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From open prison to no-fly zone: How İmralı became Turkey’s most symbolic island
A six-kilometre island in the Sea of Marmara has served as an open prison, an execution site and a fortress of solitary confinement, and its competing meanings now sit uncomfortably at the heart of Turkey’s uneasy peace debate.
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What the latest Epstein files reveal and why they are stirring controversy
Newly released Justice Department documents deepen questions about the Epstein investigation, the handling of politically sensitive material, and how President Donald Trump’s name appears in the records.
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Did DOGE actually cut spending? The numbers say no
How Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency in the US upended agencies, cut thousands of contracts and grants, yet failed to meaningfully reduce federal spending.
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A “60 Minutes” story on deportations was stopped at the last minute. Viewers are watching it anyway
A 13-minute segment on Venezuelan men deported to a Salvadoran prison was postponed hours before broadcast, then leaked in full via a Canadian affiliate, intensifying a newsroom backlash and a political storm.
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Why Scotch demand is falling and what distilleries are doing about it
Falling global sales, weaker US demand and a 10 per cent tariff are leaving distilleries with a surplus of maturing stock, prompting production cuts, warehouse expansion and fresh anxiety for rural jobs and investment.
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Bondi gunmen allegedly threw homemade explosives and trained for weeks before attack, police say
Court documents detail alleged planning, reconnaissance and extremist material linked to the deadly Hanukkah attack at Bondi Beach.
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Who is Jeff Landry, Trump’s pick as special envoy to Greenland?
The Louisiana governor is a fierce Trump loyalist with a combative domestic record, but little experience in foreign policy or Arctic diplomacy.
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Assad’s life after power: Inside the Syrian strongman’s luxurious exile in Russia
From Moscow penthouses to Dubai yacht parties, a New York Times investigation traces how Bashar al-Assad and his inner circle escaped accountability after the fall of the Syrian regime.
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Jim Beam halts bourbon production for 2026 as the American whiskey boom turns into a bust
A year-long shutdown at the bourbon giant’s flagship Kentucky distillery highlights falling demand, excess inventory and shifting drinking habits.
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From caviar to cherries: How China is turning luxury foods into a domestic powerhouse
Low-cost domestic producers are replacing imports, pushing prices down in China and, in some categories, starting to compete globally.
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Report flags suspicious crypto flows after US plea deal, Binance rejects findings
Leaked internal files reviewed by the Financial Times show that accounts with red flags kept operating on the world’s largest crypto exchange even after its 2023 US criminal settlement.
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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.
