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Kidnapped from the Nova music festival on October 7, 2023, Gilboa-Dalal described in a Channel 12 News interview how a captor dragged him from a shower, assaulted him despite protests invoking Islamic prohibitions, and silenced him with weapons. He emerged emaciated with potential permanent hearing loss from tunnels and homes, as one of the last living hostages freed in an October 13 exchange. His account is the second public testimony from a male survivor of sexual abuse, amid prior reports of systematic violence against hostages.

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Guy Gilboa-Dalal froze as his naked body was groped by a Hamas guard, who then pressed a knife to his neck and rifle to his head, threatening death if he spoke. The 25-year-old endured this assault after 738 days in Gaza captivity.

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Posted by @fairiehaze on Thursday, the poll racked up 3.6 million views, 13,000 likes, and thousands of replies by Friday morning. Instagram leads as the top pick to delete, with users calling it boring, full of endless Reels, and straying from photo-sharing roots—like @_lawslaw speaking 'on behalf of everyone.' Spotify and TikTok get some votes from fans of alternatives, but almost no one chooses X, showing strong platform loyalty. The chat highlights social media habits and fatigue in a lighthearted meme format.

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A single question hit X hard: pick one app to delete forever from Instagram, X, TikTok, or Spotify. Thousands shared their choices, revealing true loyalties in a fun, revealing way.

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Posted on February 19 by a UK-based account with Canadian pride, the message hit amid Trump's 2024 win and falling U.S. favorability in Europe and Canada, per Pew polls showing low confidence in him below 25% in spots. Canadians are boycotting U.S. travel, with airlines cutting 10% of flights for early 2026, while Europeans cite U.S. arrogance and policies on Israel, Iran, and domestic issues. Americans largely shrugged it off, with replies like 'we don’t care' and reminders of U.S. economic pull, though some abroad noted Canadians' own problems and Americans' self-criticism.

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A simple post from a hockey fan account claimed the rest of the world hates the USA, and it quickly drew thousands of raw replies from both sides of the Atlantic.

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Kylian Mbappé claimed that Benfica player Franco Mastantuono called Real Madrid's Vinícius Júnior 'mono' (monkey) five times during the Champions League match. Vinícius Júnior addressed the alleged racist abuse on Instagram. Mastantuono covered his mouth and shirt amid the incident, sparking debates over the remarks.

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The US Supreme Court struck down President Trump's reciprocal tariffs, leading him to impose a 10% global tariff on imports from all countries under Section 122 of the Trade Act of 1974. The Indian National Congress accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of being compromised in a prior US-India trade deal that fixed Indian exports tariff at 18%, committed India to zero tariffs on several US goods, $500 billion in US purchases over five years, and halting cheap Russian crude oil imports. The deal allegedly occurred in a rushed 30-minute phone call.

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Russia, Iran, and China began the 'Maritime Security Belt 2026' exercises on Thursday, focusing on countering maritime threats like piracy through coordinated special forces operations near the Strait of Hormuz. The drills come amid rising U.S.-Iran friction over Tehran's nuclear program, with President Trump issuing a short deadline for a deal and deploying carriers, drones, and bombers to the region. A Russian command plane's arrival in Tehran fueled online worries of escalation, though experts call it posturing tied to deepening Moscow-Tehran ties rather than war preparations.

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Helicopters hovered as Iranian and Russian special forces rappelled onto a mock hijacked ship, practicing rescues in the Gulf of Oman just as U.S. forces build up nearby.

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FC Barcelona in 2009 under Guardiola, Bayern Munich in 2020 with Flick, and Paris Saint-Germain in 2025 led by Enrique stand alone as the only teams to claim the sextuple: domestic league, cup, supercup, UEFA Champions League, UEFA Super Cup, and Club World Cup or equivalent. Fans celebrate Barcelona's link, as all three managers once guided the club, while rivals like Real Madrid highlight their 15 Champions League titles and question the feat's weight. The discussion revives classic rivalries, with verified records confirming just these three European giants in the history books.

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A striking graphic honors the three clubs that swept all six major trophies in a single year, spotlighting managers Pep Guardiola, Hansi Flick, and Luis Enrique amid their gleaming silverware.

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On Thursday, Jackson Hinkle's X post labeling Taiwan a 'fake country' under China drew sharp rebuttals and support, spotlighting Taiwan's limited diplomatic recognition by only 12 UN members and the Holy See amid the unresolved Chinese Civil War. Taiwan governs 23 million people democratically, holds multiparty elections, maintains a 215,000-strong military, and receives U.S. arms support, including a recent $330 million package. Public opinion strongly favors the status quo or independence, with over 80% rejecting China's 'one country, two systems' model, reflecting broader geopolitical divides.

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Influencer Jackson Hinkle declared Taiwan a 'fake country' that belongs to China, igniting a heated online clash viewed over 65,000 times. The post amplified longstanding tensions between China's unification claims and Taiwan's 76 years of independent self-governance.

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The 17-year-old video from IWA Mid-South's 2009 King of the Death Matches tournament shows wrestler Kevin Canady, aka Mad Man Pondo, entering his semi-final against Thumbtack Jack in a 'Fans Bring the Weapons' bout featuring light tubes. Dressed in a tank top, armbands, and a backward swastika on the wrong arm, Pondo pumps up fans in a makeshift blue-ringed arena in Joliet, Illinois. Posted by @MarilynOfDeath, the clip draws laughs for its unhinged energy, defenses as era-specific mockery of his German opponent, and criticism as cheap shock value, sparking memes and nostalgia for indie wrestling's raw past.

