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Star Wars

Darth Maul Is My Glup Shitto, and I’m Happy He’s Back (Again)

In 1999, Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: The Phantom Menace introduced audiences to Darth Maul. Played by then-unknown Ray Park, the red-and-black Sith was defined more by aura than anything else: he had very little dialogue, but he looked cool as hell and looked great in his one fight scene. Whether you were…

bubmagJanuary 24, 2026

Syria

Turkey pro-Kurd party urges end to Kobane siege

Turkey's pro-Kurdish DEM party on Saturday called for the blockade on the Kurdish-majority city of Kobane in northern Syria to be lifted immediately, warning of a "humanitarian tragedy". The situation in Kobane had escalated from a crisis into a "deadly catastrophe", DEM said after sending a delegation to visit northeastern…

bubmagJanuary 24, 2026

Syria

Syria Begins Oil Extraction at Newly Secured Fields

Syria Begins Oil Extraction at Newly Secured Fields The Syrian Petroleum Company has begun extracting oil from newly secured fields, sending production to the Homs and Baniyas refineries, according to Reuters. Among the newly seized sites is the al-Omar oilfield, the country’s largest, which fell under government control following a…

bubmagJanuary 24, 2026

Volodymyr Zelensky

US-Brokered Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks End: Here’s What Happened

Last Updated: January 24, 2026, 22:32 IST US-brokered peace talks in UAE between Ukraine and Russia ended without a deal but with openness to further dialogue. Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked UAE for mediation. The Ukrainian President said the central focus of the discussions was the possible parameters for ending the war..…

bubmagJanuary 24, 2026

NATO

Mayor of Ottawa declares Jan. 24 as ‘Jacques Martin Day’

1:48 | January 24, 2026 Mayor of Ottawa Mark Sutcliffe honours former Ottawa Senators head coach Jacques Martin with a proclamation that January 24th will be known as “Jacques Martin Day” for his contributions to the organization and the community. Read More

bubmagJanuary 24, 2026

Antarctica

Setting Foot on the Melting Thwaites Glacier

new video loaded: Setting Foot on the Melting Thwaites Glacier Bad weather delayed expedition scientists’ efforts to set up camp on Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica and take measurements to determine how quickly it is melting. After the skies cleared, our journalists, Raymond Zhong and Chang W. Lee, took us along…

bubmagJanuary 24, 2026

NATO

‘Chasing Summer’ Star Iliza Shlesinger on Intimacy Coordinators, Creating Sex Scenes From a Female Gaze and Making an ‘Elevated’ Comedy

In 2018, Iliza Shlesinger wrote down, “what if high school came back to bite you in the ass?” Over many, many rewrites, as well as several false starts and stops, that germ of an idea culminated in “Chasing Summer,” a comedy about a 40-something woman who returns to the Texas…

bubmagJanuary 24, 2026

WEF

Here’s how Europe can file for divorce from Donald Trump | Phillip Inman

There is a way to file for divorce from Donald Trump and Europe needs to grab the opportunity. To the public it will look as if nothing has changed. But behind the scenes the EU and the UK could close the joint bank account and cut up the credit cards,…

bubmagJanuary 24, 2026

Trump threatens 100 per cent tariffs on Canada over China deal

Saturday 24 January 2026 3:43 pm Canada's Mark Carney risks facing President Trump' wrath. (Getty Images) US president Donald Trump has threatened to impose a 100 per cent tariff on goods imported from Canada if America’s northern neighbour goes ahead with its trade deal with China. Trump said in a…

bubmagJanuary 24, 2026

Times Square

It’s a MYSTERY! New York Times Can’t Figure Out Why the Crime and Murder Rates Plummeted in 2025

And now for Chapter 8,453,269 in our ongoing volume of 'We Don't Hate the Legacy Media Enough.' One of the largely unsung victories of the Trump administration over its first year in office is the fact that overall crime rates -- and the murder rate specifically -- PLUMMETED in 2025,…

bubmagJanuary 24, 2026

Darth Maul Is My Glup Shitto, and I’m Happy He’s Back (Again)

Turkey pro-Kurd party urges end to Kobane siege

Syria Begins Oil Extraction at Newly Secured Fields

US-Brokered Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks End: Here’s What Happened

Mayor of Ottawa declares Jan. 24 as ‘Jacques Martin Day’

Setting Foot on the Melting Thwaites Glacier

‘Chasing Summer’ Star Iliza Shlesinger on Intimacy Coordinators, Creating Sex Scenes From a Female Gaze and Making an ‘Elevated’ Comedy

Here’s how Europe can file for divorce from Donald Trump | Phillip Inman

It’s a MYSTERY! New York Times Can’t Figure Out Why the Crime and Murder Rates Plummeted in 2025

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