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Author: MEHMET GUZEL Associated Press, SUZAN FRASER Associated Press, ABC News
Published on: 20/03/2025 | 08:24:06

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Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu was arrested in a dawn raid on his residence on Wednesday. It escalating a crackdown on opposition figures and dissenting voices. The detention of the popular opposition leader deepened concerns over democracy. Omer Celik disputed allegations by the opposition that the detentions were government-orchestrated. In his first comments on the mayor's detention, Erdogan accused the opposition of failing to respond to the allegations of corruption with evidence or legal arguments. At least 37 of the suspected owners were detained and efforts to detain other suspects were continuing. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz expressed concern over the mayor’s detention. Scholz said it was a “very, very bad sign” for Turkey’s relations with the European Union. Prosecutors accused Imamoglu of exploiting his position for financial gain. Imamoglu was elected mayor of Turkey’s largest city in March 2019. Erdogan's party pushed to void the municipal election results in the city of 16 million. The challenge resulted in a repeat of the election a few months later.

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Author: HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press, ABC News
Published on: 21/03/2025 | 00:20:18

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North Korea says it test-launched new anti-aircraft missiles. The missile launches occurred on the same day that the U.S. And South Korean militaries concluded their annual Freedom Shield command post exercise. North Korea slams them as a major security threat. Trump has said he's willing to reach out to Kim to revive diplomacy. North Korea hasn't made any public responses to Trump's overture.

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Author: The Associated Press, ABC News
Published on: 20/03/2025 | 15:03:27

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Transportation Safety Board of Canada continues to investigate the Feb. 17 crash-landing. All 76 passengers and four crew members survived when the Delta plane arrived from Minneapolis burst into flames. The TSB of Canada report says the plane’s ground proximity warning system sounded 2.6 seconds before touchdown. So far, the investigation has found no pre-existing problems with the flight controls. All of those who were hospitalized were released within days of the crash. At least two lawsuits have been filed in the United States.

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Author: NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press, ABC News
Published on: 20/03/2025 | 10:52:43

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Indonesia's Parliament unanimously voted to pass a revision of its military law. It will allow military officers to serve in more government posts without resigning from the armed forces. Under current law, military personnel are permitted to serve only 10 ministries and state institutions. A new clause also grants the president the authority to appoint military personnel to other ministries as needed. Pro-democracy activists and students fear expanding the military in civilian roles would restore the “dual function” of the armed services that they had in the era under the dictator Suharto. Pro-democracy activists discovered lawmakers and government officials met in secret to discuss draft revisions at a five-star hotel in South Jakarta on March 15. Defense Minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin defended the new law, saying lawmakers considered it properly and it will make the military more effective.

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Author: Al Jazeera Staff
Published on: 21/03/2025 | 00:00:00

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Donald Trump signs executive order that would set in motion department's demise. Democrats and education advocates quickly denounce the action as an effort that would harm students across the country. The order called for Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to “take all necessary steps” to facilitate the closure. Trump has repeatedly held the department responsible for low educational achievement in US schools, an assertion experts say is misleading. The US does indeed trail other countries in global standardised test scores – but it is by no means last, as Trump has sometimes asserted. Trump has previously pledged to expel all “Biden bureaucrats” and install loyalists instead. Critics say he has targeted nonpartisan civil service members with his layoffs. One Trump ally who risks losing their position under the department shake-up. Education Department is thought of as relatively low-hanging fruit as the Trump administration tries to expand its executive reach. Rattansi warned that critical educational functions could be lost or suspended while legal challenges wind their way through the court system. Already, teachers’ unions like the American Federation of Teachers are gearing up for a legal fight. Trump says individual states would be taking over the bulk of the department’s functions. "We’re gonna shut down it down and shut it down as quickly as possible," Trump says of the Education Department.

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Author: Eric Schmitt, Eric Lipton, Julian E. Barnes, Ryan Mac and Maggie Haberman
Published on: 20/03/2025 | 00:00:00

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The Pentagon is scheduled on Friday to brief Elon Musk on the U.S. Military’s plan for any war that might break out with China. A fourth official confirmed Mr. Musk was to be at the Pentagon on Friday, but offered no details. A White House spokesman did not respond to an email seeking comment about the purpose of the visit, how it came about, whether Mr. Trump was aware of it, and whether the visit raises questions of conflicts of interest. Mr. Musk has a security clearance, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth can determine who needs to know about the plan. Mr. Musk is not in the military chain of command, nor is he an official adviser to Mr. Trump on military matters involving China. He may need to know what weapons systems the Pentagon plans to use in a fight with China. But if the U.S. War strategy relies on using aircraft carriers in innovative ways that would surprise China, mothballing existing ships or stopping production on future ships could cripple that plan. Critics have said the military has invested too much in big expensive systems like fighter jets or Mr. Musk’s constellations of low-earth orbit Starlink satellites are considered more resilient than traditional satellites. But he could have an interest in learning about whether or not the United States could defend his satellites in a war with China. He could gain insight into new tools that the Pentagon might need and SpaceX, where he remains the chief executive, could sell. In 2024, SpaceX was granted about $1.6 billion in Air Force contracts. That does not include classified spending with SpaceX by the National Reconnaissance Office. Mr. Trump has already proposed that the United States build a new system the military is calling Golden Dome. Even starting to plan and build the first components of the system will cost tens of billions of dollars. SpaceX has become so valuable to the Pentagon that the Chinese government has said it considers the company an extension of the U.S. Military. Mr. Musk and Tesla are heavily reliant on China, which houses one of the auto maker’s flagship factory in Shanghai. In 2022, the billionaire wrote a column for the magazine of the Cyberspace Administration of China. In that same interview, Mr. Musk said China should be given some control over Taiwan. He also noted that he gave Beijing assurances he would not sell Starlink. More than a dozen federal agencies have reinstated employees and immediately placed them on administrative leave. Probationary workers described how information about their future was difficult, if not impossible, to come by. Environmental Protection Agency: Billions of dollars in funding for climate projects are still in limbo after a federal judge issued a temporary restraining order blocking the agency from pulling $14 billion in climate grant funding out of accounts at Citibank.

