Court blocks Trump bid to end protections for 600,000 Venezuelans

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Appellate panel upholds lower court’s ruling as homeland security spokesperson attacks ‘activist’ judges

A federal appeals court on Friday blocked Donald Trump’s plans to end protections for 600,000 people from Venezuela who have permission to live and work in the US, saying that plaintiffs are likely to win their claim that the president’s administration’s actions were unlawful.

A three-judge panel of the ninth US circuit court of appeals unanimously upheld a lower court ruling that maintained temporary protected status for Venezuelans while TPS holders challenge actions by the Republican president’s administration in court.

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Protective dykes blown up to save Punjab cities as raging waters head southwards – Dawn

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  1. Protective dykes blown up to save Punjab cities as raging waters head southwards  Dawn
  2. Watch: Luxury neighbourhood in Lahore submerged in floods  BBC
  3. Half a million people stranded by heavy flooding evacuated in Pakistan  Al Jazeera
  4. ‘The water left nothing’: Pakistan’s Punjab province reels from deadly floods  The Guardian
  5. Pakistan on 'exceptionally high' flooding alert, says India released water from dam  Reuters
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Suspected Porepunkah gunman Dezi Freeman had no convictions for violence or firearm offences, court record shows

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The 56-year-old made a series of threats against police and had a long history of minor offences, culminating in the loss of his driver’s licence in 2022

The suspected Porepunkah gunman had a criminal record stretching more than 30 years, but had not been convicted of any serious offences, court extracts show.

Dezi Freeman, 56, made a series of threats against police, and had his firearms licence cancelled, in the years before allegedly killing two police officers at a remote property in north-eastern Victoria on Tuesday. Victoria police is now investigating whether its risk assessment before the incident was adequate.

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Former NSW police officer who lost her arm after a car accident awarded $2.3m by the court

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County court judge found physical and psychological injuries from the accident caused ‘complete destruction of her capacity for any form of meaningful remunerative work’

A former police officer has been awarded $2.3m after a car accident during a cannabis clearing operation that led to the amputation of her arm and the “complete destruction” of her earning capacity.

In a district court decision handed down in Sydney on Friday, acting judge Leonard Levy SC found the state of New South Wales had breached its duty of care to the former officer Jillian Oliver, and that its negligence had resulted in the accident, her injuries, and her “catastrophic” physical and psychological situation.

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Missouri governor calls special session to redraw congressional maps to aid Republicans

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State follows Texas’s lead in Trump’s push to gain more House seats for Republicans in 2026 midterms

The Missouri governor, Mike Kehoe, has moved to help the Republican party gain an additional seat in Congress, calling a special legislative session to redraw congressional districts in his state.

Kehoe’s announcement on Friday followed a pressure campaign from Donald Trump, who has urged Republican states to reshape district boundaries to more heavily favor Republicans, boosting the party’s chances of maintaining control of the House of Representatives in 2026.

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Dezi Freeman: Porepunkah shooting ignites conspiracy theorists fears – BBC

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  1. Dezi Freeman: Porepunkah shooting ignites conspiracy theorists fears  BBC
  2. Rare police shooting reveals how a US imported belief system is becoming more violent in Australia  CNN
  3. Police hunt Australian man believed to be radicalized, well-armed conspiracy theorist who killed 2 officers  CBS News
  4. Rise of sovereign citizen movement a challenge to Australia’s world-leading gun control  The Guardian
  5. Police opted against SOG role in arresting alleged Porepunkah gunman  The Sydney Morning Herald
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US denies visas to Palestinian Authority leaders for UN general assembly – The Guardian

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  1. US denies visas to Palestinian Authority leaders for UN general assembly  The Guardian
  2. United States Revokes Visas of Palestinian Officials  Time Magazine
  3. US to stop Palestinians attending UN meeting in New York  BBC
  4. US announces it will deny visa to Palestinian Authority president and other officials ahead of UN General Assembly  CNN
  5. Trump Administration Bars Palestinian Officials From U.N. Meeting in New York  The New York Times
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As Israel seeks to empty Gaza City, its residents weigh whether to leave – The Washington Post

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  1. As Israel seeks to empty Gaza City, its residents weigh whether to leave  The Washington Post
  2. In Gaza City, I Have Surrendered to an Unknown Fate  Drop Site News
  3. Palestinians fleeing to south Gaza Strip seen in Gaza City  Xinhua
  4. ‘Every hour counts’ in Gaza, UNRWA chief renews call for ceasefire  UN News
  5. Israeli bombardments continue displacing entire families in Gaza: UN agency  Anadolu Ajansı
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