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Laaulialemalietoa Schmidt, the leader of the FAST party, has been sworn in as Samoa's new prime minister, beginning a five-year term in office. This development comes after a significant election victory for the FAST party, which secured 31 seats in Samoa's 51-seat parliament. The ceremony took
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Malawians are voting in elections to choose a president, lawmakers, and local government councillors, with the southern African country grappling with fuel shortages and a cost-of-living crisis. The election features the same two main candidates that faced off in the fraudulent 2019 vote, with President Lazarus Chakwera seeking a second
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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Parliament (MP) Anurag Thakur has criticized the Congress and the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) for using an artificial intelligence (AI)-generated video that depicted Prime Minister Narendra Modi with his late mother Heeraben Modi. The video, allegedly circulated by Bihar Congress, has sparked a
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India's cricket team is set to face off against Pakistan in the Asia Cup, a move that has sparked controversy and calls for the match to be cancelled. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Parliament (MP) and former sports minister Anurag Thakur has clarified that while India may
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Nigel Farage, MP for Clacton, has accumulated an estimated £989,000 in earnings from jobs outside of his role as an MP since the general election last summer. This makes him the highest earning MP in this regard. Farage was scheduled to speak at the National Conservatism conference in Washington
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The US Congress is often criticized for its failure to pass timely appropriations bills, leading to government shutdowns and a stalemate in the budgeting process. Senator Chuck Grassley has reintroduced legislation to address this issue, the Prevent Government Shutdowns Act, which would prevent government shutdowns by implementing an automatic continuing
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As Congressman Jamie Raskin, a professor of constitutional law, pointed out to Nigel Farage, suggesting that the US pressure the UK government to change online protection and anti-hate laws constitutes a violation of the 2023 National Security Act. This act aims to prevent foreign interference with UK laws. The Crime
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Charlie Kirk, a 31-year-old radio and podcast host and close ally of former President Donald Trump, was tragically shot and killed while speaking at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah. The incident has sparked a wave of tributes, including a heartfelt message from Senator Bernie Sanders, who emphasized the importance
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The U.S. State Department has publicly designated former Budva mayor and Member of Parliament Milo Bozovic and former President of the Supreme Court of Montenegro Vesna Medenica as ineligible for entry into the United States due to their involvement in significant corruption that enabled drug trafficking. The designations reaffirm
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New York City remains a top terror target, with over two decades of heightened threats from foreign terrorist organizations and homegrown violent extremists, lawmakers from the House Homeland Security Committee warned. The lawmakers, led by Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-N.Y.), chair of the House Homeland Security Committee, are visiting Ground
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Wisconsin Democrats, led by Senators and Assembly members, proposed a package of education bills to address concerns about underfunding public schools. The bills aim to increase general aid for public schools by $325 per pupil, provide transparency on voucher school costs, and offer free school meals to students. This move
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Sen. Charles E. Grassley reintroduced his Prevent Government Shutdowns Act, aimed at stopping partisan gridlock and ensuring the federal government remains operational. The legislation seeks to keep the federal purse strings in the hands of lawmakers, rather than relying on stop-gap spending measures. Grassley argues that this approach would prevent
