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An American constitutional crisis brews in a Central American prison
U.S. President Donald Trump has done numerous things in his second term that have been deemed authoritarian. But there's one line he hasn't crossed, at least not yet. He has not wilfully, clearly, defied a court order, crossing the Rubicon into a constitutional no man's land where there are no rules. Until now.
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Putin announces 30-hour Easter ceasefire as Russia and Ukraine swap hundreds of POWs
Citing humanitarian reasons, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a temporary Easter ceasefire in Ukraine starting Saturday as Russia and Ukraine swapped hundreds of captured soldiers in the largest exchange since Moscow's full-scale invasion started over three years ago.
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'Worse than death': Victims describe the nightmare of Bangladesh's secret prisons during former regime
As Bangladesh tries to rebuild a robust democracy following the student-led uprising that ousted PM Sheikh Hasina, a clearer picture is emerging of the previous regime's treatment of dissenters. Hasina is accused of overseeing a system of enforced disappearances that targeted hundreds of political opponents.
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U.S. Supreme Court pauses deportations of Venezuelan migrants under wartime law
The U.S. Supreme Court early on Saturday paused President Donald Trump's administration from deporting Venezuelan men in immigration custody after their lawyers said they were at imminent risk of removal without the judicial review previously mandated by the justices.
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Trump is demanding universities change policies or face defunding. Would Poilievre do the same?
U.S. President Donald Trump has been threatening to cancel funding for some universities unless they accede to his demands to change ideological policy, similar to a pledge Pierre Poilievre has made for Canadian post-secondary schools.