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U.S. halts consular services in Brazil before election, noncitizen voting ruling, North Korea missile

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U.S. suspends consular services in Brazil before Sunday's election

The United States suspended consular services at its embassy in Brasília and its consulates in Brazil on Friday, citing unspecified security concerns, and did not say when they would resume. Australia closed its embassy in Brasília the same day, citing the…

✔ Sources: Reuters via The Spokesman-Review, UPI, Al Jazeera

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Miami judge rules federal noncitizen voting law unconstitutional

U.S. District Judge David Leibowitz in Miami dismissed federal charges against a woman accused of voting illegally in the 2020 election, ruling in a 31-page order that Congress lacked the power to pass the federal law making it a crime for noncitizens to…

✔ Sources: CBS News, Al Jazeera, The National Desk via KATV

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North Korea fires a ballistic missile into the sea

North Korea fired a ballistic missile from the Wonsan area at about 6:30 a.m. Saturday local time; it flew about 700 kilometers before landing in the sea off the east coast, according to South Korea's Joint Chiefs of Staff. Japan also detected the launch.…

✔ Sources: The Korea Times (Yonhap), Al Jazeera, NK News

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G7 agrees to release 100 million barrels of diesel and oil reserves

G7 leaders agreed to release 100 million barrels of diesel and other petroleum from emergency reserves, coordinated through the International Energy Agency, over four months, with a substantial diesel release in the first 20 days. They also pledged not to…

✔ Sources: The National, Quartz

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India beats Pakistan for Asian Games cricket gold

India beat Pakistan by 19 runs, 211-6 to 192-6, in the men's T20 cricket final at the Asian Games in Nagoya, Japan. Abhishek Sharma scored 61 and Tilak Varma 51 not out for India; Pakistan's Hasan Nawaz hit 96 off 51 balls. The teams again skipped the…

✔ Sources: AP via ABC News, Al Jazeera (AFP)

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