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UK Parliament Removes Last 92 Hereditary Lords After 700 Years Politics

UK Parliament Removes Last 92 Hereditary Lords After 700 Years

The British Parliament has passed the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill, removing all 92 remaining hereditary peers and ending a 700-year tradition of aristocrats holding legislative power by birthright.

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Senate Rejects Iran Withdrawal Resolution as 60% of Americans Oppose War and Midterm Battle Looms Politics

Senate Rejects Iran Withdrawal Resolution as 60% of Americans Oppose War and Midterm Battle Looms

The US Senate voted down a resolution to withdraw forces from Iran as polls show growing public opposition, oil prices surge past $116 a barrel, and Democrats eye the 2026 midterms.

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Trump Fires Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Names Senator Mullin as Replacement Politics

Trump Fires Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Names Senator Mullin as Replacement

President Trump removed Kristi Noem as Secretary of Homeland Security after a series of leadership failures including a controversial 220 million dollar ad campaign, naming Oklahoma Senator Markwayne Mullin as her successor effective March 31.

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Did the Iran War Bury the Epstein Files? The Four-Day Timeline Dividing Washington Politics

Did the Iran War Bury the Epstein Files? The Four-Day Timeline Dividing Washington

Between February 24 and February 28, the Epstein scandal escalated from missing DOJ files to a bipartisan congressional investigation and an FBI data breach revelation, only to vanish from headlines when US strikes on Iran began. Politicians on both sides are now asking whether the timing was coincidental.

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Canada and India Sign 5.5 Billion Dollar Deal Package as Carney and Modi Reset Diplomatic Ties Politics

Canada and India Sign 5.5 Billion Dollar Deal Package as Carney and Modi Reset Diplomatic Ties

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi signed five memorandums of understanding worth a combined 5.5 billion dollars in New Delhi on Monday, including a landmark 2.6 billion dollar uranium supply agreement, marking the most significant bilateral engagement in over two decades.

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South Korea's Former President Yoon Suk Yeol Sentenced to Life in Prison for Insurrection Politics

South Korea's Former President Yoon Suk Yeol Sentenced to Life in Prison for Insurrection

Seoul Central Court handed the former president a life sentence for mobilizing military forces to seize the National Assembly in December 2024, the first such conviction in 30 years.

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Peru Congress Ousts President Jeri in Chifagate Scandal as Seventh Leader Removed in a Decade Politics

Peru Congress Ousts President Jeri in Chifagate Scandal as Seventh Leader Removed in a Decade

Peru's Congress removed interim President Jose Jeri after four months in office over the Chifagate scandal involving secret meetings with Chinese businessmen, making him the seventh leader ousted in a decade.

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DHS Shutdown Begins as Congress Fails to Reach Deal Over ICE Reform Demands Politics

DHS Shutdown Begins as Congress Fails to Reach Deal Over ICE Reform Demands

DHS entered a partial shutdown after Congress failed to agree on ICE reforms demanded by Democrats following two fatal shootings of U.S. citizens during immigration raids in Minneapolis.

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Trump EPA to Revoke Landmark Climate Endangerment Finding Politics

Trump EPA to Revoke Landmark Climate Endangerment Finding

Trump administration announces plan to rescind the 2009 EPA endangerment finding, eliminating the legal foundation for all major US climate regulations in what Zeldin calls the largest deregulation ever.

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Jimmy Lai Sentenced to 20 Years in Landmark Hong Kong Security Case Politics

Jimmy Lai Sentenced to 20 Years in Landmark Hong Kong Security Case

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai receives the longest sentence under the national security law, drawing international condemnation and calls for his release.

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Pentagon Cuts Ties With Harvard, Ends Military Programs Politics

Pentagon Cuts Ties With Harvard, Ends Military Programs

Defense Secretary Hegseth announces Pentagon will end all military training and fellowship programs at Harvard, escalating the standoff over funding and campus policies.

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US Accuses China of Secret Nuclear Test in Major Geneva Disclosure Politics

US Accuses China of Secret Nuclear Test in Major Geneva Disclosure

US Under Secretary DiNanno accuses China of secret 2020 nuclear test at Geneva conference, calling for new trilateral arms treaty after New START expires.

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