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The Take: Inside Israel’s Plan to Turn West Bank Land into ‘State Property’

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  A renewed focus on land designation policies in the occupied West Bank has brought attention to Israel’s long-standing mechanism of declaring certain areas as “state land.” The policy, rooted in a complex mix of Ottoman-era laws, British Mandate regulations, and Israeli military orders, has become central to debates over settlement expansion, Palestinian land rights, and the future of a two-state solution. As tensions persist across the territory, the issue of land classification is once again at the forefront of political discussion, drawing scrutiny from legal experts, human rights groups, and international actors. What Does “State Property” Mean? Under Israeli administration, land in the West Bank can be designated as “state land” if it is determined not to be privately owned or continuously cultivated according to specific legal criteria. Israeli authorities argue that such declarations are conducted through formal review processes based on historical land laws, particul...
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Paul Dano Continues to Redefine Hollywood’s Quiet Power

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  Paul Dano has long been recognized as one of Hollywood’s most distinctive talents—an actor whose performances are marked not by volume or flash, but by an uncanny ability to inhabit complex, emotionally charged roles with understated precision. While he rarely courts the spotlight, Dano’s work consistently generates it. From early breakthroughs in Little Miss Sunshine and There Will Be Blood to later acclaim in Prisoners , Love & Mercy , and The Fabelmans , Dano has built a career defined by range rather than repetition. Critics and audiences alike often cite his performances as “quietly devastating,” “uncomfortably immersive,” or “eerily authentic”—phrases that have become synonymous with his name. A Career Built on Subtlety and Substance Unlike many actors of his generation, Dano has deliberately avoided typecasting. His roles have spanned troubled prodigies, soft-spoken villains, earnest creatives, and deeply flawed but sympathetic everyday men. What ties them togeth...
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Location: United States
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Costco Business Center, once known primarily as a wholesale destination for restaurants and small businesses

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 Costco Business Center, once known primarily as a wholesale destination for restaurants and small businesses, is quickly gaining traction among everyday shoppers as inflation and rising food costs push consumers to look for larger quantities and lower prices. Industry analysts say foot traffic at Costco Business Center locations has increased steadily over the past two years, driven by families, meal-preppers, event planners, and bulk-buying enthusiasts who prefer the early hours, broader food selection, and business-focused inventory. A Different Kind of Costco Unlike traditional Costco warehouses, Costco Business Centers operate with a streamlined, no-frills model designed to support high-volume purchasing. They typically open as early as 4–6 AM , offer faster checkout, and stock thousands of products not sold at regular Costco stores. Shoppers will not find optical centers, bakeries, pharmacies, or the popular Costco gas stations at these locations. Instead, the aisles are...
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UN rights council orders probe of ‘appalling’ abuses in Sudan’s el-Fasher

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  The United Nations ’s top human rights body has ordered a probe into abuses in Sudan ’s el-Fasher , where mass killings have been reported since the city fell to the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) last month.  During a special session in Geneva on Friday, the UN Human Rights Council adopted a resolution ordering the UN’s Independent International Fact-Finding Mission for Sudan to urgently investigate violations in el-Fasher, the capital of North Darfur state . The resolution also called on the investigative team to “identify, where possible,” suspected perpetrators in an effort to ensure they are “held accountable”.  The move comes weeks after the RSF, which has been battling the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) for control of Sudan since April 2023 , took full control of el-Fasher on October 26 after an 18-month siege on the city.  Nearly 100,000 people have fled el-Fasher since the RSF’s takeover, with displaced Sudanese civilians saying they faced indisc...
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Location: Sudan
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Pakistan partially reopens Torkham border crossing to allow Afghan refugees to leave

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  PESHAWAR, Pakistan: Pakistan on Saturday partially reopened the Torkham border crossing with Afghanistan to allow thousands of stranded Afghan refugees to return home, officials said.  All other cross-border movements, including trade, remain restricted. On October 12, Pakistan closed all Afghan border crossings due to deadly clashes in which both sides claimed to have killed dozens of troops. Hundreds of goods-transporting trucks and thousands of Afghan refugees were left stranded during the nearly three-week closure, which shut down important trade routes between the two nations. The reopening came after Pakistan and Afghanistan agreed to maintain a ceasefire following nearly weeklong negotiations facilitated by Turkiye and Qatar aimed at preventing a wider conflict in the region.  Since the ceasefire along the Durand Line, a 2,611-kilometer (1,622-mile) border that Afghanistan has never formally recognized, authorities stated that no new firefights had occurred. Whil...
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Fisherman from Pakistan arrested

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  Information Minister Attaullah Tarar said on Saturday that a fisherman from Pakistan was arrested by the Indian Coast Guard and was coerced into carrying out tasks for the neighbouring country’s intelligence agency.  Tarar stated that the Indian media was fabricating a false narrative in the wake of the four-day conflict with Pakistan in May while addressing a press conference in Islamabad with Minister of State for Interior Tallal Chaudhary. The minister stated that Ijaz Mallah, a fisherman, had recently been captured by authorities while he was out fishing in the sea. He stated, "In September this year, he was arrested by the Indian Coast Guard while he was out fishing, and after the arrest, he was taken to an undisclosed location and was coerced and forced to do some tasks for the Indian intelligence agency." “He was told that he would be compensated and if he did not comply, he would have to stay imprisoned for two to three years,” the minister said.  He continued, ...
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Location: Pakistan
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Trump says will get Pak-Afghan conflict ‘solved very quickly’

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  United States President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he would get the conflict between Pakistan and Afghanistan “solved very quickly”, calling Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and COAS Field Marshal Asim Munir “great people”.  Tensions between Islamabad and Kabul flared up earlier this month over accusations of terrorism, as border clashes killed 23 Pakistani troops as well as 200 Taliban and affiliated terrorists after an attack by Kabul, which it claimed was retaliation for Islamabad conducting air strikes in its territory.  A first round of talks in Doha last weekend led to a ceasefire agreement, with both governments seeking to firm up the agreement in more talks yesterday.  Trump arrived in Malaysia today to co-sign a ceasefire agreement between Thailand and Cambodia and to attend a summit of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) in Kuala Lumpur. He was also involved in brokering a ceasefire between Pakistan and India in May of this year as well ...
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