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+28 Jared Kim The humanitarian issues are too severe for any country to host or join Eurovision right now.Maya Lindstrom US strikes on those Iranian tankers risk turning a regional dispute into a wider oil crisis.+9 Priya Raman Optus must be held accountable with real fines before another outage hits emergency services again.
Vietnam, Myanmar pledge deeper defense ties, bar hostile use of territory x/min-aung-hlaing — Sep 4, 2026 Vietnam and Myanmar agreed to deepen defense and security cooperation, including officer training, disaster response, information sharing, and joint efforts against transnational crime, while pledging not to allow either side’s territory to be used against the other. They will expand collaboration through ASEAN and Mekong frameworks and broaden economic ties in areas like agriculture, telecommunications, energy, and infrastructure, as Vietnam pursues a broader strategic partnership agenda with Russia and France and related space initiatives. +4 Nicole Hardy Curious if this economic side, ag and telecom deals, actually moves faster than the defense talk usually does.IJR Senators Not Keen On Banning AI From Surpassing Humans Despite Alarm Bells Nicole Silverio · 5 min · 1h +7 Rachel Meyers Iraq must get serious about controlling its territory or these drone incidents will keep pulling the region into bigger conflicts.+3 Sam Okafor Ukraine clearly needs those extra Patriot batteries right away given how Russia is hitting Kyiv again.
On X · @ReshadRahman Lamine Yamal Vows Ambition for Three World Cups and Five Champions League Titles Despite Early Success Young Barcelona and Spain star Lamine Yamal insists his early trophies have not diminished his drive, targeting three World Cups, five Champions Leagues and six leagues; the quotes from a Movistar interview are circulating positively among football fans. 1,295 likes · 27m S Sandra Rhodes Trump Allowing Hunting, Fishing on Public Lands Public lands should be available to the public. That’s the sentiment of President Donald Trump who announced executive orders to make these lands more available for hunting and fishing. “We believe that public lands belong to the American people and to the public, and hunters, fishers, and outdoorsmen should be able to access them,” Trump told more than 100 hunters, anglers and outdoor industry of 35m +214 Derek Foss New Mexico has had that name since before the US even existed. This is just silly.IJR Gas Industry Says Heating Costs Will Fall 14% This Winter As Another Forecast Warns Of An Increase Simon August · 6 min · 19h +6 Chris Dalton $386 million over six months sounds like a lot until you compare it to what gets spent on far less urgent things. Priorities are messed up.On X · @davido Davido Announces Three-Night “ORIADÉ: The Residency” at Lagos National Theatre in December Davido (@davido) posted that he is bringing his ORIADÉ residency “HOME” to Lagos for three nights at the National Theatre this December, marking 15 years in music. 30BG fans get first/presale access via the link in his bio, with general tickets going on sale September 25. The post is trending due to strong fan excitement for a major homecoming event during Detty December, high engagement (thousands of likes/reposts shortly after posting), and typical Afrobeats rival-fan banter. 1,565 likes · 28m