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US court affirms release of pro-Palestine scholar as legal battle continues
A United States appeals court has rejected immigration authorities’ push to re-detain a Georgetown University scholar, who is facing deportation for his activism against Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza. In a 2-1 decision, the Virginia-based US Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled that federal immigration law did not bar a lower court…
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Americans — including many Republicans — are losing faith in capitalism, polling shows
President Donald Trump has indicated that his main strategy for the 2026 midterm elections is to call Democrats “socialists” and even “communists” at every turn. And there is evidence that democratic socialism is gaining somewhat more of a foothold in recent Democratic primaries. But the larger story in American politics right now might be less…
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‘There’s no salary’: DRC health workers tell of hardship as Ebola spreads
Bunia, Democratic Republic of the Congo: The warning from the World Health Organization (WHO) is dire: The current outbreak of the Ebola virus currently spreading in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) might be one of the world’s worst, the agency has said over and over. In the worst outbreak on record, the…
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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy meets with far-right US activist Laura Loomer
Laura Loomer, a far-right American activist and close ally of US President Donald Trump, has met and interviewed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, reversing years of hostility towards Ukraine. Loomer said she interviewed Zelenskyy on Thursday for her show on the social media platform Rumble, after telling her nearly 2 million followers on X that she…