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Planned Parenthood to offer ‘just in case’ abortion pills at some US clinics

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Patients in Washington and Hawaii will be able to obtain medication before pregnancy in expansion of early access

Planned Parenthood clinics in Washington and Hawaii will now offer “just in case” abortion medication, bringing wider attention to the option of receiving the pills in advance of pregnancy amid growing challenges to access.

Leaders at the organization hope their name recognition will help community members understand their options for accessing care despite federal, state and personal challenges to getting abortion care.

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Palestinian baby shot dead by Israeli troops in occupied West Bank

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The seven-month-old, Sam Fahd Abu Haikal, was in his mother’s arms when soldiers fired on family in Hebron

Israeli troops killed a seven-month-old Palestinian baby in the occupied West Bank and injured his parents after opening fire on the family’s car, despite it having complied with an order to stop.

Soldiers opened fire on Friday on a car carrying the infant and his parents in the Tel Rumeida area of Hebron. The seven-month-old, Sam Fahd Abu Haikal, was critically injured, evacuated in critical condition to a hospital, where he later died.

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South Korean protesters keep calling for re-run of election after ballot shortage – Reuters

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  1. South Korean protesters keep calling for re-run of election after ballot shortage  Reuters
  2. South Korea's President Orders Probe Into Ballot Shortage Issue  U.S. News & World Report
  3. Seoul Protesters Demand Election Revote After Ballot Snafu  Bloomberg.com
  4. Young voters gather to challenge election results  The Korea Herald
  5. Park Bo-young Downplays Ballot Shortage Trolling  조선일보
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Cockroach Janta Party rallies in New Delhi for youth protests – Al Jazeera

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  1. Cockroach Janta Party rallies in New Delhi for youth protests  Al Jazeera
  2. A Viral Gen-Z Protest Movement Draws Thousands to India’s Capital  The New York Times
  3. India’s youth are fuming. A Boston University graduate wants to fix that  CNN
  4. Mock political party for India’s young ‘cockroaches’ holds first street protest  AP News
  5. Viral ‘Cockroach’ Movement Leader Heads to India to Lead Gen-Z Protests  Bloomberg.com
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Kuwait and Bahrain targeted by Iran after exchange of fire with US

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Iran attacks American bases in Gulf states after Washington shoots down drones and strikes Iranian radar sites

Bahrain has said Iran fired ballistic missiles and drones at it and Kuwait, hours after the US and Iran exchanged strikes over the Gulf, the latest in a series of flare-ups that threatened to break the fragile ceasefire.

Air raid sirens rang out on Saturday in Bahrain and people were told to move to a safe location and await further instructions. Kuwait’s military said it was intercepting drones and missiles launched at the country.

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Six more charged after Southampton riots over Henry Nowak murder

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Total number charged rises to 11 after protests that broke out following sentencing of man for murder of 18-year-old

Six more people have been charged with violent disorder in Southampton after riots broke out following the sentencing of a man for the murder of 18-year-old Henry Nowak.

It brings the total number of people charged after disorder in the city to 11. Kevin Reeves, 31, of Portswood Road, Southampton; Andrew Riddett, 38, of Seacombe Green, Southampton; Harry Varney, 34, of Briarswood, Southampton; Taylor Grundy, 22, of Pavillion Way, Gosport; and Dillon Crawford, 29, of Wilton Avenue, Southampton, were charged with violent disorder, Hampshire constabulary said.

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Israeli forces kill a Palestinian baby after firing at car in the West Bank, health ministry says – CBS News

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  1. Israeli forces kill a Palestinian baby after firing at car in the West Bank, health ministry says  CBS News
  2. Infant Killed as Israeli Military Fires on Car in West Bank, Palestinian Officials Say  The New York Times
  3. Military Police probing killing of Palestinian infant by soldier in the West Bank  The Times of Israel
  4. Palestinian baby shot dead by Israeli troops in occupied West Bank  The Guardian
  5. Israeli soldiers open fire on car in West Bank, killing 7-month-old baby  CNN
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‘Historic’: Canadian warehouse workers sign first-ever union deal with Walmart

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Union says collective agreement is just the start of a broader fight to unionize major employers across the country

Canadian warehouse workers have signed the first-ever collective agreement with Walmart, a breakthrough labour organizers are calling a “historic and powerful step”.

But the union says the deal with a corporation long hostile to organized labour is only an opening salvo in a broader fight to unionize major employers across the country.

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Colombian far-right candidate is latest Trumpian figure in Latin America to ride anti-incumbent wave – The Guardian

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  1. Colombian far-right candidate is latest Trumpian figure in Latin America to ride anti-incumbent wave  The Guardian
  2. Can Abelardo De La Espriella, a U.S. Citizen, Become Colombia’s President?  The New York Times
  3. Colombia's presidential runoff could impact the future of the Amazon rainforest and fossil fuels  AP News
  4. Appealing to centrists, Colombia leftist Cepeda backs away from possibility of new constitution  Reuters
  5. “The Two Candidates Could Not Be More Different”: Colombia’s presidential vote  Washington Office on Latin America | WOLA
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Kosovo set to hold third election in 18 months as frustration grows over political impasse – AP News

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  1. Kosovo set to hold third election in 18 months as frustration grows over political impasse  AP News
  2. Kosovo’s path toward NATO and the EU at risk in Sunday’s elections, ex-president warns  politico.eu
  3. Kosovo holds another snap election as political crisis drags on  Reuters
  4. Kosovo voters return to the polls after parties fail to agree on a new president  KSAT
  5. Kosovo Seeks to End Impasse With Snap Election: What to Watch  Bloomberg.com
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MoD reports ‘minor technical issue’ with aircraft carrier docked in Norway

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HMS Prince of Wales expected to set sail in the coming days, Ministry of Defence says

A technical issue has been detected on a UK navy flagship while docked in Norway after working with Nato and the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF), the government has said.

Earlier this month, HMS Prince of Wales – one of Britain’s two flagship aircraft carriers built for £6.4bn – set sail for Nordic waters from Loch Long, in Argyll and Bute, to provide security in the Atlantic and High North regions.

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Spain has 3 upcoming eclipses. How to catch the first one this summer – CNN

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  1. Spain has 3 upcoming eclipses. How to catch the first one this summer  CNN
  2. An August for Astrotourism: Chasing a Solar Eclipse in the Vineyards of Spain  Smithsonian Magazine
  3. 2026 total solar eclipse explained: A teaser for 2027’s rare 6-minute darkness  Gulf News
  4. 10 easy places to see the total solar eclipse 2026 from Spain's major vacation destinations  Space
  5. Longest solar eclipse of the century: A 6-minute 23-second total eclipse will turn day into night  The Times of India
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