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Trump administration sued over threat to deploy federal law enforcement at voting sites

Trump administration sued over threat to deploy federal law enforcement at voting sites

Civil rights groups say plan will make people ‘afraid to vote’ and violates the Voting Rights Act US politics live – latest updates A coalition of civil rights groups filed a lawsuit against Trump administration officials on Friday, seeking to stop them from threatening to deploy federal law enforcement officers to polling stations in the US midterm elections. The suit, led by the NAACP, alleges that by threatening to deploy law enforcement to survey elections and initiating new voter roll oversight, the Trump administration has violated a section of the Voting Rights Act which prohibits voter intimidation.

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What Trump’s attacks on mail-in voting mean for the midterms

What Trump’s attacks on mail-in voting mean for the midterms

The extraordinary danger is that a president who believes he is the law, and the law is him, remains intent on disrupting the electoral process This was originally published in The Stakes 2026, a newsletter about the midterm elections. Sign up to get it in your inbox For the millions of Americans who vote by mail – almost a third of the country – the week began with significant uncertainty that they would be able to easily submit their ballot this fall, thanks to a March executive order from Donald Trump that aimed to restrict mail-in ballots. By Monday night, the supreme court restored a measure of order by rebuking the president and rejecting his plan – but Trump’s frothing response portends more danger for the rapidly approaching midterms. Trump’s March order forbade the US Postal Service from delivering mailed ballots to anyone the administration deemed ineligible. The Department of Homeland Security, working with the Social Security Administration, would have devised that list of supposedly ineligible, noncitizen voters. On its face, the move appeared plainly illegal. One expert told the Guardian’s Sam Levine, “This is a wholly unconstitutional EO,” because ultimately the federal government cannot set election rules; only states can.

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‘I’m genuinely sorry’: Australian Hyrox athlete who soiled herself apologises to China and rivals

‘I’m genuinely sorry’: Australian Hyrox athlete who soiled herself apologises to China and rivals

Joanna Wietrzyk ‘regrets’ decision to keep racing She forfeits points from her win in the Beijing race Get our new political email, free app or daily news podcast The Australian athlete who caused a storm by winning a Hyrox event in China despite soiling herself during the race has apologised to the “people of China” and rival athletes in a statement online. Posting on Instagram, Joanna Wietrzyk, said she offered a “sincere apology” to the “people of China, my fellow competitors, the spectators and the Hyrox organizers for what happened during the race in Beijing”.

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Hyrox changes rules and apologises for allowing Australian athlete who soiled herself to continue

Hyrox changes rules and apologises for allowing Australian athlete who soiled herself to continue

Australian Joanna Wietrzyk went on to win fitness race in Beijing Hyrox admits making mistake by ‘not reacting immediately’ Organisers of the global indoor fitness competition, Hyrox, have apologised and pledged immediate rule changes after an Australian athlete was allowed to finish and win an event in Beijing despite soiling herself mid-race. Footage of world record holder Joanna Wietrzyk competing on Saturday showed her continuing through demanding exercises and using communal equipment, with faecal matter visibly running down her legs. The incident went viral on social media and triggered debate about Hyrox’s health and safety standards, and athlete responsibility.

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Arrogant doctors made Letby a scapegoat, claims senior NHS leader

Arrogant doctors made Letby a scapegoat, claims senior NHS leader

A senior NHS leader has claimed Lucy Letby was scapegoated by incompetent and over-confident doctors who were unwilling to consider that their failing neonatal unit had harmed babies. The 36-year-old nurse is serving 15 whole life terms in prison after being convicted of murdering seven infants in her care and attempting to murder seven more at the Countess of Chester Hospital in 2015 and 2016.

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‘A maelstrom of his own making’: how Ed Sheeran’s tour turned into a full-blown culture war

‘A maelstrom of his own making’: how Ed Sheeran’s tour turned into a full-blown culture war

Moment of reckoning for ‘Mr Nice Guy’ of music, who embraced Macklemore’s political cred only for pro-Palestine rapper to be dropped under pressure from billionaire Ed Sheeran has long been known as the “Mr Nice Guy” of music. His is an unthreatening kind of pop stardom; he looks and talks like the bloke who might be standing behind you in a pub, rather than someone selling out stadiums. He champions other artists, he celebrates different cultures. His songs are about love, heartbreak and friendship. People get engaged at his concerts. But this week, one of the most successful musicians in the world faced the biggest controversy of his career, and found himself dragged into exactly the kind of political row he has spent his career avoiding.

