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Heavy rain triggers flooding in Chile’s Santiago, sweeping away vehicles

‘The Choice Is Quite Simple’: Finnish President Stubb Pulls No Punches In Big Wake Up Call To Europe

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Thai court dismisses detention challenge by Chinese journalist sought by Beijing

A Thai court on Friday dismissed a challenge by a Chinese investigative journalist over his prolonged detention in Bangkok, a day after authorities began proceedings…

Hong Kong nat. security police charge man over ‘seditious’ posts 3 months after unannounced arrest

Hong Kong national security police have charged a man for allegedly making “seditious” online posts, revealing the case nearly three months after his unannounced arrest.…

Opinion: Allowing oil and gas leases on Roan Plateau could destroy one of Colorado’s most biodiverse landscapes

BLM’s upcoming lease sale will test if federal agency is willing to honor local solutions and protect valuable public lands

How surveillance technology enables arbitrary arrests and detention

By Arinze Chijioke When government critic Chika Nwoba petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) in February 2024, he didn’t expect the complaint would…

LIVE: Nobel Peace Prize 2026 announcement

10-9-2026 Friday News List

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Belt and Road paving way for China’s military presence in SE Asia

Last week, eight Chinese-made light attack jets sat on a half-finished runway at Ban Keun, flanked by more than two dozen military support vehicles, offering…

New York Mayor Mamdani calls for abolition of ICE after man is shot and injured

Mind games: AI behaves more like a brain than a database

When people think about what ChatGPT or other large language models are doing behind the scenes, it’s common to reach for the language of computing.…

Trump and Melania Tried to SHUT HER UP…

Hurricane Isaias finds brief window in El Niño to power up in extra warm water

Michael Douglas on Affair with Kathleen Turner, His Wife Not Reading His Book & Doing Coke with OJ

Daisy Edgar-Jones on Meeting Spielberg at Her First Hollywood Party & Being in Sense and Sensibility

The war on terror failed Afghanistan. But the people’s hopes for democracy live on

Afghanistan’s own democratic aspirations long predate the West’s intervention in 2001. The Taliban’s return dealt a devastating blow, but these aspirations endure.

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