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This Japanese Volleyball Player Went Full Anime Mode With A Sliding Apology After Hitting The Judge
Nishida's sliding “dogeza” apology quickly became the highlight of the moment.
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This Australian Cyclist Was Knocked Down By A Kangaroo During A Race Down Under But Still Won
Despite the crash, Vine still secured the overall winner’s ochre jersey for UAE Team Emirates-XRG by one minute and three seconds.
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This American Climber Has Climbed Taipei 101, One of The World’s Tallest Buildings, Without Any Safety Gear
On Jan. 25, Honnold successfully reached the top of Taipei 101 as thousands of people worldwide watched him live on a Netflix special “Skyscraper Live”.
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This Danish Politician Told Trump To “Fuck Off” For Trying To Annex Greenland
“Greenland has been part of the Danish kingdom for hundreds of years. It is not for sale,” Vistisen said, before adding “let me put it in words you can understand, Mr. Trump, fuck off.”
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Trump Texted Norway’s Prime Minister And Said He Wants Greenland Because He Didn’t Win The Nobel Peace Prize
In the message, Trump said that the world was “not secure” unless the US had “complete and total control of Greenland.”
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People In Greenland And Denmark Held A Huge Protest Against Trump For Trying To Annex Greenland
Protesters waved Greenlandic flags and held signs reading “Greenland is not for sale” and “Hands off Greenland,” stressing the island’s right to self-determination.
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South Korea’s Impeached President Has Been Sentenced To Five Years In Prison For Declaring Martial Law
The court sentenced Yoon to 5 years in prison in the first verdict in one of several cases, and he is facing a death sentence in a separate trial.
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Palestine Action Activists Have Ended Their Hunger Strike After The UK Denied An Israeli Arms Firm A Defense Contract
Heba Muraisi, Kamran Ahmed and Lewie Chiaramello were on the brink of death after going on the hunger strike for 73, 66 and 46 days respectively.
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South Korea’s President Visited Japan And Jammed To K-Pop On The Drums With Japan’s Prime Minister
"When we met at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation last year, Lee Jae-myung mentioned that playing drums was his dream, so we prepared this surprise,” Takaichi wrote on X.
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Trump Is Now Threatening A 25% Tariff On Countries "Doing Business" With Iran Over The Anti-Government Protests
"There seem to be some people killed that aren't supposed to be killed. These are violent, if you call them leaders, I don't know if they're leaders, or just they rule through violence, but we're looking at it very seriously." Trump said.
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These Palestine Action Activists In The UK Are Now On The Brink Of Dying After 64 Days On Hunger Strike In Prison
Two of the activists, Heba Muraisi and Kamran Ahmed, have refused food for 64 and 71 days, respectively; while Lewie Chiaramello, who just turned 23, is on his 50th day of the hunger strike.
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Is This The End Of K-Pop Girl Group NewJeans?
The conflict first began in April 2024, when ADOR’s parent company HYBE accused ADOR's then CEO, Min Hee-jin, of attempting to seize control of ADOR and officially removed her in August.