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Soldiers and curfew quell protests

Soldiers are patrolling the streets of Kathmandu amid an indefinite curfew following two days of deadly anti-graft protests that prompted Prime Minister K.P. Sharma Oli to resign. The worst upheaval in decades in the poor Himalayan nation was sparked by a social media ban unveiled last week but rolled back after 19 people died on Monday as police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to control crowds.

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Warsaw forced to react amid Russian drone barrage

Poland says it had to scramble its own and NATO air defences to shoot down drones after a Russian air attack on western Ukraine, the first time in the Ukraine war that Warsaw has engaged assets in its airspace. Poland’s military command said Polish airspace was repeatedly violated by “drone-type objects” during the Russian attack across the border in Ukraine.

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5 hours ago

Flotilla reports second attack

The Global Sumud Flotilla, an international aid initiative to deliver vital supplies to Gaza, says one of its boats has been attacked by a drone at a Tunisian port, the second such strike in two days. The GSF, which is seeking to break Israel’s naval blockade and deliver humanitarian aid to war-torn Gaza using civilian boats, said in a statement that all passengers and crew were unharmed.

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Judge blocks Trump from removing Fed Governor Cook

A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump from removing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, an early setback for the White House in an unprecedented legal battle that could upend the central bank’s long-held independence. The preliminary ruling by US District Judge Jia Cobb in Washington DC, does not settle the key issue of whether the Trump administration’s claims that Cook committed mortgage fraud before taking office are sufficient cause for her removal. Cook denies any wrongdoing.

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6 hours ago

Poland to close Belarus border

Poland is closing its border with Belarus as a result of Russia-led military exercises taking place in Belarus, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said, amid escalating tensions between Minsk and Warsaw. Russia and Belarus’ large-scale military exercises...

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Soldiers and curfew quell protests

Warsaw forced to react amid Russian drone barrage

Flotilla reports second attack

Judge blocks Trump from removing Fed Governor Cook

Macron names loyalist as new PM

Poland to close Belarus border