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COMMENT: Marty, congrats. That is a thank you letter for writing that peace plan. But the rumors are that Trump is going to reduce the size of American bases in NATO. I believe you are right. They came to you because you are on the opposite side of the Neocons for the same reason they would come to you because you are on the opposite side of the bankers in a crisis. You have endured so much and you keep fighting. God Bless. DD ANSWER: Yes, I believe I was called in because there is a divide with the Neocons…

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Socialite and entrepreneur Paris Hilton is rekindling her friendship with Lindsay Lohan, with whom she had publicly feuded for more than 10 years.The two went from friends to enemies in the mid-2000s and made their dislike for each other known by making public statements and jabs at each other during interviews. Now that both women are parents, it seems they have buried the hatchet and have left the drama behind.Article continues below advertisementParis Hilton And Lindsay Lohan’s Renewed FriendshipMEGAHilton was recently a guest on Andy Cohen’s “Watch What Happens Live” together with her mother, Kathie Hilton, and aunt, Kyle Richards. During…

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Li said the defence strategy rested on four main pillars: defending the US homeland; deterring China in the Indo-Pacific through strength rather than confrontation; increasing burden-sharing by allies and partners; and strengthening the US defence industrial base.He noted that the document explicitly stated that Washington’s goal was “not to dominate, contain or humiliate” Beijing, while stressing the need for military communication and dialogue between the two sides.Yet Taiwan’s disappearance from the text was “striking”, Li said – particularly since last year’s security strategy referred repeatedly to the island’s role in the first island chain and Washington’s opposition to “unilateral changes…

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Myanmar’s military rulers say polls were free and fair as UN reports 170 killed in air attacks during election period.Published On 31 Jan 202631 Jan 2026Click here to share on social mediashare2ShareMyanmar’s military-backed party secured a sweeping victory in the country’s three-phase general election, according to state media, following the tightly controlled voting held amid civil war and widespread repression.The final of three rounds of voting last weekend wrapped up an election that began on December 28, more than four years after the military seized power in a coup that overturned the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi.Recommended Stories…

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The Athletics have been proactive about locking in their core for the foreseeable future. That push continued on Friday.ESPN’s Jeff Passan reported that the A’s agreed to terms with shortstop Jacob Wilson, 23, on a seven-year, $70 million extension. He is the fourth player the A’s have signed to an extension since January 2025, joining designated hitter/outfielder Brent Rooker and outfielders Lawrence Butler and Tyler Soderstrom.Wilson had an impressive rookie season for the A’s. A 2025 All-Star and the runner-up for the AL Rookie of the Year award, he posted a .311/.355/.444 batting line in his 523 plate appearances, hitting…

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I think it’s truly difficult for any of us, and I absolutely include myself, coming from the West to steady a stable, analytical position on China. And we are torn between a kind of fascination and indeed infatuation with it. And it is, after all, the single most dramatic, transformative socioeconomic transformation in the history of our species, bar none. Full stop in history. And on the other hand, a kind of: Oh, but it can’t possibly work, because, because, because. And you can make the list and I can sit with my liberal colleagues at Columbia and we can…

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Record cold temperatures are once again expected to hit a swath of the country this weekend—even plunging Florida into its coldest stretch of the last 15 years, potentially bringing snow to areas of the state that haven’t seen it in four decades. This arctic blast is actually a sign of climate change—and of how extreme weather happens in an increasingly warming world despite erroneous claims by the president and others. There’s a difference between weather and climate Ahead of the winter storm that brought intense snow, ice, and freezing temperatures to about two-thirds of the United States earlier this month,…

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Billionaire Elon Musk recently spoke at the World Economic ForumKrisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg via Getty Images Elon Musk is a busy man, heading up multiple billion-dollar companies. While he is increasingly a divisive figure, there is no doubt that Tesla and SpaceX, his two most important ventures, have done much to advance the future of electric cars and spacecraft, respectively. But a series of corporate moves this week suggests Musk has a new vision of the future – and he may be combining all his companies to get there. First, Musk’s electric car company, Tesla, announced that it was halting production of…

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ASIA: The major Asian stock markets had negative day today: • NIKKEI 225 decreased 52.75 points or -0.10% to 53,322.85 • Shanghai decreased 40.037 points or -0.96% to 4,117.948 • Hang Seng decreased 580.98 points or -2.08% to 27,387.11 • ASX 200 decreased 58.40 points or -0.65% to 8,869.10 • SENSEX decreased 296.59 points or -0.36% to 82,269.78 • Nifty50 decreased 98.25 points or -0.39% to 25,320.65 The major Asian currency markets had a mixed day today: • AUDUSD decreased 0.00666 or -0.94% to 0.69827 • NZDUSD decreased 0.00414 or -0.68% to 0.60386 • USDJPY increased 1.27 or 0.83% to…

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