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Robert Kraft’s attempts to silence Macklemore have backfired spectacularly | Arwa Mahdawi

Robert Kraft’s attempts to silence Macklemore have backfired spectacularly | Arwa Mahdawi

The billionaire’s attempted crackdown on Ed Sheeran’s tour only amplified pro-Palestinian statements. It’s been a joy to watch A few weeks ago, the worst thing you could say about Ed Sheeran was that his music was a bit bland. A Guardian music writer once compared it to “aural wallpaper”. Which was a little bit rude to wallpaper: there are some very interesting designs out there! I don’t need to tell you what people are saying about Sheeran now, do I? The pop star has been in the news for days after he apparently crumbled when billionaire Robert Kraft demanded Macklemore be pulled from his tour because of the rapper’s pro-Palestine advocacy.

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What Robert Kraft told Ed Sheeran in 40-min call that saw Macklemore dropped from tour

What Robert Kraft told Ed Sheeran in 40-min call that saw Macklemore dropped from tour

New details have emerged about the 40-minute phone call in which New Englands Patriots owner Robert Kraft told Ed Sheeran that he would not host Macklemore at his stadium following his onstage show of support for Palestinian people. Last week, Kraft was spurred into action after he learned that Macklemore — the rapper best known for his hits “Thrift Shop” and “Same Love” — had given a political speech about Israel’s genocide in Gaza and led the crowd at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey in a “free Palestine” chant while opening at Sheeran’s U.S.

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All support acts on Ed Sheeran's US tour quit after Macklemore dropped

All support acts on Ed Sheeran's US tour quit after Macklemore dropped

All of the remaining support acts on Ed Sheeran's US tour have quit, after the rapper Macklemore was dropped from the line-up for making pro-Palestinian remarks on stage. Among them were Finneas, the brother of pop star Billie Eilish, who said in a statement: "Artists must not be silenced when they speak up for the oppressed." Irish singer-songwriter Aaron Rowe and Danish band Lukas Graham also announced their departure.

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Trump bans CNN, MSNOW, Politico from White House, warns others

Trump bans CNN, MSNOW, Politico from White House, warns others

United States President Donald Trump has barred CNN, MS NOW, and Politico from the White House, alleging propaganda by the major news networks and website. Trump accused the outlets of reporting “fake news” about his administration, stating they “shouldn’t be able to constantly write or report fiction or lies” when covering the President. In a statement […] Trump bans CNN, MSNOW, Politico from White House, warns others

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Trump says he’s banning three media outlets from the White House. Is it legal?

Trump says he’s banning three media outlets from the White House. Is it legal?

Download our app President Donald Trump says he is banning three major media outlets from the White House in his latest attack on the free press. “I am proud to announce that, effective immediately, I am banning Fake News CNN, MSNOW (who recently changed their name from MSNBC due to lack of viewership and credibility!), and Politico (The recipients of an illegal and ridiculous $8 Million Dollar subscription, an All Time Record, directly from the United States Government, under Crooked Joe Biden, in order to keep them “alive.” Seems like corruption to me!), from the White House as a result of their constant “reporting” FAKE NEWS!” Trump wrote on Truth Social Friday.

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The TelegraphScandalUSA
Lindsay Clancy holdout juror: I am being targeted for being a black conservative

Lindsay Clancy holdout juror: I am being targeted for being a black conservative

The lone holdout juror who prevented the trial of a woman accused of murdering her three children from reaching a verdict has claimed he is being unfairly targeted because he is a black conservative. Michael Desronvil, 48, refused to go along with the other 11 jurors in clearing Lindsay Clancy, who claimed that she was suffering from postpartum psychosis at the time of the killings, leading the judge to declare a mistrial.

