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An Illinois thrift store has collected more than 100,000 donated items and runs with 200 regular volunteers, using every resale purchase to support local families in crisis

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An Illinois thrift store has collected more than 100,000 donated items and runs with 200 regular volunteers, using every resale purchase to support local families in crisis

An Illinois thrift shop run by a team of 200 regular volunteers has processed more than 100,000 donated items, putting every dollar earned from second-hand sales toward helping local families going through financial hardship. House of Hope Resale, located in Barrington, Illinois, turns unwanted household goods, clothing, and furniture into direct emergency help. Run under … Read more

Pakistan in crisis: PTI to hold Sept 27 stir ‘at all costs’; Imran Khan’s sisters challenge detention orders

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Pakistan in crisis: PTI to hold Sept 27 stir 'at all costs'; Imran Khan's sisters challenge detention orders

Pakistan: Imran Khan’s sisters challenge detention orders in court, demand immediate release Pakistan’s opposition Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) will proceed with its planned September 27 protest demanding the release of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan, even as legal challenges have been filed against the preventive detention of his three sisters.A petition was filed in the … Read more

Australia ageing population crisis report sparks migration debate

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Australia ageing population crisis report sparks migration debate

People take photos of the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia. (Photo: Reuters) For the first time in the 2060s, deaths are projected to outnumber births in Australia, while annual population growth is expected to average 0.9% over the next four decades. Lower fertility and declining net overseas migration are expected to contribute to the … Read more

Pakistan ministers warn of energy crisis; Shehbaz government struggles as fuel prices break records

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Pakistan ministers warn of energy crisis; Shehbaz government struggles as fuel prices break records

Shehbaz ministers warn of energy crisis as Pakistan fuel prices surge Pakistan is facing a widening energy crunch as disruptions around key Gulf shipping routes push up global oil prices, fuel costs surge and the government weighs measures to curb petroleum consumption.Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s government is facing pressure on multiple fronts, with ministers … Read more

US warns of rising illnesses in Cuba amid worsening water, power crisis; embassy issues health alert

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US warns of rising illnesses in Cuba amid worsening water, power crisis; embassy issues health alert

A person sleeps on the Malecón seawall to escape the heat of their homes during a power outage in Havana earlier this month The US Embassy in Havana has issued a health alert over a rise in intestinal illnesses and diarrhea across Cuba, linking the outbreak to the continued deterioration of the island’s water and … Read more

Thousands protest in Ceuta as Spain rallies over enclave’s migrant crisis

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Thousands protest in Ceuta as Spain rallies over enclave's migrant crisis

By Victoria Waldersee and Miguel Pereira Thousands protest in Ceuta as Spain rallies over enclave’s migrant crisis CEUTA, Spain, Sept 2 – Residents of Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta took to the streets on Wednesday to protest the handling by Madrid of a migration crisis caused by a deadly border surge in July when … Read more

US wildfire crisis: Hawk Fire burns more than 15,000 acres, forcing mass evacuations in Nevada

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US wildfire crisis: Hawk Fire burns more than 15,000 acres, forcing mass evacuations in Nevada

In Nevada, 23,000 people remained under evacuation orders around Reno on Monday as the Hawk Fire burned more than 15,000 acres. (GIF: @HotshotWake) In Nevada, 23,000 people remained under evacuation orders around Reno on Monday as the Hawk Fire burned more than 15,000 acres, while California lawmakers weighed utility wildfire liability and scientists warned that … Read more

Pay €25,000 for Schengen visa: Indian company BLS under probe after Spain’s Algerian migration crisis

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Pay €25,000 for Schengen visa: Indian company BLS under probe after Spain's Algerian migration crisis

Spanish investigators are examining whether visa appointment and document-processing companies helped a network prioritise applicants who paid bribes. Indian company BLS International has been drawn into a Spanish National Court investigation with links to alleged visa fraud network at Spain’s consulate in Algiers. The allegations have been denied by the firm.The probe, led by Judge … Read more

Somalia faces another hunger crisis and the UN food agency head says it has far less funds to help

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Somalia faces another hunger crisis and the UN food agency head says it has far less funds to help

MOGADISHU, Somalia — Six million people in Somalia are facing acute food insecurity while the World Food Program has only a tenth of the resources it had in 2022 when it helped avert famine in the drought- and conflict-stricken East African nationthe head of the U.N. agency told The Associated Press. Somalia faces another hunger … Read more

Who is Latiesha Dukes? Lindsay Clancy’s counselor makes shocking revelations about ‘crisis hotline ASPIRE’

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Witness Latiesha Dukes, a mental health clinician, testifies during Lindsay Clancy's murder trial at Plymouth Superior Court in Plymouth, Massachusetts, U.S., August 12, 2026. Mark Stockwell/Pool via REUTERS (via REUTERS)

Latiesha Dukes, a counselor who had sessions with Lindsay Clancy in the months leading up to the tragic murder of her children, gave her testimony on Wednesday. Witness Latiesha Dukes, a mental health clinician, testifies during Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial at Plymouth Superior Court in Plymouth, Massachusetts, U.S., August 12, 2026. Mark Stockwell/Pool via REUTERS … Read more