Author: The Gazette
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Mali to impose reciprocal visa bond requirement for US nationals
(Reuters) -Mali has announced it will require U.S. nationals to post bonds of up to $10,000 for business and tourist visas, after the Trump administration said the West African nation would be added to its visa bond programme. The U.S. embassy in Mali said on Friday it will require bonds of up to $10,000 for…
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Clashes in an anti-Israel rally in Pakistan kill five, police say
LAHORE, Pakistan (Reuters) -At least five people were killed when Pakistani police clashed with members of a hardline Islamist group at an anti-Israel protest on the country’s busiest highway, police said. The far-right Tehrik-e-Labaik Pakistan, whose massive and often violent street protests have been a thorn in the side of multiple Pakistani governments, had called…
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Letitia James handled mortgage and bank fraud cases similar to the one she now faces
New York Attorney General Letitia James, long known for targeting mortgage and bank fraud, now finds herself accused of the very type of deception she once prosecuted. James, who built her career in part by exposing forged deeds and false loan applications in state court, was indicted Thursday by a federal grand jury in Virginia on…
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Eating Together Benefits Your Family
Eating Together Benefits Your Family (Family Features) The benefits of family meals are significant and well-documented. Thirty years of research confirm that sharing family meals helps nourish bodies with healthier foods. In fact, children of all ages who eat with their families consume more fruit and vegetables and have better nutritional health overall. Watch this…
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Find Comfort in Creamy, Hearty Family Meals
(Family Features) Simmering soups and comforting rice bowls offer easy, flavorful ways to warm up after a cold day – especially during busy weeknights when time is at a premium. Savor those precious seconds spent around the table rather than watching time escape in the kitchen with comfort food classics that don’t waste a moment.…
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Portugal’s far-right underwhelms in local elections, wins three mayorships
By Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters) -Portugal’s far-right Chega party fell back to earth in municipal elections, with a far worse result than it had anticipated after a surge in May that made it the country’s official opposition. The party won three out of 308 elected mayorships in Sunday’s election, despite having predicted it could win…
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All living Israeli hostages officially freed from Hamas captivity
The remaining 13 living hostages that were held captive by Hamas for more than two years have been released and are now reportedly safe with Israel Defense Force troops in Gaza. The 13 remaining hostages released were: Elkana Bohbot, Rom Braslavski, Nimrod Cohen, Ariel Cunio, David Cunio, Evyatar David, Maxim Herkin, Eitan Horn, Segev Kalfon,…
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For freed Israeli hostage musician, a piano waits to be played again
By Pesha Magid LAVON, Israel (Reuters) -A tightly-packed crowd in the northern Israeli town of Lavon leapt to their feet and erupted into jubilant cheers at news of the release of Alon Ohel, 24, a hostage from their community who had been held by Hamas for over two years. “It was an amazing feeling. I…
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Explainer-Afghanistan-Pakistan is the latest conflict Trump wants to solve. Why has it erupted?
By Saeed Shah ISLAMABAD (Reuters) -Border clashes over the weekend between Afghanistan and Pakistan led to the deaths of dozens of soldiers, the most serious clash between the two countries since the Taliban seized power in Kabul in 2021, and gained the attention of U.S. President Donald Trump. By Monday, the exchange of fire had ceased.…
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New England courts become a battleground for challenges to Trump
By Nate Raymond BOSTON (Reuters) -A federal judge in Boston had some pointed words for Donald Trump as he issued one of the dozens of decisions by courts in four New England states against the Republican president in challenges to the legality of his policies. “I fear President Trump believes the American people are so…