Pakistan pledges to help fight terror in talks with Tillerson
In Islamabad Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi vowed Pakistan will cooperate in the war on terror as Rex Tillerson pressed for more action against militant safe havens. Pakistani army and intelligence chiefs attended the talks. Tillerson called Pakistan an important partner in regional peace and urged continued cooperation amid U.S. concerns.
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Senators blast Trump as GOP fracturing deepens
Two Republican senators Jeff Flake of Arizona and Bob Corker of Tennessee denounce President Trump in a dramatic day of rebuke. Flake announces retirement after an emotional speech criticizing Trumpism while Corker calls the president’s behavior debasing to the nation. Trump dismisses them as incompetent and retortive, as party dynamics shift ahead of upcoming elections and Senate balance remains tight.
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Frontline clash looms as SDF advances in Syria near Raqqa
U S backed Kurdish led SDF move toward Boukamal after seizing Al Omar oil field and Raqqa area as Russia and the United States step up air strikes. Damascus warns over oil revenue loss while Tehran and Moscow comment on the widening struggle for Syria and oil rich territory.
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Global rise in anti-LGBT crackdowns linked across nations
A Tajik interior ministry registry lists 367 proven gays and lesbians amid what human rights groups fear will become mass incarcerations under “Morality” and “Purge” campaigns. Similar crackdowns spread to Egypt Azerbaijan Tanzania Indonesia and Chechnya, often following a common sequence from public denouncement to legal harassment and potential criminalization, with rights groups warning of copycat abuses.
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Republicans push bill to restore health care subsidies
Senate Finance Chair Orrin Hatch and House Ways and Means Chair Kevin Brady unveil a GOP alternative to resume federal payments to insurers for two years. The plan halts individual penalties 2017 to 2021 and employer penalties retroactively 2015 to this year while adding pro life protections and bigger health savings account contributions.
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