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Trumpearl of wisdom

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Senior U.S. and Japanese officials tend to be very careful with public comments about Japan's 1941 sneak attack on U.S. forces at Pearl Harbor. So, there was embarrassment, confusion and unease in Japan after President Donald Trump casually used the World War II episode to justify his secrecy before launching the war against Iran. The discomfort was shown in Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's face, with her sitting awkwardly at Trump's side as he spoke

Rodrigo © 24.03.2026

Cublockade

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US President Trump, who cut off oil supplies to Cuba after abducting Venezuela’s President Maduro, has threatened to take over the island-nation. Meanwhile, Cuba’s power grid collapses in third nationwide blackout amid US oil blockade

Rodrigo © 23.03.2026

Big Bad War

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Wave of Israeli air attacks launched as ground offensive widens in southern Lebanon. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claims to be targeting Hezbollah. More than 800 people have been killed in this military action

Rodrigo © 19.03.2026

Europe.s divided heart

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European nations are deeply divided in their responses to the escalating Middle East conflict, navigating a difficult path between maintaining strategic alignment with the United States and upholding international law

Rodrigo © 16.03.2026

Whack-a-tollah

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Iran has a new supreme leader. Mojtaba Khamenei has succeeded his father, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was assassinated in joint US-Israel attacks. The appointment of the very figure US President Donald Trump had branded “unacceptable” appeared to be a deliberate act of defiance

Rodrigo © 12.03.2026

Muddy Wars

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Conflict has spread across the Middle East since the US and Israel launched wide-ranging strikes on Iran. There have also been strikes in countries hosting US bases - Qatar, Bahrain, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Kuwait - and US-allied Oman and Saudi Arabia. Iraq and Syria have also been attacked, while a new front in the war opened in Lebanon, with Israel launching strikes in response to rockets fired by Hezbollah

Rodrigo © 10.03.2026

Shattered peace

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Conflict has spread across the Middle East after Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed during strikes launched by the US and Israel, which were followed by a call from US President Donald Trump for Iranians to overthrow the government. Iran has described the attacks as "unprovoked, illegal and illegitimate", and has carried out widespread attacks across the region in response

Rodrigo © 2.03.2026

World Narcup

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Cartel violence triggered by the killing of Mexico's most powerful drug lord has raised fresh security concerns just months before the country co-hosts the FIFA World Cup. Known as "El Mencho", Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG), was killed following a Mexican military operation to capture him, in which more than 70 people died, including security forces, cartel members and others

Rodrigo © 1.03.2026

Talking AI

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The quest for sovereignty is at the heart of the third international gathering dedicated to Artificial Intelligence (AI), held in New Delhi, India. About 15 heads of state were scheduled to participate, including French President Emmanuel Macron, co-chairing with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as well as leaders from Brazil and Spain

Rodrigo © 19.02.2026

Bonjour ISS!

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Four new astronauts arrive via SpaceX rocket at International Space Station (ISS), including France’s Sophie Adenot, a military helicopter pilot, who is only the second French woman to visit space. “Bonjour!”, Adenot called out once the capsule had docked to the space station 277 miles (445km) up

Rodrigo © 17.02.2026

Orangutrump

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United States President, Donald Trump, has again stoked outrage over his online posts, this time for sharing a video depicting former President Barack Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, as apes

Rodrigo © 12.02.2026

Portuguese dictatorphobia

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Presidential election in Portugal: The Socialist Party candidate António José Seguro won with 66.7% of votes, compared with 33.3% for André Ventura's far-right Chega ("enough") party. Despite the rise in populism seen in the first round, more than 50 years after the fall of the dictatorship, Portuguese voters seem to remain safe from seeing the far-right win an election

Rodrigo © 10.02.2026

Wealthwash

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The challenges of crafting taxes on the rich that work. Wealthy people often turn to avoidance techniques to reduce their exposure, such as moving assets or keeping them in holding companies

Rodrigo © 9.02.2026

Epstifled Files

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The US Justice Department has unblocked the release of a new batch of documents and photographs from the archive of Jeffrey Epstein, the millionaire financier accused of sex trafficking who died in prison in August 2019 while awaiting trial. Many of the documents appear heavily edited and censored, with several mentioning Donald Trump's name. Now, the American President wants the nation to move on, denying any wrongdoing in connection to Epstein

Rodrigo © 5.02.2026

Xi Jinpurge

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China’s top general, Zhang Youxia, second only to Xi Jinping, the nation’s leader, in the military command, has been put under investigation and accused of “grave violations of discipline and the law”, in the most stunning escalation yet in Mr. Xi’s purge of the People’s Liberation Army elite. The president has swept away military leaders on a scale unseen since Mao—raising doubts about the country's war readiness

Rodrigo © 29.01.2026

Layofficial Intelligence

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) layoffs dominated conversations at the World Economic Forum in Davos this year, as anxiety around the technology mounts

Rodrigo © 27.01.2026

Death Ayatoll

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Iran’s ruling system — centered on the ayatollah and the Revolutionary Guards — responded to nationwide protests with breathtaking brutality, opening fire on unarmed protesters and massacring thousands of people

Rodrigo © 26.01.2026

Greedland

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U.S. President Donald Trump is fixated on taking control of Greenland, a vast, sparsely populated island situated between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean, for strategic reasons. But the territory is also known for an abundance of untapped raw materials, including oil and gas

Rodrigo © 12.01.2026

Operation Absolute Resoil

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Donald Trump has vowed to tap into Venezuela's oil reserves after seizing President Nicolás Maduro and saying the US will "run" the country until a "safe" transition

Ponto Final © 5.01.2026

Bloody Beach

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Australia experienced one of its deadliest mass shootings in its history when two gunmen opened fire on a Jewish celebration at Bondi Beach in Sydney. At least 16 people are dead, including one of the alleged killers

Rodrigo © 17.12.2025

Immigreetings

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EU countries approved a significant tightening of Europe's immigration policy, including endorsing the concept of setting up "return hubs" for migrants outside the 27-nation bloc

Rodrigo © 11.12.2025

Climataclysm

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Three cyclones happened simultaneously across South and Southeast Asia this week, the latest of several huge storms that have battered the region, killing at least 1,350 people, with hundreds more still missing and millions displaced. Unusually destructive storms hit harder in Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand, with some specialists blaming climate change

Rodrigo © 4.12.2025

Incendiary laxity

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Incendiary laxity

Hong Kong fire death toll rises to 128 as officials say fire alarms were not working properly. Bamboo scaffolding, along with other construction materials found at the buildings - which were undergoing renovation - might have contributed to the rapid spread of the fire

Ponto Final© 1.12.2025

Slammikado

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China took its feud with Tokyo over Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Taikachi’s recent comments on Taiwan to the United Nations, as tensions between the East Asian neighbours deepened and ties plunged to their lowest since 2023

Rodrigo © 25.11.2025

War is in the air

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Volodymyr Zelensky and French President Emmanuel Macron signed a declaration of intent on cooperation in the defense sector, with Kyiv aiming to acquire Rafale jets and new SAMP/T air defenses. The Ukrainian president visited France, Spain and Greece for talks on bolstering Ukraine's air defenses, among other deals. Ukraine has previously received fighter jets from Denmark, Netherlands and Sweden

Rodrigo © 20.11.2025