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Gun, fitness and ‘all things military’: US armed forces newspaper gets Pentagon reboot, goodbye ‘woke distractions’
WASHINGTON, Jan 16 — The US Defense Department said Thursday it would overhaul the editorially independent, Pentagon-funded Stars and Stripes military newspaper to refocus the publication away from “woke distractions.” Stars and Stripes was first published over 150 years ago
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UN warns Gaza cannot wait: ‘Inhumane’ conditions demand urgent reconstruction
JERUSALEM, Jan 16 — A top United Nations official on Thursday called for accelerating reconstruction work in Gaza, saying Palestinians there were living in “inhumane” conditions, even as a US-backed truce entered its second phase. “I wouldn’t have imagined what
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Trump announces Gaza ‘board of peace’ as Palestinians press for Israeli withdrawal
WASHINGTON, Jan 16 — US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced the formation of a Gaza “board of peace”, a key phase two element of a US-backed plan to end the war in the Palestinian territory. “It is my Great
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‘No platform is above the law’: World turns on Musk’s Grok after AI deepfake scandal explodes
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 16 — Global outrage persisted Thursday over sexualised deepfakes created by Elon Musk’s AI tool Grok, even after his social media platform X said it was blocking the chatbot from undressing images in certain locations. The Philippines
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ISS astronauts return to Earth after first-ever medical evacuation
WASHINGTON, Jan 15 — Four International Space Station crewmembers splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on Thursday, Nasa footage showed, after the first ever medical evacuation in the orbital lab’s history. A video feed from Nasa showed the capsule carrying
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Nasa cuts short space mission, astronauts leave ISS in first-ever medical evacuation
WASHINGTON, Jan 15 — Four crewmembers departed the International Space Station yesterday after a medical issue prompted their mission to be cut a month short — a first for the orbiting laboratory. A video feed from Nasa showed American astronauts
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X blocks Grok from generating sexualised ‘bikini, underwear’ images amid global backlash
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan 15 — Elon Musk’s platform X yesterday announced measures to prevent its AI chatbot Grok from undressing images of real people, following global backlash over its generation of sexualised photos of women and children. The announcement comes
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From Venezuela to Greenland, Trump’s exercise of raw power upends world order, sending friends and foes reeling
WASHINGTON, Jan 15 — He has toppled Venezuela’s leader, vowed to control its vast oil reserves and threatened other Latin American countries with similar military action. He has talked openly about annexing Greenland, even by force. And, beyond the Western
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‘Paedophile protector’: Trump flips off and curses at heckler during factory visit, White House says gesture was appropriate
DETROIT, Jan 14 — US President Donald Trump was caught on camera yesterday responding obscenely to a heckler during a visit to an auto plant in Michigan, according to a video circulating on social media. During a tour of the
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Brunei’s sultan to undergo knee surgery, faces up to three-month recovery
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN, Jan 14 — Brunei’s ruler Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah will undergo knee replacement surgery this weekend, with a recovery period expected to last between two to three months, his office said. The 79-year-old sultan, one of the world’s
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