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• Xinhua Commentary: Takaichi's dangerous flirting with wartime aggression

  11-02-2026 15:54 via article.wn.com
  TOKYO, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said in a recent television program that she was "trying to create an environment" that would allow her to visit the notorious Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo. Such alarming rhetoric not only reveals a disregard for historical justice but also exposes the intention of Japan's right wing to revive a past rooted in militarism....
  
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• King Charles seeks 'moral high ground' with pledge to help police as Epstein scandal deepens

  11-02-2026 15:54 via article.wn.com
  In an earlier era, Britain's royal family might have tried to bury the scandal surrounding Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor's friendship with Jeffrey Epstein. Not during the reign of King Charles III. ......
  
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• Interview: Chinese universities rise rapidly in global research output, says Dutch researcher

  11-02-2026 15:54 via article.wn.com
  by Xinhua writer Shao Haijun THE HAGUE, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) -- Chinese universities have shown remarkable growth in global research output in recent years, a senior researcher at the Center for Science and Technology Studies (CWTS) at Leiden University in the Netherlands said in a recent interview with Xinhua. The 2025 CWTS Leiden Ranking Traditional Edition, released last October, which focuses exclusively on the research performance of universities worldwide, shows that eight Chinese universities
  
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• Government contracting compliance: Key challenges to overcome when pursuing federal contracts

  11-02-2026 15:54 via article.wn.com
  Vanta reports that organizations pursuing federal contracts face stringent compliance challenges, including adherence to FAR, DFARS, and NIST guidelines which protect sensitive data. ......
  
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• King Charles pledges to help in Epstein investigation

  11-02-2026 15:53 via article.wn.com
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• Trump set to dismantle US climate rules in ‘betrayal’ of global goals

  11-02-2026 15:52 via independent.co.uk
  
  The White House describes the move as ‘the largest deregulatory action in American history’
  
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• Sri Lankan court sentences 12 men to death over lawmaker killing during 2022 protests

  11-02-2026 15:52 via article.wn.com
  Sri Lanka has sentenced 12 men to death for the killing of lawmaker Amarakeerthi Athukorale in 2022 ......
  
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• Portugal's interior minister steps down over growing criticism over storm response

  11-02-2026 15:52 via article.wn.com
  Portuguese Interior Minister Maria Lúcia Amaral has resigned amid criticism of her government's response to recent winter storms ......
  
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• Netanyahu to urge expanded Iran talks during White House meeting as Trump says Tehran wants ...

  11-02-2026 15:52 via article.wn.com
  With President Trump saying he believes Iran wants to make a deal on its nuclear program, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to arrive at the White House on Wednesday with his own urgent message: Expand the talks further. ......
  
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• Nancy Mace lands blow on Trump official over Epstein revelation: ‘I wouldn’t have lunch with ...

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• Marine Corps passes financial audit for third year in a row as Pentagon struggles

  11-02-2026 15:52 via article.wn.com
  The U.S. Marine Corps on Monday passed its third yearly audit in a row, maintaining its record as the only military service to pass an independent investigation of its finances. ......
  
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• Iran commemorates 1979 revolution as nation is squeezed by anger over crackdown, tensions with U.S.

  11-02-2026 15:52 via article.wn.com
  Iran marked the 47th anniversary of its 1979...
  
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• Gunman apprehended in Thailand after holding students and teachers hostage in school

  11-02-2026 15:52 via article.wn.com
  Authorities report a hostage situation and shooting inside a school in southern Thailand ......
  
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• Grandmother languishes 9 months in detention as ICE holds more elderly people

  11-02-2026 15:52 via article.wn.com
  Among detainees at Eloy Detention Center, 79-year-old Julia Benitez is known as "la abuela," the grandmother in Spanish. ......
  
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• ICC T20 World Cup | South Africa’s Double Super Over win against Afghanistan: A game of mistakes that became an all-time classic

  11-02-2026 15:49 via article.wn.com
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• How Canada’s worst school shooting in decades unfolded

  11-02-2026 15:49 via article.wn.com
  Police received a report at 1.20 pm local time (10.20 am ET) Tuesday of an active school shooter at the Tumbler Ridge Secondary School. Within minutes, officers were on the scene. At around 1.30 pm, alarms began to sound in the school,...
  
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• World's longest snake dubbed 'The Baroness' is as big as a football goal

  11-02-2026 15:48 via article.wn.com
  The female python, dubbed "Ibu Baron" or "The Baroness", was found on the volcanic island of Sulawesi, Indonesia, and has now entered the Guinness World Records books ......
  
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• WI vs ENG Live Score, T20 World Cup 2026: वेस्टइंडीज की बल्लेबाजी जारी, इंग्लैंड ने ...

  11-02-2026 15:48 via article.wn.com
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• Russia wipes out three toddlers and father in one brutal drone strike on Ukraine

  11-02-2026 15:48 via article.wn.com
  Russian President Vladimir Putin's orders to target civilians plumbs ever lower depths as his troops bring down horrific violence on the heads of a community in Ukraine ......
  
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• ICE's 'key' role in World Cup security revealed with millions of visitors set to descend ...

  11-02-2026 15:48 via article.wn.com
  Todd Lyons, the acting director of ICE, was speaking to a House of Representatives panel ahead of the tournament, which will be co-hosted by the US, Canada and Mexico. ......
  
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• Turkish talent manager jailed for 12 years over 2013 'Gezi Park' protests

  11-02-2026 15:47 via article.wn.com
  ISTANBUL, Feb 11 - A Turkish court...
  
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• Russia to fly its tourists out of Cuba and then suspend airline operations due to ...

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• Passenger describes panic on board plane that crash landed in Somalia

  11-02-2026 15:47 via article.wn.com
  MOGADISHU, Feb 11 - A 70-year-old...
  
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• Kenyan court charges cult leader over dozens more deaths

  11-02-2026 15:47 via article.wn.com
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• Israeli court ordered prisons to give Palestinian detainees more food. They are still hungry

  11-02-2026 15:47 via article.wn.com
  NABLUS, West Bank, Feb 11 - Five months...
  
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• FT says Ukraine aims to announce election plan on Feb 24, source is sceptical

  11-02-2026 15:47 via article.wn.com
  The timetable appears unrealistic, the source said. ......
  
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• French govt issues report urging people to eat less meat for sake of health, climate

  11-02-2026 15:47 via article.wn.com
  Not everyone in the country of steak frites is thrilled. ......
  
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• Explainer-How widespread is gun ownership in Canada?

  11-02-2026 15:47 via article.wn.com
  Feb 11 - Ten people including the...
  
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• Cyclone Gezani tears through Madagascar, killing at least 20

  11-02-2026 15:47 via article.wn.com
  ANTANANARIVO, Feb 11 - Fierce winds...
  
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