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US Politics

New Mexico megachurch endorses Republican candidates, testing federal ban

A New Mexico megachurch has openly endorsed two Republican candidates for the midterm elections, violating a federal law that bars tax-exempt nonprofits from engaging in political endorsements. Pastor Steve Smothermon of Legacy Church urged his congregation to support Greg Cunningham, who is challenging Democratic Representative Gabriel Vasquez in a competitive House race, and later endorsed Gregg Hull for governor. The endorsements come as the Trump administration pursues a legal challenge to the 1954 Johnson amendment.

US Politics

Investigation finds pregnant migrant youth still sent to Texas despite health warnings

The Trump administration is detaining pregnant unaccompanied migrant children in a part of Texas where a lack of specialized obstetric care can be life-threatening, an investigation by The California Newsroom and The Texas Newsroom has found. The practice continues despite concern from current and former officials, and records show at least four girls have had to be transferred to other states for medical care since July 2025.

Australia

New book traces Gen Z's romance struggles to 'mass social separation'

A new book argues that young people still want sex, friendship and romance as much as previous generations, but are being kept from them by technology, a dominant culture of individualism and the shrinking of shared social spaces. In Generation Uncoupled, public opinion pollster Dr Daniel Cox describes a 'social malaise' among the young and warns of an 'experience deficit' produced by what he calls 'mass social separation'.

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Australia

Two NDIS managers on leave after IBAC COVID grant cover-up findings

Two senior managers overseeing the $50 billion National Disability Insurance Scheme are on leave while the agency reviews findings from a Victorian integrity probe that found three senior public servants withheld or provided misleading information about COVID-19 business grants to ineligible applicants, which the watchdog estimated cost taxpayers almost $260 million, NDIA chief executive Graeme Head confirmed to Senate estimates on Thursday.

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Geopolitics

Carney sets June 2027 target for EU-Canada associate membership talks

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has set June 2027 as the deadline for concluding negotiations on Canada's potential status as the European Union's first 'associate member', despite the term being omitted from the joint declaration at the end of the EU-Canada summit in Montreal. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen defended the proposal, while European Council President António Costa avoided the label; Germany had opposed it.

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Geopolitics

India approves $22 billion military upgrade amid China border tensions

India approved 2.12 trillion rupees ($22 billion) in military procurement on Monday, following an Indian military official’s statement that confrontations with Chinese soldiers were ongoing along its north-eastern border. The plans seek to modernise equipment as India seeks to counter China’s technological advancements, with experts citing Sino-Pakistan military ties as part of New Delhi’s view of Beijing as a threat.

World

Poundland files notice of intention to appoint administrators, putting up to 12,000 jobs at risk

Poundland has filed a notice of intention to appoint administrators, putting up to 12,000 jobs at risk across its 600 stores in the UK and Ireland, after its owner Gordon Brothers rejected a rescue bid backed by the chain's management. The legal measure, expected to be approved by the High Court on Thursday, would give the discount retailer 10 days of protection from creditors while a solution is sought. Gordon Brothers is understood to believe it can recover more by breaking up the business than by accepting the offer from Martin Property Group, a Northern Irish family-owned company.

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