Protests erupted for a fifth day Friday in multiple cities and tensions soared across Indonesia, a day after a delivery rider was allegedly run over by a police armored vehicle during clashes between riot police and students protesting lawmakers’ allowances. Protesters marched to the headquarters of the police mobile brigade in the capital Jakarta on Friday, and some attempted...
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Samoa Votes In An Election That Will Decide The Fate Of Its First Woman Leader
Samoa went to the polls Friday in a critical election that could decide the future of the Pacific Island nation’s first woman leader, who called the vote after her government collapsed in May. Counting was scheduled to begin next Monday and run until Friday, Sept. 5, before any results are announced. The knife-edge election follows months of political...
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Video: Tottenham Hotspur New No. 7 Xavi Simons, On What It Means To Wear The Iconic Number
“Everyone loves Son. I know it’s a big responsibility, but I’m ready to take it. I’m ready to make my own story.”
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Video: Tennis Star Kamil Majchrzak Is Looking For A Young Boy Whose Gifted Cap Was Snatched From Him By A Grown Man At The US Open.
Majchrzak was seen trying to hand the boy his hat when a grown man took it and stashed it in a bag. “After the match, I didn’t record that my cap didn’t get to the boy … Could you help me find the kid from my match?” Majchrzak said on IG.
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Trump Ends Ex-Vice President Harris’ Secret Service Protection Early After Biden Had Extended It
President Donald Trump has revoked former Vice President Kamala Harris’ Secret Service protection that otherwise would have ended next summer, senior Trump administration officials said Friday. Former vice presidents typically get federal government protection for six months after leaving office, while ex-presidents do so for life. But then-President Joe Biden quietly signed a directive, at Harris’ request, that had...
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European Defense Leaders Pledge Pressure To End The War After Russian Strike On Kyiv
European defense ministers pledged Friday to ramp up support for Ukraine and increase pressure on Russia, a day after a Russian air assault on Kyiv killed 23 people and badly damaged a European diplomatic compound. Outrage over the attack propelled Europe’s leaders to condemn Russia even before Friday’s meeting and call for tougher measures on...
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US Revokes Visas Of Palestinian President And Other Officials Ahead Of UN General Assembly
Secretary of State Marco Rubio has revoked the visas of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and 80 other officials ahead of next month’s annual high-level meeting of the U.N. General Assembly, a step the Palestinian Authority decried as against international law. A State Department official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss visa issues that are...