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LAHORE — Unprecedented air pollution in the Pakistani city of Lahore has forced authorities to close all primary schools for a week. From Monday, 50% of office workers will also work from home, as part of a “green lockdown” plan. Other measures include bans on engine-powered rickshaws and vendors that …

Moldova’s pro-Western president wins 2nd term in runoff overshadowed by Russian meddling claims  CNN Moldova’s pro-Western Sandu claims election win after meddling allegations  Reuters Pro-EU leader claims Moldova victory despite alleged Russian meddling  BBC.com Moldovans head to polls in major test for EU future  POLITICO Europe Resisting Russia, Moldova’s President Fights to Keep Power  Bloomberg …

Rachel Reeves ‘not immune’ to National Insurance hike criticism  BBC.com ‘I don’t accept that’: Kemi Badenoch hits back at Laura Kuenssberg on truth behind Budget  Express New Tory leader Kemi Badenoch says multiculturalism cannot ‘become something divisive’ with people in ‘groups  Daily Mail Reeves only smashed a ‘very, very low glass ceiling’, says …

David Lammy: Slavery reparations not about transfer of cash  BBC.com Here’s what Keir Starmer gets wrong about reparations: we’ve made them before, but now we have to do it right  The Guardian Conrad Black: The ‘absurd’ idea of paying reparations for slavery  National Post Disappointing UK denial of justice for Africa  Guardian Nigeria Righting …

How Four Posts on Instagram Destroyed Her Life  The New York Times Source link

Pelosi: Trump’s Violent Comments Are ‘Further Indication of His Cognitive Degeneration’  Rolling Stone Pelosi: Trump can’t last as president with ‘brain deteriorating’ at this rate  MSNBC Pelosi: Evident Trump’s Brain is ‘Deteriorating’ During Unhinged Rally  The Daily Beast “Something’s very wrong there”: Pelosi says Trump’s brain is “deteriorating”  Salon ‘His brain is deteriorating’: Trump …

Queen Letizia in tears on visit to flood-hit Valencia  BBC.com Angry crowds boo and throw eggs at Spanish king as he visits flood-hit Valencia  CNN Newspaper headlines: Spanish ‘flood fury’ and US candidates in ‘final push’  BBC.com Spain flood survivors hurl mud at the royals and top government officials  The Associated Press Protests over …

What the world thinks of Trump, Ukraine and Chinese supremacy  The Economist At stake on Election Day: The reality of the presidency  CBS News The view from abroad: Foreign policy in the 2024 US presidential election  ABC News Breaking down Harris and Trump’s different approaches to international conflicts  NBC News How the U.S. Election …

Crowd hurls mud and insults at Spain royals, PM on visit to flood-hit town  Al Jazeera English Angry crowds boo and throw eggs at Spanish king as he visits flood-hit Valencia  CNN Newspaper headlines: Spanish ‘flood fury’ and US candidates in ‘final push’  BBC.com Spain flood survivors hurl mud at the royals and …

Iran suggests truces in Lebanon, Gaza could soften retribution against Israel  The Times of Israel Iran’s supreme leader threatens Israel and US with ‘a crushing response’ over Israeli attack  The Associated Press Israel’s strike has Iran facing a stark nuclear option  The Hill Iran’s Khamenei warns of ‘crushing’ response to Israeli strikes  The Washington …