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Opinion | Reasserting State Power in Violence-Torn Manipur

The government needs to firmly remind all divisive forces, whether local or international, that we had successfully part...

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John Lee warns of ‘strong’ response if US advances bill targeting Hong Kong trade offices

City leader reiterates closure of outposts will damage trade relations, deliver political gains for politicians at the e...

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Sir Keir Starmer vents 'anger' at prisoners who celebrated early release from jail

Criminals serving sentences of less than four years for violent offences, including manslaughter, are among those eligib...

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TikTok's Future Hangs In Balance As Judges Express Skepticism In US Court Battle

ByeDance-owned TikTok, the widely-used social media platform for creating and sharing short-form videos, has encountered...

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Philippines says disputed reef ‘not lost’ to China despite pulling out after months-long standoff

The Philippines insisted on Monday that it had not given up a South China Sea reef, two days after it pulled out a ship ...

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Opinion | PM Modi’s Quest to Build a Civilisation State: A Gift to India’s Future

If there has been a quiet movement for civilisational resurgence brewing in India, Modi’s ascent has helped bring it i...

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AAP to announce new Delhi CM at 12 noon today after legislative party meeting

The Aam Aadmi Party will announce its new Delhi Chief Minister at noon following a legislative party meeting. This occur...

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Hong Kong social worker files complaint to gov’t watchdog over removal from licensing body

A Hong Kong social worker who was removed from an industry licensing body after an overhaul aimed at “protecting” na...

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In her first interview since endorsing in the Texas Senate race, Liz Cheney tells WFAA, "You can’t trust Ted Cruz.”

The U.S. Senate race in Texas is the first senate race in the country for Cheney to endorse a candidate....

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A BAFTA winning comedian will stop off during his world tour

Mo Gilligan embarks on his In The Moment World Tour in September making a stop at the Brighton Dome on October 9....

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Calling all new comedians - Komedia is looking for the next big thing

Komedia in Gardner Street in Brighton has launched its New Comedy Award 2025...

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Keir Starmer will do 'difficult things' first as he faces pressure to boost spending

Prime Minister Keir Starmer refused to say whether he would rip up the fiscal rules in next month's Budget to let the Go...

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Hillary Clinton Reveals What Trump Is 'Counting On' To Win Election

The former secretary of state issued a dire warning about the former president....

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PM Modi Turns 74: BJP Leaders Call Him 'Visionary', Opposition Prays for His 'Long Life'

BJP colleagues as well as Opposition party leaders extended birthday wishes for the prime minister...

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Chuck Schumer Says If Government Shutdown Happens It Will Be Because Of 'Republican Poison Pills' — 'The American People Are Going To Hold Them Responsible'

Senate Majority Leader, Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), warned of potential blame for a government shutdown in a recent social m...

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Trump Recounts Moment He Was Whisked From Golf Course, Heaps Praise On Secret Service

The former president again suggested Democrats' "rhetoric" had put him in harm's way....

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Shots fired and ‘rather quick golf carts’: Trump tells the story

The former president talks about the chaotic moments following Sunday’s gunfire at his Florida golf club....

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Democracy has declined worldwide for 8th straight year, report says

The declines span both traditionally strong democracies as well as fragile governments around the globe, the Stockholm-b...

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What we know about the 58-year-old suspect in Trump's second 'attempted assassination'

The 58-year-old once voted for Trump but later soured on him, and has tried to aid Ukraine in its war with Russia...

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Former military leader Haydn Edmundson not guilty of sexual assault

Edmundson was the head of the military's personnel in 2021 when he was accused of raping a woman while they were deploye...

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Manitoba NDP MLA booted from caucus over Nygard link calls premier a 'toxic' bully

'(Premier Wab Kinew) gets an idea in his head ... and he goes ahead with it no matter what the damage. And I don't want ...

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Foreign interference inquiry won’t name MPs suspected by spy watchdog

Findings this year prompted concern that members knowingly involved in attempts by foreign states to meddle in Canadian ...

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Conservatives accuse Liberal government of disobeying order from House of Commons

The fall parliamentary session started with a procedural bang...

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Freeland allowing more 30-year mortgages, higher values for insured mortgages

The 30-year mortgages will apply to both new buyers and anyone buying new construction homes...

