Trump’s math on US deal for Venezuelan oil doesn’t add up, experts say. The bad data began years ago – AP News

  1. Trump’s math on US deal for Venezuelan oil doesn't add up, experts say. The bad data began years ago  AP News
  2. What the U.S. Is Really Doing in Venezuela  The Atlantic
  3. The secret terms of Trump’s Venezuelan oil deal  Salon.com
  4. “A Coalition of Two Kleptocracies”  Open Letters, from Anne Applebaum
  5. Venezuela claims to have 300 billion barrels of oil in the ground. But experts say that's a stretch  Daily Gate City
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Brazilian election: Lula seeks Bolsonaro’s disqualification over alleged Meta interference – BBC

  1. Brazilian election: Lula seeks Bolsonaro's disqualification over alleged Meta interference  BBC
  2. Oversight Board Statement On Protecting Election Integrity On Meta's Platforms  The Oversight Board
  3. Brazil Elections: How AI, Meta and Evangelicals Could Sway the Presidential Race for Bolsonaro  Democracy Now!
  4. UN experts urge Meta to safeguard political expression in Brazil election  France 24
  5. Jayapal, Sanders Question Zuckerberg Over Alleged Meta Interference in Brazilian Election  Common Dreams
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Revealed: billionaire Reform donor was in business with foundation linked to Iranian regime

Exclusive: Sasan Ghandehari’s partnership with religious foundation raises questions about past dealings with republic criticised by Nigel Farage

Nigel Farage’s newest billionaire donor was in business with a powerful Iranian religious foundation under the authority of the country’s supreme leader, raising questions about his past dealings with the hardline republic.

Hossein Ghandehari, also called Sasan, was little known in the UK until he pledged to give millions to Reform UK this summer and donated £50,000 to Farage to cover the cost of two passes for the Davos World Economic Forum.

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France’s Macron blames protests on ‘ultra-left groups whose aim is to bring down the Republic’ – Fox News

  1. France's Macron blames protests on 'ultra-left groups whose aim is to bring down the Republic'  Fox News
  2. France's Macron tightens curbs on protests, blaming hard left for unrest  Reuters
  3. France’s devastation and its aftermath  The Economist
  4. Is Paris Burning?  The American Prospect
  5. What We Saw at Fast-Track Trials of Riot Suspects in France  The New York Times
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Durban attack: Crowd of 50 beats foreigner to death in South Africa – BBC

  1. Durban attack: Crowd of 50 beats foreigner to death in South Africa  BBC
  2. South African police investigate killing of foreign national by crowd  Reuters
  3. Foreign citizen beaten to death during march in South Africa as anti-immigrant tensions flare  CNN
  4. Foreign national beaten to death by a mob in South Africa  Al Jazeera
  5. South Africa Migrant Killed  GazetteXtra
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Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group Sails in the Philippine Sea for Keen Sword Drills – USNI News

  1. Theodore Roosevelt Carrier Strike Group Sails in the Philippine Sea for Keen Sword Drills  USNI News
  2. US, Japan aircraft make first combined ‘elephant walk’ at Okinawa airfield  Stars and Stripes
  3. Japan and the US kick off joint drills around islands as regional tensions rise  AP News
  4. Exercise Keen Sword 2027 Begins in Japan  U.S. Department of War (.gov)
  5. Japan and U.S. to conduct drills under extreme conditions as typhoon nears  The Japan Times
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See vivid scenes from protests across Europe amid political unrest – USA Today

  1. See vivid scenes from protests across Europe amid political unrest  USA Today
  2. Gen Z are leading the European protests. Here’s why they’re angry  CNN
  3. France is in revolt. But the real storm is yet to come  Financial Times
  4. Student Protests Mushroom Across Europe, Exposing Bleak Views of the Future  The New York Times
  5. The agony of liberal Europe  The Economist
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Italy’s Mozzarella Output Halts in Industry Where ‘Every Hour Counts’ – Newser

  1. Italy's Mozzarella Output Halts in Industry Where 'Every Hour Counts'  Newser
  2. Millions in cheese revenue lost as protest torpedoes Italy’s buffalo mozzarella output  AP News
  3. Italian Truckers Lift Roadblocks That Snarled Food Deliveries  Bloomberg.com
  4. Italy Experiences Food and Fuel Shortages After Truckers on Strike Block Roads  The New York Times
  5. Protesting truck drivers put Italy's pasta production at risk  Reuters
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Australian coroner moved to tears by the death of a child denied insulin on religious grounds – ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos

  1. Australian coroner moved to tears by the death of a child denied insulin on religious grounds  ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos
  2. Sister of Elizabeth Struhs says she found out about 8yo's death through media  ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation
  3. ‘Lack of curiosity’ about family’s religious beliefs was ‘missed opportunity’ to save eight-year-old, inquest hears  The Guardian
  4. The simple question police and caseworkers never asked that could have saved Elizabeth Struhs  cristinaiglesias.com
  5. Watch 9News Latest Stories - Season 2026 - Heartbreaking final plea at Elizabeth Struhs court inquest  9Now
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