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Trump wants Venezuela’s oil. The planet may pay the price.
The world’s largest crude reserves look like a geopolitical prize. But climate experts warn that tapping them at scale would be expensive, polluting and potentially disastrous for global climate goals.
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Notorious ‘Torso Killer’ confesses to 1965 murder in decades-old New Jersey case
Already serving multiple life sentences, one of America’s most notorious serial killers has now confessed to a teenage girl’s killing that haunted a New Jersey town for nearly six decades.
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Moroccan cave fossils point to a missing chapter in human evolution
Fossils discovered in a quarry cave in Morocco and dated to roughly 773,000 years ago are offering scientists a rare glimpse into one of the least understood periods of human evolution, when the ancestors of modern humans were beginning to diverge from other ancient human lineages, the New York Times reported.
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Why Trump’s Greenland obsession is about more than security
After Venezuela, the US president’s fixation on the Arctic island is setting off alarm bells in Europe, and raising deeper questions about power, legacy and a changing world order.
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Meet the “perfect” February: a once in a decade calendar coincidence
If you have been on X lately, chances are you have seen people talking about something called “Perfect February.” It did not start as a big campaign or a planned challenge. It was just a regular post that struck a chord, and within days, thousands of others began adding their own take.
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Birthday ski package ignites controversy at Chinese resort
A ski resort in northeastern China has sparked a lively online debate after a video showed an instructor carrying a woman down the slope as part of a pricey celebration package. The unusual service was meant to be a fun birthday experience, but many social media users have criticised it as unsafe or inappropriate.
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Freelancer hijacks company website to force payment, posts “pay me to get access” message
A bizarre dispute between a UK tech company and an unpaid contractor ended up live on the company’s own website when the frustrated coder took control of the platform and posted an unmistakable demand. The unusual incident highlights ongoing challenges in the tech world over payments, access rights and online security.
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From confirmed to cancelled: hotel’s sudden snub of India conference guests causes storm
A hotel’s decision to cancel a booking set off a storm of criticism online after it emerged that the reservation was linked to an Indian conference. What could have been a routine travel issue quickly turned into a wider argument about fairness, professionalism, and how hotels should treat international guests.
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What is the ‘Jizya’ tax that was cited before a Hindu man’s killing in Bangladesh
A killing in Bangladesh has drawn attention to a word most people only encounter in history books. After the death of a Hindu shopkeeper, his friends and family said he had been threatened with something called “jizya” before he was attacked. The claim has shocked many and left others asking what the term even means and why it was brought up in a modern day crime.
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Aldrich Ames, the CIA’s most devastating traitor, and the quiet life of betrayal
He was not driven by ideology but by money, resentment and ruthless compartmentalization — and his espionage for Moscow cost the United States some of its most valuable agents.
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China weighs Meta’s Manus deal in widening battle over AI and tech control
Beijing is examining whether the sale of the Chinese-founded AI start-up to Meta breaches export control rules, in a case that could test how far China is willing to police the global break-up of tech ecosystems.
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Polymarket says the US did not ‘invade’ Venezuela and bettors are furious
The prediction platform’s refusal to settle a $10.5 million market after the raid that captured Nicolás Maduro is exposing the legal, financial and ethical grey zones of the booming betting-on-politics industry.
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How Maduro and his wife were injured during the US raid, and what officials told US Congress
Trump administration officials say the Venezuelan leader and Cilia Flores were hurt while trying to flee and hide, even as lawyers describe the incident as a violent abduction and questions swirl about the scale of the operation.
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Trump’s off-script speech was packed with false claims. Here’s what the facts actually show
From crime in Washington to January 6, mail-in voting and the economy, the president recycled a long list of debunked talking points — and added some new distortions.
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Elon Musk shares viral Diddy-Maduro meme after Venezuelan president’s capture
Elon Musk jumped into the online chatter by sharing a meme that quickly started doing the rounds. It was his way of reacting to the arrest of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, and it showed how fast serious world events can turn into internet humour. Jokes, edits and sarcastic posts began spreading almost as quickly as the news itself.
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Grok in trouble: Musk-linked influencer says AI turned her childhood photos into fake images
A personal feud involving Elon Musk stepped into the spotlight this week after a woman claiming to share a child with the billionaire accused his AI chatbot of generating inappropriate images from her own childhood. The controversy has reignited a wider debate about deepfake technology, online consent and the limits of artificial intelligence.
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Who was the 52-year-old Indian man attacked by transwomen in Thailand over 'service' payment dispute
A holiday in Thailand ended badly for an Indian tourist after a violent clash in Pattaya left him injured and in hospital. The incident, which was caught on video and widely shared online, has sparked fresh concern about tourist safety in the busy resort city.
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Baby found alone at Disney World as park reports sixth death in recent years
A disturbing incident at Walt Disney World in Florida has drawn fresh scrutiny to safety at the world’s most visited theme park. A baby was found unattended in the Magic Kingdom, and authorities confirmed this comes amid a troubling pattern of fatalities on Disney properties in the United States.
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Say goodbye to prime time junk food ads: UK tightens rules for children
The United Kingdom is introducing new rules to stop junk food advertisements from appearing on TV before 9 pm and across major online platforms. The effort is aimed at protecting children from constant marketing of unhealthy foods and reducing the nation’s stubbornly high levels of obesity.
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Ancient Greenland rocks reveal how quickly seas could rise again
Bedrock drilled from beneath Greenland’s ice shows a vast dome melted within the last 10,000 years, suggesting today’s warming could trigger far more sea-level rise than many models predict.
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Which childhood vaccines are no longer routinely recommended in the US and why it matters
The Trump administration has narrowed US federal guidance on several paediatric vaccines, arguing for parental choice and international alignment, while doctors warn the shift could leave more children vulnerable to preventable disease.
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Trump’s former critic Pete Hegseth now defends his military authority
Comments Hegseth made in 2016 about a president’s limits as commander in chief are colliding with his current role defending the legality of Trump-era military actions.
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Why Trump’s Venezuela strike could hand Russia and China a dangerous precedent
By seizing Venezuela’s leader and asserting US dominance in the Western Hemisphere, Washington may have weakened its own arguments against aggression elsewhere, analysts warn.
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Can the US actually prove Nicolás Maduro ran a narco state?
Prosecutors allege Venezuela’s former leader ran a state-backed trafficking network for decades, but securing a conviction will depend on proving direct involvement in moving drugs, weapons and money.
