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Star Wars

Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (January 17-18)

How about some Star Wars Outlaws on XGP?Welcome to another weekend! With our gaming-related Christmas gifts still kicking around and Xbox Game Pass now getting into full swing for 2026, we've got plenty to be getting stuck into over the next few days.Here's what we're playing this weekend:Read the full…

bubmagJanuary 17, 2026

Star Wars

‘Lol Zero Spooked, Sorry’ – Rian Johnson Responds to Kathleen Kennedy’s Suggestions That ‘Online Negativity’ Put The Last Jedi Director Off Making More Star Wars

Updated : Jan 17, 2026 11:37am UTC Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson has responded to outgoing Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy's claim that he was put off making more Star Wars as he "got spooked by the online negativity" . The Knives Out, Glass Onion, and Wake Up…

bubmagJanuary 17, 2026

Palantir

US Hackers Reportedly Caused a Blackout in Venezuela

As Immigration and Customs Enforcement continues its “Operation Metro Surge” infiltration of Minnesota, more than 2,000 ICE operatives and about 1,000 other federal agents have made more than 2,400 arrests since the operation began in late 2025, and tear gassed protesters. Last week, an ICE agent shot and killed local…

bubmagJanuary 17, 2026

Namibia

Bassarath, Butler get U-19 World Cup gigs | Local Sports | trinidadexpress.com

West Indians Deighton Butler and Zahid Bassarath are among 21 match officials named by the International Cricket Council (ICC) to officiate at the upcoming Under-19 Cricket World Cup. The 51-year-old Vincentian Butler and Trinidadian Bassarath, 42, are two of 17 umpires who will participate at the event in Namibia and…

bubmagJanuary 17, 2026

Donald Trump

Trump’s Newest Voters Are Abandoning Ship

A year ago, Donald Trump was riding high. The man who had lost the presidency four years earlier, then led a failed insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, was now about to be inaugurated again after improbably winning a nonconsecutive second term. Almost everyone seemed to agree something seismic had just…

bubmagJanuary 17, 2026

Donald Trump

Stephen Miller Has a Truly Rancid Star Trek Opinion

Following American politics these days forces one to read a dizzying array of bizarre social media posts by President Donald Trump and other members of the Trump administration. Some of them are worthy of news coverage; most aren’t. But there was one on Thursday night that I could not let…

bubmagJanuary 17, 2026

Star Wars

Kennedy Talks “Star Wars” Toxic Fandom

Lucasfilm The other day, Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy announced that she is stepping down from that position, with Dave Filoni and Lynwen Brennan taking over as co-Presidents. In the wake of that announcement, Kennedy gave an interview with Deadline talking about the current state of the various “Star Wars” projects…

bubmagJanuary 17, 2026

Cold War

Cold War nuclear bunker teeters on UK’s Yorkshire cliff edge, days from collapse

A Cold War-era nuclear bunker is teetering on the edge of a cliff on the English coast and could be just days away from falling into the sea. The once-hidden structure has been exposed by rapid erosion, revealing a typically unseen slice of history on the East Yorkshire coast. The…

bubmagJanuary 17, 2026

Protectionism

EU to ink long-awaited trade deal with South American bloc

The European Union will on Saturday sign a deal 25 years in the making with the South American trade bloc Mercosur, creating one of the world's largest free trade areas at a time of growing protectionism and volatility. The long-awaited agreement comes amid the sweeping use of tariffs and trade…

bubmagJanuary 17, 2026

Peace

Who Is Ajay Banga, Indian-Origin World Bank President Chosen By Trump For Gaza Peace Board

Last Updated: January 17, 2026, 14:29 IST The Gaza Board of Peace, which Trump is set to chair, includes Indian-origin World Bank Group President Ajay Banga, among others. 14th President of the World Bank Group, Ajay Banga. (Image: LinkedIn) The White House on Saturday announced the formation of the “Board…

bubmagJanuary 17, 2026

Talking Point: What Are You Playing This Weekend? (January 17-18)

‘Lol Zero Spooked, Sorry’ – Rian Johnson Responds to Kathleen Kennedy’s Suggestions That ‘Online Negativity’ Put The Last Jedi Director Off Making More Star Wars

US Hackers Reportedly Caused a Blackout in Venezuela

Bassarath, Butler get U-19 World Cup gigs | Local Sports | trinidadexpress.com

Trump’s Newest Voters Are Abandoning Ship

Stephen Miller Has a Truly Rancid Star Trek Opinion

Kennedy Talks “Star Wars” Toxic Fandom

Cold War nuclear bunker teeters on UK’s Yorkshire cliff edge, days from collapse

EU to ink long-awaited trade deal with South American bloc

Who Is Ajay Banga, Indian-Origin World Bank President Chosen By Trump For Gaza Peace Board

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