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Calls for investigation after ICE officers clash with protesters in Maryland

Maryland political leaders are calling for investigations into the conduct of Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers after video footage showed them using batons on protesters and driving vehicles onto a sidewalk during a federal operation in Frederick, a city about 50 miles north-west of Baltimore. Residents remain shaken more than a week after the clashes, with activists condemning the violence as 'unconscionable'.

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US Politics

Trump Floats $5,000 'Trump Dividend' for Midterm Voters as Vice-President Vance Tempers Promise

Donald Trump has promised a $5,000 'Trump Dividend' for every adult American if Republicans keep control of the House and Senate in the upcoming midterm elections, but Vice-President JD Vance has appeared to walk back the pledge, indicating the payment might not go to all and would be funded by tariff revenues despite Supreme Court rulings against much of Trump's trade agenda.

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Trump says Iran war will not end until after November midterm elections, predicts oil price drop

US President Donald Trump has said he does not expect the war with Iran to end until after the November midterm elections, adding that oil prices will not fall until then. Speaking en route to the Republican Party's first midterm convention in Texas on Wednesday, Trump told reporters he believes the war will end 'immediately after' the vote because Iran's leaders 'can't hold out any longer'.

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Rubio Signals Shift in US Drug War Strategy, Emphasizes Cooperation with Latin American Allies

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has signaled a strategic shift in the Trump administration’s approach to fighting drug trafficking in Latin American waters, emphasizing cooperation with allied nations and adherence to their laws, even as he insisted the US military “will still blow up ships if need be.” The remarks, made during a visit to Ecuador, come approximately one year after Washington began a campaign of unilateral deadly strikes against alleged ‘narco-terrorists’ operating boats in international waters.

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Australia faces $850 billion sea level rise damage bill, first nationwide assessment finds

Australia’s cherished coastal lifestyle comes with a multibillion-dollar price tag as rising sea levels threaten to inflict more than $850 billion in damage this century, according to the first nationwide economic assessment of sea level rise impacts. The research, led by the University of Melbourne, the Australian National University and Global Environmental and Economic Modelling, warns that more than 267,000 coastal properties and 2 million hectares of land face flood damage by 2100 under a warming scenario of about 2.7°C.