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“fewer than 3,000 applications in its first year”
“In his 1975 Nobel Peace Prize lecture dissident Andrei Sakharov listed the names of more than 120 political prisoners he was aware of in the Soviet Union.”
“Delaware has proclaimed August 15, 2026, as ‘India Day’”
“cancel the May Day celebrations in 2023”
“10 of the 12 participants said they wouldn't automatically think negatively of a politician who identifies with the left-wing ideology.”
“Despite appeals to delay closure and explore alternatives for 1-2 years from more than 70 legislators (bipartisan)...”
“in the President's first term, Sean Spicer lasted six months, Ms Sanders just under two years, while Stephanie Grisham and Kayleigh McEnany lasted around 280 days.”
“Parliament voted 140‑to‑6 for the legal scholar”
“68% of under-35s believed the government 'cares more about repression than opportunity'”
“A decade later Amnesty International estimated more than 600 prisoners of conscience in the USSR.”
“New Jersey governor Mikie Sherrill issued a proclamation recognising Indian Independence Day across the state.”
“European Commission's move on 17 July to ease the trajectory of its main carbon‑pricing scheme”
“six self‑described independents, four Republicans and two Democrats.”
“about 45% described it as “bad,” while another 27% described it as “very bad” and 6% said it “couldn’t be worse.””
“She returned to work on July 16, but has now admitted she cannot split time between being a mother and serving as a crucial aide of Mr Trump.”
“The 140 votes that secured his appointment came from the parliamentary group of the opposition coalition Tisza, which holds a two‑thirds majority.”
“only 12% trusted the executive to improve their job prospects”
“Since the beginning of the year the need to use nuclear weapons has been mentioned more than 500 times.”
“New York Governor Kathy Hochul also proclaimed August 15 as India Independence Day across the state.”
“about a third of Democratic voters view democratic socialist leaders positively.”
“about 46% of respondents said they held either a “somewhat favorable” or “very favorable” view of the ideology, while only a combined 23% said they had either “somewhat unfavorable” or “very unfavorable” views on it.”
“The 28-year-old is the youngest Press Secretary in history”
“the six members of the far‑right Mi Hazánk party are believed to have voted against Baka.”
“won a European Parliament seat for Lega in June 2024 with over 500,000 preference votes”
“Pavel Kushnir died in a pre-trial detention centre during a hunger strike. He was 39.”
“you make up 65% of the population”
“10 of the 12 participants said they feel more economically anxious now than when Trump took office last year.”
“65% of Americans disapproved of President Donald Trump’s handling of the economy”
“The Interior Minister said 66 per cent of French readmission requests at the Spanish border were accepted, with the same arrangement in place at the Italian border.”
“The result gives Baka a term that will last until a new constitution is adopted, but not longer than five years.”
“Polling by Tecnè in July 2026 put Vannacci's personal approval among 18-29 year old men at 34%, compared with Meloni's 22% in the same demographic”
“White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt will step down from her position at the end of the month, President Donald Trump has announced.”
“just two days were left in the session”
“seven reported carrying a higher debt load now than they were a year ago.”
“37% Americans favored Democrats on economic issues compared to 36% favoring Republicans—the first time Democrats have polled higher than Republicans on the issue since 2017”
“she was reelected with 68,694 votes.”
“earned his doctorate in law from the Faculty of Law at Eötvös Loránd University (ELTE) in 1978.”
“The Democratic Party (PD) and the Greens-Left Alliance (AVS) together command roughly 45% of under-35 support in current polls”
“Park recommended the electorate be expanded from around 200 officials, club representatives, coaches and players to around 20,000, including semi-professionals.”
“Shah has been missing from the House for 20 days, even as he came and left Parliament in “30 cars every day””
“Japan asserts territorial rights to the four southernmost islands of the chain”
“In 2025, only 54% of Americans surveyed by Gallup had a favorable view of capitalism—the lowest the ideology has scored since Gallup began asking respondents about it. The same poll showed favorable opinions on socialism rising slightly to…”
“overall turnout for the vote was 100,089, just 10.31 per cent of union members.”
“before becoming director‑general of the College of Public Administration in 1990.”
“Five Star Movement, still polling 12-14% nationally”
“He claimed there are a thousand cops stationed outside Shah’s residence to ensure no student comes there”
“The Soviet Union took them from Japan in the final days of World War II”
“Francesca Hong, the DSA-backed candidate in the Wisconsin gubernatorial race, lost in a close race to moderate David Crowley on Tuesday”
“Meaning Ms Graham was only voted in by just seven per cent of the union members.”
“appointed Hungary's judge at the European Court of Human Rights, a post he held until 2008.”
