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Conditions in Kenya are ripe for the weaponisation of violence in the presidential vote. It is up to Kenyans to stop it., As Kenya prepares for its next general election, due in less than 20 months’ time, 2026 will prove to be a critical year. With local and global restraintsContinue Reading

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Attack comes as Pakistani military readies for its fight against armed groups in areas along border with Afghanistan., Attack comes as the Pakistani military readies for its fight against armed groups in areas along border with Afghanistan. A suicide bombing attack at a wedding in northwestern Pakistan has killed atContinue Reading

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The state-owned Bolivian National Strategic Public Company of Lithium Deposits (Yacimientos de Litio Bolivianos, YLB) has submitted an application to patent a process for the direct extraction of lithium from complex brines, as well as the industrial design of a fast-charging portable charger. The Patent of Invention and the PatentContinue Reading

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Ryan Wedding, a Canadian former Olympic snowboarder accused of becoming a cocaine smuggling kingpin linked to multiple drug-related murders, arrived handcuffed at Ontario International Airport in California escorted by FBI agents, US officials said, #News #Reuters #Newsfeed #ryanwedding Read the story here: https://reut.rs/3O0XV8A 👉 Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/reuterssubscribe Keep up with theContinue Reading

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Exclusives The demographic revolution Odesa doesn’t talk about. Russia weaponizes Starlink to hunt Ukraine’s most critical air defenses. BM-35 drones are precision weapons mounting Starlink and at least 41 foreign components Orbán fires back at Zelenskyy’s “slap” comment, doubles down on pro-Kremlin stance. Hungarian PM accuses Ukrainian president of “carefullyContinue Reading

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Every year, a little after New Years, I do a post about the previous year of Techdirt traffic and comments. You may notice that we skipped last year’s for 2024. 2025 was so crazy with everything happening, we just didn’t get around to it, and I kept saying I wouldContinue Reading