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Pakistani dating show modeled on ‘Love Island’ sparks anger in Muslim-majority country

By Associated Press Islamabad (AP) — A dating show modeled on “Love Island” that features Pakistani contestants has sparked anger in the Muslim-majority country, despite no episodes being aired yet, and the series being only accessible on YouTube. The country’s broadcasting regulator said Saturday it was not in a position to act on the public

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Workers hang a large photo of President Donald Trump from the top of the Department of Labor headquarters in Washington

Massive banners with Trump’s face are adorning some federal buildings in DC. Democrats are crying foul

By Camila DeChalus, CNN (CNN) — Democrats on Capitol Hill are raising alarm over large banners with President Donald Trump’s face that can be seen on three federal buildings, claiming they carry authoritarian undertones in the wake of a report from California Democratic Sen. Adam Schiff. “When I saw the banners hanging from federal office

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Israeli security forces set up an iron gate at the entrance of al-Ayzariyah town in the occupied West Bank on September 16.

Western recognition won’t change the reality on the ground: A Palestinian state has never seemed further away

By Ivana Kottasová, CNN (CNN) — The quest for Palestinian independence gained a major boost on Sunday as diplomatic heavyweights, the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia, formally recognized a State of Palestine ahead of the United Nations General Assembly. France is expected to follow suit at the UN General Assembly this week, with President Emmanuel

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A worker prepares soybeans for planting at a farm in Tiffin

‘Tidal wave of problems’: With harvest here, Trump’s trade war pushes some US farmers to the brink

By Eric Bradner, Andrew Seger, Nicky Robertson, Jeremy Herb, CNN (CNN) — Farmers across the country are issuing increasingly urgent warnings that they’ll face grim consequences if they don’t get help selling this year’s bumper crop that many have begun harvesting. Trade deals many had hoped would quickly emerge after President Donald Trump slapped tariffs

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F-16 fighter aircraft pictured during military exercises of Poland and NATO allied countries in Poland on September 17.

Poland scrambles jets as Russia launches massive aerial assault on Ukraine

By Sophie Tanno, Antonia Mortensen and Daria Tarasova-Markina, CNN (CNN) — Polish and allied military aircraft were scrambled early Saturday after Russia launched a massive aerial assault on Ukraine including strikes that targeted near its western border with Poland. It came hours after NATO intercepted three Russian jets over Estonia’s airspace and with Europe on

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