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MIDDLE EAST

Explainer: What’s Next for the Gaza Ceasefire, and Will the Truce Last?

Over two months after Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire, both sides accuse each other of major breaches of the deal.

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HEALTH ISSUES

Afghan Hunger Crisis Deepens as Aid Funding Falls Short, UN Says

KABUL (Reuters) – The UN World Food Programme is unable for the first time in decades to provide effective aid to millions of Afghans suffering from malnutrition, with deaths especially among children likely to rise this winter, the WFP said on Tuesday.

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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

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Deepfakes: Is Seeing Still Believing?

The viral spread of manipulated videos, often involving AI, is forcing people to distrust what they see and hear.

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EUROPE

Bulgaria’s Government Resigns After Mass Protests

Bulgaria’s government resigned on Thursday after mass protests gripped the country and just weeks before the European Union nation is due to join the eurozone.

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HOLIDAYS

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Behind the Rise of a Holiday Icon

Most cannot picture a holiday season without decorating an evergreen in their living rooms. Yet few know why this practice is so popular.

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AUSTRALIA & SOUTH PACIFIC

‘It Was Dead People Everywhere’: Inside Australia’s Hanukkah Massacre

Here's how a Hanukkah event on Australia's Bondi Beach turned from celebration to fear.

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RELIGION

America’s Spiritual Reawakening?

The Bible reveals why religious revivals always seem to fade—and the only path to true, lasting change.

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ANALYSIS

A Year After Assad’s Fall, Families of Missing Detainees Languish Without Answers

A national commission has yet to provide families with answers on the estimated 150,000 people who vanished in dictator Bashar al-Assad's notorious prisons.

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WEATHER & ENVIRONMENT

‘It’s Not Safe to Live Here.’ Colombia Is Deadliest Country for Environmental Defenders

Colombia, the deadliest country in the world for people protecting land and forests, recorded 48 killings in 2024, nearly a third of all cases worldwide.

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ASIA

Cambodia Vows Fierce Fight Against Thailand in Escalating Border Conflict

Cambodia’s Senate President Hun Sen on Tuesday vowed a fierce fight against Thailand as a second day of widespread renewed combat between the Southeast Asian neighbors drove tens of thousands of people to flee border areas.

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SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Australia’s Social Media Ban for Children Takes Effect in World First

Australia has become the first country to ban social media for children under 16, blocking access to platforms including TikTok, Alphabet’s YouTube and Meta’s Instagram and Facebook.

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RELIGION

Searching for the True Jesus Christ

For some, the idea that Jesus Christ walked the Earth 2,000 years ago—turning water to wine, healing the lame, raising the dead—is just too fantastical to be true.

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WEATHER & ENVIRONMENT

‘Everything Destroyed’ as Indonesia’s Aceh Grapples with Disease After Floods

Hit by deadly floods, Indonesians in the region around Aceh Tamiang are grappling with worsening diseases and a lack of medical care as workers struggled to help dozens of residents at the lone hospital in the area.

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ANALYSIS

Biblical Identities of Modern Nations

Many of today’s nations can be found within the pages of the Bible. You just have to know where to look.

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HOLIDAYS

Popular Religious Holidays

Where They Really Came From

Easter, Christmas, New Year’s, Lent—the world’s holidays and traditions are observed by vast millions. Where do these customs really come from?

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GEOPOLITICS

Explainer: Why Is Fate of Donetsk Region a Sticking Point in Talks on Ending War in Ukraine?

Talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. envoys on Tuesday yielded no public breakthrough on a potential Ukraine peace deal, with a Kremlin aide suggesting “territorial problems” were the main stumbling block.

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SOCIETY & LIFESTYLES

More People Are Addicted to Marijuana, But Fewer of Them Are Seeking Help, Experts Say

As more states legalize marijuana, use has become more normalized and products have become more potent. But fewer of those who are addicted seek help for it.

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SOCIETY & LIFESTYLES

Two Keys to Success!

Everyone wants to be considered successful, and to be successful. Yet most have no idea how to achieve success. And they are not sure how to recognize it if they see it—either in themselves or in others. Supposed “higher” education has never taught it. Nor have most understood that there are basic, specific laws that must be employed to reach it.

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AFRICA

Sudan’s Top General Rejects U.S.-Led Ceasefire Proposal, Calling It ‘The Worst Yet’

Sudan’s top general rejected a ceasefire proposal provided by U.S.-led mediators in a blow to efforts to stop a devastating war that has gripped the African country for over 30 months.