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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

‘You are loved’: US cop hugs man battling mental health crisis, talks him out of jumping off bridge

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‘You are loved’: US cop hugs man battling mental health crisis, talks him out of jumping off bridge

US cop hugs man battling mental health crisis. A Metro Nashville police lieutenant is being credited with saving a man’s life after talking him out of jumping from a bridge over the Cumberland River. The tense encounter on the Victory Memorial Bridge ended with the man stepping away from the ledge and embracing the officer … Read more

Lake Mead fell to 1,040.4 feet as the Colorado River crisis deepened; Lake Powell is also under pressure, raising questions over water and hydropower

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Lake Mead fell to 1,040.4 feet as the Colorado River crisis deepened; Lake Powell is also under pressure, raising questions over water and hydropower

A paddle boat in Lake Mead near the Hoover Dam, far below the bathtub ring of light minerals indicating the lack of water, near Boulder City, Nev., on Friday, Aug. 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Ty ONeil) Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the United States, has reached its lowest recorded level since it was created nearly … Read more

UK PM Burnham vows to end ‘subscription traps’ amid cost-of-living crisis

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UK PM Burnham vows to end 'subscription traps' amid cost-of-living crisis

British Prime Minister Andy Burnham has vowed to crack down on hard-to-cancel subscriptions and fake discounts as part of measures to tackle the cost-of-living crisis, Downing Street said Sunday. UK PM Burnham vows to end ‘subscription traps’ amid cost-of-living crisis The announcement came as the new Labour leader was set to return to work after … Read more

Eggs thrown at Kosovo PM in parliament; House suspended amid political crisis

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Eggs thrown at Kosovo PM in parliament; House suspended amid political crisis

Kosovo’s parliament was suspended after opposition MP Time Kadrijaj threw eggs at acting PM Albin Kurti Kosovo’s parliament was suspended on Saturday after opposition lawmaker Time Kadrijaj threw eggs at acting Prime Minister Albin Kurti.The incident came as Kurti’s Vetevendosje party remained locked in negotiations with opposition groups over the formation of new institutions following … Read more

Major US university to hide letter grades for first-semester students, cites ‘mental health crisis’

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Major US university to hide letter grades for first-semester students, cites ‘mental health crisis’

University of Michigan. (AP Photo) A major US university is set to stop showing letter grades for first-semester freshmen in an effort to help students adjust to college life and address what it calls a growing mental health crisis among college-aged students.The University of Michigan’s College of Literature, Science and the Arts (LSA) will introduce … Read more