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In Nepal, authorities ordered emergency evacuations along the Budhi Gandaki River on Sunday after a landslide triggered a devastating flash flood in the country's mountainous north-central region. Homes and buildings were swept away, and officials are urging residents to move to higher ground immediately.
Turning to Europe, Polish police have detained a man suspected of plotting to assassinate Prime Minister Donald Tusk. Authorities say they received credible information about possible attacks targeting Tusk and his defence minister. The arrest underscores growing concerns about political security across the continent.
And here in the United States, the Department of Justice has opened an investigation into five major television networks over their coordinated response to a White House press ban. The move raises significant questions about the boundaries between government authority and press freedom, and what it means when federal prosecutors scrutinize newsrooms for acting collectively in their own defence.
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