“Rodina, a small nationalist party that reliably supports the Kremlin, sued Yabloko over three claims: that the opposition party had infringed Rodina's copyright in its campaign materials, that it had engaged in extremist activities, and th…”
“recovery of wads of 500-rupee notes at his official residence in Delhi in March last year”
“who himself visited the Kuril Islands four times as president and prime minister”
“DSA-endorsed candidates have notched several wins in primary elections this season, including in Democratic House primaries in Colorado and Pennsylvania, as well as in the Washington, D.C. mayoral race”
“Britain remains the most fiscally centralised nation among the OECD's 38 member states, with just five per cent of taxes and 20 per cent of spending decisions managed at a local level, a dynamic Mr Burnham has made it his central mission t…”
“In 2009, with the backing of then‑opposition Fidesz and a proposal from President László Sólyom, Baka was elected president of the Supreme Court.”
“Around 500 people gathered during the nine-hour hearing.”
“all three charges against the judge stood proved.”
“the board of the Kennedy Center voted a second time to shut down most of the Washington, D.C., arts complex for what is being described as a two-year major renovation plan”
“He has donated to liberal causes, including $50,000 to March for Our Lives in 2018, according to Axios”
“with London currently producing one in every four pounds generated nationally.”
“His tenure was cut short in 2011 when the Orbán‑led government removed him under a controversial judicial reform.”
“There would have been a dozen parties on the ballot who are pro-war, and one that is pro-peace.”
“121-page, 299-paragraph report”
“the $250 million project includes structural repairs, new marble floors, nearly $12 million in 'acoustical improvements'”
“and $250,000 to Growth Democrats political action committee in 2024, New York magazine reported.”
“The Labour Government has closed 13 more asylum hotels today, totalling 44 hotels since the start of the year”
“The European Court of Human Rights later ruled in 2016 that the dismissal breached Baka's freedom of expression and was unlawful.”
“In late July, 57 per cent said they were worried.”
“Karoline Leavitt will be departing her role at the end of the month”
“Under this plan, the main campus would reopen in the summer of 2028.”
“He donated $1 million to Trump’s main super PAC in 2023.”
“and we're now down to less than 160 hotels from the peak of 400 under the last Government.”
“Magyar and his chief of staff Bálint Ruff reported three rounds of meetings with potential candidates”
“Electoral Commission cites 90% awareness rate from May 2025.”
“Leavitt, 27, has served as press secretary since January 2025”
“a one year review of The Trump Kennedy Center”
“the village of 350 people has been earmarked for 1,250 asylum seekers.”
“had gathered more than 45,000 signatures by Wednesday morning”
“and became the youngest person to hold the position”
“ordered the Kennedy Center to pay Chuck Redd, a jazz musician, more than $252,000 to cover his legal fees”
“You've got close to 100,000 people who are in the community, many of them in HMOs.”
“She would remain involved as one of his 'top outside advisors'”
“small boat crossings had fallen by 40 per cent.”
“She would remain 'a vocal advocate for MAGA and the Republican Party'”
“a further 13 hotels housing asylum seekers have closed.”
“She worked for Trump during his first administration as a presidential writer and assistant press secretary before becoming communications director for Republican Representative Elise Stefanik”
“The 13 closures are expected to save taxpayers £51million, and bring the total number below 160”
“the best mom my two young children deserve”
“He became premier in 1998 and served until 2003.”
“before becoming vice premier in 1991.”
“The controversy began after journalist Khan claimed that three senior officers at Pakistan’s General Headquarters (GHQ) had expressed fears that Imran Khan may no longer be alive.”
“Its report, tabled in both Houses of Parliament, said all three charges against Varma were proved.”
“On the third charge, the committee said Varma’s explanation, including his March 22, 2025 response and subsequent statements, did not demonstrate the 'candour, transparency and institutional responsibility' expected in the circumstances.”
“Following an in-house inquiry ordered by the then Chief Justice of India, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla constituted a three-member panel headed by Supreme Court judge Aravind Kumar under the Judges (Inquiry) Act.”
“According to the Supplementary List of Business for the Lok Sabha, the proposed Joint Committee will comprise 31 members, including 21 from the Lok Sabha and 10 from the Rajya Sabha.”
“That the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, be referred to a Joint Committee of the Houses consisting of 21 Members of this House to be nominated by the Hon'ble Speaker, Lok Sabha, and 10 members of Rajya Sabha to be n…”
“The committee will examine the Bill in detail and submit its report to Parliament by the last day of the first week of the Winter Session in 2026.”
“152 paper leaks had been reported across the country since 2015 under BJP rule, but the CBI had investigated only 17 of these cases and there had been no convictions.”
“Back in late May 2026, Donald Trump attended a campaign event for Rep. Mike Lawler at Rockland Community College in Suffern, New York.”
