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Why is Iran exempting India, China, Qatar, Iraq from Hormuz restrictions?

Iran has exempted ships from India, China, Iraq and Qatar from its Strait of Hormuz restrictions, a senior Iranian lawmaker said on Tuesday. “Ships from these countries pass freely, and the Americans do not intercept them either,” Amir Hayat Moqaddam, deputy chairman of the Iranian parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Committee, told the Iranian Students’ News Agency (ISNA). Iran effectively shut the strait early in the US-Israel war on Iran, which began on Febr…

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US Justice Department sues Penn State over undocumented students’ tuition

The United States Department of Justice has sued Pennsylvania State University, accusing the institution of violating federal law by offering in-state tuition rates to undocumented students while denying the same reduced rates to all US citizens. The lawsuit, filed on Thursday, argues that the university’s tuition policy discriminates against citizens. Currently, undocumented students can qualify for in-state tuition if they meet Penn State’s residency standards. But prosecu…

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Why one Republican won a redrawn Texas district despite blue tsunami

Dallas, Texas – Tuesday’s midterms were bruising for Republicans in Texas, a longtime right-wing stronghold. The state elected its first Democrats to statewide office in 32 years, and the left-wing party held onto four congressional districts that were recently redesigned to favour Republicans. But Republicans had one redistricting bright spot in a sea of unexpected defeats in Texas this midterm election cycle. Amid the so-called blue wave, Republican Jace Yarbrough defeated…

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Iraq’s al-Zaidi talks to Trump as Baghdad seeks to stay out of war on Iran

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi has told the United States that Baghdad will not let its territory be used to attack neighbouring countries, as his foreign minister warned that a new war on Iran would be a “disaster” for Iraq. Al-Zaidi spoke to US President Donald Trump over the phone on Thursday, according to his office, as diplomatic efforts intensify to avert renewed US attacks on Iran. The two men “discussed the evolving situation in the region, security developments,…

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Trump issues proclamation declaring Oval Office national monument

United States President Donald Trump has signed a proclamation designating the Oval Office and the adjacent Cabinet Room as a national monument. Signed from behind the president’s desk, topped with a red “VETO” baseball cap, the proclamation on Thursday marked Trump’s first official action since his party’s sweeping losses in Tuesday’s midterm elections, which will hand Democrats control of Congress come January.

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Israeli settlers seize 8 Palestinian homes in Jericho, displacing dozens

The United Nations has condemned the seizure of eight Palestinian homes by Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank city of Jericho, saying the settlers assaulted residents and forced dozens of people to flee. Stephane Dujarric, a spokesperson for the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, told reporters on Thursday that the settlers reportedly “used live ammunition” during the takeover on the previous day. They also “physically assaulted Palestinian residents” and threw s…

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Iran’s security chief meets Putin, delivers message from Khamenei

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has met Iran’s security chief Mohsen Rezaei in Moscow to discuss regional security as diplomatic efforts gather pace to end the United States and Israel’s war on Iran. During the meeting on Thursday, Rezaei also delivered a letter to Putin from Iran’s Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, according to the Iranian state broadcaster Press TV. Speaking after the meeting, Rezaei said the talks had focused on security arrangements in the region, as we…

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California governor commutes sentences of more than 500 people on death row

California Governor Gavin Newsom has announced that he will commute the sentences of all 548 people on death row in the state, the largest mass clemency in United States history. The announcement on Thursday effectively clears out California’s death row, although the state has not executed a prisoner for 20 years. Those on death row will instead serve life sentences without the possibility of parole. “I take this action because I firmly believe that state-sanctioned killing…

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Turkiye’s parliament ratifies Mecca defence agreement

Turkiye’s parliament has ratified a defence pact with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan that includes a collective defence clause, committing NATO’s second-largest military to the group’s aid in case of attack. The ratification on Thursday comes as Riyadh continues to face attacks by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis. Turkiye first signed the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement in August and sent it to parliament for ratification last month. Article 1 of a bill approving the pact was adopted by…

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Trump says Russia-Ukraine deal is near after meeting Putin’s envoy

US President Donald Trump has said that a deal between Russia and Ukraine may be imminent, following a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s special envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, at the White House. “I think we’re going to be very close to settling Russia-Ukraine,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Thursday, while declining to disclose details of his conversation with Dmitriev. “There’s going to be an agreement. It’s going to be a big agreement, and it’s going t…

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Nithya Raman wins LA mayoral race, becoming city’s first South Asian mayor

Nithya Raman, a progressive Los Angeles City Council member, has defeated incumbent Mayor Karen Bass, putting her on track to become the first South Asian to lead the second-largest city in the United States. The Associated Press called the race for Raman on Thursday, with Raman holding 52 percent of the vote. Raman, 45, overtook Bass despite the incumbent’s support from prominent Democrats such as California Governor Gavin Newsom, former Vice President Kamala Harris and for…

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Generation Z and young voters help redefine US politics after midterms

The outcome of the 2026 US midterm elections has marked a historic shift in American politics, with diverse candidates winning office and the first Generation Z woman elected to Congress. Of the 117 Generation Z candidates who ran for Congress this year, 24 won their primaries and made it to Tuesday’s ballot, according to the organisation Future Caucus. Among them was Melat Kiros, a 29-year-old Ethiopian-born democratic socialist from Colorado, who became the first Gen Z wom…

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South Africa’s ANC on track for new lows in local polls

South Africa’s early municipal election results have shown the African National Congress (ANC) with a sharply reduced vote share, weakening the long-dominant party’s control of key cities such as Johannesburg. The ANC was on about 32 percent of the vote, with the Democratic Alliance (DA) in second place at 25 percent, after more than 60 percent of the votes had been counted in this week’s municipal elections, data from the election commission showed late on Thursday. Meanwhi…

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Saudi coalition intercepts missile fired towards Medina

The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen’s Houthis has said it intercepted a ballistic missile fired by the Iran-aligned armed group towards the Medina region, home to one of Islam’s holiest cities. The announcement on Thursday came just minutes after Saudi Arabia’s civil defence agency warned of potential danger in the area near the strategic port of Yanbu. “Air defence intercepted and destroyed a ballistic missile launched by the terrorist Houthi militia toward the Medina re…

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