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Government spokesperson Fatemeh Mohajerani says the continued presence of Iranians on the streets boosts the morale of diplomatic and defensive apparatuses in safeguarding the national interests and sovereignty.

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) finds himself in a unique position: scorned by President Trump and out of the running for reelection, but still in charge of the highly influential Senate health committee, which can block nominees to head three health agencies currently without permanent leaders.

Voters across the country headed to the polls Saturday.

The United States this year is celebrating its 250th anniversary, and President Donald Trump is turning 80. The site of the party may be a sacred site in the Black Hills - and Indigenous activist Nick Tilsen is in no mood to join in.

A top Kuki body has opposed the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Manipur “under the prevailing circumstances”, expressing concern over the status of thousands of people displaced by the conflict in the state. In a statement issued Thursday, the Kuki Inpi Manipur demanded that “satisfactory arrangements” be made to “ensure that no displaced person is left out of the process.” The SIR process ha
President Trump intends to formally nominate acting Attorney General Todd Blanche to lead the Justice Department, with the paperwork expected Thursday.
Trump is formally nominating Todd Blanche as the next US Attorney General, with the paperwork expected Thursday.
The Monterey Park ballot measure is part of a wave of opposition rising across the country.

The opposition has called for protests after the president's term in office was extended by a year.
President Trump this week endorsed the right-wing candidate, Abelardo De La Espriella, a dual citizen of Colombia and the United States, in Colombia's presidential runoff.

President Donald Trump has stated that he may choose to leave a purpose-built UFC arena standing at the White House due to its attractiveness to a lot of people.
Over a quarter of President Trump's MAGA loyalists don't want the Treasury to print $250 bills with his face on them, according to a new YouGov poll.

As an annual economic conference was set to begin, President Volodymyr Zelensky said Ukraine had targeted a navy base and an oil terminal in the region that includes Russia's second-largest city.
The California primaries were supposed to be the first major triumph of younger Democrats' campaign to oust aging House incumbents. That's not how it's shaking out.

The Election Commission has begun the enumeration phase of the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls in Odisha, Mizoram, Sikkim, and Manipur. Booth Level Officers will conduct door-to-door visits for form distribution and verification.

In Peru, hundreds of demonstrators marched through Lima on Saturday to protest against Keiko Fujimori's candidacy and her family's political dynasty. They fear that, if elected, she will continue her father's authoritarian regime.

President Lee Jae Myung stated he will not tolera... the actions of those who harm disaster victims.

Residents of uMhlwazi in KwaZulu-Natal's uThukela district say repeated government promises to build a bridge over the Indaka River have gone unfulfilled, leaving learners and families to risk their lives crossing the water daily.
When Barnaby Joyce was deputy prime minister and transport minister in 2021, his assistant minister Kevin Hogan made a quiet, but hugely significant change to the Road Vehicle Standards Act.

The Justice Department (DOJ) on Friday asked a federal judge to recuse herself from overseeing the department's lawsuit against Georgia election officials, arguing that her attendance at an event honoring Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis raises questions about her ability to remain impartial.