Trump closes in on blockbuster deal to give U.S. access to 90 billion barrels of Venezuelan oil

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Celebrity Traitors to feature ‘tears’ and ‘off-the-scale’ paranoia as BBC drops first teaser
New series will feature celebrities including Bella Ramsey, James Acaster, and Richard E Grant
Judge says Pentagon's measures against Anthropic were 'illegal and baseless'
A federal judge has ruled in favor of artificial intelligence company Anthropic in its legal battle against the Pentagon
The best foods to stockpile for an emergency – and how long bottled water really lasts
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South Africa’s political chaos still falls short of regional autocracy
SA's governance may be chaotic, but developments in Zambia and Uganda show how quickly democratic institutions can come
I gave up on getting an H-1B visa because of the $100k fee. I’m optimistic about my future outside the US.
When news of the $100,000 H-1B visa fee hit in September 2025, Shreya Mishra Reddy decided the visa was no longer a real