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Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers detain two members of the UN political mission

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Afghanistan’s Taliban rulers have detained two Afghan members of the U.N. political mission in the country, the United Nations said Wednesday, The Taliban’s General Directorate…

  • Two UN staff members detained by Taliban in Herat.
  • Detention by Taliban's General Directorate of Intelligence.
  • UN mission urges compliance with privileges and immunities.

·apnews.com

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The word India’s ‘cockroach’ protests missed can be found in China

At Jantar Mantar, New Delhi’s designated protest site, India’s future spent weeks enduring the heat and demanding change. But what kind of change, and why? These were young people, many of them highly educated but still without a job despite sitting numerous government recruitment exams. Their anger was not because they had been cheated.

·scmp.com

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U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he was considering declaring a national emergency to fund his long-promised border wall with Mexico, a move that would allow him to bypass Congress to get the funding but could also spark a constitutional crisis. Speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump said he was looking at a range of options to get the wall built, including declaring a national emergency, which would give him access to billions of dollars in federal funds. “There are a lot of ways to do it,” Trump said. “You know, people are saying, ‘Is it going to be a national emergency?’ And I say, ‘Maybe, maybe not.’ But there are many ways to do it.” Trump said he had spoken to Republican senators about the possibility of including border wall funding in a spending bill to avoid a government shutdown. The U.S. Congress has refused to approve $5 billion in funding for the wall, which was a key campaign promise for Trump. The president has said previously that he would “be very proud” to shut down the government over the wall, and many lawmakers fear a shutdown could happen as early as this weekend. Trump’s comments came as U.S. lawmakers were racing to pass a spending bill to fund the government before a midnight Friday deadline. The White House has said that if a deal is not reached, Trump would sign a short-term spending bill to keep the government open. But Trump has repeatedly said that he will not sign any spending bill that does not include funding for his border wall. Earlier on Wednesday, a group of Republican senators, led by Senator Lindsey Graham, unveiled a plan to compromise on border security. The plan calls for $15 billion in border security funding over 10 years, including $5 billion for the wall, $3 billion for technology and $7 billion for personnel and infrastructure. Democrats have rejected the plan, saying it does not go far enough to address the humanitarian crisis at the border. The partial government shutdown that occurred in December and January lasted for 35 days and cost the U.S. economy an estimated $11 billion. Trump’s comments on Wednesday seemed to suggest that he was willing to take a hard line on the border wall, even if it meant going around Congress. “There are a lot of strange things that can happen in this country,” Trump said. “Believe me, a lot of strange things can happen.”

·hani.co.kr

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Trump spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt to step down

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, the youngest person to hold the role, will leave at month’s end, President Donald Trump announced Wednesday. Leavitt, 28, just recently returned to the White House after taking a brief leave for the birth of her second child in May.

·scmp.com

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