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The paid version of Sinocism turned nine a few days ago. I am struggling with how to keep it useful and relevant in the age of AI. I have started a chat to hear ideas on how to make it better. Please give me your…
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Stocks of the new Palestine poppy have sold out despite – or more likely because of – a huge backlash among right-wing media. Media attacks on the ‘poppy’ – a badge shaped like the flower but in the colours of the…
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It is an open secret that establishment Democrats loathe the left of their own party more than they oppose Republicans. You can see it in corporate Democrats trying to sabotage populist Democratic nominees and vilifying…
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A Promise With an Expiry Date On 8 October, Donald Trump made a promise with a date attached. “We will not be attacking Iran at any time prior to the midterm elections,” he wrote on Truth Social. In the same week…
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Police seize doses of hepatitis B vaccine from people at center of dispute over research on African newborns Controversial vaccine researchers who have been praised by Robert F Kennedy Jr, the US Department of Health and…
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Iran’s new defence minister has made a sensational announcement. Iran has a heavy fighter of its own design, and it is due to take to the skies next year. Ground testing is already under way, and preparations are being…
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Applied Materials President and CEO Gary Dickerson with the EPIC Center founding partners on October 12, 2026, in Sunnyvale, CA. (Tomas Ovalle/AP Content Services for Applied Materials, Inc.) The bottlenecks are becoming…
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Credit: UN Photo/Luke Powell By FAO and WFP KABUL, Afghanistan, Oct 20 2026 (IPS) Nearly 40 percent of the population of Afghanistan is projected to face high levels of acute food insecurity this winter, and cases of…
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The venerable New York Times — the “gray lady” of American journalism that not only determines what’s news but sets the standard for how it should be reported — has been describing the upcoming midterm election as if it…
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Sometimes the hardest part of war is what comes after. That’s according to Israa, the Syrian refugee at the center of Jack MacInnes and Itab Azzam’s new documentary, “One in a Million.” The film follows Israa for 10…
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Brazilian president Lula da Silva has shrugged off the attempts of Meta and Israel to rig Brazil’s presidential election, by shredding rival Flavio Bolsonaro during the latest presidential debate. And Brazilians are…
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Recent incidents involving the explosion of a North Korean landmine in the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) and the repatriation of North Korean POWs held in Ukraine have led to a dramatic increase in North Korea-related…
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On January 5, 2025, Saudi Arabia’s then ambassador to Bangladesh, Essa Youssef Essa Al Duhailan, delivered a stark reminder of a lost opportunity. Saudi Aramco, the Kingdom’s state-owned oil giant, had sent high-level…
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Members of the Kabul Critical Thinking Movement conceal their identities to minimise the risk of being identified and facing reprisals from the Taliban. Credit: Learning Together. By External Source PARWAN, Afghanistan…
Photo by McCarthy Beckan on Unsplash I am an optimist. I don’t want to be, mind you, because I get let down an awful lot by my optimism, but I am. I have moments where it fades, of course. These moment are triggered by…
Bethlehem / West Bank /PNN/ Monjed Jadou Palestinian students, volunteers and officials gathered in the historic village of Battir, west of Bethlehem, to launch the 2026 national olive harvest campaign, joining farmers…
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by Ajay Kumar Govindaram There’s a question I’ve started asking at every agentic AI demo I sit through, and it has a clean answer in every fab on earth: who is allowed to change the recipe? In a semiconductor factory…
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Russian tourists staying at the five-star Rixos Premium Magawish Suites & Villas in Egypt’s Hurghada have encountered unexpected conditions during their holiday. Instead of peace and comfort, they have found construction…
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Russian-Iranian relations long ago moved beyond the framework of ordinary good-neighborliness. Today this is a strategic partnership, cemented by the Treaty on Comprehensive Strategic Partnership signed in January 2025…
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Your Mother, Your Mother, Your Mother , a film written and directed by Bassem Tariq, was released in theatres on October 16, 2026, in the United States. This gritty film, living somewhere between action and drama…
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Decisions about ending one’s life are often complex, reflecting a combination of medical, psychological, social, and personal considerations. Credit: Shutterstock By Joseph Chamie PORTLAND, USA, Oct 20 2026 (IPS) People…
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News reports that next year’s U.S. military budget will top out at $1.5 trillion if President Donald Trump gets his way are misleading at best. The true total, if Trump’s proposal passes, could be at least $1 trillion…
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Lithuania’s defence minister has confirmed that Ukraine is flying its drones via NATO nations’ airspace to attack the Russian city of St Petersburg, to prevent Russia destroying them en route. This act – and NATO nations…
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As the caravan moves toward Mashhad, Darius trains the new recruits, faces a challenge from Cotan, receives an unexpected promotion, and learns the story of Meilin’s past. Read Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5…
