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Donald Trump

After 80-year bond, Germans find breaking up with the U.S. is hard to do

BERLIN — Having grown up in West Berlin after World War II, Eike Schur’s fondest childhood memories are largely about America. The American GIs who occupied his Kreuzberg neighborhood tossed him packs of Wrigley’s chewing gum and when he got older, he washed their cars and babysat their kids. He…

bubmagJanuary 26, 2026

Electric Scooter

Prince William shows no diva behavior as he’s forced to give up well-known hobby: expert

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Prince William will have to find a new hobby. The king-in-waiting's recent move to Forest Lodge has forced the royal to give up his electric scooter. Prince William's new home is inside Windsor Great Park, where various forms of motorized transportation are…

bubmagJanuary 26, 2026

Palestine

Trump’s Path to a (Real) Nobel: Press Israel to Free Marwan Barghouti

President Trump’s Board of Peace and plans for Gaza and Israel-Palestine won’t bring peace or garner him his coveted Nobel Peace Prize. But freeing one Palestinian from Israeli prison could possibly achieve these goals. Marwan Barghouti has sat in an Israeli prison since 2004, serving five life sentences plus 40…

bubmagJanuary 26, 2026

Virtual Reality

VR experts say that Meta’s pullback is “concerning” in the short term

But they insist that the tech is "not dead", adding that it is "too cool to die" Image credit: Meta Experts from the world of virtual reality have described Meta's decision to close three studios and make layoffs to its metaverse-focused Reality Labs division as "concerning". Speaking to The Games…

bubmagJanuary 26, 2026

Peace

Another of Trump’s Quixotic Imperial Designs

Armed Conflicts, Civil Society, Crime & Justice, Democracy, Global, Headlines, Human Rights, IPS UN: Inside the Glasshouse, TerraViva United Nations Opinion Credit: White House Trump’s proposed “Board of Peace” built around heads of state, including Russia, is structurally ill-suited to end the Israel–Hamas war and to govern postwar Gaza…

bubmagJanuary 26, 2026

Syria

Iraqi spy chief warns of reemerging threat from ISIS as its ranks swell

BAGHDAD — Over the past year, Iraqi spy chief Hamid al-Shatri says, he has been warily tracking the growing numbers of Islamic State militants over the border in Syria. From an estimated 2,000 fighters, the ranks of the Islamic State in Syria have swelled in little more than a year…

bubmagJanuary 26, 2026

Update: China says trade arrangements with Canada not directed at any third party

BEIJING, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Arrangements made between China and Canada to properly address their economic and trade issues are not directed at any third party, and are beneficial to world peace and prosperity, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said here Monday. Spokesperson Guo Jiakun made the remarks at a…

bubmagJanuary 26, 2026

Panda

Japan’s remaining twin pandas to depart for China on Jan. 27

Visitors are on their way to view giant pandas at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo, Japan, Jan. 25, 2026. Giant pandas Xiao Xiao and Lei Lei, currently residing at a zoo in Tokyo, will depart for China on Jan. 27, marking the first time in about half a century that Japan…

bubmagJanuary 26, 2026

Vietnam

PM Wong congratulates To Lam on re-election as leader of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Singapore News

Singapore Prime Minister Lawrence Wong on Monday (Jan 26) congratulated Vietnam's To Lam following his re-election as the general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam last Friday (Jan 23). Lam has been party chief since mid-2024 when he replaced the late general secretary Nguyen Phu Trong, who died at…

bubmagJanuary 26, 2026

Propaganda

Activist warns of ‘propaganda’ as CSIS officials tout agency’s new approach to Indigenous people

Indigenous Officials at the Canadian Security Intelligence Service say the organization is mending its ways and acknowledging past investigating of Indigenous people has left a legacy of mistrust that persists today. One activist, however, is dismissing the overtures as propaganda. Intelligence agency says it's working to repair broken trust left…

bubmagJanuary 26, 2026

After 80-year bond, Germans find breaking up with the U.S. is hard to do

Prince William shows no diva behavior as he’s forced to give up well-known hobby: expert

Trump’s Path to a (Real) Nobel: Press Israel to Free Marwan Barghouti

VR experts say that Meta’s pullback is “concerning” in the short term

Another of Trump’s Quixotic Imperial Designs

Iraqi spy chief warns of reemerging threat from ISIS as its ranks swell

Japan’s remaining twin pandas to depart for China on Jan. 27

PM Wong congratulates To Lam on re-election as leader of the Communist Party of Vietnam, Singapore News

Activist warns of ‘propaganda’ as CSIS officials tout agency’s new approach to Indigenous people

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