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Cotton Posting Midday Gains as USDA Reports Marketing Year High in Export Business

Cotton prices are up 6 to 10 points so far at Friday’s midday. Crude oil futures are up$1.79 per barrel at $61.18. The US dollar index is down $0.584 to $97.595. USDA Export Sales data showed 412,457 RB of cotton sold in the week ending on January 15, a marketing...

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The Guardian view on Syria’s crisis: Islamic State fighters are not the only concern

Editorial: As a lightning government offensive leaves the Kurdish-dominated SDF reeling, the political horizon needs attention as well as security

The Guardian - UK

3 Self-Driving Car Stocks That Cathie Wood Can’t Get Enough Of

Pony.ai, WeRide, and Kodiak are still loss‑making, yet each is posting double‑digit revenue growth, landing Tier‑1 partnerships, and carrying “Strong Buy” ratings.

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‘We ran from monsters’: Once welcomed by Germany after IS genocide, Yazidis are now deported to a life of limbo in refugee camps

The sun burns down on a small village less than 20 miles north-east of Mosul, Iraq. Milisia, 14, and her sister Madlin, 13, greet me at the gate in flawless, almost accent-free German. They lead me into the yard of a grey, rectangular, one-story building where their family rents a…

The Conversation

Donald Trump doesn’t want us to believe our own eyes

Renee Nicole Good’s killing is the latest example of the president’s outrageous – and blatant – assaults on the truth

The Guardian - US

British talent puts 'toughest season ever' behind him and maps out path to Tour de France debut despite team's relegation

Simon Carr battled through injury, surgery, and illness during first season with Cofidis

Cycling News

Syrian forces take control of prison housing IS members after Kurdish fighters evacuate

Syria's government forces have taken control of a prison housing Islamic State group members in the country's north

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Cotton Falling Back on Thursday

Cotton futures are trading with 35 to 40 point losses at midday. Crude oil futures are down $1.43 per barrel at $60.67. The US dollar index is down $0.418 to $98.145. The Tuesday online auction from The Seam showed sales of 59.15 cents/lb on 17,692 bales. The Cotlook A Index...

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‘Open the gates’: riots, fires and escape attempts as Syrian army takes over IS camp

Director of al-Hawl camp describes chaotic scenes as Kurdish guards fled and government fighters arrived. Will Christou reports from al-Hawl

The Guardian - UK

The decision to move Islamic State prisons from Syria was an Iraqi request

This significant relocation effort is unfolding amidst growing instability in northeast Syria

The Independent UK

Concern over north-east Syria security amid fears IS militants could re-emerge

US military says it has transported ‘IS fighters’ to Iraq after Kurdish-controlled prisons and camps changed hands

The Guardian - UK

Cotton Slightly Higher at Midday

Cotton futures are showing 7 to 8 point front month gains at Wednesday’s midday. Crude oil futures are up 15 cents per barrel at $60.50. The US dollar index is up $0.051 to $98.490. The Tuesday online auction from The Seam showed sales of 61.10 cents/lb on 25,238 bales. The...

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A US shift marked Kurdish-led forces' fall from power in Syria

The Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces have fallen from power in Syria as the U.S. shifts its backing to the country's new leaders in Damascus

The Independent UK

Syrian army takes control of detention camp for Islamic State suspects

Move follows withdrawal of Kurdish forces from al-Hawl, where 24,000 people are being held over alleged IS links

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Syrian government takes control of camp housing thousands linked to the Islamic State group

Syrian government forces have taken full control of camp in northeast Syria housing thousands of people linked to the Islamic State group

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Inside the influencer campaign that defended a contested Aravalli order

In the last week of December 2025, Instagram was flooded with strikingly similar posts carrying the hashtag #AravalliIsSafe. Using near-identical scripts, influencers argued that a controversial Supreme Court order on the Aravalli Hills was being misrepresented, environmental concerns were exaggerated, and critics were spreading misinformation.

The Independent UK

Mother fears British Isis suspect Jack Letts has been left ‘to die’ in Syrian clashes

As many as 60 people, including 35 children, with connections to the UK are in Syrian prisons and camps now engulfed by fighting

The Independent UK

Detention facilities in Syria under spotlight after clashes between Kurdish fighters, Syrian forces

Recent fighting between Syrian government forces and Kurdish fighters in northeast Syria has highlighted the detention facilities holding Islamic State group members

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Cotton Slipping Back Lower on Tuesday

Cotton futures are slipping back 5 to 12 points on Tuesday. Crude oil futures are up $1.07 per barrel at $60.33. The US dollar index is collapsing $0.926 at $98.275. CFTC’s Commitment of Traders report from Friday indicated managed money increasing their net short in cotton futures and options by...

International Business Times

Trump Leaks Macron's Private Text and Claims He Foiled a Chilling Terror Jailbreak in Syria

Trump revealed Macron's private message, claiming role in stopping Syrian prison break, sparking diplomatic debate and scrutiny of allied counter-terrorism efforts.

The Guardian - UK

Kurdish forces withdraw from IS detention camp in north-east Syria

US says it no longer supports SDF, which left camp as it loses swathes of territory to government forces

Radio France Internationale

French journalist arrested during Istanbul protest over Syria offensive

A French journalist was one of 10 people arrested in Istanbul late Monday at a protest over a Syrian government offensive targeting Kurdish fighters, the pro-Kurdish DEM party told French news agency AFP.

Euronews

Islamic State claims attack on Kabul restaurant that killed seven, including Chinese national

The IS claim included a threat against Chinese nationals in Afghanistan, linking the attack to China's alleged mistreatment of Uyghur Muslims in the western province of Xinjiang.

The Independent UK

Islamic State group claims attack on a Kabul restaurant that killed 7, including a Chinese national

The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility overnight for an explosoin at a Chinese restaurant in Afghanistan’s capital that killed at least seven people including a Chinese national

The Independent UK

Manhunt after 120 Islamic State members escape from Syrian prison amid clashes

Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces control more than a dozen prisons where some 9,000 IS members are held

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