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Military whistleblower claims US has UFO retrieval program
A former intelligence official turned whistleblower has given Congress and the Intelligence Community Inspector General extensive classified information about deeply covert programs that he says possess retrieved intact and partially int...
Rishi Sunak's Adviser Warns AI Could ''Kill Many Humans'' In Just Two Years
However, the USA and Britain killed many innocent humans in Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos in just a few days, so what’s the point? Such concerns have also been shared by countless experts in the field, not only by...
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban says Ukraine can't win the war against Russia
Why does he bother with winning or losing a money-making war? It's all about business. War is a big moneymaker, plain and simple. The goal isn't victory or defeat; it's all about money. Big money. And when it comes to that, the Ukraine w...
World must be ready to respond to next pandemic: WHO chief
Although COVID-19 may no longer be a global public health emergency, countries must still strengthen response to the disease and prepare for future pandemics and other threats, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) ...
Record numbers displaced by conflict and disaster
New data shows an all-time high of 71.1 million internally displaced people, with war in Ukraine exacerbating food insecurity
Drawings by Guantanamo Bay prisoner expose brutality of US ‘enhanced interrogation techniques’
A Guantanamo Bay prisoner has revealed in detail the abuse and torture he said he suffered at the hands of US security forces at the infamous prison.
Controversial Princes Harry, Andrew Pushed To Third Row At UK Coronation
Charles's younger son Harry and his American wife Meghan quit royal duties in 2020 and Andrew, the king's eldest brother, has been frozen out over a sexual abuse allegation which was settled out of court.
Vladimir Putin Has Survived 6 Assassination Attempts: Here Are The Details
Vladimir Putin had himself said in 2017 that he has survived a number of assassination attempts.
Afghanistan: 'Nothing we can do but watch babies die'
Three-month-old Tayabullah is quiet and motionless. His mother Nigar moves the oxygen pipe away from his nose and puts a finger below his nostrils to check if she can feel him breathing.
Taliban in ‘no hurry’ to agree $10bn lithium deal with China
The Taliban said on Monday they were not in a hurry to give China access to Afghanistan’s lithium reserves, despite an offer to pay for access to the rich deposits of the metal.
UN Security Council Demands Taliban 'Swiftly Reverse' Women Bans
The resolution, unanimously adopted by all 15 Council members, said the ban announced in early April "undermines human rights and humanitarian principles."
Age, Inflation: Challenges For Biden, 80, As He Announces Re-Election Bid
Joe Biden launched his pitch in a video released by his new campaign team, in which he declares it is his job to defend American democracy.
The awkward multi-polar world of the West versus ever-wealthy developing countries
The political clout of the BRICS is turning out to be as important as their increasing economic heft. Assumptions in 2001 that these countries would become friendly allies in a US-dominated world order are proving false.
UK Afghanistan whistleblower slams govt over hearing ‘secrecy’
A whistleblower in the UK who was sacked after drawing attention to the failures of the Afghanistan withdrawal has criticized attempts by the government to make her legal challenge private, The Guardian reported on Saturday.
South Asia Home To 45% Of Child Brides In The World: UN
The UN study found that families were pushed by financial strains during the pandemic to marry their daughters young in order to reduce costs at home.
UN says leaving Afghanistan would be ‘heartbreaking’
The United Nations is ready to take the “heartbreaking” decision to pull out of Afghanistan in May if it can’t persuade the Taliban to let local women work for the organization, the head of the UN Development Program said.
"Internal Issue Of Afghanistan": Taliban On Ban On Women Working For UN
Taliban authorities triggered international outrage earlier this month after extending a December ban on Afghan women working for non-governmental organisations to the UN.
US, Vietnam pledge to boost ties as Blinken visits Hanoi
Fifty years after the last U.S. combat troops left South Vietnam, Secretary of State Antony Blinken looked Saturday to strengthen America’s ties with its old foes in Hanoi as it seeks to counter China’s growing assertiveness in the Indo-...
UN Says Afghan Women Staff Blocked From Work By Taliban Order
The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) had said earlier in the day that UN women employees had been blocked from work in eastern Nangarhar province.
Twitter boss announces blue tick shake-up
Twitter boss Elon Musk has announced a shake-up of the social media platform's paid Twitter Blue feature.
Bloody artwork protesting Prince Harry’s Afghan kills to be projected on London landmark
A sculpture of the coat of arms of the British royal family, created with the blood of four Afghans, is to be “projected” onto the walls of St. Paul’s Cathedral in London by Russian artist Andrei Molodkin to protest Prince Harry’s involv...
The 10 Places Where Major Earthquakes Have Been Reported In Last 30 Days
On March 16, a 7-magnitude earthquake, the most powerful in the previous 30 days, hit the Kermadec Islands region of New Zealand.
Pentagon: Budget readies US for possible China confrontation
The US military must be ready for possible confrontation with China, the Pentagon’s leaders said Thursday, pushing Congress to approve the Defense Department’s proposed $842 billion budget, which would modernize the force in Asia and aro...
Pak Court Rejects Request To Cancel Imran Khan's Bail In 2022 Funding Case
Imran Khan, the chief of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party was granted bail by an Islamabad-based banking court in a prohibited funding case.
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Blackrock gets half a trillion dollar deal to rebuild Ukraine
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Spanish Citizenship Granted to Iranian chess player who removed hijab
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Unlike illegal imigrants coming by boats - US Citizens Will Need Visa To Travel To Europe in 2024
Musk announces Twitter name and logo change to X.com
The politician and the journalist lost control and started fighting on live broadcast.
The future of sports
Unveiling the Black Hole: The Mysterious Fate of EU's Aid to Ukraine
Farewell to a Music Titan: Tony Bennett, Renowned Jazz and Pop Vocalist, Passes Away at 96
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Transgender Exclusion in Miss Italy Stirs Controversy Amidst Changing Global Beauty Pageant Landscape
Joe Biden admitted, in his own words, that he delivered what he promised in exchange for the $10 million bribe he received from the Ukraine Oil Company.
TikTok Takes On Spotify And Apple, Launches Own Music Service
Global Trend: Using Anti-Fake News Laws as Censorship Tools - A Deep Dive into Tunisia's Scenario
Arresting Putin During South African Visit Would Equate to War Declaration, Asserts President Ramaphosa
Hacktivist Collective Anonymous Launches 'Project Disclosure' to Unearth Information on UFOs and ETIs
Typo sends millions of US military emails to Russian ally Mali
Server Arrested For Theft After Refusing To Pay A Table's $100 Restaurant Bill When They Dined & Dashed
The Changing Face of Europe: How Mass Migration is Reshaping the Political Landscape
China Urges EU to Clarify Strategic Partnership Amid Trade Tensions
The Last Pour: Anchor Brewing, America's Pioneer Craft Brewer, Closes After 127 Years
Democracy not: EU's Digital Commissioner Considers Shutting Down Social Media Platforms Amid Social Unrest
Sarah Silverman and Renowned Authors Lodge Copyright Infringement Case Against OpenAI and Meta
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The New York Times Announces Closure of its Sports Section in Favor of The Athletic
BBC Anchor Huw Edwards Hospitalized Amid Child Sex Abuse Allegations, Family Confirms
Florida Attorney General requests Meta CEO's testimony on company's platforms' alleged facilitation of illicit activities
The Distorted Mirror of actual approval ratings: Examining the True Threat to Democracy Beyond the Persona of Putin
40,000 child slaves in Congo are forced to work in cobalt mines so we can drive electric cars.
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