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An effective learned power model for a CPU could be a significant advantage in early estimation of power performance against realistic workloads in complex architectures. Paul Cunningham (GM, Verification at Cadence)…
HEBRON, West Bank / PNN / An ongoing Israeli military operation in Hebron has displaced 537 Palestinian families, comprising 3,361 people, and disrupted education for hundreds of thousands of students across the…
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The president who lost the first round won the runoff in an unprecedented turnaround. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva finished behind Flávio Bolsonaro in the first round on October 4, 2026, with 45.16 percent of the vote to…
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The Fairford air base incident – considered by many to be a false flag to excuse greater UK collaboration in the US and Israel’s war on Iran – has taken yet another bizarre turn. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has…
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President Donald Trump is intensifying his campaign efforts in South Carolina as a surprisingly competitive Senate race threatens Republican control of a traditionally safe seat. With the midterm elections approaching…
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Israel’s inconclusive election has left Benjamin Netanyahu in office as caretaker prime minister, but without a clear parliamentary majority. Although his Likud party emerged as the largest faction, an opposition bloc…
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Designed to dwarf even the Marshall Plan, the American program to rebuild Europe after World War II, China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) was first unveiled by President Xi Jinping in a 2013 speech at Nazarbayev…
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Murdoch ‘education’ hack Jack Grove is boasting about being shortlisted for a journalism award for his scribblings about the late Prof Jason Arday’s supposed “extensive plagiarism”. Mr Grove is so chuffed, in fact, that…
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Show Notes: On today's show Andrew and Bill begin with five questions on the Fifth Plenum as Xi continues his corruption crackdowns and propaganda campaigns emphasize ideological unity and discipline. Topics include: The…
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As it concludes its successful and productive chairmanship of BRICS, India hosted the group’s traditional meeting of parliamentarians in its capital on October 26–27, 2026. Parliamentary diplomacy is a key component of…
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Amid the rapid expansion of AI and data centers alongside growing climate commitments as the demand for clean energy rises, nuclear power is increasingly viewed as a reliable source to fill the gaps and complement the…
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By CIVICUS Oct 29 2026 (IPS) CIVICUS discusses voter suppression ahead of the USA’s 2026 midterm elections with Aklima Khondoker, an Atlanta-based civil and voting rights attorney, civil society organisation executive…
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Writers are being bombarded daily with invitations from fake book groups and offers to publicise their work. For the scamming industry, aspiring authors can be a soft touch • This piece first appeared in the Dial ‘Hello…
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“Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards.”-Soren Kierkegaard Though it will likely take another two years, the Trump era will assuredly end. When it does, America’s willingness to remediate…
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Villa Vie Odyssey If you want to understand what Washington’s war with Iran is costing ordinary people, forget the think-tank reports. Go to Sihanoukville, Cambodia, where a few hundred mostly American retirees spent…
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Jordan’s relationship with the United States is a tale of two cities. On the one hand, security cooperation between the two countries is excellent. Thousands of U.S. troops are deployed in the Hashemite Kingdom, with…
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The National Gallery of Victoria presents the first major Australian solo exhibition of the Melbourne artist, whose work references African studio photography, family archives, Catholic imagery and science fiction, while…
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As expected, the early Israeli exit polls indicate that Prime Minister Netanyahu and his prime adversary former chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot face deadlock. In the past 10-15 years, the country’s political center of…
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We had a long discussion of the Mbappé mess, and of the Fifth Plenum, on this week’s episode of Sharp China we recorded earlier today. Look for it in your inboxes/podcast players around 5AM ET Thursday. We still have no…
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In 2018, Barak Mendelsohn wrote, “Bound to Fail: Transnational Jihadism and the Aggregation Problem,” where he argued that transnational jihadist groups like al-Qaeda and the Islamic State would continue failing to turn…
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Date: Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026Time: 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. ESTThe third joint webinar by RUSI and War on the Rocks: Two leading defense publications from both sides of the Atlantic present their expert panel.Overview:For this…
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Russian President Vladimir Putin received the US Special Representative Stephen Witkoff, Constantine Palace, St. Petersburg, October 21, 2026 The needle may not have moved on ending the Ukraine war but the joint phone…
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“Empires decline because they can no longer afford the expanding costs of maintaining their hegemony” Jack Rasmus is a host for the radio show Alternative Visions , on the Progressive Radio Network, a journalist, a…