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Author: Joseph Stepansky
Published on: 20/03/2025 | 00:00:00

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Nader Hashemi, a professor of Middle East and Islamic politics at Georgetown University, has been a vocal critic of efforts to silence pro-Palestine protesters and academics amid Israel’s war in Gaza. These efforts reached new heights under the administration of President Donald Trump, which took the extraordinary measure of detaining and seeking to deport Mahmoud Khalil. Badar Khan Suri is a postdoctoral fellow at Georgetown’s Prince Alwaleed bin Talal Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding. Civil liberties groups and rights observers have decried — and challenged — Khalil’s attempted deportation. That has often involved conflating anti-Jewish sentiment and support for Hamas. But Hashemi and his colleagues see the targeting of Suri as going a step further. Suri’s wife, Mapheze Saleh, confirmed to Al Jazeera that she is a US citizen. Ahmed Yousef, a former adviser to assassinated Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh, confirms to The New York Times that Suri was his son-in-law. Suri remained at a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention centre in Louisiana on Thursday. In a statement on Wednesday, Georgetown University said it supports its community members “rights to free and open deliberation and debate” Meanwhile, the Alwaleed Center issued a passionate defence of Suri on Thursday, saying he has become the victim of a “campaign by the Trump Administration” Elgindy said the Trump administration continues to embrace a “dangerous conflation” when it comes to complex discussions of Palestinian rights and resistance. He described a 'genuine atmosphere of fear’ when it came to open academic debate on the complex realities that define the Israeli-Palestine conflict. Congressman Don Beyer also weighed in on Suri’s detention, calling it a violation of his right to “due process” and a ‘blatant attack on the First Amendment’ "Unless the people stand up and push back," says "unless the People stand up. "if the people stands up and pushing back," he says.

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Author: Al Jazeera
Published on: 20/03/2025 | 00:00:00

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Jordan beat the Palestinian national team 3-1 to consolidate the second qualification spot for the 2026 World Cup in Group B of the Asian qualifiers. Yazan Al Arab opened the scoring in the third minute at Amman International Stadium in Jordan’s capital. Tamer Seyam pulled one back for Palestine just after the half-hour mark. The top two from each of the three six-team groups advance to the World Cup.

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Author: Al Jazeera
Published on: 20/03/2025 | 00:00:00

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Japan became the first team to qualify for the 2026 World Cup after beating Bahrain 2-0 at Saitama Stadium. Daichi Kamada and Takefusa Kubo scored second-half goals to ensure the Samurai Blue secured a spot in Asia Group C’s top two automatic qualification places. At its eighth straight World Cup, Japan joins the United States, Canada and Mexico in the expanded 48-team tournament.

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Author: Al Jazeera
Published on: 20/03/2025 | 00:00:00

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Denmark beat Portugal 1-0 in their Nations League quarterfinal first leg clash. Rasmus Hojlund scored from the bench to split the teams in Copenhagen on Thursday. Portugal are aiming to become the first team to lift the trophy for a second time. Andreas Skov Olsen picked out Hojlund with a low ball to finish coolly in the 78th minute. Portugal’s Bernardo Silva had a penalty appeal late on waved away after falling under pressure from Patrick Dorgu in the box. Germany came from behind to defeat Italy 2-1 at the San Siro on Thursday in the first leg of their Nations League quarterfinal.

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Author: Unknown
Published on: 20/03/2025 | 00:00:00

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The eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been in a state of conflict since the late 1990s. The rebels were due to meet with DRC government officials in Angola on Tuesday. But M23 rebels withdrew – blaming new European Union sanctions for their decision.

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Author: Unknown
Published on: 20/03/2025 | 00:00:00

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At least two missiles launched from Yemen triggered warning sirens in Israel and the occupied West Bank. Israeli military says both were intercepted. The Houthis claim responsibility for at least one of them.

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[–] AINewsBot@hilariouschaos.com 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Fucking aljazira keep changing their RSS feed format so it summarising video captions. If u wanna submit a pull request I would be greatful

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