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The GuardianHumanityIslamic World
The Guardian view on NAZA’s persecuted directors: journalism is not treason | Editorial

The Guardian view on NAZA’s persecuted directors: journalism is not treason | Editorial

Politicians who threaten filmmakers rather than investigate alleged military crimes expose not strength but a leadership frightened of the evidence Across Israel, politicians, military leaders and much of the media are trying to discredit a documentary that almost none of them have seen. Produced by the Guardian, NAZA examines the AI-powered targeting systems used by the Israel Defense Forces to bombard Gaza after Hamas’s brutal 7 October 2023 attacks. Named after the Israeli military acronym euphemistically used for “collateral damage”, NAZA features interviews with 24 anonymous insiders who reflect on their role in the death-dealing. Israeli leaders have branded the film a “blood libel” and “fiction”. Its Oscar-winning directors, Rachel Szor and Yuval Abraham, face being stripped of their citizenship for treason. This is absurd. NAZA shows how bureaucratic distance and routine can turn extreme violence into ordinary work. More than 73,000 Palestinians, including more than 20,000 children, have been killed in the campaign by Israel’s military. A democracy that values life would at least investigate the film’s claims. Instead Israel’s government, which says it is committed to democratic accountability, is attacking journalists.

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The GuardianPublic PolicyUnited Kingdom
British people understand the climate crisis threat. Today I’m empowering them to tackle it | Andy Burnham

British people understand the climate crisis threat. Today I’m empowering them to tackle it | Andy Burnham

With nearly £30m of funding, I’m giving communities power over local energy. They know the gravity of global heating, and they want to be part of the solution Andy Burnham: UK must fully commit to reaching net zero by 2050 On the day I became prime minister, I pledged to bring power to every postcode. Today, we begin to make good on that promise in the most literal sense. With nearly £30m of funding for People’s Power projects, communities across every nation of the UK will soon have the chance to build and control their own clean energy supply. This investment means villages, towns and cities can harness the natural resources around them with solar panels on libraries, publicly owned windfarms, hydro schemes in their rivers, or whatever else works for them. The purpose is to put money back in people’s pockets while giving them a direct role in tackling the climate crisis. Andy Burnham is prime minister of the United Kingdom

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The GuardianPoliticiansUnited Kingdom
Don’t back down on pledge to put water firms under public control, Burnham told

Don’t back down on pledge to put water firms under public control, Burnham told

Key allies of PM issue warning as details emerge of his plan to give mayors powers to oversee water companies Key allies of Andy Burnham have warned the prime minister not to back down over his promises to put water companies under public control, after details emerged about the prime minister’s plan to give mayors more oversight of the industry. Mathew Lawrence and Mark McVitie, who helped provide an intellectual underpinning to Burnham’s project over the summer, have both warned that merely giving politicians oversight of key utilities rather than financial control will fall short of what the prime minister promised.

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‘Clear retribution’: dismay as key Alzheimer’s study cancelled amid Trump attacks on science

‘Clear retribution’: dismay as key Alzheimer’s study cancelled amid Trump attacks on science

Participants in Pittsburgh may never learn the results of their cognitive tests – and funding cuts that target ‘DEI’ have the potential to delay vital diagnoses Roderick Blair was surprised when scientific researchers appeared on his doorstep in the Homewood neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Here, on a recent summer day, police cars, an ambulance and a TV reporter crowded into a driveway on the edge of the neighborhood. A helicopter swung overhead. Saplings peeked over rooflines from gutters, windows were broken, screens tattered, doors boarded up and rippling sidewalks crumbled. Bedraggled chain link fences held back the season’s tall grass.

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Hundreds of ageing Americans may not get results of Alzheimer’s study due to Trump cuts

Hundreds of ageing Americans may not get results of Alzheimer’s study due to Trump cuts

Shutdown of study is latest for Trump administration, which has canceled, frozen and otherwise disrupted more than 5,700 medical research grants over two years Scientific funding cuts imposed by the Trump administration may force researchers to close a study on Alzheimer’s disease risk among 600 ageing people without sharing the results of cognitive tests with participants – even though researchers have all the data to do so. The Trump administration canceled a federal research grant studying two low-income, majority Black neighborhoods in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in August. Researchers were given 90 days to shut down the study – more than five months earlier than planned. Now, they lack the time and money to assess data collected from trial participants.

