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What’s behind the vote-by-mail controversy in the US?
As midterm elections approach in November, a legal battle is ensuing over attempts to regulate mail-in voting.
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US launches $1 coin featuring Trump’s face: What to know
The coin marks the first time in nearly 200 years that a living person has been featured on the country’s currency.
US says it will use regional body to isolate Nicaragua
Move comes after Nicaragua’s lawmakers change constitution to ban most political opposition.
A year into Trump’s boat strike campaign, families search for answers
While the Trump administration claims it has killed ‘narcoterrorists’, families fear fishermen are among the victims.
Nepal floods: Father borrows $13, walks for days to search for missing son
Poor, frustrated and angry, Talka Sada is losing hope after trekking across Nepal’s flood-hit areas in his search.
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Palestinian artist Saint Levant delays tour amid US visa complications
Visa cancellations or delays have forced international artists to rethink US tours under President Donald Trump.
‘Really terrified’: Milo Yiannopoulos speaks out after deportation from US
The far-right British commentator sat with interviewer Piers Morgan after being detained by US immigration authorities.
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Apple changes name of Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’ in maps app
The change marks the second US-based tech giant to comply with President Donald Trump’s controversial order.
Top US lawmaker Mike Johnson says lying is part of some Iranians’ religion
The Republican House speaker defends the US-Israel war on Iran and praises Trump’s ‘steady hands at the wheel’.
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What to know about Germany’s drone attack accusations against Russia
German intelligence has concluded that an explosive-laden drone was linked to Russia. Officials promise consequences.
US House passes funding bill to avert government shutdown ahead of midterms
The temporary measure gives Congress until December to fully fund the federal government for fiscal year 2027.
