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Somali ref had suspected terror ties, official say...

A United States official said Tuesday night that Omar Artan, the Somalian referee who was denied entry into the country ahead of the World Cup, was refused admission due to "association with suspected members of terror organizations." The official spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss a matter that is covered by visa privacy laws. Speaking earlier Tuesday, Andrew Giuliani, the executive director of the White House FIFA Task Force, said Artan was denied admittance for "very good reason"...

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Global leaders hail Modi as he surpasses Nehru's record as longest-serving elected PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday surpassed the record of country's first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, to become the country's longest-serving elected PM in uninterrupted tenure. As PM Modi completed 4,399 consecutive days in office, leaders from India and around the world congratulated him on the milestone and praised his leadership and public service. US ambassador to India Sergio Gor said the achievement reflected PM Modi's years of service to the nation.

High court paves the way for multimillion-dollar compensation claims to NZYQ cohort in blow to government

Australian human rights lawyers and refugee advocacy groups are lauding the decision as a ‘significant outcome’Millions of dollars in compensation could be paid out to more than 350 unlawful non-citizens held in indefinite detention after the high court ruled against the Australian government. The ruling marks another blow for the Albanese government after its requirement that members of the NZYQ cohort released to wear ankle monitoring bracelets and abide by curfews were struck down as...