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#01TikTok and YouTube 'not safe enough' for kids, says regulator
📍 BBC News
YouTube said it worked with experts to provide appropriate experiences. TikTok said it was disappointed Ofcom had not acknowledged its safety features.
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#02The Hard-Line Military Fraternity Running Iran
📍 NY Times World
Decision making in Iran is guided by a small group of men associated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps.
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#03US claims ‘emergency refugee situation’ as it admits 10,000 more white South Africans
📍 The Guardian
Trump has repeatedly made false claims that white Afrikaners facing genocide with costs of resettling them at $100mThe US government has said it will increase the number of white South Africans it admits as refugees this year from about 7,500 to 17,500, claiming that “unforeseen developments in S...
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#04Officers who defended Capitol from rioters sue to block payouts from fund
📍 NPR
Two police officers who helped defend the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot are suing to block anyone from receiving payouts from a new settlement fund.
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#05Israel pushes for war amid US ceasefire, but its options may be limited
📍 Al Jazeera
Israeli officials and media indicate renewed conflict with Iran is being actively considered despite a shaky deadlock.
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#06Trump says Netanyahu will do "whatever I want him to do" on Iran
📍 CBS News
Asked what he said to Israel's leader about a decision to hold off on new Iran strikes, Trump said Netanyahu will "do whatever I want him to do."
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#07Mom who drowned 3 kids on Coney Island beach sentenced to 20 years to life
📍 ABC News
A Brooklyn woman has been sentenced to 20 years to life for drowning her three young children in the ocean near Coney Island's boardwalk
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#08Numbers of Tibetan exiles plummet as China tightens grip
📍 DW News
Fewer Tibetans are seeking exile, as escaping Beijing-controlled Tibet has become more complicated and dangerous. The drop raises questions about preserving the future of Tibetan culture.
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#09Germany's Merz proposes Ukraine as EU ‘associate member’ without voting rights
📍 France 24
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has proposed granting Ukraine “associate member” status in the European Union without voting rights while it pursues full membership, according to a letter seen by AFP on Thursday. The plan would allow Kyiv representation at EU summits, the European Commission and...
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#10Paris nursery abuse probe expands as 16 staff held over extended custody
📍 Euronews
The suspects worked at the Saint-Dominique state nursery school in Paris’ 7th arrondissement and are being questioned over rape and other allegedly excessive or violent behaviour.
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#11UK Police Log One-Year-Old Baby As Crime Suspect; Hundreds Of Kids Flagged For Offences
📍 ZeroHedge
UK Police Log One-Year-Old Baby As Crime Suspect; Hundreds Of Kids Flagged For Offences Authored by Steve Watson via modernity.news, A one-year-old baby girl has been officially recorded as a crime suspect by Kent Police after allegedly causing a minor injury to another toddler. This is part of a...
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#12Iran’s insurance, NATO intervention, and cables under threat: What’s going on in the Strait of Hormuz?
📍 RT News
Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz slightly increased as Iran offers an insurance scheme and NATO is reportedly considering intervening Read Full Article at RT.com
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#13China Ready to Work With Russia to Implements Agreements Reached by Leaders
📍 Sputnik
BEIJING (Sputnik) - China is ready to work with Russia to implement agreements reached by heads of two countries and enrich cooperation, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said on Thursday, commenting on Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit.
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#14Supreme Court closes door on LA school workers who lost jobs over COVID vaccine refusal
📍 NaturalNews
(NaturalNews) The Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal from over 1,000 LAUSD employees fired for refusing a COVID-19 vaccine mandate, despite CDC admitting ...
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#15Himes on Raul Castro: He Might Have Broken Law, Trump Admin. Did 'Illegal Actions' on 'Drug Runners'
📍 Breitbart
On Wednesday’s broadcast of CNN’s “Situation Room,” Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) discussed possible legal action against Raul Castro and said that “Legal accountability is critical. And, by the way, the Trump administration people may think about that as they undertake The post Himes on Raul Castro: He ...