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In March 2025, Germany did more than loosen a fiscal rule. It fused two national emergencies — a deteriorating European security order and a deteriorating industrial model — into a single constitutional bargain. The…
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WASHINGTON / PNN/ Amnesty International has called on the international community to impose sanctions on Israeli officials implicated in violations of international law and to take urgent action to halt the escalating…
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While the caravan struggles along a muddy riverside path, tempers fray, Chen catches fish, merchants risk their necks for pistachios, and Darius waits anxiously for Ahmed and Weili to return. Read Part 1 | Part 2 | Part…
BETHLEHEM, West Bank (PNN) — A new episode of Al-Makshouf, a programme produced by Palestine News Network (PNN) and presented by journalist Sara Rizk, examined the devastating impact of the destruction of Gaza’s…
GAZA / PNN / For the children training at Al-Zaytoun Club’s karate academy in the Gaza Strip, the dojo was more than a place to practise martial arts. It was a second home, where friendships flourished, team spirit…
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Tanzania’s vice-president inspects a drainage channel in Dar es Salaam as authorities step up preparations for heavy El Niño rains expected during the October–December rainy season. Credit: Kizito Makoye/IPS By Kizito…
HEBRON, West Bank /PNN/ In Hebron, where grape growing has been passed down through generations, harvest season brings more than baskets of freshly picked fruit. It also marks the time when grapes are transformed into…
GAZA / PNN / War and destruction have not stopped Palestinian content creator and photographer Tala Darwish from returning to her work. Using timber from pallets that carry humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, she has…
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BRUSSELS/ PNN/ The European Commission indicated on Monday that the EU was weighing activating Blocking Statute to protect the ICC against US sanctions, according to the Spanish daily newspaper Demócrata and Anadolu…
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Saudi Oil Installations on Fire Washington and Israel are talking again about “finishing the job” in Iran. Before they do, someone should take a hard look at the bill for the jobs already done. My friend Karl Miller, who…
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Critics said images of detained former leader were a stunt by the military to end country’s diplomatic isolation Myanmar has delivered presents from Britain’s King Charles to Aung San Suu Kyi , releasing rare photos of…
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Taiz, Yemen’s third-largest city, endured a siege from 2015 to 2017. Today, it is encircled again. The World Food Program says it cannot reach more than 600,000 people in and around the city. The International…
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The rise of right-wing governments in Latin America has reshaped the region's political landscape. As a new wave of conservative leaders takes office, the region is moving closer to Washington to a degree not seen in…
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The United Kingdom (UK) should expand humanitarian cooperation in the South China Sea as it remains a critical shipping route connecting Europe and Asia. Britain should utilize its strategic partnership with the…
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Donald Trump loves to put his name on things, and when it comes to the recent burst of inflation, it’s totally deserved. Trump and Republican politicians are doing their best to try to make a simple story complicated…
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European countries spent €115 billion on defence equipment in 2025, but only about a quarter of that spending involved joint purchases. The question is whether the EU’s new financing plans will make it easier for…
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By Richard Curtin Ever since the Silicon Catalyst 2023 Semiconductor Industry Forum ( “Welcome to our AI Wonderland” ) I’ve been convinced that the Nobel Prize committee needs to consider awarding a posthumous award to…
In just a few days, the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Party will convene in Beijing, making strategic deployments for the sustained promotion of full and strict Party self-governance. This is…
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Political prisoners across Ukraine have carried out a series of historic hunger strikes in protest against the state ‘s torture and brutal treatment. Authoritarian cruelty Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s…
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DHS says migrants ‘retain protections’ after temporary protected status was set to expire on Monday - Send us your questions about immigration and the midterms More than 100,000 people from Ukraine and Sudan can stay in…
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Green party leader Zack Polanski has mocked an odious former Blair adviser’s attempted smear. The move hopefully shows Polanski has learned from his own and others’ errors in dealing with the establishment’s and Israel…
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Two US-based activists have been ordered by the Department of Justice to testify in mysterious grand jury proceedings, even after they served two months in jail for impeding production of one of Israel’s biggest arms…
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Beijing has proposed banning exports of the technology used to make next-generation solar cells, a move that could complicate United States technology guru Elon Musk’s plan to expand into space solar power. The ban…
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The revolts across Europe are animated by a lack of hope for any future from a broken system. As national convenor of the Stop the War Coalition, Lindsey German was a key organiser of the largest demonstration, and one…