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US Judge Arrested For Obstructing Immigration Arrest In Trump Crackdown

Hannah Dugan, a Milwaukee County circuit judge, allegedly "intentionally misdirected federal agents away from the subject" whom agents were intending to detain at her courthouse, FBI director Kash Patel said in a post on X.

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Why Top Israel Officials Will Be Absent For Pope Francis' Funeral

Pope Francis had been vocal in his criticism of Israel's military actions in Gaza, suggesting that the international community should examine whether Israel's actions could be classified as genocide.

Trump and Zelenskyy hold ‘very productive’ ceasefire talks at Vatican

Two leaders meet at Pope Francis’s funeral to discuss Washington’s plan for an end to the fightingDonald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy used their time at the Vatican while attending the funeral of Pope Francis to discuss a possible ceasefire with Russia, with the Ukrainian president releasing a photograph of a seemingly intense conversation in St Peter’s Basilica.The White House described the meeting as “very productive”, while Zelenskyy said on X that the talk with the US president was very symbolic and had the “potential to become historic, if we achieve joint results”. Continue reading...

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Pakistan Government Mocked By Own Citizens As Tensions Escalate With India

Pakistan's government is trying hard to counter the terror charges levelled by India after the massacre of 26 tourists by terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir. But the latest challenge that the Shehbaz Sharif government is facing is from within.

Residents of New Orleans comeback district fear port development could kill the renaissance

Residents of the Lower Ninth Ward say a huge industrial project will imperil its recovery from 2005’s Hurricane KatrinaResidents ofNew Orleans’ Ninth Ward, an area many declared dead after Hurricane Katrina, know their history – and the resurgent arts district that marks their comeback. They worry that a huge industrial project would bury the great resurrection. And it’s only the latest crisis with which they have grappled.For all its grandeur and rocking street pageants, New Orleans faced another crisis after the New Year’s Day terrorist attack killed 14 on its globally famed Bourbon Street. Would the killings turn away tourists? The city doubled down on security as it hosted the NFL’s Super Bowl in February, with help from the state government. Lavish media coverage followed. The city rolled into Mardi Gras in early March, with crowded parades, nightclubs, restaurants and art galleries, a healthy boost for New Orleans’s $8bn tourist economy. Continue reading...