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World Enters Uncharted Nuclear Era as Last U.S.–Russia Arms Control Treaty ExpiresThe last remaining nuclear arms control agreement between Washington and Moscow expired Thursday, ending more than a decade of legally binding limits and verification measures that offered rare transparency into the world’s two largest nuclear arsenals. The lapse of New START marks the first time in over half a century that the United States and Russia are operating without any active treaty governing their strategic nuclear forces.
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Hungary’s Opposition Presses For Answers In ‘World’s Biggest Bank Robbery’ Amid Court-Tax Decree Backlash (Worthy News Investigation)Hungary’s main opposition leader is demanding answers over 650 billion forints ($2 billion) in disputed funds linked to foundation structures created by the Hungarian National Bank (MNB), branding the case “the world’s biggest bank robbery.”
Iran Rejects Limits on Uranium Enrichment and Missiles as Trump Presses ‘Peace Through Strength’Iran’s leadership has flatly refused to abandon uranium enrichment or scale back its ballistic missile program, even as President Donald Trump intensifies a dual-track strategy of diplomacy and military pressure aimed at forcing a broader agreement with Tehran.
Italy’s Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics Open Amid Budget Pressures And Geopolitical Tensions (Worthy News In-Depth)Far over budget but still less costly than some recent Games, Italy’s Milano-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics opened over the weekend, with athletes from Russia and its ally Belarus competing only under a “neutral” designation amid continuing fallout from Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
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Abbas Receives Draft Interim Constitution as PA Advances Statehood EffortPalestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has received a 70-page draft “Interim Constitution” aimed at laying the legal groundwork for a future Palestinian state, Palestinian media reported. The document was presented in Ramallah by a constitutional committee led by Mohammed al-Hajj Qassem, according to the PA-affiliated WAFA.
Israel Strikes Hezbollah Weapons Tunnels Across LebanonThe Israel Defense Forces said Thursday that it carried out a series of airstrikes targeting underground Hezbollah weapons storage facilities across Lebanon, citing ongoing violations of ceasefire understandings.
Freed Former Hostage Meets U.S. First Lady as Gaza Ceasefire Enters New PhaseA former Israeli-American hostage freed from captivity in Gaza has met with U.S. First Lady Melania Trump, as international attention shifts from hostage negotiations to sustaining a fragile ceasefire and addressing the humanitarian aftermath of the war.
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CIA’s World Factbook Suddenly Discontinued After Decades As Public Intelligence ResourceOne of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency’s (CIA) most recognizable intelligence publications, long sought by journalists and researchers seeking factual information about countries, has suddenly disappeared.
Supreme Court Allows California to Use New Congressional Map Eliminating Five GOP SeatsThe Supreme Court of the United States on Wednesday declined to take up a legal challenge to California’s newly drawn congressional map, allowing the state to proceed with district lines that effectively eliminate five Republican-held U.S. House seats.
Trump Moves to Strip Protections From Senior Bureaucrats in Escalation of Deep State CrackdownThe Trump administration is preparing a sweeping overhaul of federal employment rules that would make it significantly easier to discipline—and potentially fire—career officials in senior government positions, intensifying President Donald Trump’s long-running campaign against what he describes as a hostile “deep state.”
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Christian Families Attacked in Pakistan’s Punjab Amid Rising Minority ConcernsSeveral Christian families in Pakistan’s Punjab province were recovering from injuries Sunday after what they described as “targeted attacks” by suspected Islamic extremists, reflecting broader pressure on Christians and other minorities in the Muslim-majority nation.
Mexican Pastor Expelled From Village After Refusing Religious RitualsA Christian pastor in southern Mexico has been expelled from his village after refusing to participate in rituals linked to traditional religious practices, Christians told Worthy News on Thursday.
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Hall of Fame Snubs Belichick, Says He Won Too Much (And Everyone Knows Why)The Pro Football Hall of Fame announced Tuesday that legendary coach Bill Belichick will not be inducted in his first year of eligibility, citing what insiders described as an “awkward surplus of Super Bowl rings achieved under circumstances that require a very long PowerPoint.”
RFK Jr. Gives Food Pyramid an Overhaul, Americans Stunned to Discover McDonald’s MissingAmericans across the nation are reporting symptoms of dizziness, disbelief, and sudden awareness after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. unveiled a redesigned federal food pyramid that shockingly omits McDonald’s, soda, and “whatever was left in the drive-thru bag.”
Small Town Reports Sudden Weight Gain After Dunkin’ Factory Fills Air With 1 Million Donuts’ Worth of Smell Per DayResidents of this once-sleepy town say they didn’t eat anything differently, yet somehow gained between 8 and 22 pounds after a new donut factory began pumping out one million donuts per day—and apparently routing the calories directly into the atmosphere.