenue and gave upbeat guidance.

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NON-ALIGNED ABSENTADVERSARIAL SUPPRESSED CNN US

A new approach to a Covid-19 nasal vaccine shows early promise

Scientists in Germany say they've been able to make a nasal vaccine that can shut down a Covid-19 infection in the nose and throat, where the virus gets its first foothold in the body.

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NON-ALIGNED ABSENTADVERSARIAL SUPPRESSED War on the Rocks US

Countering Drones and the Pace of Modern War

After four years of watching the war in Ukraine, NATO defense decision-makers are finally beginning to pour money into drones. The Iran conflict has drawn further attention to these investments. Th

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Andhra Pradesh Health Department’s AI-driven medtech pilot yields early results; 12,677 patients screened in 37 days

Shortlisted through the MedTech Innovation Challenge, the startups have been piloting their technologies across 18 government hospitals; the best performers will be awarded cash prizes and a ₹1 crore

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non-aligned SCMP Business HK

OCBC acquires HSBC’s retail and wealth management operations in Indonesia

OCBC, the second-largest banking group in Southeast Asia, has agreed to acquire HSBC’s retail and wealth management operations in Indonesia through its subsidiary, PT Bank OCBC NISP Tbk, according to

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