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11+ min ago (1061+ words) US President Donald Trump announced Tuesday evening that he is ordering "a total and complete blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers going into, and out of, Venezuela." This is an act of war aimed at devastating the Venezuelan economy and overthrowing the government of President Nicol's Maduro. Trump's blockade and the series of murders American imperialism has carried out on the high seas off the coast of Venezuela are part of a campaign aimed at subjugating Venezuela, and all of Latin America, to colonial slavery in order to seize their energy and mineral resources. In his statement on Truth Social, Trump declared: "Venezuela is completely surrounded by the largest Armada ever assembled in the History of South America. It will only get bigger, and the shock to them will be like nothing they have ever seen before." Trump demanded that…...

15+ min ago (744+ words) Gaza (QNN)-A newborn baby has died in Gaza due to extreme cold, amid harsh winter conditions and worsening humanitarian suffering as Israel continues its blockade. Gaza's Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday the death of two-week-old baby Mohammed Khalil Abu al-Khair. The baby died from a sharp drop in body temperature caused by severe cold. The ministry said the infant arrived at hospital two days earlier and was admitted to intensive care. He died on Monday despite medical efforts. Heavy rainfall has flooded large numbers of displacement tents across Gaza, especially in low-lying areas. Thousands of families now face extreme conditions without proper shelter, heating, or protection. Health Ministry Director General Munir al-Boursh previously warned of rising deaths among infants, the elderly, and sick people due to cold exposure inside flooded tents. He said water and humidity inside shelters…...

48+ min ago (302+ words) Thus far, Israeli propagandists have shamelessly badgered their opponents down under into accepting a streaky narrative that would fail to survive judicial, let alone historical scrutiny. The agenda is clear enough: the inoculation of Israel against international opprobrium." Much will now depend on Albanese's fortitude, if he, and his ministers, can find it. Dr. Binoy Kampmark was a Commonwealth Scholar at Selwyn College, Cambridge. He currently lectures at RMIT University. Email: [email"protected] Introduction And there it is'the familiar dread. Another attack, this time a mass shooting targeting a Hanukkah celebration on Sydney's iconic Bondi Beach; another instant narrative of antisemitic terrorism; another" by Dr Binoy Kampmark16/12/2025 Does Italian cuisine exist?" Not according to Alberto Grandi, daring food historian and professor of economic history at the University of Parma." With much dedication, he has focused on myth" The mass shooting at…...

1+ hour, 1+ min ago (1567+ words) Artificial intelligence has transitioned from the realm of science fiction to a rapidly maturing technology with profound implications for security, economics, and society. Unlike prior technologies, AI possesses the potential for recursive self-improvement and generalization, raising concerns about alignment, control, and systemic risk. Automation, increasingly driven by machine learning and robotics, threatens structural unemployment on a global scale. While AI can augment productivity and create new job categories, the pace and scope of displacement'especially in cognitive and service sectors'may exceed the capacity of economies to adapt, engendering political instability (Bharati, Mondal & Podder, 2023). Military competition in AI, especially between major powers, fosters an arms race dynamic. Rapid deployment of untested or poorly understood systems in critical military functions increases the likelihood of accidents, misperceptions, and escalation, particularly in crisis scenarios involving nuclear weapons (Bharati, Mondal & Podder, 2023). AI systems can be weaponized…...

1+ hour, 9+ min ago (487+ words) Members of his administration followed Trump's lead with ever more strident'outrage. Within days, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth (former'Army National Guard'major, one tour each in Afghanistan and Iraq) called the lawmakers the "Seditious Six." He then began to'investigate Kelly, threatening to recall him to active duty so that he could be court-martialed for misconduct.' In a'town hall'in Tucson, Kelly said of Trump and Hegseth, "They're not serious people and I'm not backing down." At the University of Pittsburgh (repeatedly designated a Military Friendly School), someone projected pictures of the six legislators onto its landmark 42-story'Cathedral of Learning'under the message, "This is what courage looks like." Ready Response Team Veterans Which takes us to this Veterans Day, when military-affiliated and'labor'union antiwar groups organized their own celebrations under the banner "Vets Say No," as protests against the administration's use (and misuse) of the…...