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#16GOP Rep. Fitzpatrick: ‘We’re gonna try to kill’ the newly introduced Anti-Weaponization Fund
📍 OANN
A bipartisan coalition is forming on Capitol Hill to dismantle a newly created $1.776 billion Justice Department compensation fund, after a House Republican joined Democrats in vowing to block the money.
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#17A Religious Reason the Saudis Are Blocking a New Attack on Iran, by Larry C. Johnson
📍 UNZ Review
The HAJJ. The Hajj is the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca, Saudi Arabia, and is one of the Five Pillars of Islam — the core religious obligations that define Muslim practice. Every Muslim who is physically and financially able is required to perform the Hajj at least once in their lifetime. Th...
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#18Rumsfeld Shady Heritage in Pandemic: GILEAD’s Intrigues with WHO & Wuhan Lab. Bio-Weapons’ Tests with CIA & Pentagon
📍 Veterans Today
«You will only observe with your eyes and see the punishment of the wicked. If you say, “The Lord is my refuge”, and you make the Most High your dwelling, no harm will overtake you, no disaster will come near your tent». (Holy Bible – Psalm 90) by Fabio Giuseppe Carlo Carisio UPDATE ON JULY, […]
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#19Powerless by Harry Turtledove – Film, Literature and the New World Order
📍 Corbett Report
This month on Film, Literature and the New World Order, James discusses the Prometheus Award-nominated Powerless with author John C. A. Manley.
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#20Germany Becomes A Ukraine War Lab, and a Staging Ground For a Forever War On Russia
📍 Activist Post
Freddie Ponton21st Century Wire In February, under the white light of a Bavarian assembly hall, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and German Defense Minister, Boris Pistorius, walked past rows of unfinished drones. The joint venture hosting them, linking Germany’s Quantum Systems with Ukrain...
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#21The Disturbing Links Between Celeste Rivas’ Death and D4vd’s “Romantic Homicide” Video
📍 VigilantCitizen
You probably don’t know the singer D4vd for his music, but rather for the murder of teenager Celeste Rivas Hernandez. On September 8th, in Hollywood, D4vd’s Tesla was towed to a pound after being abandoned. Shortly after, yard employees began noticing an unbearable smell coming from the front of ...
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#22We the Victims: Who Pays When the Government Weaponizes Its Power?
📍 David Icke
“I don’t think about Americans’ financial situation. I don’t think about anybody.”—Donald Trump One way or another, the American taxpayers always get screwed by politicians eager to spend our hard-earned dollars on programs and projects that do little to improve our lives, safeguard our freedoms,...
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#23Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Receives First Batch of U.S. Migrant Deportees
📍 AllAfrica
[allAfrica] Sierra Leone has become the latest African nation to receive migrants deported from the United States as part of President Donald Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration.
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#24Black Agenda Radio May 8, 2026
📍 Black Agenda
Black Agenda Radio May 8, 2026 Authors Black Agenda Radio with Margaret Kimberley bareditors Fri, 05/08/2026 - 06:31 Black Agenda Radio · Black Agenda Radio May 8, 2026 In this week’s segment, we discuss a military attack carried out by Western-backed insurgents against the African nation Mali an...
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#25TRANSNATIONAL REPRESSION: ‘China Feels Emboldened to Globalise Its Political Red Lines’
📍 IPS News
CIVICUS discusses the cancellation of RightsCon 2026 with Barbora Bukovská, Senior Director for Law and Policy at ARTICLE 19, a human rights organisation that works on freedom of expression and information around the world. On 29 April – days before RightsCon, the key global gathering of digital ...
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#26Our new US ambassador’s confirmation hearing was a goofy affair — and an insight into AUKUS
📍 Crikey
David Brat, incoming US ambassador to Australia, is a fan of 'sports diplomacy' and AUKUS, but will agree to disagree with Canberra on supporting Ukraine. The post Our new US ambassador’s confirmation hearing was a goofy affair — and an insight into AUKUS appeared first on Crikey.
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#27No police charged over anti-Herzog brutality
📍 The Klaxon
Almost three months after Sydney’s Town Hall anti-Herzog rally, where police were filmed punching and attacking attendees, not one officer has faced any action. The post No police charged over anti-Herzog brutality appeared first on The Klaxon.
