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‘My only son was shot standing up for justice’ – inside city gripped by deadly protests in Pakistan-administered Kashmir
The BBC gained rare access to Rawalakot in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, where weeks of clashes between security forces and protesters from the Joint Awami Action Committee (JAAC) have left dozens dead. The unrest matters because it is unfolding during ongoing regional elections and has left the makeshift clinics doctors like the pseudonymous “Dr Anwar” running unable…
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Kay Granger, former Texas congresswoman and Fort Worth’s first female mayor, dies at 83
Kay Granger, the Republican politician who was Fort Worth’s first female mayor and later represented Texas in the US House of Representatives for nearly three decades, has died at the age of 83. She was living in an independent living facility at the time of her death, which was confirmed on the evening of Sunday…
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Senate reaches deal on funding bill, avoids shutdown
The US Senate reached an agreement on a funding bill, avoiding an imminent government shutdown. The deal matters because a shutdown could have disrupted federal services, delayed payments and affected government employees. The available article text provides no further details on the legislation, including its spending level, duration or the terms agreed by senators. It…
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Donald Trump wins golf tournament with barely-believable score at his own course… after ‘disrespectful’ faux pas in front of US troops
Donald Trump won a golf tournament at his own Trump National Golf Club in New Jersey with a strikingly low score, an achievement that has drawn scrutiny given his position and ownership of the course. The win comes shortly after he faced criticism for an unrelated “disrespectful” moment in front of US troops, adding to…
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Anthony Albanese’s health boss blasts the ABC for ‘revolting’ segment about Australia’s richest person
Federal Health Minister Mark Butler, a senior figure in Anthony Albanese’s Australian government, has criticised the ABC over a broadcast segment about Gina Rinehart, Australia’s wealthiest person, branding the coverage “revolting”. The intervention marks a public rebuke from a government minister of the national broadcaster’s editorial choices, feeding into ongoing debate about the ABC’s coverage…
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Congressman accused of abusing ex-wife and daughter blames her senator FATHER for using scandal to cover up his own ‘media circus’
US Congressman Max Miller has been accused of abusing his ex-wife and their daughter, prompting his former father-in-law, Senator Bernie Moreno, to publicly call on him to resign from Congress. Miller has hit back, alleging that Moreno is exploiting the domestic violence claims to distract from what Miller describes as a “media circus” of his…
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Meta straps on a ‘Kick Me’ sign by mistakenly taking down video by India’s prime minister
Meta briefly and mistakenly took down a video posted by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, sparking days of public criticism and drawing regulatory scrutiny from the Indian government. The video showed Modi announcing a task force to reform university entrance exams, an issue that has fuelled a wave of youth protests in India after one…
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Killers will go free if campaigners succeed in banning drill rap lyrics as evidence in court cases, police warn
Police officers have warned that banning drill and rap lyrics from being used as evidence in criminal trials could allow killers to walk free, pushing back against a campaign by musicians and civil liberties groups who argue the practice unfairly targets young Black men and criminalises a legitimate art form. The issue centres on cases…
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Trump on making a deal with Iran: ‘I’m not looking to kill people’
President Trump said he wanted to pursue an agreement with Iran rather than cause further deaths, presenting diplomacy as his preferred route while maintaining that Iran must not obtain a nuclear weapon. The remarks matter because they indicate an effort to balance military pressure with negotiations during a period of heightened tensions between Washington and…
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Burnham MUST scrap ‘disastrous’ pro-union strike laws: Tories tell PM to halt job-killing changes
The Conservative Party has urged Prime Minister Andy Burnham to abandon planned pro-union strike law reforms, branding the changes “disastrous” and warning they risk destroying jobs. The intervention reflects continuing political tension over industrial relations policy, with the Tories positioning themselves as defenders of businesses and employment against what they characterise as overly union-friendly legislation…