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• Russia and Ukraine stage drone attacks, three dead

  29-04-2025 11:35 via article.wn.com
  Russian and Ukrainian forces fired dozens of drones at each other early Tuesday, killing a 12-year-old girl in Ukraine and two people in a Russian border region, authorities said. The attacks came less than two days into a week the United States warned would be "critical" for the peace process and as US...
  
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• Could China be using the US strike on Venezuela as a playbook for Taiwan?

  06-01-2026 18:24 via independent.co.uk
  
  Analysts have warned China may have taken note of the precedent set by Trump’s ousting of Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro
  
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• US and UK aircraft track Venezuelan oil tanker bearing Russian flag

  06-01-2026 18:22 via independent.co.uk
  
  The Venezuelan tanker hastily painted a Russian flag on its side after fleeing US blockade in the Caribbean Sea
  
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• Why is Somaliland strategically important and why has Israel officially recognised it?

  06-01-2026 18:18 via independent.co.uk
  
  U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz voiced his support on X on Monday, stating that recognising Somaliland aligns with US security interests
  
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• US is granting way more visas to OnlyFans creators under ‘talent’ provisions typically used for celebrities

  06-01-2026 18:17 via independent.co.uk
  
  The amount of O-1 visas has increased significantly since the Covid-19 pandemic
  
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• Trump’s vague claims of the US running Venezuela raise questions about planning for what comes next

  06-01-2026 18:17 via article.wn.com
  President Donald Trump’s has made broad but vague assertions that the United States is going to “run” Venezuela after the ouster of Nicolás Maduro but has offered almost no details about how it will do so. That has raised concerns ......
  
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• ‘Diet Alex Jones:’ Joe Rogan’s controversial comedy club was hit with protests over holidays

  06-01-2026 18:17 via independent.co.uk
  
  Protestors gathered outside of Rogan’s comedy club on New Year’s Eve
  
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• Turkey demands Kurdish armed groups surrender weapons

  06-01-2026 18:16 via article.wn.com
  Turkey's defense minister on Tuesday demanded that all Kurdish...
  
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• Russia slams 'neocolonial threats' against Venezuela, backs Delcy Rodriguez

  06-01-2026 18:16 via article.wn.com
  Russia on Tuesday welcomed the appointment of Delcy Rodriguez as Venezuela's interim president, calling it a step to ensure peace and stability in the face of "blatant neocolonial threats and foreign armed aggression". "We firmly insist that Venezuela must be guaranteed the right to determine its own destiny without any destructive...
  
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• Pakistan warns that Afghanistan is becoming 'hub for terrorists' and poses regional threat

  06-01-2026 18:16 via article.wn.com
  Pakistan's military is warning that Afghanistan is becoming a “hub for terrorists.” It...
  
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• Indonesian rescuers recover third body from tour boat sinking

  06-01-2026 18:16 via article.wn.com
  Indonesian rescuers have recovered a third body from a tour boat that sank during a...
  
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• Greece's Epiphany events marking Christ's baptism highlight concerns about water scarcity

  06-01-2026 18:16 via article.wn.com
  Orthodox Christians attended Epiphany ceremonies on Tuesday, highlighting water scarcity...
  
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• Commission President Urged to Review Slovak Law for Breach of EU Charter

  06-01-2026 18:16 via article.wn.com
  Deportations from Czechoslovakia, 1947 Katalin Szili, chief advisor to the Hungarian Prime Minister, has issued an urgent appeal to European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. In an open letter, also published on social media, Szili calls on Brussels to take action against a new legislative amendment in Slovakia. The core of the objection lies in a current reform of the Slovak Criminal Code. This reform provides for public criticism of the so-called Beneš Decrees—the regulat
  
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• US lobby firm filing reveals Indian Embassy reached out to Team Trump on Operation Sindoor coverage

  06-01-2026 18:14 via article.wn.com
  An American lobbying firm hired by India disclosed in a public filing that it assisted the embassy in the United States in contacting four officials from the Trump administration on May 10.However, the Indian embassy said that hiring the firm was consistent with 'local practice and requirements.'The filing by SHW Partners LLC revealed that it helped the...
  
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• Marjorie Taylor Greene pays tribute to ‘patriotic’ Jan 6 rioters and claims they were held in ‘DC gulag’

  06-01-2026 18:14 via independent.co.uk
  
  Now-retired congresswoman reiterates support for insurrectionists prosecuted and then pardoned over storming of U.S. Capitol five years ago
  
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• Author Michael Schumacher Dies at 75, Online Tributes Spark Confusion With F1 Legend

  06-01-2026 18:14 via article.wn.com
  The death of American author Michael Schumacher at the age of 75 has led to widespread confusion on social media, as many users mistakenly believed the news referred to the legendary Formula One driver of the same name. Michael Schumacher, a...
  
