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Palestinians return to inspect their destroyed homes in the Tal al-Hawa area, southwest of Gaza City, Oct. 11, 2025.

Thousands return to Gaza as Israel-Hamas ceasefire holds

Thousands of people travelled by foot toward Gaza City on Saturday as a ceasefire held overnight, but early accounts described devastation across the area.

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Israel has agreed to let the UN send hundreds of aid trucks into Gaza from Sunday.

Aid groups prepare for quick relief in Gaza under ceasefire

Israel has agreed to let the UN send hundreds of aid trucks into Gaza from Sunday.

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Welcome to the era of fakery.

‘Can’t trust my eyes’: AI video generators are too good

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The tech could represent the end of visual fact — the idea that video could serve as an objective record of reality.

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There is a worry that Donald Trump does not fully respect the complexity of the task.

Give Trump the Nobel if he does the harder parts to come

THE NEW YORK TIMES: Just stopping this terrible war is worthy of praise. But to make history and collect a Nobel Prizes, Mr Trump will need to go strides further.

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Why are more tropical resorts giving up the Instagram-perfect white sand for wild seagrass and mangroves?

Your resort’s ‘perfect’ beach is a lie

Why are more tropical resorts giving up the Instagram-perfect white sand for wild seagrass and mangroves?

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Yellow chairs, and images of Israeli hostages being held inside Gaza stand along a roadside in southern Israel on Thursday, Oct 9, 2025.

Hostages in Gaza: Who is still believed to be alive

Israel believes 20 hostages are still alive in Gaza, their families clinging to the hope of release.

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Israelis embrace and celebrate at Hostages Square in Tel Aviv, Israel.

Israel celebrates peace but asks why it took so long

Israel erupts in relief after Donald Trump’s Gaza deal ends the war, but for many, the question now is why peace took two long years to arrive.

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Elon Musk’s A.I. company has introduced two sexually explicit chatbots.

Elon Musk gambles on sexualised AI companions

THE NEW YORK TIMES: As users progress through ‘levels’ of conversation, they unlock more raunchy content, like the ability to strip the chatbot down to lacy lingerie.

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A section of a pig's liver was transplanted into a human cancer patient.

Chinese surgeons perform first pig-to-human liver transplant

THE NEW YORK TIMES: ‘I think this is a landmark development. They put a pig’s liver in a human for a month, and the human did fine.’

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China’s crackdown on expression carries a distinctly political undercurrent.

China’s censors are now targeting the public mood

THE NEW YORK TIMES: China’s censors are moving to stamp out more than just political dissent online. They are targeting the public mood itself — punishing influencers whose weary posts resonate widely.

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The landmark 998 Fifth Avenue co-op in New York, March 17, 2020.

David Lynch’s Hollywood Hills home is listed for millions

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The late director’s home is on the market, the latest in a long history of US star estate sales.

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Smoked salmon without a smoker. It looks shiny and new on social media, but smoked salmon has been part of Indigenous tradition for centuries.

TikTok’s 10,000-year-old food trend explained

A viral TikTok smoked salmon trend has captivated millions, but Indigenous communities have been perfecting the technique for more than 10,000 years.

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For many, bathroom breaks double as screen time breaks.

Is it okay to use your phone on the toilet?

THE NEW YORK TIMES: ‘I love browsing TikTok while I’m doing my business. Will this give me constipation or haemorrhoids?’

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Marineland, a once popular tourist attraction in Niagara Falls, is threatening to euthanise 30 Beluga whales.

Marine park threatens to euthanise 30 Beluga whales

THE NEW YORK TIMES: The once popular tourist attraction says it is on the brink of bankruptcy and has threatened to euthanise the whales if the government denies an emergency cash infusion.

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National Guard personnel on the Washington Monument grounds, on the National Mall in Washington.

Donald Trump’s use of National Guard sparks alarm

Donald Trump’s domestic use of the National Guard marks a major shift from its traditional humanitarian role, as thousands of troops are deployed in Democratic-led cities.

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