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It appears that Western Asia is withdrawing from US hegemony Juan Cole is the founder and chief editor of Informed Comment . He is Richard P. Mitchell Distinguished University Professor in the History Department at the…
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Orwell: “Fascism has now no meaning except in so far as it signifies ‘something not desirable’.” Cross-posted from Aurelien’s substack “Trying to understand the world” Photo: Wikimedia Commons A spectre is haunting the…
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Israel’s opposition parties appeared to have secured enough Knesset seats in Tuesday’s elections to oust Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu from power and end a four-year reign marked by genocidal war in Gaza and…
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The following story is co-published with Joe Cirincione’s Substack . There is a lot going on right now, most of it involving elections around the world. Most of the news is positive — if you favor democracy…
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Of all the leaders of America’s allies, from Europe to Asia, no one has invested more in seeking the favor of Donald Trump than Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae. She has met Trump three times in person during her…
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Book Review by Branko Milanović As some people who follow my Substack might have been noticed I have been reading this Summer several books about the current Ukraine-Russia war. I find it very instructive and useful to…
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C. J. Hopkins, like so many anglo-saxons and other nationalities in Germany, has discovered that in reality democracy and rule of law do not exist in Germany. In fact they are inexorably dieing throughout Europe. C. J…
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Angelenos are in for a treat. Some little-known but extraordinarily consequential history is being presented in an absolutely riveting 50-actor immersive play aptly titled “Convention,” which opened at Hollywood’s…
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The easiest way to measure the size of Nov. 3’s coming Democratic wave is to count the number of times someone tells you what it means, which constituency gets the credit and which policy drew them in — before any of it…
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At long last, Israel-linked paedophiles have received something like their just desserts. Brothers Tali, Oren and Alon Alexander have been jailed for 30 years each for repeatedly trafficking and raping a string of young…
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Photo by Ruben Ortega on Unsplash Yesterday, I talked about how little sense the world makes to me these days, how this is a world I do not understand, and I’m afraid to say that nothing changed overnight. Big shock, I…
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On Monday, the Mecca Joint Defense Agreement did something a defense treaty is not usually built to do. Its members went to Tehran to talk. Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman, Pakistan’s Field Marshal Asim…
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Warnings of escalating clampdown on press freedom come after Cairo court convicts Attalah of managing an unlicensed website Lina Attalah, a prominent Egyptian journalist and the editor-in-chief of the news outlet Mada…
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From AI aunties to long diaspora Uber phone calls, here is a selection of our favourite editions to celebrate our second anniversary - Don’t get The Long Wave delivered to your inbox? Sign up here The Long Wave is two!…
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Two years ago, Serbian students started their protests, endorsed by many citizens, in an honest, almost naive way. They declared that they wanted the end of corruption, press freedom, prosecution of the culprits behind…
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When Abelardo de la Espriella was declared the winner of Colombia’s presidential elections, he announced his plan to sever diplomatic relations with Nicaragua, saying, “In my government there will be no ties whatsoever…
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Flooding is a complex, sequential plant stressor, and its negative impacts on crops persist even after floodwaters recede. Credit: Shutterstock By Esther Ngumbi URBANA, Illinois, US, Oct 28 2026 (IPS) Recently, countries…
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TOKYO — When America’s AI bubble bursts, it will be a bad day for Nvidia and Intel. In Seoul, Taipei and Tokyo, it will be a national crisis. AI has become, almost overnight, what China once was for Asia: the growth…
HEBRON / PNN / Muammar al-Uweiwi stood stunned in the dim light of dawn, hurriedly gathering his family’s identification documents and a few pieces of clothing, as the echoing commands of Israeli soldiers ordering an…
BETHLEHEM, West Bank (PNN) From women struggling to turn small businesses into reliable sources of income to children trying to reclaim their education, a new episode of PNN Accountability has examined how Palestinian…
Gaza / PNN / Amidst the sprawling ruins and the persistent hum of drones over Gaza, Hussam Al-Ssawaf stands inside his damaged workshop, meticulously spinning a makeshift, hand-driven wooden wheel. For Al-Ssawaf, this…
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Jean Kaseya, of the Africa CDC, warns of the illness spreading like Covid unless more funding is secured to increase preparedness and possible treatment The “unprecedented” spread of the Ebola outbreak means it could…
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his political allies are competing to form the next government after an election left Israel’s parliament without a clear majority for either major political bloc. Although…
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A growing wave of youth-led protests is challenging political leaders across Europe, as Generation Z expresses frustration over rising living costs, poor education, limited job opportunities and corruption. From France…
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Saudi Arabia’s rapid expansion of a ballistic missile factory signals a transformative shift in its pursuit of strategic deterrence. Saudi Arabia is expanding its solid-propellant missile production complex near…