US-Canada trade war rolls into bathroom
The US-Canada trade war is reaching the bathroom, with tariffs on paper products threatening to push up prices for toilet paper and other everyday essentials for Americans.
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The US-Canada trade war is reaching the bathroom, with tariffs on paper products threatening to push up prices for toilet paper and other everyday essentials for Americans.
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Catastrophic Nepal floods and landslides in Nuwakot leave hundreds still missing
Nuwakot district in central Nepal is facing widespread destruction after catastrophic flash floods and landslides swept through the region on 26 August, following the glacial collapse near the Nepal-Tibet border a day before. Communities along the Trishuli River basin, including Bidur, Devighat and Trishuli Bazaar, …
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U.S. still watching allies for alignment of interests even amid defense pullback, analyst says
A U.S. pullback from Asia will give regional allies more responsibility for their own defense — but Washington is still watching for alignment with its own interests, according to Derek Grossman, professor of political science at the University of Southern California.
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· Tyler Durden
Brazil sues Discord over alleged failures in children protection
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· Mauricio Savarese
AI erodes our humanity while elites profit from war – Roger Waters
Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters has warned that artificial intelligence and social media are eroding people’s ability to think and feel, while powerful interests exploit technology, politics and war for profit.
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Pink Floyd co-founder Roger Waters has warned that AI and social media are eroding people’s ability to think and feel, while powerful interests exploit technology, politics, and war for profit.
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Warriors’ Draymond Green drops savage truth bomb on Klay Thompson’s Heat arrival
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· Thomas L. Murray
Israeli attacks kill at least 100 Palestinians in two weeks
Israeli air strikes have killed at least 100 Palestinians and injured more than 400 people in Gaza since 12 August, accordimg to Ramiz Alakbarov, the acting UN special coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process.
· Middleeasteye
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US seizes Chinese hacking platforms targeting Nasa, Fed and Senate
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US seizes Chinese hacking platforms targeting Nasa, Fed and Senate
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Japan to add 400 beds to defense force hospitals for emergencies
Expanded medical facilities and supply stocks are part of Japan's ongoing defense buildup. (Taken from Japan Ground Self-Defense Force's social media post)
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US Embassy delegation visits Upper Galilee to support economic recovery, investment
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· Korea Herald
China is watching America run out of missiles
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· Thomas O. Falk
Army plans to add nuclear microreactors to five bases for reliable power
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· Jennifer Mcdermott
Pulitzer Prize photographer Slava ‘Sal’ Veder dies at 99
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California turns on USPS in war with feds over mail-in voting
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· Zain Khan
US Universities Had Extensive Ties With Chinese Defense Research Labs, Air Force Study Finds
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· Tyler Durden
Wes Streeting describes ‘unbelievable volume’ of homophobic abuse since becoming defence secretary
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· Peterwalker
Wheat Futs Surge To Three-Year High As JPMorgan, HSBC Warn Global Food Shock Is Brewing
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· Tyler Durden
Kurdish-led SDF has dissolved, but has Syria really unified its military?
Tuesday’s announcement that the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces had dissolved, with its forces merging with the Syrian military, represents a boost for a government seeking to demonstrate that it has sole authority over the country.
· Justin Salhani
How to lose Trump’s trade war: test Canada’s resolve with threats to hockey sticks
The US president expected Ottawa to bow to tariff demands, but Canada is striking back – and it could cost Americans
· Adam Gabbatt
Givati troops face disciplinary action after refusing APC ride with female paramedic
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Ukraine's president coos over a puppy, starting a new volley in his war of visuals against Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met on Tuesday with former US professional boxer Terence Crawford in Kyiv. After their meeting, Crawford gifted Zelenskyy a female American pit bull terrier puppy named Freya, after the Ukrainian anti-ballistic missile defense project.
· Laurie Kellman
Iran takes step toward fees for Hormuz passage, seeing Turkey as model
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France is not ready to face cheap drones yet, warns top general
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· Laura Kayali
Why Hormuz remains high risk for ships despite US claims of mine-clearing
US President Donald Trump has claimed that the US Navy has removed or detonated all sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz – the vital waterway in the Gulf which Iran effectively closed after the US and Israel first launched attacks on the country nearly six months ago.
· Caolán Magee
Hamas, Gaza armed factions agree to disarm, transfer governing authority, Mladenov tells UN
For the first time, Hamas and other armed factions in the Gaza Strip have agreed to surrender their weapons and transfer full governing authority, both civilian and security, Nickolay Mladenov, director-general of the Peace Council, claimed to the UNSC on Wednesday evening.
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Iran emphasises self-sufficiency in battle against US economic war
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· Maziar Motamedi
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· Alexander Christou
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