The extreme right party, Jamaat-e-Islami, had announced a march from Islamabad’s famous Abpara intersection to the US embassy in the high-security diplomatic enclave.
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Macron vows to enshrine women’s rights to abortion in French Constitution in 2024
Abortion in France was decriminalized under a 1975 law, but there is nothing in the constitution that would guarantee abortion rights.
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New Hampshire’s presidential primary ballots will have 24 Republicans and 21 Democrats, but no Biden
The stage is set for the New Hampshire presidential primary, even though the date hasn’t been picked yet
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Thousands break into aid warehouses in Gaza as deaths top 8,000 and Israel widens ground offensive
Tanks and infantry pushed into Gaza over the weekend as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced a ‘second stage’ in the war, three weeks after Hamas launched a brutal incursion into Israel.
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‘Friends’ star Matthew Perry found dead at his Los Angeles home, reports say
The Emmy-nominated actor was found dead of an apparent drowning Saturday. He was 54.
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Syphilis and other STDs are on the rise. States lost millions of dollars to fight and treat them
Several states told the Associated Press that the biggest impact of having the program canceled in the national debt ceiling deal is that they’re struggling to expand their disease intervention specialist workforce.
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Pope’s meeting on church future says it’s ‘urgent’ to guarantee governance roles for women
After a month of closed-door debate, Francis’ meeting on the future of the Catholic Church ended with the approval of a 42-page text on a host of issues that will now be considered at a second session next year.
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Mexico security authorities raise Hurricane Otis death toll to 39
Aid has been slow to arrive. The Category 5 storm’s destruction cut off the city of nearly 1 million people for the first day and it intensified so quickly on Tuesday that little to nothing had been staged in advance.
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Pence ends campaign for the White House after struggling to gain traction
The former vice president is dropping his bid for the Republican presidential nomination.
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AP sources: Auto workers and Stellantis reach tentative contract deal that follows model set by Ford
The deal, which still has to be ratified by members, leaves only General Motors without a contract with the union.