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Is the President immune from prosecution? US Supreme Court to decide on Trump case | Explained News

[ad_1] The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) will soon decide if former President Donald Trump is immune from criminal prosecution for allegedly attempting to subvert the 2020 presidential election results, where he was voted out of power in favour of current President Joe Biden. After the US Court of Appeals for the District…

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Why homesexuality is ‘natural’ in the animal kingdom | Explained News

[ad_1] Researchers for the first time witnessed humpback whales having sex in 2022, off the coast of Hawaii. A newly published study in the journal Marine Mammal Science, confirming the sighting, described the sexual encounter like this: “It was also observed that Whale B had its penis extruded throughout the entire encounter and, at times,…

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Russian President Putin warns of nuclear war risk if NATO troops are sent to Ukraine | World News

[ad_1] Russian President Vladimir Putin, in his state-of-the-nation address Thursday, warned NATO countries they risked nuclear conflict if they sent troops to Ukraine. He added that Russia must strengthen its western military district after Finland and Sweden’s admission to the Atlantic alliance. Russia will not allow anyone to interfere in its internal affairs, said Putin…

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Palestinian Authority govt resigns: Why, and can it help shorten the war in Gaza? | Explained News

[ad_1] With no end to the Gaza war in sight, the West Bank’s Palestinian Authority government resigned on Monday (February 27). The move is being seen as the first step towards an overhaul of the Palestinian Authority, so that it can govern Gaza too after the war, an arrangement that the US is pushing. West…

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An Expert Explains: Russia-Ukraine war, two years on | Explained News

[ad_1] On February 24, 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine. Two years later, an end to the biggest war in Europe since World War II is nowhere in sight. The fighting has displaced millions of Ukrainians, altered the geopolitical landscape of Europe, and hit economies around the world by disrupting supply chains, adding to inflation, and triggering…

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Pakistan elections: The General, the rebel, and India | Explained News

[ad_1] Pakistan’s ride-hailing service, Careem, recently posted on X: “Program war gaya?” which literally translates to “program gone bust?” As the country’s election results poured in and independents backed by Imran Khan’s PTI trumped the Army’s preferred Sharif-Bhutto-Zardari combine, this phrase was being used by PTI leaders to refer to how the military’s plans had…

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Shehbaz Sharif set to return as Pak PM: His career so far, why his brother Nawaz is not getting top job | Explained News

[ad_1] The choice of Shehbaz as PM face comes as a surprise, as his older brother Nawaz Sharif was widely expected to take the top post. Shehbaz’s elevation has caused some disquiet within the PML-N, and even set off speculations that Nawaz’s political career might be over, something his daughter Maryam was quick to quash….

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A sailor’s story: How a piracy attack in the Gulf of Aden and eight months in captivity led him to work for other seafarers | India News

[ad_1] Two weeks ago, as Chirag Bahri talked to the crew members of a ship that had been boarded by pirates off the Gulf of Aden, the first thing he asked them was how they coped in those excruciating few hours as they sat huddled in the citadel of the ship, while armed pirates outside…

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What did Trump say about NATO funding and what is Article 5? | Explained News

[ad_1] Former US President Donald Trump raised a storm of criticism from the White House and top Western officials for suggesting he would not defend NATO allies who failed to spend enough on defence and would even encourage Russia to attack them. Here are the answers to some key questions about NATO, the comments by…

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Prince Harry settles case against UK tabloid publisher that hacked his phone | World News

[ad_1] A British newspaper publisher has agreed to pay Prince Harry a “substantial” sum in costs and damages for invading his privacy with phone hacking and other illegal snooping, Harry’s lawyer said Friday. Attorney David Sherborne said Mirror Group Newspapers had agreed to pay all of Harry’s legal costs, plus damages, and would make an…

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