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USA und Iran haben einen vorläufigen Deal zur Beendigung des Krieges unterzeichnet. Ein dauerhafter Vertrag soll innerhalb von 60 Tagen…

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New England Colleges Recruit TRIO Students Amid Federal Cut Fears

New England Colleges Recruit TRIO Students Amid Federal Cut Fears

High school students from low-income and first-generation backgrounds flocked to a Framingham hotel college fair Friday, bolstered by federally funded TRIO programs facing renewed threats from the Trump administration. Over 300 teens explored booths from more than 50 colleges across six states, crediting TRIO with opening doors to higher education.

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Voter Turnout Plummets in Bwari During FCT Area Council Elections

Voter Turnout Plummets in Bwari During FCT Area Council Elections

Voter apathy gripped Bwari Area Council in Nigeria's Federal Capital Territory on Saturday, with many polling units seeing almost no participation despite hundreds of registered voters. Officials reported empty stations hours into the election, echoing low turnout earlier in Abuja Municipal Area Council.

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Rane Vows to Mobilize 45,000 from Sattari for Counter-Protest in Goa

Rane Vows to Mobilize 45,000 from Sattari for Counter-Protest in Goa

Goa's town and country planning minister Vishwajit Rane declared Saturday he could rally 45,000 supporters from Sattari to Panaji to confront villagers protesting land conversions under Section 39A of the Town and Country Planning Act. Speaking alongside Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, Rane refused to reverse approvals for nine projects in Palem-Siridao.

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CBI Probes Officers Named in Bhullar’s Phone Data

CBI Probes Officers Named in Bhullar’s Phone Data

India's Central Bureau of Investigation is scrutinizing police officers whose names, chats and transaction records surfaced in mobile phones seized from suspended Punjab Police DIG Harcharan Singh Bhullar. The probe targets suspected illegal gratifications uncovered during a separate corruption case, court documents show.

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Punjab HC Rejects Cop's Dinanagar Attack Promotion Claim

Punjab HC Rejects Cop’s Dinanagar Attack Promotion Claim

The Punjab and Haryana High Court dismissed a Punjab police officer's petition for a gallantry promotion tied to the 2015 Dinanagar terror attack. Justice Jagmohan Bansal ruled the officer, posted as a DSP reader without a weapon, cannot claim benefits reserved for those injured in combat.

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BJP MLA Chandru Lamani Caught Accepting Rs 5 Lakh Bribe in Gadag

BJP MLA Chandru Lamani Caught Accepting Rs 5 Lakh Bribe in Gadag

BJP MLA Chandru Lamani from Shirahatti was arrested by Lokayukta police in Gadag for allegedly taking a Rs 5 lakh bribe to approve minor irrigation works. Chief Minister Siddaramaiah demanded answers from BJP leaders over the incident.

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Trump Jokes About CEO's 'Violent Kiss' Over Tariffs in Georgia

Trump Jokes About CEO’s ‘Violent Kiss’ Over Tariffs in Georgia

President Donald Trump recounted a steel company CEO's urge to 'violently kiss' him during a Georgia factory visit, crediting tariffs for the business turnaround. The remarks capped a series of lighthearted comments on hugs and kisses from male leaders over two days.

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Wike: FCT Curfew Had Tinubu’s Approval, Not My Solo Act

Wike: FCT Curfew Had Tinubu’s Approval, Not My Solo Act

FCT Minister Nyesom Wike insisted Saturday that the curfew imposed before Area Council elections carried President Bola Tinubu's approval. He rejected accusations of acting alone from Senator Ireti Kingibe.

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Trump Raises US Global Tariffs to 15% After Supreme Court Ruling

Trump Raises US Global Tariffs to 15% After Supreme Court Ruling

President Donald Trump announced a 15% global tariff on US imports Saturday, pushing back against a Supreme Court decision that struck down much of his prior tariff authority. The move doubles the 10% levy he issued a day earlier via a separate legal channel.

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Congress Councillor Gunda Sneha Disqualified for Backing BRS in Asifabad Vote

Congress Councillor Gunda Sneha Disqualified for Backing BRS in Asifabad Vote

Election Returning Officer RDO Lokesh disqualified Congress councillor Gunda Sneha from Asifabad's Ward 13 on Saturday for cross-voting in favor of a BRS candidate during the municipality chairman election. The decision followed her violation of a party whip under the Telangana Municipal Act, 2019.

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Ogun Justice Ministry Targets Public Over Police in Civil Dispute Warning

Ogun Justice Ministry Targets Public Over Police in Civil Dispute Warning

Ogun State's Justice Ministry issued a statement Saturday clarifying that its recent advisory against criminalizing civil disputes targets the public, not police. Attorney-General Oluwasina Ogungbade stressed the need to stop frivolous petitions that bog down law enforcement.

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Body Pulled from Lake Michigan Near Chicago's Hyde Park

Body Pulled from Lake Michigan Near Chicago’s Hyde Park

Chicago police recovered a man's body from Lake Michigan on Saturday evening near Hyde Park. The unidentified male was found unresponsive in the water off the 5400 block of South DuSable Lake Shore Drive.

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Veni Apwaan launches IG-NITE micro-credential program for Trinidad CSOs

Veni Apwaan launches IG-NITE micro-credential program for Trinidad CSOs

Veni Apwaan, a Trinidad and Tobago NGO, has rolled out the IG-NITE CSOs Micro-Credential Scholarship Programme to professionalize civil society organizations. The initiative, backed by the Cropper Foundation and the European Union, targets hundreds of groups with training in governance and management.

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