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New lawsuit accuses Trump administration of blocking NIH grants as form of censorship

New lawsuit accuses Trump administration of blocking NIH grants as form of censorship

The administration has used a list of 235 keywords – such as ‘gender’ and ‘racist’ – to prevent topics from being funded Researchers filed a class action lawsuit against the National Institutes of Health (NIH) on Wednesday, arguing the Trump administration is blocking and cancelling scientific grants to censor topics with which it disagrees. The administration has used a list of 235 keywords – such as “gender” and “racist” – to prevent topics from health equity to climate change from being funded. The NIH is the world’s largest public funder of biomedical research.

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The GuardianScandalIndia
British Sikh man granted bail in India nine years after arrest

British Sikh man granted bail in India nine years after arrest

Jagtar Singh Johal, from Scotland, was arrested after wedding in Punjab on alleged terrorism offences Jagtar Singh Johal, a British Sikh man who was arrested in India in 2017 in connection with alleged terrorism offences, has been granted bail by a Delhi court. Johal, from Scotland, was arrested for his alleged role in funding the Khalistan Liberation Force, which had carried out targeted killings in India’s Punjab region.

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Trans activists bullying us out of Lib Dems and Greens, say women

Trans activists bullying us out of Lib Dems and Greens, say women

Women in the Liberal Democrats and Green Party claim they have “been bullied out of their political home” by trans activists. The Liberal Voice for Women and Green Women’s Declaration have jointly written to Bridget Phillipson, the minister for women and equalities, saying they have “experienced a sustained pattern of abuse, harassment, dehumanisation, intimidation and physical aggression” from “fellow members”.

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Men deported from US bound and beaten in Equatorial Guinea detention hotel, lawyers say

Men deported from US bound and beaten in Equatorial Guinea detention hotel, lawyers say

Group trapped at Hotel Bamy after US removal as rights groups sound alarm over poor conditions and violence Two men that the Trump administration expelled to Equatorial Guinea were bound, fitted with bags over their heads, beaten and pushed down a flight of stairs, all in plain view of other US deportees, according to witnesses and human rights lawyers. The men – one from Egypt and one from Eritrea – were then taken to a prison. About 30 detainees from the US remain trapped at a hotel in the outskirts of the coastal city of Malabo after being deported from the US. Detainees have said they believe the men were beaten for telling the press and human rights advocates about the poor conditions and violence inside the hotel, and that they are haunted by flashbacks and terrified they will be retaliated against next.

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From old railways to an oasis of art, food and nature: how an eco-park was born in Greater Manchester

From old railways to an oasis of art, food and nature: how an eco-park was born in Greater Manchester

Northern Roots is launching Britain’s biggest urban farm and eco-park, in an effort to boost people’s health and wellbeing Standing in the open green space of Northern Roots, it is hard to imagine the landscape as it once was. Two cotton mills, two coalmines and an industrial railway once occupied this 65-hectare (160-acre) site in Oldham, Greater Manchester. Later, about 24 hectares became a tip, with much of the space left to nature.

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After four killings and a revealing autopsy, Memphis is fed up with the national guard takeover

After four killings and a revealing autopsy, Memphis is fed up with the national guard takeover

Although state officials laud a reduction in violent crime, a report claims it would have happened without the taskforce National guard troops began walking the streets of Memphis a year ago this week, as part of a federal surge of law enforcement agents sent into the city at the behest of the Trump administration to reduce violent crime. Fewer soldiers are on the street today, as the city’s grudging initial acceptance of the president’s deployment has given way to doubts about their effectiveness, focus and respect for civil rights – particularly after four men were killed in gunfire by federal agents working with the taskforce, with a recent autopsy showing that one was shot in the back.

