A United States federal court has ordered that the student status of Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish doctoral student at Tufts University, be fully restored after it was revoked by the Trump administration amid a crackdown on pro-Palestinian student activism. The ruling, delivered by US District Judge Denise Casper, directs the administration to reinstate Ozturk’s name

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A Brazilian-born woman with personal ties to White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt has been granted bond and released from immigration detention, adding new layers of complexity to a case that has triggered conflicting public claims about her immigration history, legal status, and relationship to the Leavitt family. ICE Arrest and Bond Decision Bruna Ferreira,

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A deadly overnight assault on a security checkpoint in northwest Pakistan has left six soldiers dead, sharply escalating tensions along the already volatile Pakistan-Afghanistan border. The attack, which took place between Monday and Tuesday in Kurram district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, comes amid a surge in cross-border skirmishes that is threatening the fragile truce between

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Bangladesh’s political landscape is undergoing a dramatic transformation ahead of the upcoming national elections, as the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) formally distances itself from its long-standing ally, Jamaat-e-Islami. The BNP, historically the country’s largest opposition party, is now seeking to reinvent itself as a liberal, democratic alternative in the post-Hasina era. A Major Realignment After

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Aceh, Indonesia – The death toll from catastrophic flooding in Indonesia has exceeded 900, with hundreds more reported missing, as authorities struggle to reach isolated communities cut off by torrential rains and landslides. The floods follow a rare and powerful cyclone over the Malacca Strait, which triggered widespread destruction across parts of the country. The

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Colombo, Sri Lanka – Sri Lankan authorities have issued fresh landslide warnings as heavy monsoon rains continue to lash regions already devastated by Cyclone Ditwah. The cyclone and accompanying floods have so far claimed 627 lives, with hundreds more missing, making it one of the deadliest natural disasters in the country in recent memory. The

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Goa, India – A devastating fire tore through a popular nightclub in Goa’s Arpora village, claiming the lives of at least 25 people, including several foreign tourists, in one of the deadliest incidents in the region in recent years. Authorities confirmed that 14 of the victims were staff members, while the nationalities of the tourists

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Kyiv, Ukraine — December 7, 2025: Overnight and Sunday missile, drone, and shelling attacks by Russian forces have killed at least three people in Ukraine, coinciding with the third day of diplomatic talks between U.S. and Ukrainian officials aimed at ending the ongoing war. Local authorities reported that a man was killed in a drone

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Cotonou, Benin — December 7, 2025: Benin’s government has successfully thwarted an attempted military coup, according to officials, after a small group of soldiers briefly seized control of state television and announced the removal of President Patrice Talon. The foiled coup adds to a growing pattern of political instability across West Africa, where disputed elections,

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Cotonou, Benin — December 7, 2025: Benin’s government announced on Sunday that it successfully thwarted an attempted military coup, after a small group of soldiers briefly seized control of state television to announce the removal of President Patrice Talon. According to Interior Minister Alassane Seidou, the soldiers launched a mutiny “aimed at destabilizing the country

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