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How China built a homegrown arms industry to rival the West
New jet engines and warships underline Beijing’s push for military self-sufficiency as imports fall and exports rise.
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A year of upheaval inside the US federal government during Trump’s second term
Executive orders, DOGE-led cuts and mass resignations reshaped Washington’s bureaucracy and forced nearly 300,000 federal workers out.
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US Democrats protest plan to link Trump’s name to national monuments and the Kennedy Center
A protest by a senior Democratic senator has reopened an old argument in American politics: who gets remembered in stone, and who decides when history has already passed its verdict.
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Trump revives 2022 Mar-a-Lago raid with claim FBI searched Melania’s underwear drawer
At a North Carolina rally, the US president revisited the 2022 FBI search of Mar-a-Lago, using a personal anecdote to portray the operation as intrusive even as the raid remains central to the classified-documents controversy.
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Putin says Trump is “right” to sue the BBC after claim his speech was doctored
A question from a journalist drew a sharp, almost offhand answer from the Russian president, pulling a UK media dispute into the wider Trump-Putin headline cycle.
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The real reason F1 drivers sip from long tubes in the pit lane
After two hours in brutal heat, drivers need fluids fast, but not too fast. The long straw is a simple way to control that first drink.
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Trump praises Indian-origin AI advisor Sriram Krishnan, spotlights his growing White House influence
At a White House Christmas dinner, the US president credited the Silicon Valley veteran with helping steer Washington’s AI agenda as the US hardens its position against China.
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Meta’s new AI leader Alexandr Wang is reportedly unhappy with Zuckerberg
Barely months after being brought in to lead Meta’s superintelligence push, the Scale AI founder is said to be frustrated by tight control, internal pressure and the pace demanded from the top.
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How a SpaceX test flight put hundreds of airline passengers at risk
New details show how a SpaceX Starship explosion forced passenger planes into fuel emergencies, raising questions about how aviation and spaceflight safety are managed as launches multiply.
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How Venezuela went from Washington’s ally to a flashpoint under Trump
Once a cornerstone of US strategy in Latin America, Venezuela’s long political shift from Cold War partner to adversary explains why tensions are again nearing a breaking point.
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South Carolina road rage: US authorities said it was self-defence. Evidence and witness accounts suggest a murkier story
A Wall Street Journal investigation into a South Carolina road-rage killing raises serious questions about police conduct, witness handling and how a self-defence claim took hold before the facts were tested.
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First Epstein file release brings few new details and many redactions
The US Justice Department’s initial release of more than 13,000 documents promised transparency on Jeffrey Epstein’s world, but delivered few new facts, heavy redactions and fresh political sparring instead.
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Why South Korea wants nuclear-powered submarines and what it means for Asia
Backed by US President Donald Trump, Seoul’s push to acquire nuclear-powered submarines promises stronger deterrence against North Korea and China, but raises tough questions about technology transfer, cost, timelines and regional fallout.
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AI vending machine gets social-engineered into giving away its entire stock
A Wall Street Journal office experiment using an Anthropic-powered vending machine reportedly ended in losses after staff manipulated the AI into free giveaways and questionable “purchases,” highlighting how easily autonomous systems can be socially engineered.
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Trump team targets surge in cases to strip citizenship from some naturalised Americans
Internal guidance in the US reportedly asks officials to send 100-200 denaturalisation cases a month for FY 2026, prompting warnings that a rare legal tool could be used far more aggressively.
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“The inquiry ended, the memes didn’t”: Kristin Cabot on leaving Astronomer after kiss-cam row
The inquiry ended. The memes did not. Why Kristin Cabot decided she could not go back.
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Chinese gamer’s two-year esports hotel stay ends in trash-filled room, sparking debate on gaming addiction
Staff at an esports hotel in Changchun reportedly found a room buried under nearly metre-high garbage after a long-term guest checked out, prompting questions about extreme isolation and whether hotels should mandate periodic cleaning for extended stays.
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Shanghai delivery rider says he made Rs 1.42 crore in 5 years working 13-hour days
A Shanghai courier says five years of 13-hour days pulled him out of debt and into wealth, but his story has reopened uncomfortable questions about work culture and risk in China’s gig economy.
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Trump tries to sell lower prices, but his North Carolina speech goes off script
As the president attempts to sharpen his economic pitch ahead of the midterms, a rally in North Carolina shows how easily his message drifts into grievance, nostalgia, and spectacle.
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Epstein files release leaves survivors with more questions than answers, even as a 1996 complaint surfaces
A US Justice Department document appears to validate Maria Farmer’s long-claimed 1990s report, but other survivors say the online “Epstein Library” is hard to navigate and offers little clarity about what authorities did and why.
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Why the Arctic is warming faster than the rest of the planet, and why it matters to everyone
A major US climate assessment warns that the Arctic has entered its hottest and wettest phase on record, with melting permafrost triggering chemical changes in rivers and weakening the region’s role as a global climate stabiliser.
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From prodigy to suspect: The long disappearance behind the Brown and MIT shootings
A gifted physics student who once topped his class in Portugal vanished from his family’s life for decades, only to re-emerge at the centre of a deadly trail of violence in the United States.
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Epstein files released, but thousands of records remain withheld despite legal deadline
The US Justice Department has published thousands of documents linked to Jeffrey Epstein, but extensive redactions and missing material have drawn criticism from lawmakers and survivors who say the disclosure falls short of what the law requires.
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Addiction is a disease, not a moral failing: What the Reiner case reveals
The case of Nick Reiner has renewed a painful national conversation about addiction, parenting and the limits of treatment.