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The GuardianHumanityGermany
Here’s how Germany can defend its democracy – banning the AfD isn’t the answer | Timothy Garton Ash

Here’s how Germany can defend its democracy – banning the AfD isn’t the answer | Timothy Garton Ash

Instead, constrain it legally and fight it politically. The world is watching Far-right nationalist populist parties are making the running everywhere from Washington to Warsaw. So why be so alarmed about a little regional electoral victory for one such party, the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD), in one federal state, Saxony-Anhalt? “Because it’s Germany!” is the almost instinctive answer in many heads around the world. But that “because it’s Germany” needs to be taken apart, like the segments of an orange. Yes, because of Adolf Hitler, two dictatorships (Nazi Germany until 1945, communist-ruled East Germany until 1989) and two world wars. And yes, some of the language used by the AfD will give anyone familiar with Nazi rhetoric a cold shudder down the spine. Timothy Garton Ash is a historian, political writer and Guardian columnist. His new book, Europe in 7 1/2 Chapters, is published in October

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Reform donor Ben Delo loaned £350k to academic later found to have engaged in online bullying

Reform donor Ben Delo loaned £350k to academic later found to have engaged in online bullying

Judge said Nina Power and her friend’s social media posts had ‘the whiff of threat and antisemitism’ Reform UK’s new mega-donor Ben Delo gave a £350,000 loan to a conservative writer fighting a legal case in which a judge later found she had engaged in online bullying and regrettable conduct with a “whiff of threat and antisemitism”. Nina Power and her friend, the writer Daniel DC Miller, brought the legal action for defamation against the performance artist Luke Turner, who they had accused of falsely calling them antisemitic. At the same time, Turner brought a counter-claim against the pair accusing them of harassment.

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The GuardianHumanityEngland
An effective ban on disabled people leaving Britain? You read that right, and we will not settle for it | Frances Ryan

An effective ban on disabled people leaving Britain? You read that right, and we will not settle for it | Frances Ryan

This scandal shows there are many who don’t expect us to live rich lives – and that paternalism lives on in disability services Disabled people in UK need right to travel abroad, say MPs, after ‘ridiculous’ restrictions Disabled people are being barred from leaving the country. This isn’t the first line of a dystopian novel but a scandal quietly happening across swathes of England. For the past six months, myself and my colleague Patrick Butler have spoken to disabled people who have effectively been blocked from going abroad on a holiday or to a work event by their local care provider. There’s 38-year-old Lucy from Oxfordshire who needs to travel internationally as the president of the European Spinal Cord Injury Federation. And Chelsea from Lancashire, a 25-year-old with cerebral palsy who dreams of swimming in Spain again. Then there’s 40-year-old Joel*, who has a muscle weakness and works for a global marketing brand but hasn’t been able to leave the UK for nine years.

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The GuardianPoliticiansIsrael
From ovations in Venice to death threats in Israel: the extreme responses to NAZA documentary

From ovations in Venice to death threats in Israel: the extreme responses to NAZA documentary

As Gaza documentary wins cinematic acclaim, its directors face vitriol in Israel amid a febrile election campaign First there was a moment of stunned silence. Then, in the Sala Grande, the main screening hall of the Venice film festival within the Palazzo del Cinema, the audience stood almost as one and turned to applaud the film-makers for 25 minutes. The film the audience had watched for 80 harrowing minutes was the Gaza documentary NAZA, which has been produced by the Guardian.

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The GuardianWar & ConflictIslamic World
Watching NAZA was like peering through a window – and seeing the machinery of killing in Gaza | Mahmoud Mushtaha

Watching NAZA was like peering through a window – and seeing the machinery of killing in Gaza | Mahmoud Mushtaha

For so long I wondered why I survived while family and friends were killed. Now I know the only difference between life and death may have been an AI algorithm The lights go down, and for a moment I forget I’m watching a screen. It fills with a rooftop in Tel Aviv at night, black and grey. The camera pans down. Through windows, we see people watching screens of their own – couples holding each other close, following the news, eating food. They appear absorbed in their own worlds, and why wouldn’t they be? That’s the thing I can’t get past as a Palestinian journalist from Gaza, watching this apparent tranquillity: this must be it – this must be what safety actually looks like. Just an evening uninterrupted, with no military aircraft flying overhead or drones buzzing incessantly. Meanwhile, men and women on the rooftop above them calmly talk about how they decided how many Palestinian civilians would die on any given night. Mahmoud Mushtaha is a Palestinian journalist from Gaza, and the author of Sobrevivir al genocidio en Gaza (Surviving the Genocide in Gaza). This article is based on a piece first published in +972 Magazine

