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Husband of killed Texas teacher dies of ‘grief’
May 27 (BBC) The husband of one of the teachers slain in Tuesday’s mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, has reportedly died of a heart attack.
Joe Garcia was the husband of Irma Garcia, who taught for 23 years at Robb Elementary School.
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Floods kill 25 in India’s Assam, displace thousands
May 25 (Reuters) -Flash floods and landslides in India’s northeast Assam state killed at least 25 people and displaced over 650,000 from their homes in the past 10 days, officials said on Tuesday.
Heavy monsoons are a yearly occurrence in Assam
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Imran Khan demands dismissal of US diplomat over ‘bad manners’
May 25 (HT) Former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan called for the sacking of US Assistant Secretary of State for Central and South Asia, Donald Lu for his "sheer arrogance and bad manners". The ousted PM accused the American diplomat of threatening Pakistan’s former ambassador to the US Asad Majeed
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Ousted Pakistani PM Khan issues ultimatum after disbanding violent protest march
May 2t (Reuters) - Pakistan’s ousted prime minister Imran Khan disbanded a protest march by supporters on Thursday after clashes with police outside parliament, but threatened that they would return unless an election was called within six days.
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U.N. Security Council urges Taliban to lift restrictions on women, girls
May 25 (Reuters) The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday called on Taliban authorities in Afghanistan to "swiftly reverse" policies and practices that are restricting the human rights and freedoms of Afghan women and girls.
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Texas primary school shooting leaves 21 dead
May 25 (BBC) Nineteen young children and two adults have died in a shooting at a primary school in south Texas.
The 18-year-old gunman opened fire at Robb Elementary School in the city of Uvalde before he was killed by law enforcement, officials said.
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