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  • Saudi top diplomat in US to prepare for Trump visit

    Saudi top diplomat in US to prepare for Trump visit

    Saudi Arabia’s top diplomat held talks in Washington on Wednesday as he lays the groundwork for a visit by US President Donald Trump, which would be the first foreign trip of his second term.

    Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan met at the State Department with Secretary of State Marco Rubio, with the two not making any remarks.

    Last month, Trump said he may visit Saudi Arabia as early as April in a reprisal of 2017, when the oil-rich, conservative kingdom was the first destination of his…

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    News Source: www.al-monitor.com

  • Congress Ought To Dismantle The Healthcare Deep State

    Congress Ought To Dismantle The Healthcare Deep State

    One senior Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) staffer is reportedly trying to shield the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) from mass layoffs and budget cuts, according to a recent Politico expose. That’s a shame. If there’s any agency in…

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    News Source: www.forbes.com

  • Meta Hires Over 100 Israeli Soldiers and Spies, Report Reveals

    Meta Hires Over 100 Israeli Soldiers and Spies, Report Reveals

    Occupied Palestine (Quds News Network)- Meta’s hiring of over 100 former Israeli spies and soldiers, many with ties to Unit 8200, has sparked major questions about the company’s commitment to free speech. These revelations highlight Meta’s involvement in the suppression of pro-Palestinian voices during Israel’s ongoing offensive in Gaza.

    A report by The Gray Zone has revealed that Meta hires over 100 Israeli soldiers and spies. Among those recruited is Shira Anderson,…

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    News Source: qudsnen.co

  • ICJ to Hold Public Hearings on Israel’s Duties Regarding UN Activities in Palestine

    ICJ to Hold Public Hearings on Israel’s Duties Regarding UN Activities in Palestine

    The ICJ ordered Israel to halt its military operations in Rafah. (Photo: via
    CIJ_ICJ TW Page)

    The UN General Assembly’s decision to seek this advisory opinion was a direct consequence of legislation enacted by Israel in October 2024. 

    The International Court of Justice (ICJ), the main judicial organ of the United Nations, has announced a five-day schedule for public hearings to provide an advisory opinion on the legal obligations of Israel concerning the activities of the UN…

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    News Source: www.palestinechronicle.com

  • Father with Alzheimer’s? You may be more at risk of brain changes

    Father with Alzheimer’s? You may be more at risk of brain changes

    While some studies have suggested that having a mother with Alzheimer’s disease may put you more at risk of developing the disease, a new study finds that having a father with the disease may be tied to a greater spread of the tau protein in the brain that is a sign of the disease, according to a study published on April 9, 2025, online in Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The study does not prove that having a father with Alzheimer’s results in these…

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    News Source: www.sciencedaily.com

  • Eight or more drinks per week linked to signs of injury in the brain

    Eight or more drinks per week linked to signs of injury in the brain

    Heavy drinkers who have eight or more alcoholic drinks per week have an increased risk of brain lesions called hyaline arteriolosclerosis, signs of brain injury that are associated with memory and thinking problems, according to a study published on April 9, 2025, online in Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The study does not prove that heavy drinking causes brain injury; it only shows an association.

    Hyaline arteriolosclerosis is a condition that causes…

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    News Source: www.sciencedaily.com

  • Macron says France could recognise Palestinian state | Israel-Palestine conflict News

    Macron says France could recognise Palestinian state | Israel-Palestine conflict News

    ‘We must move towards recognition, and we will do so in the coming months,’ French president says.

    President Emmanuel Macron says France could recognise a Palestinian state “in the coming months”.

    Macron told France 5 television on Wednesday that he aimed to finalise the move at a United Nations conference on the Israel-Palestine conflict, which his country will co-chair with Saudi Arabia in June.

    “We must move towards recognition, and we will do so in the coming months,” Macron…

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    News Source: www.aljazeera.com

  • Pope Francis meets King Charles, Queen Camilla during Vatican convalescence | Politics News

    Pope Francis meets King Charles, Queen Camilla during Vatican convalescence | Politics News

    Charles tells Italy’s parliament that peace is ‘never to be taken for granted’ before a surprise visit to Pope Francis.

    Pope Francis met privately with King Charles III and Queen Camilla at the Vatican during the royal couple’s four-day state visit to Italy and on the occasion of their 20th wedding anniversary, the Vatican has announced.

    The British royals’ visit on Wednesday was the pope’s first known meeting since his return to the Vatican after five weeks in hospital for…

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    News Source: www.aljazeera.com

  • Trump shocks with tariff increase on China, ‘pause’ for everyone else | Trade War

    Trump shocks with tariff increase on China, ‘pause’ for everyone else | Trade War

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    “I thought that people were jumping a little bit out of line. They were getting yippy.” Donald Trump added another twist to his trade war by announcing a 90-day ‘pause’ on individual tariffs for dozens of countries but drastically increasing rates on Chinese goods.

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    News Source: www.aljazeera.com

  • Israel targeted my colleague in an airstrike, claiming that he was a Hamas fighter. Israel is lying. – Mondoweiss

    Israel targeted my colleague in an airstrike, claiming that he was a Hamas fighter. Israel is lying. – Mondoweiss

    Last Monday, I saw several colleagues posting on social media that the Israeli army had bombed a journalists’ tent outside Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis. The tent caught fire and burned several people alive. A terrifying video emerged showing a journalist named Ahmad Mansour sitting in a chair with his head and chest on fire. People tried to pull him away from the flames, but to no avail, and he later succumbed to his wounds while in the ICU. 

    Another journalist in the tent was…

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    News Source: mondoweiss.net