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After 20 years of my school dinners campaign, I’m a happy man. At last, we’re going to feed kids properly | Jamie Oliver

After 20 years of my school dinners campaign, I’m a happy man. At last, we’re going to feed kids properly | Jamie Oliver

This week’s government announcement on school food standards is huge. It’s based on common sense and science. Beautiful! More than 20 years ago, when I started the campaign and TV series School Dinners, I couldn’t believe that we had standards for dog food but no standards for the food we fed our children at school. I have never, and will never, stop banging that drum – even after this week’s momentous announcement on school food standards in England. Because it is so important we remember where we started from. Children in the state sector are at school for 190 days a year. And if they’re eating breakfast and lunch there, the majority of what they consume each day is in the hands of their school. When we know that children are consuming less than half the recommended fruit and vegetables, but twice the recommended sugar, school food is a massive opportunity to directly improve diets at scale.

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The GuardianDiplomacyIslamic World
Pact with Saudi Arabia threatens to draw Pakistan into Middle East conflict

Pact with Saudi Arabia threatens to draw Pakistan into Middle East conflict

Activation of mutual defence agreement by Riyadh as fighting with Houthis escalates would have wide-reaching repercussions for Islamabad As he stood in Riyadh last September, the world looked like a very different place for Pakistan’s most powerful man, Gen Asim Munir. The country’s army chief was there to witness the signing of a historic defence pact with Saudi Arabia, which he had personally orchestrated with the crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman.

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Daily PostHumanityNigeria
Mass death of NSCDC detainees: What we’ve discovered – Amnesty International

Mass death of NSCDC detainees: What we’ve discovered – Amnesty International

Country Director of Amnesty International, Isa Sanusi, has stated that it is prejudicial to describe the 37 miners who died in the custody of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, in Niger State as illegal miners, especially when they are not alive to defend themselves. DAILY POST earlier reported the shocking news of […] Mass death of NSCDC detainees: What we’ve discovered – Amnesty International

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Daily PostHumanityNigeria
‘It is not looking accidental’ — Aisha Yesufu on death of Niger miners in NSCDC custody

‘It is not looking accidental’ — Aisha Yesufu on death of Niger miners in NSCDC custody

Activist politician, Aisha Yesufu, has questioned the circumstances surrounding the deaths of about 40 suspected illegal miners in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, in Niger State. Yesufu raised the concern in a post on her official social media page while reacting to the incident. She questioned how people arrested […] ‘It is not looking accidental’ — Aisha Yesufu on death of Niger miners in NSCDC custody

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The GuardianInformationUSA
Trump bans CNN, MS Now and Politico from White House

Trump bans CNN, MS Now and Politico from White House

President has overseen an unprecedented restriction of access for major news media since start of second term US politics live – latest updates In his latest attack on the US constitution’s first amendment and the press, Donald Trump abruptly announced that he is banning outlets CNN, MS Now and Politico from the White House over their coverage. In a post on his Truth Social platform on Friday, the US president said he was expelling the news outlets “effective immediately” over what he called their “constant ‘reporting’ FAKE NEWS!” and threatened that bans for others outlets could follow.

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The GuardianDiplomacyLondon
Charles’s rebuttal of Earl Spencer’s claim about Diana offers rare glimpse into palace thinking

Charles’s rebuttal of Earl Spencer’s claim about Diana offers rare glimpse into palace thinking

From ‘there were three of us in this marriage’ to ‘recollections may vary’, a lot can be conveyed with a carefully worded phrase As denials go, King Charles’s response to Earl Spencer’s allegations that Charles said after Diana’s death, “We’ll forget her soon enough”, was a masterclass in the diplomatic royal rebuke. Rarely has Buckingham Palace responded to claims in countless books on royalty. But it was straight out of the block on this one.

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