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Brown University’s president, who clashed with Trump over funding, steps down

Brown University president Christina Paxson said she had planned to leave her job one year earlier, but extended her tenure at the university.

Samoa rugby in disarray after government withdraws support

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (R) escorts Samoa's Prime Minister La?auli Leuatea Schmidt (C) and Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister James Marape (L) onto the field prior to Game Three of the men's State of Origin rugby league series between the New South Wales Blues and the Queensland Maroons in Brisbane on July 8, 2026. (Photo by TERTIUS PICKARD / AFP) / -- IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE --

Pardoned by Trump, Hernandez to return to Honduras and seek dismissal of local charges

FILE PHOTO: Honduras former President Juan Orlando Hernandez is escorted by authorities as he walks towards a plane of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) for his extradition to the United States, to face a trial on drug trafficking and arms possession charges, at the Hernan Acosta Mejia Air Force base in Tegucigalpa, Honduras April 21, 2022. REUTERS/Fredy Rodriguez/File Photo

Republican revolt over Trump ‘weaponisation’ fund stalls ICE funding vote

The Senate walked away from the planned vote, delaying it at least until June.

Chinese villagers in Hebei province struggle for heat as gas subsidies fade

People in winter clothes trade at a traditional market in a neighbourhood affected by the heating subsidy policy, in Baoding city, northern China's Hebei province on Jan 7.

Kerala has the lowest poverty rate in India. But has it eradicated extreme poverty, as it claims?

Mrs Parameshwari S. fixes her paralysed husband Selvam's pillow as her daughters look on. The family was listed as extremely poor in a Kerala state programme.

Belgian PM says best to leave frozen Russian funds in Euroclear for now

Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever attends a press conference with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (not pictured), at the Chancellery, in Berlin, Germany August 26, 2025. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse

Trump threatens funding for all California schools over transgender policies

People protest against Mr Donald Trump's administration's move to restrict transgender rights, in New York City, on Feb 14.

Temasek reports $45 billion rise in net portfolio value to $434 billion

The increase was mainly due to the strong performance of Temasek’s listed Singapore-based portfolio companies and direct investments in China, the United States and India.

Malaysian influencer Vivy and husband claim trial in Khazanah-linked embezzlement case

Vivy Yusof and her husband Fadzarudin Shah Anuar, co-founders of FashionValet e-commerce firm.

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