1+ hour, 14+ min ago (585+ words) New York Knicks end their more-than-half-a-century trophy drought in the NBA with a victory over the San Antonio Spurs. OG Anunoby scored 28 points as the New York Knicks ended their 52-year trophy drought with a 124-113 NBA Cup final victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday. Forward Anunoby rattled in five three-pointers and point guard Jalen Brunson finished with 25 points as New York clinched their first silverware since the 1973 NBA Finals at the T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. San Antonio went into the final brimming with confidence after upsetting top seeds and reigning NBA champions Oklahoma City in Saturday's semifinals, thanks to a superb display from French prodigy Victor Wembanyama. But a dogged all-round performance from New York thwarted San Antonio's hopes of crowning their cup campaign with victory. The Knicks limited Wembanyama to 18 points while delivering a balanced offensive…...

1+ hour, 17+ min ago (590+ words) Report finds warmest temperatures, loss of snow cover as US joins arctic countries to push ahead with oil drilling. A new report has found unprecedented temperature rises and significant loss of snow and ice in the Arctic, a region now described as "warming far faster than the rest of the planet. The annual Arctic Report Card published by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) on Tuesday found that surface air temperatures across the Arctic between October 2024 and September 2025 were "the warmest recorded since 1900. Last year's unusually high temperatures capped off a decade of record highs in the region surrounding the North Pole, according to the report, which was a collaboration of 112 authors from 13 different countries. In the 47 years that satellite images have been used for recording and measurement, winter sea ice reached its lowest levels in March 2025, while…...

1+ hour, 17+ min ago (233+ words) Some say the machines help people mourn; others are skeptical Some people who have lost loved ones are turning to a new industry to communicate with their departed: using artificial intelligence "griefbots" that mimic a deceased relative. Many people say these AI griefbots can be a helpful part of the healing process surrounding death " but some tech experts are wary. Griefbots can be detrimental to healing because they "can get in the way of recognizing and accommodating what has been lost, because you can interact with a deathbot in an ongoing way," Richardson told The Guardian. People may have lingering questions or concerns they wish to ask a dead loved one, and now it "feels like you are able to ask them." Feature Advances in tech and AI are producing android machine workers. What will that mean for humans? The…...

1+ hour, 27+ min ago (382+ words) Others from Hindutva right wing joined the chorus. Here in this formulation of his; he not only is raising a non-issue to the CenterStage of politics but is also trying to defame Nehru yet again. Defaming Nehru on every pretext is the consistent goal of this right-wing politics. He has also been put to blame for every failure of the Modi Government. The implications of this song in full will have a lot of negative impact. Non-Hindus singing it in schools and public institutions will lead to dislike from many who already are full of fear of their identity being attacked and are being subjected to humiliation at various levels, due to the domination of identity issues. " Dr Ram Puniyani was a professor in biomedical engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, and took voluntary retirement in December 2004 to…...

1+ hour, 40+ min ago (1011+ words) The tribal communities, especially the Gonds, lived mainly on podu cultivation, agriculture, and forest produce. They did not have legal ownership rights, making them vulnerable to land grabs by non-tribals, moneylenders, and forest officials. Laws that were meant to protect tribal lands (like the Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Areas Land Transfer Regulation Act, 1964) were poorly implemented. In the 1970s and 1980s, tribal groups such as the Girijan Rythu Coolie Sangham (GRCS) " which had links with left-wing activists and the People's War Group (PWG) Naxalite faction " began mobilizing Adivasis to demand land titles (pattas) and forest rights, and to resist exploitation. Adilabad: A Specialist and a Witness Dr. VNVK Sastry was widely regarded as a specialist in Adilabad. The district's history, culture, and struggles were etched deeply into his scholarship and memory. It is now 44 years since the police firing at Indervelli, where several…...