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BTS Went To Mexico, Met With The President And Caused A Standstill After 50,000 Fans Showed Up
In less than five hours from Sheinbaum’s announcement, more than 50,000 people filled the town square.
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FIFA Has Changed Its Rules To Allow Afghan Women Football Players In Exile To Compete In International Matches
Former Afghanistan captain and activist Khalida Popal, who has campaigned for years for recognition, said the decision changed the future for Afghan women.
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Workers In New York Held Their Own "Ball Without Billionaires" To Protest Jeff Bezos Sponsoring The Met Gala
On May 1, days before the gala, members from the activist group “Everyone Hates Elon” placed about 300 bottles of fake urine inside the Met Museum in protest.
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Israel’s Far-Right Security Minister Marked His Birthday With A Noose Cake To Celebrate The Death Penalty Law For Palestinians
The cake also included the phrase “sometimes dreams come true,” written in Hebrew.
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Trump Tried His Signature "Tug Of War" Handshake On King Charles III But Charles Apparently Won
“The King showed him who's the boss.”
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Israel Is Blowing Up Thousands Of Houses And Wiping Out Entire Villages In Southern Lebanon
Israeli defense minister Israel Katz said the fate of southern Lebanon “will be the same as that of Gaza.”
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FIFA President Tried To Force The Palestinian And Israeli Football Association Leaders To Shake Hands But It Backfired
Rajoub explained that he cannot “shake the hand of someone brought to whitewash fascism and genocide.”
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King Charles Jokingly Told Trump That If It Were Not For The UK, Americans Would Be Speaking French
“Dare I say that, if it wasn't for us, you'd be speaking French."
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Kuwait Has Revoked Journalist Ahmed Shihab Eldin’s Citizenship After It Jailed Him For Posting About Iran's War
Kuwaiti authorities revoked the citizenship of 21 people, including that of Shihab Eldin and his sisters, arguing that they held dual citizenship.
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The UK Has Passed A Law Banning Smoking For All Future Generations
The new law bans anyone born on or after Jan. 1, 2009, from legally buying tobacco products, including cigarettes, cigars and rolling tobacco.
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North Korea Is Executing People For Watching K-Dramas And Listening To K-Pop
North Korea has one of the world’s most restrictive information environments, and consuming foreign media is illegal.
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Argentina’s Far-Right President Publicly Celebrated Israel’s “Independence Day” When Israel Expelled Palestinians From Their Homes
“I am pleased to say that Argentina and Israel are not merely partners, but friendly nations,” Milei said during the ceremony.