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Iraq protests: Sadr’s followers pledge an open-ended sit-in at Parliament  NPR Protesters occupy Iraqi parliament building in Baghdad for second day – BBC News  BBC News Iraqi Protesters Storm Parliament For Second Time In A Week  NBC News Explainer: What’s driving the power

Followers of an influential cleric have pledged to continue the sit-in to derail efforts from Iran-backed groups to form the country’s next government. (Image credit: Anmar Khalil/AP)

Toru Kubota, a Tokyo-based documentary filmmaker, was arrested on Saturday by plainclothes police after a flash protest in Yangon, according to Typ Fone, a leader of the group Yangon Democratic Youth Strike, which organized the rally.

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Drone explosion hits Russia’s Black Sea Fleet headquarters  The Associated Press Mykolaiv in Ukraine hit with heavy shelling as Putin threatens ‘lightning speed’ response to interference  CNN Drone detonates explosive at Russia’s Black Sea navy HQ  Fox News Russian official says Ukraine carried

“I think we’ve already hit the bottom,” Ranil Wickremesinghe says, but it will take months before most Sri Lankans, who have faced runaway inflation and long queues for fuel and cooking gas, will begin to see their economic circumstances improve

McKinney Fire Burns 51,000 Acres in California  The New York Times McKinney fire in Northern California explodes to 30000 acres  KTVU FOX 2 San Francisco Northern California wildfire exacerbated by weather, causing significant growth  CNN Evacuations in Yreka as McKinney Fire rages along

Will Ivana help Donald Trump with tax breaks from beyond the grave?  The Guardian US Donald Trump is accused of burying Ivana at his Bedminster golf club to take advantage of TAX BREAK  Daily Mail DEATH AND TAXES: Donald Trump slammed for

BOSTON — Bill Russell, the NBA great who anchored a Boston Celtics dynasty that won 11 championships in 13 years — the last two as the first Black head coach in any major U.S. sport — and marched for civil

In a letter noting the positive test, Dr. Kevin O’Connor, the White House physician, said Sunday that the president “continues to feel well” and will keep on working from the executive residence while he isolates.