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Harris flips on another policy position: Banning plastic straws

Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris has flipped on another policy — banning plastic straws. Harris’ campaign has abandoned the vice president’s previous position from the 2020 Democratic primary in which she stated unequivocally that plastic straws should be banned due to environmental considerations. “She doesn’t support banning plastic straws,” a campaign official told Read More

At least five killed as ethnic violence flares in India’s Manipur

State government orders all schools in the state to remain shut citing security concerns after latest spurt of violence. At least five people, including one civilian, have been killed as violence flared between two warring ethnic communities in the restive northeastern Indian state of Manipur, according to authorities. Manipur has been rocked by periodic violence Read More

Kosovo closes two of four border crossings with Serbia after protests

Kosovo’s Interior Ministry blamed the closures on ‘masked extremists’ blocking traffic into Serbia. Kosovo has closed two of its four border crossings with Serbia, the government said, after protesters on the Serbian side blocked roads and turned away passengers carrying Kosovo documents. The closures at the Brnjak and Merdare crossings – both located in Kosovo’s Read More

Mexico arrests alleged cartel kingpin tied to 43 missing students

Gildardo Lopez Astudillo’s arrest comes weeks before the 10th anniversary of the students’ disappearance. Authorities in Mexico say they have arrested an alleged cartel chief linked to the decade-old disappearance of dozens of students. Gildardo Lopez Astudillo, the suspected cartel leader, was detained on charges of “organised crime” and taken to the Altiplano maximum security Read More