Tag: politics
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Morocco’s youth-led protests demand better schools and hospitals, prime minister resignation
Youth-led demonstrators in Morocco took to the streets for a sixth straight night despite fear of violence after three people were killed by security forces
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GUEST OPINION: Republicans voted to keep government open, Democrats shut it down
Last week, House Republicans passed a clean, seven-week continuing resolution (CR) to keep the government open and fund critical services, including pay for our troops, veteran services, law enforcement and border security. This CR contains no poison pills or partisan priorities – yet nearly every Democrat voted against it, forcing the federal government into a…
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Rohingya Muslims plead for help at the UN to stop the killings in Myanmar
Rohingya Muslims have pleaded with the international community at the first United Nations high-level meeting on the plight of the ethnic minority to prevent the mass killings taking place in Myanmar and to help those in the persecuted group lead normal lives
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Hundreds of migrants mount protest in southern Mexico in bid to legalize status
Hundreds of migrants have embarked on a protest march in southern Mexico in support of an aim to legalize their immigration status and find more work opportunities after a long frustrating wait near the Guatemala border
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Supreme Court lets Lisa Cook remain as a Federal Reserve governor for now
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed Lisa Cook to remain as a Federal Reserve governor for now, declining to act on the Trump administration’s effort to immediately remove her from the central bank. In a brief unsigned order, the high court said it would hear arguments in January over Republican President Donald…
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Firm linked to UK lingerie tycoon must repay $163 million for breaching COVID contracts
A British High Court judge has ruled that a company linked to a lingerie tycoon must repay the government more than 121 million pounds
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Hundreds of Iranians held on US immigration charges will be deported to Iran, Tehran official says
Iran said 120 Iranians detained in the United States for illegally entering the country will be returned to Iran in the coming days
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A weakened and isolated Hamas faces pressure to accept Trump’s peace plan for Gaza
After facing months of genocide accusations, pariah status and global pressure to halt the war in Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has agreed on a ceasefire proposal with President Donald Trump
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Trump’s pro-Israel Gaza plan seen as unlikely to sway Hamas
U.S. President Donald Trump’s new plan to end the war in Gaza is essentially an ultimatum to Hamas to release hostages, give up arms and surrender — or face the full force of the Israeli military with Washington’s explicit blessing. Trump said Israel would have his “full backing to finish the job” if Hamas rejects…
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UN appeals to the Taliban to restore internet access across Afghanistan
The United Nations mission in Afghanistan is urging the Taliban government to immediately restore nationwide internet and telecommunications access