- Vitol, Trafigura offer Venezuelan oil to Indian, Chinese refiners for March delivery, sources say Reuters
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Vitol, Trafigura offer Venezuelan oil to Indian, Chinese refiners for March delivery, sources say – Reuters
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Ofcom investigates Elon Musk’s X over Grok AI sexual deepfakes
Ofcom has launched an investigation into Elon Musk’s X over concerns its AI tool Grok is being used to create sexualised images.
In a statement, the UK watchdog said there had been “deeply concerning reports” of the chatbot being used to create…
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Wisconsin refugee resettlement agencies try to survive as Trump halts admissions
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Zabi Sahibzada’s team of refugee resettlement caseworkers has shrunk. The Trump…
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Issue Brief on “Central Asia-Japan Summit 2025: Japan’s Strategic Re-Engagement with Central Asia”
The first ever Japan- Central Asia Summit on 19-20 December 2025 in Tokyo, Japan, not only signifies Japan’s pivot to Central Asia but also characterizes…
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Syrians in Kurdish areas of Aleppo pick up pieces after clashes | Syria’s War News
Published On 12 Jan 2026
Residents of a Kurdish neighbourhood in Syria’s second-largest city, Aleppo, have passed through government checkpoints to find blackened walls, burned-out…
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‘Beyond GDP’ economists push for clearer metrics on wellbeing, sustainability
Backed by the UN trade and development agency, UNCTAD and other partners, the “Beyond GDP” initiative acknowledges a warning from Secretary-General António Guterres that global policymaking is over-reliant on Global Domestic Product…
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Trump is getting creative to bypass Congress – Axios
- Trump is getting creative to bypass Congress Axios
- Jittery investors fear Trump threatens doom with ‘questionable’ spending spree rawstory.com
- US Politics in Motion: Healthcare, Sanctions, and Legal Battles Devdiscourse
- Opinion: US budget 2026 is…
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Malaysia blocks Grok amid uproar over nonconsensual sexualised images | Technology News
Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission says ban comes after failure to comply with formal notices.
Published On 12 Jan 2026
Malaysia has blocked access to Elon Musk’s artificial…
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UK to compensate tortured Guantánamo detainee
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The UK government has agreed to pay “substantial” compensation to Abu Zubaydah, who has been held without trial at…
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Australia tightens student visa scrutiny, moves India to top risk tier
Pakistan stays in AL3 as Canberra cites ‘integrity issues’ in South Asian visa overhaul
Australia has tightened integrity checks for international…
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