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Declassification pledge collides with prior U.S. intelligence on 2020 interference

Trump says China accessed data on 220 million voters and the White House has begun posting related documents, as Beijing denies interference.

Published: 28 days ago

Donald Trump used a primetime address to claim China compromised more than 220 million U.S. voter records around the 2020 race—calling it the large...

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Clear deadlines, unclear doors: U.S. visas trade duration for discretion

A DHS rule ends “duration of status” for F, J and I visas, capping students at four years and media stays at 240 days, with a 90‑day limit for Chinese journalists.

Published: 28 days ago

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has finalized a rule replacing openended “duration of status” admissions with fixed terms for three nonimm...

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Paused, then pressed forward: ICE stops test where authority lies

Two fatal encounters in Houston and Maine, without body cameras, prompt investigations and a short-lived DHS suspension of most traffic stops.

Published: 29 days ago

Within six days, two men were shot dead during ICE encounters in Houston and Biddeford, Maine—neither recorded by body cameras—prompting a reported...

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Safety by default—unless teens and platforms switch it off

By default, older teens would be blocked overnight and see engagement features like autoplay and infinite scroll disabled, with opt-outs allowed, as the UK extends recent under‑16 restrictions and Ofcom separately probes TikTok’s child-safety practices.

Published: 29 days ago

The UK government has proposed a default midnight–6 a.m. social‑media curfew for 16‑ and 17‑year‑olds, paired with turning off autoplay and infinit...

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Can U.S. sanctions unmake the ICC—or their own legal footing?

Human rights and Palestine advocacy groups challenge Trump-era measures limiting Americans’ cooperation with the ICC as Secretary of State Marco Rubio hardens Washington’s stance and the Netherlands publicly backs the court.

Published: 29 days ago

Human rights and Palestine advocacy groups have sued in U.S. court to overturn Trumpera sanctions that they say effectively bar Americans from work...

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A possible catastrophe—yet the sea leaves few witnesses

UNHCR and IOM cite reports of two Rohingya boats lost near Myanmar after late-June departures from conflict-hit Rakhine.

Published: 29 days ago

UNHCR and the IOM say two boats carrying more than 500 Rohingya who left Myanmar’s Rakhine state in late June are feared to have capsized in the Ba...

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Unknown spread or unpaid wages: what’s driving Congo’s Ebola surge

Government and WHO tallies show spread across five provinces as UNICEF and WHO press for faster, better-resourced field operations.

Published: 29 days ago

The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Ebola outbreak has surpassed roughly 2,000 confirmed cases and 750 deaths across five provinces, as the WHO ...

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Wartime reshuffle tests Kyiv’s choice: continuity or consolidation at Defense

President Volodymyr Zelensky removed Mykhailo Fedorov and will submit Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko’s candidacy to the Verkhovna Rada amid a broader cabinet shake-up.

Published: 29 days ago

President Volodymyr Zelensky has dismissed Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov and moved to install Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko, a change now con...

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Pilot withdrawals move forward, but who verifies Hezbollah is gone?

U.S.-hosted negotiations shift to technical planning for two southern Lebanon pilot zones and a handover to the Lebanese army.

Published: 29 days ago

U.S.mediated talks in Rome advanced a plan to begin Israeli pullbacks from two “pilot zones” in southern Lebanon, tasking technical teams to design...

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Between landmark reform and limits: France’s assisted-dying law in limbo

The measure creates a conditional right for seriously ill adults to request lethal medication under strict safeguards, fulfilling Macron’s pledge and allowing self- or clinician administration.

Published: 29 days ago

France’s National Assembly approved a tightly circumscribed assisteddying bill that would let eligible adults with serious illnesses request lethal...

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Blocking Iran to keep Hormuz open—or pushing it toward closure?

Washington relaunched strikes and an Iran-only maritime blockade after a short-lived June understanding, while Tehran hit regional bases, pressured shipping, and announced an IMO-notified corridor.

Published: 29 days ago

After a brief June understanding, Washington resumed airstrikes on Iran and reimposed an Iran‑only maritime blockade around the Strait of Hormuz, w...

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Sanctions or system failure: what’s driving Cuba’s nationwide blackouts?

The July 14 collapse of the National Electric System left most of the island’s nearly 10 million residents without power.

Published: 30 days ago

Cuba’s national grid suffered a total collapse on 14 July—the third nationwide blackout in roughly two weeks—cutting power to most of the island’s ...

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