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Mad Man Pondo struts into a packed Illinois gym, flexing wildly and waving a provocative sign to hype a rowdy deathmatch crowd under harsh lights.

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New research from the Irish Fiscal Advisory Council shows two unnamed tech companies—widely seen as Apple and Microsoft—paid nearly €11 billion, or 40% of Ireland's 2024 corporation tax, with Eli Lilly covering most of the rest to reach 46% total. Corporation tax has nearly doubled since 2021, boosted by global 15% minimum rates that will add €5 billion more from 2026, but the council warns of risks from over-reliance on a few U.S. firms amid AI uncertainties, regulations, and policy shifts. While multinationals bring jobs, exports like Eli Lilly's €36 billion in drug ingredients, and funds like the €20 billion Strategic Transformation Fund, online concerns echo the 2008 crash, urging bigger savings buffers.

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Imagine three companies footing nearly half of a nation's corporate tax bill. That's Ireland's reality, where two tech giants and one pharma firm drove the bulk of last year's €28.1 billion haul.

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Some Black users expressed discomfort with Black people rooting for Argentina in the World Cup due to Lionel Messi's influence despite Argentina's history of racism. Defenders highlighted hypocrisy in supporting nations like Portugal, France, and England with their own problematic pasts. The discussion escalated into Messi vs. Ronaldo debates and dismissals of racism claims as excuses for hating Messi.

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Veteran journalist Shahid Hashmi speculated in a PakPassion interview that Babar Azam's recent loose shots in T20 cricket might tie to unconfirmed family issues, like pressure from his parents to marry a cousin while he prefers someone else. Fans quickly criticized the comments as an invasion of privacy and poor journalism, with some mocking it as yet another excuse for the Pakistan star's slower strike rates. Despite the noise, Babar remains in Pakistan's preliminary T20 World Cup 2026 squad and has shone in the BBL this season, including two recent fifties among top run-scorers. Neither Babar nor the Pakistan Cricket Board has responded.

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Babar Azam dazzled with an unbeaten 58 in the BBL opener, yet a journalist's speculation about family marriage pressure has drawn sharp backlash.

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The Islamabad High Court on Tuesday restored pre-arrest bail for the couple in a PECA case over alleged inflammatory social media posts, overturning a lower court's cancellation for their failure to appear for cross-examination. Justice Muhammad Azam Khan ordered them to complete it within days and barred arrests meanwhile, hours after police invoked a 2023 FIR accusing them of attacking officers at a peaceful Baloch protest—which they call fabricated. Bar leaders formed a human cordon at their office to shield them, as supporters decried it as repression against defenders of marginalized groups, while critics cited procedural delays and promotion of proscribed narratives.

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Human rights lawyers Imaan Zainab Mazari-Hazir and Hadi Ali Chattha walked into court fearing a trap, with police shadowing them even into restrooms.

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Veteran journalist Shahid Hashmi speculated in a PakPassion interview that Babar Azam's recent loose shots in T20 cricket might tie to unconfirmed family issues, like pressure from his parents to marry a cousin while he prefers someone else. Fans quickly criticized the comments as an invasion of privacy and poor journalism, with some mocking it as yet another excuse for the Pakistan star's slower strike rates. Despite the noise, Babar remains in Pakistan's preliminary T20 World Cup 2026 squad and has shone in the BBL this season, including two recent fifties among top run-scorers. Neither Babar nor the Pakistan Cricket Board has responded.

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Babar Azam dazzled with an unbeaten 58 in the BBL opener, yet a journalist's speculation about family marriage pressure has drawn sharp backlash.

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On December 25, 2025, Pakistan celebrated Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah's 149th birth anniversary with 31-gun salutes in Islamabad, prayers in mosques, and a guard-changing ceremony at his Karachi mausoleum. Political leaders like Imran Khan, Maryam Nawaz Sharif, and Bilawal Bhutto Zardari paid homage, linking Jinnah's ideals of discipline, rule of law, and equal rights to their visions, while celebrities and institutions shared his famous words on unity. International tributes from Turkey, France, and Australia highlighted shared values, setting the stage for 2026 as the 'Year of Quaid-i-Azam.'

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Gun salutes boomed across Pakistan as the nation gathered to remember Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder who dreamed of unity, faith, and justice for all.

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The video, from the Baitussalam Olympiad closing in Karachi, shows Rizwan emphasizing Islam's priority over profession while wearing a yellow SHKP cap. Indian fans criticize it amid no bilateral series since 2013 and Pakistan's recent tournament exits, with some mocking him as a 'part-time cricketer.' Pakistani supporters counter that faith and sport mix worldwide, like Virat Kohli's temple visits, as PSL 2026 nears with Rizwan retained by Multan Sultans.

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In a 35-second clip from November 2025, Mohammad Rizwan told a Karachi youth crowd that religion comes first, even for cricketers. Now it's pulling fans back into the heated India-Pakistan rivalry.

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Pakistan cricketer Shadab Khan stated during a press conference in the Super 8 stage of the 2026 T20 World Cup that Ramadan has arrived, providing the team with their 12th man.

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