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US House votes on bill to end longest-ever government shutdown

The Republican-controlled chamber voted 213-209 to move towards a final vote on the measure, with President Donald Trump’s support largely keeping his party together in the face of vehement opposition from House Democrats Go to Source Read More

White House says new Epstein emails mentioning Trump ‘prove nothing’

White House Press Secretrary Karoline Leavitt said that Trump “kicked out” Epstein from his Florida club for being a “pedophile” as well as a “creep” Go to Source Read More

Jaishankar meets Rubio in Canada; discusses trade and supply chains amid tariff tensions

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday held talks with his American counterpart Marco Rubio that largely focused on issues relating to trade and supply chains. Read More

South Sudan president fires Vice President Bol Mel, strips him of rank of general

South Sudan President Salva Kiir on Wednesday dismissed Benjamin Bol Mel as vice president and deputy leader of the ruling party, state television said, unexpectedly cutting ties with a man widely rumoured to be Kiir’s own preferred successor. Read More

‘Funeral for democracy’: Pakistan parliament grants lifelong immunity and sweeping powers to army chief Munir

Pakistan’s parliament approved a constitutional amendment on Wednesday to expand the powers of the army chief and curb the remit of its Supreme Court, a move that critics said had done irreparable harm to the country’s democracy. Read More

Kazakhstan’s parliament passes bill banning LGBTQ+ ‘propaganda’ amid rights backlash

Kazakhstan’s lower house of parliament on Wednesday approved a law banning what authorities view as “propaganda” of LGBTQ+ relations, a move criticized by rights advocates as detrimental to the country’s LGBTQ+ community. Read More

House Democrats release emails linking Trump to Epstein, claim he ‘knew about the girls’; White House slams ‘fake narrative’

House Democrats on Wednesday released emails which they said raised new questions about President Trump’s relationship with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and how much he knew about his abuse of underage girls, an assertion the White Ho Read More

US sanctions 32 individuals and entities linked to Iran’s missile and drone programmes

The US sanctioned individuals and entities in several countries related to their support of Iran’s ballistic missile and drone production, in the latest attempt to pressure Tehran. Read More