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Sinn Féin faces police probe as Northern Ireland protest standoff deepens
Northern Irish police have opened an investigation into a protest that blocked a Protestant Orange Order parade through the Catholic Garvaghy Road, contacting Sinn Féin representatives — a move the party calls politically motivated as the DUP demands prosecutions.
Modi Calls for Global Cyber-Fraud Framework at India Mobile Congress: 'Fraud Knows No Borders'
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday urged governments, tech companies, telecom operators and financial institutions worldwide to build a global framework against cyber fraud and deepfakes, warning that digital crime 'does not respect borders'. He also backed a GSMA-led mechanism to stop scams before they reach users.
Italy's Parliament Approves Meloni's Controversial 'Melonellum' Electoral Reform
The Chamber of Deputies gave final approval to Giorgia Meloni's electoral overhaul, awarding bonus seats to election winners who reach 42 percent of the vote. The opposition calls it a 'scam law' and vows a constitutional challenge.
South Korea to Recall Ambassador to Ukraine as North Korean POW Row Deepens
South Korea announced Thursday it will recall its ambassador to Ukraine, Park Hee-chang, in a deepening diplomatic row over President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's public disclosure of the secret transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war to Seoul.
India Proposes Three-Part Truce to Ukraine and Russia: Halt Energy Attacks, Protect Shipping, Keep Grain Flowing
India has proposed a three-part truce to Russia and Ukraine covering energy infrastructure, commercial shipping, and grain flows. Kyiv calls it the broadest of four ceasefire proposals on the table — but no agreement is signed yet.
Skydance Takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery Sparks Press-Freedom Fears Over CNN and CBS News
Paramount Skydance's completed $110bn takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery puts CNN and CBS News under one corporate roof — and a coalition of press advocates calls it an 'existential threat' to free speech.
Cornell President Calls 2024 Fraternity Gang-Rape Allegations 'Deeply Disturbing', Pledges Transparency Review
Cornell president Michael Kotlikoff broke his silence Saturday in an eight-minute video, calling the alleged 2024 gang rape of a student at a fraternity house 'deeply disturbing' and pledging greater transparency. The statement comes as Governor Kathy Hochul ordered an independent review and handed the criminal investigation to the state attorney general, while students demand resignations.
'I Was Fighting for My Life': Indian Pilot Recalls Thwarting FlyDubai Cockpit Attack
Capt. Smit Machchhar, the Indian pilot stabbed by his co-pilot on a FlyDubai flight to Tel Aviv, told Prime Minister Narendra Modi he fought through his wounds to open the cockpit door as the jet plunged, allowing passengers to subdue the attacker. Israel and the UAE are investigating the motive.
France Gripped by Spreading Student Protests as PM Calls Crisis Meeting
High-school students across France are blockading schools over overcrowded classrooms, teacher shortages and dilapidated buildings. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu convened a crisis meeting and ordered ministers to cancel travel as arrests mounted into the thousands.