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Starting in the Middle East, a passenger terminal at Riyadh's international airport was struck by a projectile for the second consecutive day. The attack came just twenty-four hours after a missile hit the same terminal, killing twelve people, raising serious concerns about civilian infrastructure and regional security.
Turning to Washington, a Republican senator is raising rare intra-party objections to President Trump's reported effort to ease sanctions on Russia in exchange for diesel imports. Critics argue the arrangement may cross legal boundaries, and the pushback signals unusual fractures within the Republican coalition over the administration's approach to Moscow.
And in India, leaders of the so-called Cockroach movement have been released from detention and are vowing to continue their protests. The demonstrations were sparked after authorities removed more than one hundred thirty million voters from electoral rolls since last year. Opposition figures call it politically motivated suppression, while the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and the Election Commission deny any manipulation.
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