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Ukraine, Europe Rush To Find Counter-Proposals To US Plan To End War
Ukraine and its European allies scrambled Saturday to come up with counter-proposals after US President Donald Trump gave Kyiv a tight deadline to approve a deal to end the war that accepts some of Russia's hardline demands.
‘This is not right’: grassroots campaign aims to repeal Missouri Republicans’ gerrymandering
A new congressional map was abruptly passed by Republicans in mid-September – but voters have a chance to rebuke politicians and stop it from going into effectWhen canvassers fan out across neighborhoods, they usually rely on sophisticated lists that will tell them things like a voter’s political party and how likely they are to support a given cause. Jill Imbler isn’t bothering with any of that.The 69-year-old has lived in Moberly – a Missouri town of about 14,000 people – her entire life. She doesn’t use a GPS when she drives around, knows where people live, and what time they’re likely to be home. And there’s a pretty good chance that she, or one of her six siblings, knows them personally. Continue reading...
Indian Navy's 'Credible, Swift' Actions Saved Over 500 Lives: Envoy To UN
Speaking at a United Nations Security Council session, India's Permanent Representative Parvathaneni Harish highlighted the Navy's central role in keeping global sea routes secure as piracy and attacks escalate across the Western Arabian Sea.
Lord Rothermere’s Telegraph takeover strengthens UK media’s rightwing tilt
Many fear competition and diversity will be diminished as Daily Mail owner wins race to buy newspaperAs the dust settles from the battle for the ownership of the Daily Telegraph, one man has been left standing: Lord Rothermere, whose family have been a mainstay of British newspapers for more than a century.“This is a very British stitch-up,” said Lionel Barber, the former editor of the Financial Times. “Lord Rothermere has played a very astute poker hand, he’s shown patience and he’s the big winner.” Continue reading...
Politicians shocked by Marjorie Taylor Greene’s surprise resignation announcement
Some Republicans offered congresswoman plaudits, but AOC was scathing in her dismissal of her frequent sparring partnerMarjorie Taylor Greene’s surprise resignation from Congress late on Friday, saying she refused to be a “battered wife” following her public fallout with Donald Trump, has been slammed by Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the Democratic congresswoman and Greene’s frequent sparring partner.“She’s carefully timing her departure just 1-2 days after her pension kicks in,” Ocasio-Cortez said in a statement on her Instagram account, and criticized her voting record on healthcare. Continue reading...
Trump's Absence, COP30 Deadlock And Ukraine Issue Shadow G20 Summit
A US-European rift over the future of Ukraine threatened to overshadow a G20 summit that started in South Africa on Saturday, marked by the absence of Donald Trump.
"If I Go Down...": Trump's Fake AI Audio Clip On 'Epstein Files' Goes Viral
Donald Trump has insisted he has "nothing to do" with his one-time close friend Jeffrey Epstein.
Japan's 1st Female Leader Faces A Taboo Over Entering Male-Only Sumo Ring
The Japan Sumo Association has denied the female ban is based on the Shinto belief of impurity.
What to know about former President Jair Bolsonaro's arrest in Brazil
Brazilian police have arrested former President Jair Bolsonaro on suspicion of plotting to flee and avoid a 27-year prison sentence for leading a coup attempt
US State Reports First Death From A Rare Strain Of Bird Flu H5N5
The person from Grays Harbor County, about 78 miles (125 kilometers) southwest of Seattle, had a backyard flock of domestic poultry that had been exposed to wild birds, health officials said.
Over 300 Students, Teachers Kidnapped From Nigerian School, Second Such Incident This Week
The number of boys and girls kidnapped from St Mary's is almost half of the school's student population of 629.
Adversaries To Allies: Changing Trump-Mamdani Bond Post White House Meet
The Republican president and New York City's Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani were warm and friendly, speaking repeatedly of their shared goals to help Trump's hometown rather than their combustible differences.