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US, EU, UK, Australia, New Zealand and Allies Hold Talks on Strategic Critical Minerals Alliance

Ministers from around 20 countries, including the US, EU, UK, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, India and South Korea, will meet in Washington this week to discuss forming a strategic alliance on critical minerals and rare earths. The talks aim to strengthen supply chains outside...
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New Zealand Prime Minister Announces 2026 General Election Date

New Zealand Prime Minister Christopher Luxon has confirmed that the country’s next general election will be held on November 7, 2026. The announcement was made during the National Party’s first caucus meeting of the year in Christchurch. Luxon said voters would face an important choice...
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No Deal Without a Fee: How Trump Made $10 Billion the Price of TikTok’s US Survival

For TikTok to survive in the United States, its investors had to agree to one extraordinary condition: a $10 billion payment to the Trump administration. Oracle, UAE's MGX, and Silver Lake — the consortium that acquired TikTok's US operations from ByteDance — made their first installment of $2.5 billion to the Treasury in January, with further payments committed until the total reaches $10 billion....
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 Trump Slams Iran’s Diplomatic Posturing, Vows Consequences if Talks Fail

President Donald Trump publicly slammed Iran's diplomatic posturing on Thursday, vowing that consequences would follow if the country continued to stall the peace process. In...
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Netanyahu Confronts Conspiracy Theories and Military Threats in One Brief Café Video

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu used a short video posted from a local café to address three distinct challenges simultaneously — viral death rumors, an...
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Iran Puts Global Shipping on Notice: Any Vessel With US Ties Is a Target

Iran dramatically escalated its maritime threats on Saturday, with military commanders warning that any oil, economic, or energy facility in the Gulf region with American...
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Mark Zuckerberg’s Metaverse Failure Is Tech’s Most Expensive Lesson in Humility

Some lessons cost tuition. Others cost $80 billion. Meta is shutting down Horizon Worlds on VR — Quest store departure in March, full VR termination...
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Meta Moves to Ditch Instagram’s Encrypted Messages: A Privacy Blow?

In a decision that has set off alarm bells in the privacy community, Meta has confirmed that Instagram will stop offering end-to-end encryption for direct...
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Google’s AI Tool That Organized Stranger Health Tips Has Been Taken Offline

A Google search feature that organized health advice from anonymous internet contributors using artificial intelligence has been removed. The feature, "What People Suggest," curated community...
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The King Abdicates: Mohamed Salah Announces He Is Leaving Liverpool This Summer

Mohamed Salah has brought the football world to a standstill with the announcement that he will leave Liverpool at the end of the season, concluding a reign at Anfield that many consider unparalleled in the club's modern history. In a video posted to his social media channels, the Egyptian forward spoke with sincerity and emotion about what Liverpool means to him, describing the club...
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