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Syria

Iraq Is Keeping Its Syria Oil Route—Even If Hormuz Reopens

By Julianne Geiger - Jun 20, 2026, 2:30 PM CDT Nobody, especially not Iraq, wants to be caught relying on Hormuz ever again. Iraq is preparing to export crude oil and naphtha through Syria's Mediterranean port of Baniyas, expanding an emergency workaround that emerged after the closure of the Strait…

bubmagJune 20, 2026

Pandemic

Why a resilient jobs market keeps turning into a Bitcoin sell signal

Good news for the American worker came at the worst possible moment for Bitcoin. Initial jobless claims fell by 4,000 to 226,000 for the week ending June 13. Layoffs are in the historically low range they've held for most of the post-pandemic era, and the unemployment rate has remained at…

bubmagJune 20, 2026

TikTok

Misinformation about sunscreen spreading on TIKTOK, researchers say…

Skepticism of sunscreen, which has long alarmed dermatologists and health care experts, is relatively rare on TikTok. But a small number of videos pushing misinformation about sunscreen received a disproportionately high share of likes, shares and comments on the platform, suggesting that anti-sunscreen views resonate strongly with some users, according…

bubmagJune 20, 2026

Refugees

Staying Rooted to Human Rights During Times of Political Inconvenience

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees Barham Ahmed Salih (C) sits with attendees during an event marking World Refugee Day at the Ura Refugee Site in Asosa Zone, Benishangul-Gumuz region, Ethiopia, on June 20, 2026. Photo by MARCO SIMONCELLI /AFP via Getty Images Article content By Yazdan Nikoo and Shelley…

bubmagJune 20, 2026

Xi Jinping

Italy’s Meloni unloads on Trump as fracture grows over G7 incident

Donald Trump and Giorgia Meloni's war of words over a factually contested photo op at the G-7 exploded on Saturday, with the one-time friends blasting each other in angry terms on social media.Why it matters: Even as Trump lavishes praise on American adversaries like China's Xi Jinping...Read More

bubmagJune 20, 2026

TikTok

Police detain TikToker following boyfriendâs death in Kano

Popular TikTok personality, Fati Cele, has been detained by the Kano state Police command following the death of her boyfriend, Isma’il Makaye, at her residence in Kano. According to a report by Punch, the police confirmed that the social media personality is currently in custody while investigations continue into the…

bubmagJune 20, 2026

Antarctica

Antarctica is offering 30 to 50 years’ worth of warning on sea level rise, models suggest

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bubmagJune 20, 2026

Google

This Summer’s Buzziest Books

Reading Makes You More Attractive—and Americans are Doing Less Of It Okay, I don’t think “booksmaxxing” is a real thing as much as it’s a tempting headline, but there is a case to be made that reading is sexy. Book mentions in Tinder bios are up 29% overall and 41%…

bubmagJune 20, 2026

TikTok

Misinformation about sunscreen is spreading on TikTok, researchers say

Skepticism of sunscreen, which has long alarmed dermatologists and health care experts, is relatively rare on TikTok. But a small number of videos pushing misinformation about sunscreen received a disproportionately high share of likes, shares and comments on the platform, suggesting that anti-sunscreen views resonate strongly with some users, according…

bubmagJune 20, 2026

Jerusalem Controversy

Why Israel is strengthening ties with Somaliland as Red Sea rivalry intensifies

Why Israel is strengthening ties with Somaliland as Red Sea rivalry intensifies Israel accorded a state reception for Somaliland’s president in Jerusalem, bestowing a highly regarded award on the leader of a territory still unrecognized by any nation other than Israel. Last Sunday, President Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi made his first…

bubmagJune 20, 2026

Iraq Is Keeping Its Syria Oil Route—Even If Hormuz Reopens

Why a resilient jobs market keeps turning into a Bitcoin sell signal

Misinformation about sunscreen spreading on TIKTOK, researchers say…

Staying Rooted to Human Rights During Times of Political Inconvenience

Italy’s Meloni unloads on Trump as fracture grows over G7 incident

Police detain TikToker following boyfriendâs death in Kano

Antarctica is offering 30 to 50 years’ worth of warning on sea level rise, models suggest

This Summer’s Buzziest Books

Misinformation about sunscreen is spreading on TikTok, researchers say

Why Israel is strengthening ties with Somaliland as Red Sea rivalry intensifies

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