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How I overcame PDP to become Abia Assembly Speaker — Emeruwa

The Speaker, Abia State House of Assembly, Emmanuel Emeruwa, in this interview with SUNDAY NWAKANMA, insists that the As...

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Kirill: Russian culture and the salvation of the world

Trying not to limit himself to the usual statements of state propaganda amid the universal conflict between Russia and t...

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White House condemns 'irresponsible' Elon Musk post on assassination attempt

Following intense backlash, Musk deleted the post and walked it back as a joke early Monday. The post got nearly 40 mill...

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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is proving to be a ‘Bad Boy For Life’

Puff Daddy, P. Diddy or things not to name, Sean Combs has “vicious temper” and violence toward women. In rage, he h...

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Judge denies Mark Meadows' effort to move 2020 election case in Arizona to federal court

A federal judge said that Trump’s former White House chief of staff missed a deadline to file the request to move his ...

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Vatican’s dialogue with China and Pope Francis’ realism

In the last six years, also marked by a period of rare contact in relations between the parties during the pandemic, nin...

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Conservative Journalist Denies Almost Uttering Racial Slur About Haitian Migrants

National Review editor Rich Lowry denied starting to use the "N word" with Megyn Kelly, saying he was mispronouncing “...

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One in 10 NSW men have DV run-ins with police: report

Startling research by the Australian Institute of Criminology has revealed the prevalence of the domestic and family vio...

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese leaves door open on double dissolution over housing, environment Senate fights

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has left the door open to a double dissolution election, as the Government forges ahead ...

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Confused Trump struggles in 'painful' crypto interview and keeps trying to change topic

Donald Trump's bid to become a 'crypto bro' has got off to a bad start as the 78-year-old couldn't answer simple questio...

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League of Women Voters sets candidate forums ahead of Nov. 5 general election

The nonpartisan League of Women Voters of Clark County will host candidate forums for 10 Clark County races ahead of the...

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City officials call for property tax increase to keep up with Calgary's rapidly growing population

City council had voted earlier this year to cap next year’s property tax increase at 3.6 per cent...

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What are halal mortgages?

The growth of “halal mortgages” over the past 20 years has expanded financial access to homeownership for many Musli...

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Suspect In Apparent Attempt To Shoot Trump Wasn't Allowed To Have Guns. He Got An Assault Rifle Anyway.

The apparent assassination attempt highlights how easy it still is to get a gun — even for those convicted of felonies...

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Cornell hate prof is a stain on the academy — and there are hundreds just like him

Elite colleges are suffused with a deeply anti-Western ideology that defines the humanities, and makes the likes of Rick...

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Formerly incarcerated people speak out about forced labor; support for Prop. 6

Prop. 6 would ban forced labor in California prisons, while still allowing people in prison to work to earn good-time cr...

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Judge rejects former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows’ bid to move Arizona election case to federal court

Judge rejects former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows’ bid to move Arizona election case to federal court...

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A secretive group recruited far-right candidates in key House races. It could help Democrats

Several little-known pro-Trump candidates are running for Congress in key races as independents, and an Associated Press...

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Trump blames ‘rhetoric’ of Biden, Harris for possible assassination attempt

Former president Trump, who has a long history of inflammatory rhetoric and warned of a “bloodbath” if he loses in N...

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Gardaí take to truck patrols to catch distracted drivers, in tactic borrowed from Europe

The white Scania tractor unit has been equipped with blue lights and sirens....

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Police in standoff with suspect in Long Beach after 2 people found dead following shooting

Officers responded around 11:15 a.m. to a shooting in 300 block of East 63rd Street...

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Ohio town on edge as lies amplified by Trump about migrants amp up threat of violence

Springfield, Ohio, is increasing security as unfounded claims about Haitian immigrants, many of whom are legal residents...

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Suspect in Trump's apparent assassination attempt has criminal history

Alleged Trump assassination attempt suspect Ryan Routh had other brushes with the law prior to Sunday's incident. He als...

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Judge Rejects Trump Chief Of Staff Mark Meadows’ Bid To Move Arizona Election Case

Meadows faces charges in Arizona and Georgia in what state authorities alleged was an illegal scheme to overturn the 202...

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Officials give new details on apparent Trump assassination attempt

Ryan Wesley Routh, the suspect in what officials are calling an apparent assassination attempt of former President Donal...