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The late Father Emir broke the regional monopoly of state-controlled broadcasting and challenged Western media hegemony., Following the passing of Qatar’s Father Emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, his founding of the Al Jazeera News Channel stands as a defining geopolitical and cultural milestone. Launched in 1996, the channelContinue Reading

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South Korea rolls out plan to tackle youth suicide crisis, South Korea rolls out plan to tackle youth suicide crisis NewsFeed Suicide is the leading cause of death amoung young South Koreans. The government has begun rolling out its plan to halve the teen suicide rate in 10 years, asContinue Reading

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commentary A fatal ICE shooting in Houston shows Markwayne Mullin is just a male Kristi Noem Published July 13, 2026 6:45AM (EDT) Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) When Kristi Noem was pushed out of her job as the secretary of homeland security and replaced with Oklahoma’sContinue Reading

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Pressure from EU member states to impose sanctions has increased in recent months amid escalating settler violence., Pressure from EU member states to impose sanctions has increased in recent months amid escalating settler violence. The European Union’s foreign ministers are meeting in Brussels to discuss imposing sanctions on Israeli settlementsContinue Reading

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Rice feeds people across the world. It’s considered a staple ingredient, extremely versatile and widely used in many diets. Overindulging, however, can expose consumers to notable levels of inorganic arsenic, a carcinogen. In 2012, Consumer Reports first tested more than 200 rice products for heavy metals and found “significant levelsContinue Reading