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2027: Beyond the early intrigues, horse-trading

Political feelers indicate that the next presidential election could be one of the most crucial in the 4th Republic, wit...

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Trump Signals He’s Open to Multiple Budget Bills After Earlier Endorsing Single Bill Approach

Trump had previously said he wanted 'one, big, beautiful bill,' but indicated on Feb. 21 that he would accept multiple b...

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A truth, justice and harmony commission can heal post-Hasina Bangladesh

Having emerged from years of authoritarian rule, Bangladesh stands at a crossroads at present....

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PM bristles over opposition's China diplomacy swipe

Australian officials have met Chinese counterparts and demanded answers as to why they offered limited notice before a l...

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‘Genuine efforts at addressing anger fueling agitation in South East will restore normalcy’

Evangelist Elliot Ugochukwu-Uko is the Founder of Igbo Youth Movement (IYM). He is also the Secretary of Eastern Consult...

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Is UNIZIK’s expulsion of Precious Mbakwe justice or scapegoating?

The management of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka, (UNIZIK) has expelled Precious Mbakwe after a viral video showed her ...

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Judge Partially Blocks Trump’s Orders Curbing DEI Programs

Higher education groups and Baltimore officials argue the executive order violate existing law and exceed presidential p...

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Catering cancel culture: Why do mystery hotel breakdowns plague Hong Kong fundraising events?

Are Hong Kong hotels becoming less reliable, I wonder. Or have we developed a new variation on “cancel culture”? Fir...

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Judge blocks parts of Trump executive orders targeting DEI, citing free speech

On Friday, a federal judge in Baltimore granted a preliminary injunction on parts of President Trump's executive orders ...

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Trump Says US Close to Reaching Minerals-for-Aid Deal With Zelenskyy

Trump said the deal would help Washington recover hundreds of billions of dollars in aid to Kyiv....

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My Pillow CEO Mike Lindell slams electronic voting machines at CPAC while praising Trump

My Pillow CEO and loyal Donal Trump ally Mike Lindell praised President Trump as " the greatest president ever" on Frida...

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North Dakota Senate votes to create an Office of Guardianship and Conservatorship

Senate Bill 2029 still needs to pass the House and receive the governor’s signature before becoming law....

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Probation officers indicted over alleged ‘fight club’ at Los Padrinos Juvenile Hall

The LA County Probation Department placed 14 officers on leave for standing by during -- and potentially orchestrating -...

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Angie Gough: Response of Irish people to Ukrainian refugees has been incredible – now, we can do even more for them

In the three years since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, 114,000 displaced Ukrainians have sought safety in Ireland. Mos...

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Letters: Conversion of business premises into houses will just leave us with soulless towns

A disturbing trend in recent years has been the conversion of business premises in towns into housing....

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Fionnán Sheahan: ‘Micro-manager’ Micheál Martin is in a real hurry and is ‘dictating housing policy’ as Taoiseach 2.0

There’s been a noticeable pattern to the row of ministers sitting behind Micheál Martin in the Dáil. Somehow there...

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Louise McSharry: Just like the Kardashians, I’m obsessed with my body – and it’s not healthy

On Instagram this week, I saw something that gave me pause for thought. An announcement by Kim Kardashian about a new co...

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The Irish Independent’s View: Parochial politics have no place while a global crisis plays out

How often the moral high ground is seen as the optimal vantage point for firing shots at opponents. Sinn Féin’s anno...

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Biggest threat to Irish security is political, not physical

If Donald Trump is to proceed as his rhetoric suggests, then it seems his intention to end the war of Russian aggression...

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Sarah Carey: Storm Éowyn exposed urgent need for change to power supply, but solar grants do more harm than good

All things considered, our household got through Storm Éowyn quite well. We’re accustomed to power cuts in my evil o...

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John Downing: Far right’s advance and US policy shift make German election result a worry for EU

Concerns over migration, a faltering economy and threats following three years of war in Europe will guide Germany’s 5...

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Harris County joins legal fight against spending cuts to National Institutes of Health

Harris County is part of a coalition of local governments that signed on to an amicus brief filed this week in a federal...

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Trump fires chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and two other military officers

President Donald Trump has abruptly fired Air Force Gen. CQ Brown Jr. as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. The move...

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Controversial zoning bill dies in North Dakota Senate

Lawmakers voted 19-27-1 on Senate Bill 2208 after 30 minutes of debate....

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Man gets nearly 300 years in prison for molesting 7 Orange County boys

Orange County previously agreed to pay $4.5 million to settle a claim that the OC Social Services Agency failed to repor...

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Trump fires chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

President Donald Trump abruptly fired Air Force Gen. CQ Brown Jr. as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Friday, si...

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We need literature for all people, in all languages

In Bangladesh, visually challenged people have little access to the rich world of literature, an exclusion that limits t...

