Mon 09 June 2025: Foreign interference in elections is a real concern but sometimes used as an “alibi” by democracies to divert attention from domestic issues, the head of a democracy think-tank said Monday. According to a new report by Stockholm-based International IDEA, disinformation and manipulation of social media algorithms to influence results are among […]
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Mon 09 June 2025: Elon Musk’s threat, which he later retracted, to cut off NASA’s use of SpaceX’s Dragon spacecraft would be a huge blow to NASA, depriving the space agency of the only American vehicle capable of transporting astronauts to the International Space Station and dramatically changing how NASA would access the 100 billion […]
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Mon 09 June 2025: White British children are currently a minority in one in four schools across England, The Telegraph reported, citing government records. The report was based on the results of school census data collected from more than 21,500 educational institutions across the country in early 2025. According to the figures, in 72 English […]
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Sun 08 June 2025: US President Donald Trump ordered the deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops to the city of Los Angeles to break up protests sparked by immigration raids, according to a White House statement late Saturday. “In light of these incidents and credible threats of continued violence, by the authority vested in me […]
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Sun 08 June 2025: US President Donald Trump warned of “very serious consequences” if billionaire Elon Musk finances Democratic candidates against Republicans who support the Republican Party’s broad budget legislation. “He’ll have to pay very serious consequences if he does that,” Trump told NBC News in a phone interview on Saturday, while declining to elaborate […]
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Sun 08 June 2025: The US Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) can access Americans’ Social Security Administration data. The 6-3 conservative-majority vote overruled a lower court order injunction in the state of Maryland to pause DOGE’s collection of Social Security numbers, medical records, and tax and […]
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Sun 08 June 2025: The International Air Transport Association (IATA) estimated fewer than five billion air journeys will take place this year, compared with the previously forecast 5.22 billion. “The first half of 2025 has brought significant uncertainties to global markets,” IATA’s Director General Willie Walsh told its annual general meeting in New Delhi, AFP […]
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Sun 08 June 2025: Germany is facing a sharp rise in racist discrimination, with new official figures showing that the number of reported cases has more than tripled since 2019. The Federal Anti-Discrimination Agency received a record 11,405 complaints in 2024, marking the highest total since its founding, Anadolu news agency reported. According to the […]
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Sat 07 June 2025: US billionaire Elon Musk floated the idea of launching a new political party this week, potentially intensifying his ongoing feud with former ally President Donald Trump. Amid his ongoing criticism of Trump, Musk posted a poll on X asking his 220 million followers whether it is “time to create a new […]
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Sat 07 June 2025: French authorities are preparing to intercept small boats carrying asylum seekers, including those already at sea, as part of a crackdown on Channel crossings. The move follows mounting pressure from the UK government and comes amid record numbers of arrivals this year. According to a UK Home Office source quoted by […]
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