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The heavy-handed response to protests has deepened people’s hatred of the regime, and Iranians are speaking out.

Sen. Chuck Schumer plans to force consideration of a resolution that would allow the Senate to pursue legal action against the Trump administration for not complying with the Epstein Transparency Act.

Discounts on Russian oil exports to China widened to new records this week as sellers cut prices to lure demand from the world's top crude importer and offset the likely loss of India sales, traders said.

The U.S. Justice Department unit responsible for prosecuting potential wrongdoing by law enforcement, including during the crackdown on illegal immigration in Minneapolis, has lost two-thirds of its prosecutors and is under orders to scale back its investigations of excessive force, people familiar with its work told Reuters.

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Four children among dead as restrictions on evacuations put in place days after reopening of crossing to Egypt Israeli tank shelling and airstrikes have killed 18 people, including four children, in Gaza and Israel has halted the evacuation of patients through the Rafah border crossing, Palestinian officials have said. The Israeli military said it fired on Gaza after a gunman shot at Israeli soldiers and seriously injured a reservist. Continue reading...

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The kingdom has come under fire for a shift in tone that has its roots in a regional rivalry with the U.A.E.

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* Zverev served to reach Australian Open final in fifth set * Spaniard holds out in epic 6-4, 7-6(5), 6-7(3), 6-7 (4) 7-5 * As it happened: look back at an epic semi-final clash Murmurs around Melbourne Park had been building. That the men’s Australian Open draw had not met expectations in 2026. That matches had been one-sided, and lacking memorable moments. That so-called SinCaraz was a foregone conclusion. That tennis had lost its touch. Murmur no more. In this year’s first match on Rod Laver Arena to go five sets, Carlos Alcaraz leapt off the canvas to outlast Alexander Zverev 6-4, 7-6 (5), 6-7 (3), 6-7 (4), 7-5 over five hours and 27 minutes – the third longest match in Australian Open history. Continue reading...

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The agency plays a key role in tracking disease spread and vaccination rates. Last year, it seemed to back away from some of that work, according to new research.