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#28Budget: whopping subsidies, private health profiteering as waiting lists rise
📍 Michael West
The health component of the Budget focused on NDIS. Not much else changed, leaving flaws in the private health insurance industry unresolved.
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#29Grattan on Friday: As Labor struggles with budget backwash, One Nation surfs a wave
📍 Conversation AU
The Albanese government has found itself on the thorny end of a social media campaign post-budget as it watches One Nation ride a wave.
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#30Consolation Street, Las Tunas, Cuba – Photo of the Day
📍 Havana Times
Yordanka Caridad from Cuba took our photo of the day: "Consolation Street", in Las Tunas, Cuba. The post Consolation Street, Las Tunas, Cuba – Photo of the Day appeared first on Havana Times.
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#31«No vamos a permitir que no seamos escuchados»: Plantón de Familiares de Desaparecidas y Desaparecidos en México
📍 Subversiones
Ante la sordera fingida del gobierno, familiares de desaparecidas y desaparecidos decidieron instalarse frente a Palacio Nacional en un plantón que crece día con día, el cuál está integrado por alrededor de 100 personas de diferentes colectivos, organizaciones y grupos de búsqueda de distintos es...
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#32Visual Explainer: Mapping Fentanyl Corridors in Mexico
📍 InSight Crime
Visual Explainer: Mapping Fentanyl Corridors in Mexico Before fentanyl reaches the streets, a wide range of actors influence its movement across Mexico and into the United States, from precursor chemical suppliers and independent clandestine producers to trafficking […] The post Visual Explainer:...
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#33Ad Agency Digimedia’s Disputes Extend From Courtrooms to Government Agencies
📍 Periodismo Inv.
A judge ordered Puerto Rico’s Treasury Department to explain why it awarded an $8.7 million Lottery Bureau advertising contract to another agency, despite Digimedia receiving the highest score in the bidding process.
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#34Indigenous Peoples Face Disproportionate Violence as Attacks on Land Defenders Reach a Record High
📍 Interc. Cry
Last Updated on May 18, 2026 Indigenous and human rights defenders opposing corporate abuses faced a record number of attacks in 2025, with Indigenous Peoples disproportionately targeted despite making up only a small fraction of the global population, according to a new report by the Business & ...
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#35Całus w lustro
📍 WolneMedia
🌤️ Weather · 20 Cities
London: 15°C ☁️Partly Cloudy 💧75% 💨12km/h
Hoboken: 17°C ☁️Partly Cloudy 💧37% 💨15km/h
Saint-Merri: 16°C ☁️Partly Cloudy 💧73% 💨6km/h
Shikinejima: 17°C ☁️Moderate rain 💧94% 💨29km/h
Pyrmont: 17°C ☁️Light rain shower 💧71% 💨33km/h
Дорогомилово: 25°C ☁️Sunny 💧45% 💨10km/h
Beijing: 26°C ☁️Sunny 💧41% 💨19km/h
Barr Dubayy: 30°C ☁️Sunny 💧58% 💨22km/h
Los Angeles: 19°C ☁️Clear 💧59% 💨8km/h
Lome: 27°C ☁️Cloudy 💧79% 💨17km/h
Berlin: 16°C ☁️Partly Cloudy 💧73% 💨13km/h
Madrid: 19°C ☁️Sunny 💧42% 💨12km/h
Sao Cristavem: 20°C ☁️Light drizzle 💧94% 💨8km/h
Cairo: 22°C ☁️Sunny 💧48% 💨13km/h
Oranjezicht: 16°C ☁️Sunny 💧82% 💨9km/h
Toronto: 8°C ☁️Clear 💧64% 💨14km/h
Mexico City: 17°C ☁️Clear 💧65% 💨8km/h
Ban Khlong Pha Ong: 34°C ☁️Partly Cloudy 💧44% 💨17km/h
Singapore: 29°C ☁️Patchy rain nearby 💧70% 💨12km/h
Caroline Hill: 26°C ☁️Light rain shower 💧85% 💨16km/h
