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Elon Musk’s favourite amplifier: How Mario Nawfal turned online attention into power
A digital entrepreneur turns Musk’s repeated endorsements into unprecedented reach, political influence and a fast-growing media empire.
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What the UK inquiry concluded about Putin’s role in the Novichok death
A landmark British inquiry says a discarded nerve-agent bottle that killed Dawn Sturgess traces directly back to a Kremlin-approved assassination plot, exposing the human cost of Russia’s covert operations in Europe.
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How a hidden high-school football market tore one family apart
A star wide receiver’s rise through Southern California’s youth football underworld shows how the rush for Name, Image and Likeness money has turned teenage athletes into commodities and left families fractured in its wake.
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How a sprawling fraud scandal thrust Minnesota’s Somali community and its governor into the national spotlight
A billion-dollar breakdown in Minnesota’s social-services system has reignited political fault lines, sparked federal investigations and fuelled polarizing claims about one of the state’s most visible immigrant communities.
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Meta prepares sweeping cuts to metaverse spending as Zuckerberg pivots sharply to AI
After years of pouring billions into virtual worlds that failed to take off, Meta is preparing to shrink its metaverse ambitions and redirect investment toward AI-powered devices and “personal superintelligence.”
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What the Pentagon investigation found about Pete Hegseth’s use of Signal
A Pentagon watchdog report says US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth shared classified strike details in a private Signal chat, breaking security rules and exposing gaps in how top officials handle sensitive information on personal devices.
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Trump family crypto empire stung as memecoins crash up to 99% from their peak
Trump branded crypto projects have lost one billion dollars of wealth in weeks, as memecoins named after the president and Melania collapse around 90 to 99 per cent and flagship tokens slump more than fifty to seventy five per cent.
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How Trump Jr–backed Vulcan Elements landed a $620 million Pentagon loan — and why it’s raising conflict-of-interest questions
The defence loan, the largest issued by the Pentagon’s Office of Strategic Capital, has intensified scrutiny over whether companies backed by Donald Trump Jr’s investment fund are benefiting disproportionately under his father’s administration.
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Why the world is running out of copper — and how the AI boom is speeding up the crunch
A global scramble is underway for the metal that powers data centres, green grids and defence systems — but mine supply is struggling to keep up.
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Afghan families in the US fear fresh uncertainty after Washington attack
The shooting involving an Afghan asylum seeker has triggered sweeping immigration suspensions, leaving thousands of evacuees — many who worked with US forces — suddenly unsure whether they can stay, reunite with family or continue building the lives they began in 2021.
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How modern military command centres make life-and-death decisions
Who watches the screens, who gives the order, and how “fog of war” shapes every call.
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Trump faces stalled Russia-Ukraine talks as deadlines slip and Moscow hardens its stance
The US president’s self-imposed Thanksgiving deadline for a peace deal has passed without progress, leaving Washington weighing how much pressure to apply on Kyiv — and how to read Vladimir Putin’s unchanged territorial demands.
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Google lets bosses read staff SMS and RCS chats, even edits and deletions are saved
A recent update in the way Google Messages works will now allow employers to archive and review all text and RCS conversations on company-issued devices, even those messages that were edited or deleted. This shift raises serious privacy concerns for employees who considered texting on work phones to be private.
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Miss Universe 2025 debacle exposes deep cracks in the pageant world
The fallout from the 2025 Miss Universe finale has exposed deep cracks in a pageant world struggling with credibility, relevance and internal scandal.
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How Venezuelan gangs and African jihadists are flooding Europe with cocaine
Venezuela’s role as a launchpad for cocaine into West Africa, and onward with jihadist help into Europe, is reshaping the global drug trade and pushing European seizures above those in North America.
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How Europe struggled to regain influence after Trump’s Ukraine peace plan leaked
Europe was blindsided by Washington’s 28-point proposal and scrambled to reinsert itself into negotiations that directly shaped its own security landscape.
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Why Trump is unlikely to face prosecution after leaving office
Legal experts say the Supreme Court’s 2024 immunity ruling has reshaped the boundaries of presidential accountability.
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Manufacturers begin phasing out PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ linked to environmental persistence and health risks
Major chemicals groups move away from “forever chemicals” as lawsuits accelerate and the EU weighs sweeping restrictions.
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Trump’s public routine shifts as age becomes harder to ignore
Shorter days, tighter schedules and small signs of fatigue are challenging the president’s long-cultivated image of boundless stamina.
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Why many Ukrainians reject Trump’s peace plan with Russia
After nearly four years of war, ordinary Ukrainians say they are unwilling to trade land and sovereignty for a ceasefire, even as Russian missiles fall and Washington tests a controversial peace plan.
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Why Maduro won’t go quietly: The risks, indictments and fears keeping Venezuela’s strongman in power
A decade of entanglement with the military, criminal exposure and the end of “golden exile” leaves Nicolás Maduro with few safe exits.
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Why automakers are racing to build motors that don’t depend on Chinese rare earths
As geopolitical strains deepen and supply chains wobble, carmakers are looking for ways to engineer electric motors that avoid China-controlled materials.
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How robots and AI are quietly rewiring China’s factory floor
As tariffs rise and labour thins, China is betting on automation to defend its role as the world’s biggest producer of everyday goods.
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How Rubio tried to pull a controversial peace plan for Ukraine back to the middle
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s Geneva dash turns a leaked, pro-Russia draft into a softer framework for Ukraine, but every concession to Kyiv risks making the plan unacceptable to Putin and prolonging an already grinding war.
