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Lee hails Korea’s first persimmon export to China in 17 years

President Lee Jae Myung pledged to actively back the opening of new export markets to boost the agricultural industry, following South Korea’ first persimmon shipment to China after 17 years of negotiations. Writing on social media platform X Saturday, Lee highlighted that Korean persimmons are making their entry in…

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در آستانه مذاکرات روسیه حملات خود را افزایش داده است

کرملین اعلام کرده است که مقام‌های ارشد سیاسی، نظامی و استخباراتی روسیه هفته آینده در مذاکرات با امریکا و اوکرایین در ابوظبی شرکت خواهند کرد. در حالی است که حملات این کشور بر افداف در کی‌یف صورت گرفته است.

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آیا دموکرات‌ها می‌توانند صلاحیت‌های ترامپ را محدود کنند؟

حالا که دموکرات‌های امریکا کنترول هردو مجلس را به دست گرفته اند، این سوال مطرح است که تا چه اندازه می‌توانند صلاحیت‌های دونالد ترامپ را محدود کنند و آیا می‌توانند او را استیضاح کنند؟

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ترامپ، استیون میلر را به عنوان رئیس دفتر خود منصوب کرد

رئیس جمهور آمریکا استیون میلر را به عنوان رئیس دفتر کاخ سفید منصوب کرد. میلر یکی از حامیان جنگ ۱۲روزه علیه جمهوری اسلامی ایران بود. ناظران معتقدند، ترامپ با این انتصاب نشان داد که قصد تجدیدنظر در سیاست‌هایش را ندارد.

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China ‘Goddess of Mercy’ drone send-off reveals modern shift in funeral services

Videos showing a glowing Guanyin, or Goddess of Mercy, carried by a drone and another similar device disguised as a crane have attracted significant attention on Chinese social media. Together, the two devices recreate the traditional funeral send-off in which the deceased is said to “ascend to heaven.” In China, a …

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Meet John Goodman’s wife of 38 years, Anna Beth Goodman

Actor John Goodman has said he is “still getting used to” his appearance after shedding 90kg. Goodman’s weight loss journey has been a long one. The actor, who once revealed he weighed 181kg at his heaviest, decided to turn his life around in his 50s. He cut sugar from his diet, exercised six times a week and quit a…

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Trump faces criticism for ‘dangerous’ Stephen Miller appointment as White House chief of staff

Democrats and Republicans blast promotion of ‘xenophobe’ who led administration’s immigration crackdown in wake of US midterm electionsDemocratic lawmakers decried Stephen Miller as a “hatemonger”, a “xenophobe” and “vile” after Donald Trump appointed his most trusted adviser as White House chief of staff.On Friday …

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‘They’re just live experiments’: the dark and deadly world of looksmaxxing

A disturbing new docuseries delves deep into a world where men are pushing their bodies to the extreme – and some of them are dying for itIf you’ve heard the term looksmaxxing – the manospheric pursuit of male aesthetic beauty via steroids, peptides, cosmetic surgery and total commitment – you probably know the name…

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The datacentre arms race hits pause in south-east Asia

Power and water constraints are pressuring what seemed like a juggernaut of growth for the region just months agoIn early 2026, Thailand’s datacentre industry was on a roll. The country’s board of investment had recently announced approval of datacentre projects from Tiktok, a UAE-based Skyline datacentre and Singap…

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US buyers at China’s largest trade fair soar over 20% after Xi-Trump meeting

The number of European and American buyers attending China’s largest trade fair rose sharply this autumn, though exporters on the floor said economic headwinds in the West continued to act as a drag on deal making. Attendees from the European Union and United States at the latest edition of the Canton Fair, which co…

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مفتون: «بابا و اجداد ما تاجیک بوده و ما تاجیک افغانستان هستیم»

میر مفتون یکی از آواز خوانان محلی افغانستان در مصاحبه با دویچه وله می‌گوید «بابا و اجداد ما تاجیک بوده‌اند و ما تاجیک افغانستان هستیم.» او در گفتگو با دویچه وله از خاطرات، ناگفته‌های زندگی و افتخارات هنری خود می‌گوید.

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David Eustace out for more feature race success as Silvery Breeze leads Sha Tin squad

David Eustace is looking forward to teaming up with fellow Briton Saffie Osborne when Silvery Breeze bids for a maiden Group success in the Group Three Sa Sa Ladies’ Purse (1,800m) at Sha Tin on Sunday. Third in the trainers’ championship on 12 wins, the in-form handler has already tasted Group Two and Group Three g…

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North Korea-China strengthen ties with 3rd high-level meeting

Kim Song-nam, director of the international affairs department of ‌the ⁠Workers’ Party of Korea, has held a series of high-level meetings in Beijing, signaling a push to deepen strategic ties between the two countries. According to North Korea’s state-run Korean Central News Agency, Kim met with Liu Haixing, ministe…

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MTR Corporation halts unauthorised remedial works at station after column concerns

Engineers have identified about 30 substandard columns at a Hong Kong railway station under construction, building authorities have revealed, with the MTR Corporation ordering the contractor to rectify the structures after discovering unauthorised remedial works. The Buildings Department said on Saturday that the st…

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Home Office sued after stripping almost 1,500 EU citizens of right to live in UK

Campaign group the3million lodges court papers after EU citizens told pre-settled status was an ‘error’The Home Office is being sued for alleged breach of the Brexit withdrawal agreement after stripping almost 1,500 EU citizens of their full rights to live in the UK.Campaign group the3million lodged papers at the hi…

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長平觀察:黃之鋒說"香港是新的柏林",如今他再被判10年,懦弱的西方必將付出代價

香港民主運動人士黃之鋒以"串謀勾結外國勢力"罪再被判刑10年。時事評論作家長平指出,從六四後老布希密使北京,到今天對黃之鋒的沉默,西方一再背棄自由鬥士,必將為自己的遲鈍、懦弱和墮落付出代價。

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Covering Palestine: Historic news clippings reveal US media complicity in Israel's crimes

Covering Palestine: Historic news clippings reveal US media complicity in Israel's crimes Submitted by Fleur Hargreaves on Wed, 10/28/2026 - 13:45 An archive of American newspaper excerpts documents how Israel’s occupation was reported before 7 October 2023 A clipping from the San Francisco Examiner with the headlin…

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