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India’s Supreme Court scraps Electoral Bonds in setback to Modi’s BJP

India’s Supreme Court on Thursday scrapped a seven-year-old election funding system that allows individuals and companies to make unlimited and anonymous donations to political parties, calling it “unconstitutional”.

February 16, 2024 2:28 pm
 

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Death toll from Philippine landslide rises to 92, search continues

The death toll from a landslide in the southern Philippines has risen to 92 as the search for missing people continues, officials said on Thursday.

February 16, 2024 1:31 pm
 

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Indian opposition's Sonia Gandhi to skip elections, but not politics

Sonia Gandhi, one of the most prominent leaders of India’s main opposition Congress party, will not contest the upcoming elections, citing her increasing age and depleting health, according to a letter she has written to her constituency.

February 16, 2024 12:23 pm
 

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Kansas City police link Super Bowl rally shooting to dispute, not terror

An altercation involving several people sparked a shooting spree in Kansas City that killed one person and wounded 22 after a celebration for the city’s Super Bowl-winning NFL team, authorities said on Thursday, adding they saw no link to extremism.

February 16, 2024 11:30 am
 

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Israel raids main Gaza hospital as Rafah concerns grow

Israeli forces said they had raided the biggest functioning hospital in Gaza as footage showed chaos, shouting and gunfire in dark corridors filled with dust and smoke.

February 16, 2024 10:23 am
 

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Two fans stop a suspected shooter

Trey Filter, an avid Kansas City Chiefs fan, was feeling great about the Super Bowl victory rally he was leaving with his family when suddenly shots rang out, he saw people running and he heard them shout, “He’s got a gun! Get him!”

February 16, 2024 9:18 am
 

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Gaza doctors measure children for malnutrition

Medical workers held strips of plastic around the upper arms of small children in a Rafah tent, measuring the circumferences of their arms for signs of wasting flesh as a hunger crisis hits Gaza after months of Israel’s military campaign there.

February 16, 2024 8:14 am
 

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Australia PM backs parliament motion calling for Julian Assange's release

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese voted in favour of a motion in parliament’s lower house calling for the return of WikiLeaks’ founder Julian Assange to Australia, ahead of a hearing next week at London’s High Court on his extradition.

February 16, 2024 7:36 am
 

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Gunfire mars Kansas City Super Bowl victory rally, one killed, up to 15 wounded

A blast of gunfire killed one person and wounded as many as 15 outside a landmark railroad station in Kansas City, Missouri, where the NFL champion Chiefs were celebrating their Super Bowl victory, sending crowds of fans scurrying for safety.

February 15, 2024 2:18 pm
 

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Biden urges GOP for Ukraine aid despite Trump's opposition

U.S. President Joe Biden and top officials are pushing House Speaker Mike Johnson for a vote on what the White House says is a critically needed funding bill for Ukraine’s war against Russia that is opposed by former President Donald Trump.

February 15, 2024 12:34 pm
 

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Indonesians wake to new presumed president Prabowo

After months of uncertainty, Indonesians on Thursday woke to a new presumed president, ex-special forces commander Prabowo Subianto, who appeared in unofficial counts to comfortably win the hotly contested election in a single round.

February 15, 2024 11:40 am
 

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Australia's unemployment hits 2-year high

After months of uncertainty, Indonesians on Thursday woke to a new presumed president, ex-special forces commander Prabowo Subianto, who appeared in unofficial counts to comfortably win the hotly contested election in a single round.

February 15, 2024 10:31 am

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