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MLBB’s M7 World Championship is the fourth most-viewed esports event ever eSports

MLBB’s M7 World Championship is the fourth most-viewed esports event ever

Image credit: Aurora Gaming Mobile Legends: Bang Bang‘s M7 World Championship has become the fourth most-watched esports event in history. The seventh edition of the mobile MOBA’s season-ending tournament recorded a peak viewership of 5.6m across its 128-hour airtime. According to esports analytics and viewership platform Esports Charts...Read More
bubmag
January 26, 2026
Iran’s biggest centres of protest are also experiencing extreme pollution and water shortages Air Pollution

Iran’s biggest centres of protest are also experiencing extreme pollution and water shortages

Iran’s current wave of protests is often interpreted as having been sparked by inflation, currency collapse, corruption and repression. These explanations are not wrong, but they are incomplete. Beneath the country’s political and economic crisis lies a more destabilising force that is still largely missing from international analysis: environmental breakdown.…
bubmag
January 26, 2026
Rebirth of the madman theory? Unpredictability isn’t what it was when it comes to foreign policy Checkpoint

Rebirth of the madman theory? Unpredictability isn’t what it was when it comes to foreign policy

Tariffs are on, until they are not. Military force is an option … and then it’s off the table. Erratic behavior and unpredictability is having a moment in foreign policy circles. In the White House and elsewhere, it is seemingly being viewed as a strategic asset rather than a weakness.…
bubmag
January 26, 2026
Here’s the latest on the first trilateral talks between Ukraine, Russia and US as negotiators set plans for future meeting Volodymyr Zelensky

Here’s the latest on the first trilateral talks between Ukraine, Russia and US as negotiators set plans for future meeting

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday highlighted progress made by Russian, Ukrainian and American negotiators in the United Arab Emirates capital of Abu Dhabi, even as the path to achieving peace remains unclear. “A lot was discussed, and it is important that the conversations were constructive,” Zelensky wrote on social…
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January 26, 2026