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Iranian activists are urgently sharing claims that Shirvan cafe owner Masoud Babaei, arrested January 8 amid protests, was tortured into confessing and now risks execution early Friday. Human rights group Hengaw confirmed his detention in a sweep targeting Kurds, while posts circulate his photo stamped 'SENTENCED TO DEATH' and call for amplification with hashtags like #مسعود_بابایی. This push highlights Iran's crackdown, with over 100 executions since early January on protest-related charges, as online voices battle state silence and past campaigns have occasionally stopped such fates.

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A desperate message from inside an Iranian prison warns that Masoud Babaei could face hanging at dawn on January 31. Activists are flooding posts with his name, hoping global attention might halt the gallows.

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Alon Ohel, a 24-year-old Israeli-Serbian pianist abducted by Hamas from the Nova music festival on October 7, 2023, performed publicly for the first time since his release in mid-October 2025. The emotional moment at Hostages Square drew cheers from a crowd waving yellow ribbons and Israeli flags, as Ohel played 'Song Without a Name' by Yehudit Ravitz, a melody he tapped during his ordeal. Released as part of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire deal, Ohel's return highlights Israel's efforts to free hostages, though three individuals—Ran Ben-On, Dror Or, and Sudthisak—remain in Gaza.

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After 775 days of captivity, freed pianist Alon Ohel returned to the keys at Tel Aviv's Hostages Square, playing the song that sustained him through Gaza's tunnels.

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In a Church Times interview following his recent West Bank visit, Archbishop of York Stephen Cottrell described Israeli military actions in Gaza as deliberately indiscriminate and genocidal acts, while labeling the West Bank a regime of apartheid and ethnic cleansing through settler expansion. He emphasized that his criticism targets state policies, not Judaism or Jewish people, and supports Church divestment from occupation-enabling companies. Chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis rebuked the remarks as irresponsible and morally inverted, planning a personal letter to Cottrell amid growing divides among UK faith leaders over the Gaza conflict now in its second year.

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After witnessing settler violence in the West Bank, Archbishop Stephen Cottrell has accused Israel of genocidal acts in Gaza and apartheid in the occupied territories.

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A remote-controlled IED struck near a madrassa in Lower South Waziristan's Wana bazaar on Friday, critically injuring prominent JUI-F leader Maulana Sultan Muhammad Wazir and his daughter. The district president of Wafaqul Madaris al-Arabia died Saturday while heading to Dera Ismail Khan for treatment. ISKP claimed responsibility, while TTP and the Hafiz Gul Bahadur group denied involvement; JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman condemned it as an attack on moderate voices amid rising violence in tribal areas. Thousands attended his funeral in Wana, highlighting his local influence in Pakistan's ongoing militancy struggles.

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Maulana Sultan Muhammad Wazir clutched his young daughter after the explosion ripped through Wana bazaar, but he succumbed to his wounds en route to the hospital.

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Lemonade co-founder and President Shai Wininger revealed Timeline, a decade-old data engine that aggregates a customer's complete journey—from ad clicks to claims—into a single LLM-optimized feed in the Bionics Platform. This real-time interaction capture, prioritized over insurance logic from the start, powers fraud detection, personalized campaigns, AI agents like Cooper, and automation. Engineers and investors highlight its edge over legacy insurers' fragmented systems, with shares rising over 3% to $71 on November 19 amid market declines.

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Lemonade's secret weapon: a data engine built 10 years ago that tracks every customer interaction for AI mastery.

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The ratio, tracked by CryptoQuant, gauges aggressive buys against sells in perpetual futures trading; readings over 1 show stronger buying pressure. It spiked on December 2 amid recovering prices, with charts illustrating the climb alongside Bitcoin's rise from under $30,000 early in 2023. Recent ETF flows mixed—BlackRock's IBIT added $120 million while Grayscale's GBTC saw outflows—yet some see room for more upside. Not all agree it's a reliable rally predictor, as historical patterns appear random and markets stay volatile.

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Bitcoin buyers stepped up aggressively on exchanges, pushing the taker buy-to-sell ratio to 1.17—its highest since the bull cycle began in January 2023. This surge aligned with a rebound above $93,000 after dips near $86,000.

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In his Foreign Affairs essay, Stubb divides the world into the West's democracies, the East's authoritarians led by China, and the pivotal Global South swing states like India and Brazil. He proposes adding permanent UN Security Council seats for underrepresented regions, ending veto power, and rebalancing IMF and World Bank voting to match today's economic realities. Drawing from Finland's NATO entry amid Russia's Ukraine invasion, Stubb urges a 'values-based realism' to rebuild shared norms and prevent wider conflicts.

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Alexander Stubb sees the post-World War II system cracking under multipolar strains. He warns the West has just five to ten years to adapt and avoid chaos.

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