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Has the US Supreme Court weakened the Voting Rights Act – and how?
Ruling, called ‘big win’ by Trump, will result in redistricting in Louisiana, but it will have farther-reaching effects.
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Activist leads tour through ‘architectural crime scene’ of Cape Town’s past
An activist-turned-historian takes tourists through South Africa’s painful colonial history, which still echoes today.
Zohran Mamdani takes oath as New York mayor with historic Quran
Incoming mayor uses edition symbolising New York City history; to use two family Qurans in public ceremony on Friday.
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What is remigration, the far-right fringe idea going mainstream?
From the US to Europe, the idea of forcibly expelling non-white immigrants is gaining steam. Where does it come from?
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What we know about Ahmed al-Ahmed, ‘hero’ who disarmed Bondi attacker
A GoFundMe page has been launched for Ahmed al-Ahmed, injured when bravely tackling one of the Bondi Beach attackers.
Syria extends Homs curfew as killings threaten to inflame sectarian tension
Syria’s Interior Ministry says the killers likely planted misleading slogans to inflame tensions.
CAIR sues Texas governor over ‘unconstitutional’ terror designation
US Muslim civil rights group says Greg Abbott’s designation of its Texas chapter is ‘unconstitutional and defamatory’.
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Trump’s 7,500 refugee cap; echoing restrictive US immigration history
The US has historically passed laws denying entry or citizenship to people of specific ethnicities or nationalities.
Trump announces lowest refugee admission cap in US history at 7,500
President says US will prioritise white South Africans in move decried by refugee advocates as blatantly political.
French massacre of WWII African riflemen ‘premeditated’, covered up: Report
New findings reveal the Thiaroye massacre death toll was far higher than reported, with up to 400 victims.
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‘Gas them’: How a leaked pro-Nazi young Republicans chat sparked GOP storm
The chat history, seen by Politico, included messages containing slurs, racism and rape jokes.
