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Afghan Taliban Authorities Publicly Execute Man For Murder

The execution brought to 12 the number of men publicly put to death since the Taliban returned to power in 2021, according to an AFP tally.

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Flood-Hit Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia Struggle For Water, Food

Torrential monsoon season deluges paired with two separate tropical cyclones last week dumped heavy rain across all of Sri Lanka and parts of Indonesia's Sumatra, southern Thailand and northern Malaysia.

Puerto Rico holds hearings on proposed power bill increases as customers fume and outages persist

Puerto Rico is holding key hearings on fee increase requests from private power companies that, if approved, could see the U.S. territory’s average residential bill rise by at least 40%

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U.S. strikes on alleged drug boats will begin to include land locations in South America, Trump says

President Trump said Tuesday that his administration will expand drug strikes to land locations, including in Colombia, after defending the U.S. military attacks on vessels in the Caribbean near Venezuela.

NDIS plans will be computer-generated, with human involvement dramatically cut under sweeping overhaul

Exclusive: Staff were told of major changes to the way NDIS funding and support plans will be made during a recent internal briefingFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFunding and support plans for national disability insurance scheme participants will be generated by a computer program and staff will have no discretion to amend them, under a major overhaul of the NDIS to be rolled out next year, Guardian Australia can reveal.Under the changes, human involvement in deciding support for NDIS participants will be dramatically reduced. Continue reading...