Modi Has Few Good Options to Quell India’s ‘Cockroach’ Protests – Bloomberg.com

  1. Modi Has Few Good Options to Quell India’s ‘Cockroach’ Protests  Bloomberg.com
  2. Why political fury is boiling over on the streets of India’s capital  CNN
  3. What Is the Youth-Led ‘Cockroach Movement’ Staging Mass Protests in India?  Time Magazine
  4. India’s Young Protesters Are Bloodied but Unbowed  The New York Times
  5. What's behind India's 'cockroach' youth protests?  Reuters
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Trump ally wins Republican primary for Arizona governor, setting up race against Katie Hobbs

The victory for Andy Biggs, who was a central figure in the effort to overturn Trump’s 2020 election defeat, sets up a high-stakes contest in the battleground state

Arizona voters on Tuesday chose their nominees for governor, Congress and other top offices, setting up a fall campaign that will test whether Republicans can reverse some of the Trump-era losses they suffered in a premier battleground state.

Andy Biggs, the hard-right congressman endorsed by Donald Trump, easily won the Republican nomination to challenge the incumbent Democrat, governor Katie Hobbs.

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US attacks Iran for 11th consecutive night – Al Jazeera

  1. US attacks Iran for 11th consecutive night  Al Jazeera
  2. U.S. and Iranian attacks continue as tensions mount on a key waterway in the Red Sea  NPR
  3. US Widens Strikes on Iran as Both Sides Downplay Diplomacy  Bloomberg.com
  4. US military completes 11th night of strikes on Iran as attacks overshadow diplomacy  AP News
  5. U.S. strikes Iran and Houthis threaten Saudi Arabia shipping as mediators push 10-day ceasefire  CNBC
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House passes spending bill to head off government shutdown before midterms

Measure authorizes spending until 4 December as Republicans seek to avoid volatile issue in election season

The US House of Representatives on Tuesday approved a stopgap measure to head off a government shutdown until early December, with its Republican leaders seeking to defuse a volatile issue in the run-up to the November midterm elections.

The continuing resolution authorizing government spending until 4 December passed by a vote of 220-205, roughly along party lines. It next heads to the Senate, where it will need to win bipartisan support to clear the chamber.

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US military identifies third service member killed in Iranian attack on Jordan base

Sgt Angel S Pampersad also believed to be dead in attack that killed two others, raising death toll to 18 troops since start of Iran war

The US military has confirmed that a third service member is believed to be dead in Friday’s attack on a base in Jordan and identified them as Sgt Angel S Rampersad, 28, of New York.

The confirmation brings the death toll to 18 US service members killed since the war began.

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Tropical Storm Bertha expected to weaken as it moves toward US

Storm warnings stretch from Florida to Louisiana as Bertha brings heavy rain, flooding risk and possible tornadoes

Tropical Storm Bertha strengthened in the Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday but was expected to weaken this week as it chugs closer to the US, potentially bringing coastal flooding and heavy rain from the Florida Panhandle to Louisiana.

Those areas along the northern Gulf coast were under a tropical storm warning through Wednesday and could see rain and flooding into Thursday morning, the Miami-based National Hurricane Center said. New Orleans also was under a tropical storm warning.

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Exclusive | Trump Approves Landmark Nuclear Deal With Saudi Arabia in Big Win for Kingdom – WSJ

  1. Exclusive | Trump Approves Landmark Nuclear Deal With Saudi Arabia in Big Win for Kingdom  WSJ
  2. Trump approves nuclear deal that may allow Saudi Arabia to enrich uranium, sources say  The Globe and Mail
  3. Trump Administration Is Said to Reach Broad Nuclear Deal With Saudis  The New York Times
  4. Live Updates: Latest from Israel, Iran, and Middle East  The Jerusalem Post
  5. Trump to seek Congress approval for Saudi Arabia nuclear energy pact that lacks safeguards, sources say  Reuters
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Zelenskyy fires Ukraine’s army chief and offers Fedorov ‘prominent position’ – The Guardian

  1. Zelenskyy fires Ukraine’s army chief and offers Fedorov ‘prominent position’  The Guardian
  2. Zelensky sacks Ukraine’s military chief following widespread protests  CNN
  3. Mykhailo Drapatyi: What to Know About Ukraine’s New Top General  The New York Times
  4. Ukraine’s Zelenskyy fires his commander in chief after protests and major rift  NBC News
  5. The Ukrainian General at the Root of the Latest Protests Against Zelensky  WSJ
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