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US Postal Service moves to finalize voting rule despite court orders blocking changes

The US Postal Service posted a final rule late Friday that would impose new requirements on states to provide the federal government with information on voters before the November midterm congressional elections, despite two federal court injunctions that currently block the changes from taking effect. The rule, published online ahead of its scheduled appearance in the Federal Register next week, aligns with a March executive order signed by former President Donald Trump aimed at election integrity.

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Five Deportees Flown to Equatorial Guinea After Refusing to Leave Plane in Liberia

At least five people deported from the United States under the Trump administration’s third-country deportation program were flown to Equatorial Guinea on Friday after they refused to disembark from a plane that landed in Liberia, according to U.S. and Liberian officials. The incident underscores mounting tensions over the administration’s practice of sending non-Liberian deportees to Liberia without clear legal status or destination agreements.

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Six-year-old girl dies days after drowning off Shoreham coast that killed her parents and sister

A six-year-old girl has died in hospital three days after being pulled from the sea off Shoreham, West Sussex, in an incident that also claimed the lives of her mother, father and older sister, police confirmed on Friday. The family, identified as Palestinian-British, drowned on Tuesday, with the youngest victim succumbing to critical injuries in hospital.

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Meloni Reflects on Postwar Longevity as Peru Hit by 6.7 Earthquake

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, on the cusp of leading Italy's longest-lasting postwar government, gave a rare interview touching on her political journey and leadership style, while a magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck Peru's Ayacucho region on Thursday, causing damage and power cuts, according to the US Geological Survey.

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UK, Australia, and Canada Condemn Israel’s Decision Not to Prosecute Aid Worker Killings in Gaza

Britain, Australia, and Canada have issued a rare joint condemnation of Israel’s decision not to open criminal investigations into the April 2024 airstrike that killed seven humanitarian workers from World Central Kitchen (WCK), calling it “shameful”. The Israeli military confirmed it would not pursue criminal charges over the attack, which sparked global outrage and drew sharp criticism from the three nations, whose nationals were among the victims.

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