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Anti-Muslim influence campaign targeting UK traced back to Israel

Anti-Muslim influence campaign targeting UK traced back to Israel A new investigation has traced a major anti-Muslim propaganda campaign targeting Britain back to Israel. The campaign, uncovered by academics Marc Owen Jones and Sohan Dsouza, was at its height before the UK's 2024 general election and the anti-Muslim…

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پاریس: سپاه پاسداران مسئول حمله به یخچال‌های فروشگاه‌ها بود

ژان-نوئل بارو، وزیر امور خارجه فرانسه، اعلام کرد حمله سایبری اخیر به یخچال‌ها و فریزرهای فروشگاه‌های بزرگ در این کشور از سوی سپاه پاسداران انقلاب اسلامی ایران سازمان‌دهی شده است. او این حمله را از نظر گستردگی و شدت «بی‌س

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One leg in the air like you just don’t care? Eight classic power poses – and what they really mean

The pose of the moment is eye-catching and a little alarming. But it’s not the first to cause a stir. Here is a history of such stances, from the Angelina Jolie leg flash to Andrew Scott’s insouciant hand-in-pocketYou think you know your culture back to front, all the snooker moves that drove us to this point, and t…

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Qatar says US and Iran have responded positively to mediation

Qatar says US and Iran have responded positively to mediation Qatar says Washington and Tehran have both responded positively to efforts to mediate between them. Doha is “working tirelessly to end the uncertainty over the crisis between Washington and Tehran”, the Qatari Foreign Ministry said. At his weekly briefing…

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Legarda seeks Senate inquiry into improper disposal of pet remains

SEN. Loren Legarda has filed Senate Resolution 759, seeking an investigation, in aid of legislation, into the reported improper disposal of deceased dogs and cats in the City of San Jose del Monte, Bulacan, and the adequacy of existing regulations governing pet cremation and aftercare services in the Philippines.

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「無聲的軍演」:台灣國防部稱中國進行「區域拒止」演習

台灣防長顧立雄周二表示,中國正在西太平洋進行「區域拒止」演習,參與演習的包括遼寧號航空母艦及其他海軍編隊。此前有報導稱,中國在台灣周邊的軍事活動大幅增加。這場無預告的「無聲的軍演」意圖營造能隨時孤立台灣的印象。

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Israel kills 14-year-old Palestinian boy in West Bank, wounds two others in Gaza

Israel kills 14-year-old Palestinian boy in West Bank, wounds two others in Gaza Submitted by MEE staff on Tue, 11/10/2026 - 09:59 Palestinian officials said Israeli forces withheld the boy's body as the UN reported more than 2,060 settler attacks across the occupied West Bank so far this year Palestinian Bedouin ch…

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France’s response to protests is making Islamophobia worse. But ministers won’t even utter the word | Kamélia Ouaissa

French people like me live in fear because far-right hate speech goes unchecked. The consequences can be deadlyAnger at the dilapidated state of schools may have been the starting point for the unrest that has rocked France for over a month, but the protest movement has grown into something much bigger. It has widen…

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Eleven dead, fifty injured in Bulgarian highway pileup

Eleven people died in ‌a traffic accident involving dozens of vehicles on both sides of a foggy stretch of highway in eastern Bulgaria on Tuesday, Prime Minister ‌Rumen Radev said. Police, firefighters and ambulance crews rushed to the scene on the A1 road that links the capital Sofia with the eastern city ⁠of Burga…

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Apayao to nest North Luzon’s earthquake monitoring center

THE Department of Science and Technology (DOST) extends its commitment to national disaster preparedness as it is soon to establish the DOST-Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (DOST-Phivolcs) North Luzon Cluster Monitoring Center for Earthquake and Tsunami (PNLCMCET) in the province of Apayao.

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Megaspeed什麼來頭?資產一年暴增近百倍,被疑走私英偉達晶片,黃樂據報曾遭新加坡限制離境

被指為中國間諜的黃樂曾任高管的新加坡公司Megaspeed再受審視。該公司資產一年內從3300萬美元增至30億美元,被懷疑向中國轉運英偉達晶片。黃樂據報曾被新加坡限制離境。美國商務部的調查人員花費數月時間,對該公司進行深入調查,但在去年年底,調查工作突然中止。

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Thailand sets noise, water use limits for data centers

BANGKOK (AFP) — Thailand's Cabinet agreed on new rules on noise and water use for data centers on Tuesday, after a review sparked by public concern over an artificial intelligence-driven construction boom. "The use of national resources must not adversely affect the public," Finance Minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas to…

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Canada reimposes sanctions against 11 Iranian companies: statement

PARIS (AFP) — Canada on Tuesday said it was reimposing sanctions against 11 Iranian companies in the energy and banking sectors for contributing to the Islamic republic's nuclear drive, ballistic missile program or the financing of "malign activities." The companies, which include the National Iranian Oil Co. and le…

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Hong Kong’s Ocean Park urged to boost safety after second tower failure in 2 years

Hong Kong’s Ocean Park has been urged to enhance its safety measures after an ageing observation tower broke down for the second time in two years, leaving 42 people stranded 70 metres above the ground. Lawmakers called for changes on Tuesday, a day after the incident sent firefighters rushing to the scene and cause…

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Lyle Hewitson to quit Hong Kong at Christmas, Angus Chung faces period on the sidelines

Hong Kong jockey Angus Chung Yik-lai faces up to six weeks on the sidelines following a nasty fall on Tuesday, that killed the Tony Cruz-trained United Hua Steed. The three-year-old horse stumbled during morning barrier trials at Sha Tin, sending Chung crashing to the dirt while suffering a fatal injury as a result.…

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Nobel-winning UK scientist launches programme to develop hepatitis C vaccine in Hong Kong

A British Nobel-winning virologist has launched a programme to develop the world’s first hepatitis C vaccine after joining a university in Hong Kong, tapping the city’s research funding, access to Chinese strains of the virus and partnerships with mainland drug makers. Sir Michael Houghton, who won the 2020 Nobel Pr…

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San Beda tramples Benilde to take Group A top seed

MANILA, Philippines — Amid all the twists and turns of the elimination round, defending champion San Beda University secured the Group A top seed after toppling College of Saint Benilde, 82-69, in the NCAA Season 102 men’s basketball tournament on Tuesday afternoon at the Filoil EcoOil Centre in San Juan City.

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WinterFest to spread across Hong Kong as ‘Symphony of Lights’ takes final bow

Hong Kong’s annual WinterFest will expand beyond Central this year, reaching Tsim Sha Tsui and Causeway Bay with new attractions including steam trains and aurora light shows. But the festival’s opening next Wednesday will also mark the final performance of “A Symphony of Lights,” the nightly Victoria Harbour show t…

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کریکت اسکاتلند مناسبات خود با کریکت افغانستان را محدود کرد

کریکت اسکاتلند اعلام کرد که به دلیل نگرانی از رفتار با زنان و دختران در افغانستان زیر اداره طالبان، خارج از برنامه‌های شورای بین‌المللی کریکت هیچ مسابقه‌ای را با افغانستان برنامه‌ریزی نمی‌کند.

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