Speaker Mike Johnson Says No Deal Until Democrats Drop Health Care Demands Washington, DC — October 13, 2025:US House Speaker Mike Johnson warned Monday that the nation could be heading toward the longest government shutdown in American history, as a deep partisan standoff over health care subsidies shows no signs of resolution. Speaking to reporters…

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Cape Verde Secures Historic FIFA World Cup 2026 Spot Praia, Cape Verde — October 14, 2025:Cape Verde’s national football team has achieved the greatest milestone in its sporting history, qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup after a dominant 3-0 win over Eswatini in their final African qualifying match. The victory, sealed with goals from…

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Major Media Outlets Unite Against Pentagon’s New Rules Washington, D.C. — Some of America’s most influential media organisations, spanning both liberal and conservative spheres, have publicly rejected new Pentagon reporting restrictions, calling them an unconstitutional threat to press freedom. Under recently announced Department of Defense (DoD) guidelines, reporters seeking Pentagon press credentials would be required…

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Indian Police Crack Down on ‘I Love Muhammad’ Slogan New Delhi, India — In a sweeping crackdown across several Indian states, police have charged more than 2,500 Muslims for publicly displaying or posting the phrase “I Love Muhammad.” Authorities claim the expression threatens public order, but human-rights groups say the prosecutions reveal the deepening marginalisation…

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Venezuela Announces Closure of Embassy in Norway Venezuela has announced that it will close its embassy in Norway, just days after Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado was awarded the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo. The decision marks a fresh escalation in tensions between the government of President Nicolás Maduro and Western nations that…

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India Wrap Up Series With Clinical Finish in New Delhi Team India produced another commanding performance to complete a 2-0 Test series sweep over the West Indies, winning the second and final Test by seven wickets on the final morning at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. Chasing a modest 121-run target, India reached…

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Opposition Leader Declares Himself Winner Before Official Results Cameroon’s political scene was thrown into turmoil on Tuesday as opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary unilaterally declared victory in the country’s presidential election, even before official results were announced. In a five-minute video posted to social media, Tchiroma claimed that the “people have spoken”, urging 92-year-old President…

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India’s Diplomatic Reset: From Shutting Its Embassy to Hosting the Taliban Four years after the Taliban’s return to power in Kabul forced India to close its embassy and evacuate diplomats, New Delhi has now rolled out the red carpet for Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi — a man still on the United Nations sanctions…

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