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Decisions made by governments and major institutions can shape international relations, travel and economic conditions. This topic brings together those developments and their consequences for people across the region.

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Tories unveil ‘unserious and unworkable’ plan to evict foreign nationals from social housing to free up homes

  • Tories propose evicting foreign nationals from social housing, freeing 230,000 homes
  • Policy likened to Farage's Reform plan; called "unserious and unworkable"
  • Lawyers warn it could breach human rights law and face legal challenges

The Conservatives have proposed barring foreign nationals from social housing in England, a policy critics say echoes Nigel Farage's Reform Party and has been branded "unserious and unworkable". Kemi Badenoch's party claims the plan would free up around 230,000 homes, but housing lawyers and Labour have warned it…

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MJF returns at AEW Grand Slam Mexico, declares himself for casino gauntlet qualifying match ahead of All In

  • MJF returned to AEW at Grand Slam Mexico, attacking Andrade El Idolo.
  • Andrade had just won a match to top the casino gauntlet at All In.
  • MJF struck Andrade with the AEW World Championship belt.

MJF made a dramatic return to All Elite Wrestling at Grand Slam Mexico on Wednesday night, attacking Andrade El Idolo shortly after he had won a triple-threat match. The interruption sets up a potential rivalry heading into All In later this month and signals MJF's intent to be…

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Sam Neill to Play Role in Sony Pictures’ Legend of Zelda Movie, Dichen Lachman and Yvonne Strahovski Also Confirmed

  • Sam Neill to posthumously appear in Sony's Legend of Zelda film
  • Dichen Lachman and Yvonne Strahovski also join the cast
  • Zelda movie set for release on 30 April 2027

Sony Pictures' upcoming Legend of Zelda film has reportedly gained several new cast members, including a posthumous appearance from the late Sam Neill, alongside confirmed roles for Dichen Lachman and Yvonne Strahovski. The casting news, first reported by Deadline, comes as the long-awaited video game adaptation continues to…

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Trump launches ferocious crackdown on ‘birth tourism’ targeting foreign diplomats

  • Trump targets "birth tourism" and diplomats' children born in the US
  • Part of broader push to restrict birthright citizenship
  • Expected to trigger legal challenges over constitutionality

Donald Trump has announced a sweeping crackdown targeting "birth tourism", the practice of pregnant foreign nationals travelling to the United States specifically to give birth so their child gains automatic US citizenship. The measures also take aim at children born on US soil to foreign diplomats, marking a…

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DeWanda Wise, Tian Richards & Marcus Mitchell To Star In Starz Black Rodeo Drama

  • Starz casts DeWanda Wise, Tian Richards, Marcus Mitchell in rodeo drama
  • Eight-episode series set in Southeast Texas, following three siblings
  • Production starts in Atlanta later this month

Starz has cast DeWanda Wise, Tian Richards and Marcus Mitchell as series regulars in an untitled Black rodeo drama, marking a significant new project for the premium cable network. The eight-episode, hour-long series is set in Southeast Texas and follows three siblings navigating the rodeo legacy left by…

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Drivers left furious after blundering city officials ruin their street with eyesore ‘squiggly’ yellow lines… leaving locals forced to take matters into their own hands to fix the problem

  • Council repainted yellow lines crookedly, angering local residents.
  • Street left looking messy with wobbly "squiggly" markings.
  • Locals reportedly tried fixing the botched lines themselves.

Residents on a street have reacted with anger after local council workers repainted double yellow lines in a wobbly, "squiggly" pattern, leaving the road looking messy and, in their view, an eyesore. The mistake has fuelled frustration with the local authority over basic road maintenance standards, with drivers…

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‘Jurassic Park’ Icon Sam Neill’s Final Role Has Been Officially Revealed

  • Sam Neill's final role confirmed as The Legend of Zelda film
  • The Jurassic Park star died on 13 July aged in his 70s from pneumonia
  • Zelda film, also starring Strahovski and Lachman, opens April 2027

Actor Sam Neill, best known for playing Dr Alan Grant in the Jurassic Park films, has had his final on-screen role confirmed following his death on 13 July at St Vincent's Private Hospital in Sydney after a battle with pneumonia. It has been announced that Neill will appear…

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Watch live: Trump signs 2 executive orders restricting birthright citizenship

  • Page access was denied, preventing verification.
  • Title alleges two orders on birthright citizenship.
  • Legal and policy details are unavailable.

The article content is unavailable because access to the page was denied, so the reported event cannot be independently summarised. Its title says Donald Trump was expected to sign two executive orders restricting birthright citizenship, a potentially significant move because citizenship at birth is protected by the US…

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How to marry in Fields of Mistria? All options and more

  • Fields of Mistria's full release adds marriage and family features.
  • Players can wed any of 12 NPCs, no gender restrictions.
  • Marriage requires maxed Friendship Gauge, an engagement ring, and one partner only.

The full release of farming sim Fields of Mistria has introduced marriage, letting players wed any of 12 NPCs regardless of gender, alongside the ability to start a family, features that were absent from the earlier early-access version. The addition marks a significant expansion of the game's relationship…

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New York nuns’ challenge to assisted suicide law is about protecting freedom, lawyer says

  • Judge grants NY nuns temporary protection from assisted suicide law.
  • Lawyer Adele Keim says case is about religious freedom.
  • Becket Fund represents the Catholic nuns in the dispute.

A federal judge has temporarily shielded a group of Catholic nuns in New York from the state's assisted suicide law, in a case their lawyer says centres on protecting religious freedom rather than opposing end-of-life choice for others. Becket senior counsel Adele Keim, representing the nuns, argued the…

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