United States Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has sparked widespread criticism after falsely claiming a link between autism and circumcision. Despite his assertions, there is no credible scientific evidence supporting this claim, according to multiple peer-reviewed studies and public health experts. On October 9, 2025, Kennedy stated that “two studies show

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Senior officials from the United States and Russia have downplayed expectations of an imminent meeting between Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, despite Trump’s earlier claim that a summit could take place “within two weeks” in Budapest, Hungary, to discuss a ceasefire in Ukraine. The announcement, made on Tuesday, highlights ongoing tensions between Washington and

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The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has warned that food deliveries to Gaza remain drastically below required levels, urging Israel to open additional border crossings to prevent famine in the war-torn enclave. Despite an increase in aid since the U.S.-brokered ceasefire, the amount of food entering Gaza is still less than half the WFP’s

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United States President Donald Trump has claimed that several countries in the Middle East have offered to send troops to Gaza to fight Hamas, warning that the Palestinian group could face a “FAST, FURIOUS, & BRUTAL” end if it violates the current ceasefire. The comments, made on Trump’s social media platform Truth Social on Tuesday,

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The Dutch Data Protection Authority (Autoriteit Persoonsgegevens) has issued a stark warning to voters in the Netherlands, urging them not to rely on artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT and other chatbots for political or voting guidance. According to the watchdog, these AI models produce biased, unreliable, and polarised advice that could distort democratic decision-making

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The American entertainment powerhouse Warner Bros Discovery (WBD) — the parent company of CNN, HBO Max, and Warner Bros Pictures — is reportedly exploring a potential sale after receiving unsolicited acquisition interest from several major media companies, including Netflix, Comcast, and Paramount-Skydance. The news sent WBD shares soaring more than 10% in early Tuesday trading

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In a move that has drawn both praise and condemnation, the United States and Belize have signed a new “safe third country” immigration agreement, allowing the Trump administration to transfer asylum seekers to the Central American nation. The pact marks the latest step in President Donald Trump’s campaign to overhaul the US asylum system and

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A massive general strike has paralyzed the southern Tunisian city of Gabes, as tens of thousands of residents joined protests demanding urgent action against toxic pollution caused by a state-run chemical and phosphate plant. The strike, called by Tunisia’s powerful UGTT labor union, brought the city to a halt on Tuesday — with shops, schools,

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Lawyers for Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian rights activist, have urged a United States appeals court to uphold a lower court’s ruling that freed him from immigration detention, arguing that the government’s attempts to deport him are a politically motivated attack on free speech. Khalil, who became a prominent figure after participating in pro-Palestine protests at

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In a major shake-up within Israel’s security leadership, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has dismissed National Security Adviser Tzachi Hanegbi, ending his three-year tenure amid rising internal divisions over Israel’s ongoing war in Gaza. Netanyahu’s office confirmed late Tuesday that Gil Reich, the deputy head of the National Security Council (NSC), will assume the role of

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