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Slavery Abolition

What the Royal Family’s Links to Slavery Mean in the Age of Epstein

Early on the morning of May 29, 1660, flanked by twenty thousand armed men, King Charles II arrived in London to retake the throne. Bells rang out and ships fired their guns to mark the occasion. It was Charles’s thirtieth birthday. England had been without a king for eleven years,…

bubmagFebruary 16, 2026

Syria

Thirty-four Australians released from Syrian camp of IS-affiliated families, officials say

In brief A Syrian official described the setback as "purely a procedural issue". The Australian government said in a statement it would not actively repatriate individuals from Syria. Thirty-four Australians released on Monday from a camp in northern Syria holding wives and children of suspected militants from the self-proclaimed Islamic…

bubmagFebruary 16, 2026

Google

Former NPR Host Accuses Google Of Copying His Voice For AI Offering

Podcaster David Greene is accusing Google of using his voice without permission to create one of the AI voices in the company’s research and note-taking tool NotebookLM. Google added Audio Overviews in the second half of 2024, allowing NotebookLM users to make brief podcast episodes out of pages of notes…

bubmagFebruary 16, 2026

Vietnam

1990-built FPSO to keep working in Vietnam until end of 2027

Home Fossil Energy 1990-built FPSO to keep working in Vietnam until end of 2027 February 16, 2026, by Nadja Skopljak A joint venture (JV) company of Malaysia’s MISC Group and Vietnamese PetroVietnam Technical Services Corporation (PTSC) has secured a contract that will keep a 1990-built floating production, storage, and offloading…

bubmagFebruary 16, 2026

Drones

Ireland will be defended against drones by EU Presidency

Ireland will be better defended by the time Dublin takes over the EU Presidency this summer, Helen McEntee has promised. Ireland will hold the Presidency of the Council of the European Union from 1st July until 31st December, meaning large numbers of EU leaders will visit Dublin at various points. …

bubmagFebruary 16, 2026

Narendra Modi

India AI Summit 2026 Live: India stands at the forefront of AI transformation, says PM Modi

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bubmagFebruary 16, 2026

Holocaust

The Long Shadow of the “Jewish Question”

Feature / February 16, 2026 After the Holocaust, Israel was hailed as the solution to an essentially antisemitic debate. Now, as another genocide unfolds—in Gaza—Jews are once again questioning the question. Mame loshn: Attendees at the first Yiddish Language Conference in Czernowitz, 1908. In late August 1908, some 70 delegates…

bubmagFebruary 16, 2026

Tesla

Slow Adoption of iOS 26 on iPhones May Have Unexpectedly Hurt Tesla’s Sales: Report

The tech world is a rich and complex global ecosystem. If a butterfly flaps its wings in your smartphone’s operating system, that can potentially cause a hurricane for Tesla’s sales, according to the the interpretation of events laid out in the latest column from Apple scoop guy Mark Gurman of…

bubmagFebruary 16, 2026

Peace

We Must Reject a World Governed by Raw Power

Featured, Global, Global Governance, Headlines, IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse, TerraViva United Nations Opinion In the latest newsletter of the Elders, Helen Clark reflects on Davos, President Trump’s Board of Peace, and the urgency of pushing back against “might is right.” WELLINGTON, New Zealand, Feb 16 2026 (IPS) - 2026…

bubmagFebruary 16, 2026

Twinfluencer

Richard Hammond’s daughter declares ‘I’m alive’ after coming away from crash unscathed

Richard Hammond’s daughter declares ‘I’m alive’ after coming away from crash unscathed To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Izzy Hammond, Richard Hammond’s daughter, was in a terrifying high-speed crash. ‘I saw the wall coming and knew I was…

bubmagFebruary 16, 2026

What the Royal Family’s Links to Slavery Mean in the Age of Epstein

Thirty-four Australians released from Syrian camp of IS-affiliated families, officials say

Former NPR Host Accuses Google Of Copying His Voice For AI Offering

1990-built FPSO to keep working in Vietnam until end of 2027

Ireland will be defended against drones by EU Presidency

India AI Summit 2026 Live: India stands at the forefront of AI transformation, says PM Modi

The Long Shadow of the “Jewish Question”

Slow Adoption of iOS 26 on iPhones May Have Unexpectedly Hurt Tesla’s Sales: Report

We Must Reject a World Governed by Raw Power

Richard Hammond’s daughter declares ‘I’m alive’ after coming away from crash unscathed

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