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• What happened to Jim Baird? Republican congressman, wife hospitalised after tragic car accident

  06-01-2026 18:13 via article.wn.com
  Indiana Representative Jim Baird and his spouse are currently hospitalized after a severe car accident, confirmed President Donald Trump during televised remarks to House Republicans on Monday. Jim Baird, an Indiana Representative, and his wife are in the hospital after a severe car accident.(AP) “They’re going to be OK, but they had a pretty bad...
  
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• What happened to Doug LaMalfa? Republican Congressman from California dies at 65

  06-01-2026 18:13 via article.wn.com
  Republican Doug LaMalfa, a seven-term U.S. representative from California and a reliable vote on President Donald Trump's agenda, has died, reducing the GOP's narrow control of the House. He was 65. U.S. Rep. Doug LaMalfa, R-Calif., speaks during a press conference in Chico, Calif., Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)(AP) A former state lawmaker and rice farmer, LaMalfa had more than a dozen years in Congress, where he regularly helped GOP leaders open the House floo
  
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• How top geopolitical risks facing world in 2026 relate to Venezuela operation

  06-01-2026 18:10 via article.wn.com
  Ian Bremmer, president of the geopolitical risk consultancy firm the Eurasia Group, joins "CBS Mornings" to discuss the group's annual top risks report. It analyzes the top 10 geopolitical risks facing the world in the coming year. ......
  
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• World Insights: U.S. comes under fire at Security Council, worldwide for Venezuela raid

  06-01-2026 18:08 via article.wn.com
  The U.S. raid that captured Venezuela's President Nicolas...
  
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• Trump reveals Melania hates when he dances as its not ‘presidential’

  06-01-2026 18:08 via independent.co.uk
  
  It comes amid reports that Venezuelan president Nicolas Maduro’s dancing provoked Trump’s military action
  
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• With Sátántangó and Werckmeister Harmonies, Béla Tarr became the vividly disquieting master of spiritual desolation

  06-01-2026 18:07 via article.wn.com
  The Hungarian director’s films moved slowly like vast gothic aircraft carrier-sized ships across dark seas, giving audiences a feeling of drunkenness and hangover at the same time...
  
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• ‘She was the brains, Maduro was the brawn’: Cilia Flores’ role in Venezuela

  06-01-2026 18:07 via article.wn.com
  Flores, Nicolás Maduro’s wife, wielded far more power than just being a first lady and played a front line role in politics...
  
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• Putin as a Russian James Bond? Jude Law’s Vladimir film seems to have swallowed Kremlin ...

  06-01-2026 18:07 via article.wn.com
  In The Wizard of the Kremlin, Jude Law plays Russia’s president as a cool, reluctant leader, a strategist who got the job because he was young, athletic and a spy. This is a creation far removed from the man himself...
  
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• Now Musk’s Grok chatbot is creating sexualised images of children. If the law won’t stop ...

  06-01-2026 18:07 via article.wn.com
  The owner of X has grown used to acting with impunity – but this may be a red line for those with ‘conservative values’ who fund his adventures in free speech...
  
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• María Corina Machado vows to return to Venezuela and rejects rule of Maduro’s deputy

  06-01-2026 18:07 via article.wn.com
  Opposition leader says her movement is ready to win a fair election and praises Trump for toppling the president...
  
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• Israel pushes ahead with vast illegal settlement in heart of West Bank

  06-01-2026 18:07 via article.wn.com
  Exclusive: Tender posted for construction of 3,401 homes in settlement designed to ‘bury idea of a Palestinian state’...
  
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• George Conway, a former anti-Trump Republican, to run for Congress as a Democrat

  06-01-2026 18:07 via article.wn.com
  Conway, a conservative lawyer and ex-husband of Trump adviser Kellyanne Conway, is vying for a New York district seat...
  
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• Doug LaMalfa, California Republican congressman, dies aged 65

  06-01-2026 18:07 via article.wn.com
  LaMalfa’s death cuts the House Republican majority to 218-213, tightening GOP control for passing bills...
  
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• 8 fundamental AI security best practices for teams in 2026

  06-01-2026 18:06 via article.wn.com
  Vanta reports on eight essential AI security best practices for organizations to mitigate risks and ensure safe AI adoption in 2026. ......
  
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