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How climate change drives social conflicts

The poor, particularly women and socially marginalised communities, are severely affected in all the climate hotspots....

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New FBI director Kash Patel plans to relocate up to 1,500 employees

New FBI Director Kash Patel has told senior officials that he plans to relocate 1,000 employees at FBI headquarters to f...

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Does Nigeria need more states?

Many Nigerians experience a sharp increase in the racing of their hearts whenever the question turns on the creation of ...

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Explainer: Hong Kong’s Democratic Party through the years – from its founding to looming end

Hong Kong’s Democratic Party said on Thursday that it would begin steps to disband, citing the political situation. Th...

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Trump Fires Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Charles Q Brown

Trump will nominate Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan Caine to replace the general....

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Wisconsin dairy groups sue DOJ over attorney funded out of N.Y.

A pair of dairy business groups is suing the Department of Justice over an agreement allowing a New York University atto...

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Trump Orders Plan for Tariffs in Response to Digital Taxes, Foreign Online Regulations

Trump told his administration to identify countries applying fees and regulations on U.S. businesses providing online go...

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Trump fires chairman of US Joint Chiefs of Staff

In another radical move that has left the Pentagon stunned, US President Donald Trump has fired the chairman of the Join...

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8 things to know about LA’s new Interim Fire Chief Ronnie Villanueva

Villanueva retired just seven months ago after more than four decades with the Los Angeles Fire Department....

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FTC probe of Big Tech censorship must seek a LASTING end to the bullying

“Tech firms should not be bullying their users,” declared Federal Trade Commission head Andrew Ferguson in announcin...

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Trump ousts top U.S. general Charles "CQ" Brown

President Trump on Friday fired Joint Chiefs of Staff Chair Gen. Charles "CQ" Brown, Jr., the first Black chief of staff...

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Special branch of police to carry out surveillance of BISE SSC-I exams

Rawalpindi - Special branch personnel of police are set to carry out surveillance of all examination centres to curb che...

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Thousands of tourists flock to enjoy Murree snowfall

Rawalpindi - The continuous snowfall has created a craze for thousands of tourists in Murree....

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Judge blocks Trump administration from terminating DEI-related grants

The judge found the administration's mandate that grant recipients not engage in "equity-related" programs was too broad...

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Changes coming to FBI under Kash Patel's leadership

Kash Patel was sworn in as the controversial new FBI director under President Trump. Scott MacFarlane breaks down the ch...

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Angry vendors attack officials during anti-encroachment operation in Gujar Khan

Gujar khan - The absence of police security during an anti-encroachment operation in Gujar Khan city on Friday evening e...

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Attock Refinery Limited launches Spring Plantation Drive

Islamabad - Attock Refinery Limited in collaboration with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Rawalpindi, Punjab launc...

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2 suspected robbers killed by accomplices

ATTOCK - Two suspected robbers were killed by their own accomplices during shootout with police near Mianwala forest in ...

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TMC Vs TMC In 2026? Faction Fights In Bengal's Ruling Party Take Centre Stage With Oppn On The Ropes

With the assembly polls due next year, sources told News18 that the TMC is very confident. However, experts say that ins...

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Oakland city auditor finds payroll system problem, unauthorized overtime payments

Oakland spent nearly $1.7 million on unauthorized overtime in two departments during a period of several years due to a ...

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50pc rickshaw drivers lack licences, LHC told

LAHORE - The Lahore High Court (LHC) was informed on Friday that 50 percent of rickshaw drivers do not have a license....

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Trump nominates Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan 'Razin' Caine for Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman

President Donald Trump on Friday nominated Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan 'Razin' Caine for Joint Chiefs of Staff chairman....

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Why Republicans are at odds about how to fund the government

The Republican-controlled Senate adopted a $340 billion budget blueprint. Next week, the GOP-led House will advance its ...

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Punjab CM launches mega project to boost tourism

LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif has directed the authorities concerned to launch a mega tourism proje...

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Great leg, Kent

The news of Kent Bernard’s passing on Wednesday afternoon was heart-breaking, the 1964 Olympic medallist dying suddenl...

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Moms for America leader at CPAC urges rape victims to choose adoption over abortion

The controversial conservative group Moms for America made the stunning claim that women who become pregnant from rape s...

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All the world’s a herd

For whatever reason, the Express posted my column last week (“The art of forgetting”) on its Facebook page with an i...

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Facing pressure from Trump, Costa Rica and Honduras join Panama as stopovers for foreign deportees

Costa Rica joins a growing list of Latin American nations to serve as a stopover for migrants as Trump ’s administrati...

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Acting ICE director reassigned amid frustrations over pace of mass deportations

The top official in charge of carrying out President Donald Trump’s mass deportations agenda has been reassigned amid ...

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Trump says he may take control of the Postal Service. Here's what to know

If President Trump puts the U.S. Postal Service under Commerce Department control, it would be an executive branch takeo...