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Led by Gen-Z youth across India, the movement has become perhaps the biggest challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his 12 years in office. -
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As Nigeria grapples with a rapid rise in cancer cases, patients say they often feel as if they are on their own. -
The annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner, postponed after a shooting on April 25, took place Friday night.
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The U.S. and Canada are opening a bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, without celebration as wildfires and tariffs increase tensions.
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Trump's determination to find new legal justifications for his tariffs threatens to prolong the uncertainty facing the U.S. and global economies. -
Democrats are hoping to move past Graham Platner's scandal-plagued campaign as they look to unseat Susan Collins. In Jackson, they chose a nominee with a similar economic populist message as Platner. -
President Trump used his speech to attack his political opponents, members of the media and even members of his own cabinet. -
A dozen states and the Writers Guild of America had challenged the merger. -
Democrats chose South Carolina for the first 2028 presidential primary, then Nevada, prioritizing Black and Latino voters. New Hampshire, New Mexico, Michigan and Virginia also hold early contests.
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