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Lawmakers in the Solomon Islands have picked a leader who is friendly with China as their prime minister. This suggests that the country will keep being close to Beijing.

Police officers, soldiers, and other government workers will see their pay go up, and it will be retroactive to January.

This means the Federal Reserve’s main rate stayed at its highest level in over 20 years, between 5.25% and 5.5%, where it’s been since last July.

Anthony Blinken has told Israel and Hamas to seek deal that will bring about a ceasefire and free the remaining hostages held in Gaza.

Arizona’s Senate voted to get rid of a law from 1864 that banned abortion. This was the final effort by Democrats to erase the law from the state’s records. Two Republicans joined Senate Democrats to support this decision.

In Georgia, riot police have used tear gas and water cannons to disperse demonstrators protesting against a bill criticised by the opposition for its perceived threat to media freedoms.

New rules clamping down on China’s internet giants are now in effect. These rules, part of the expanded State Secrets Law, require companies like Tencent, ByteDance, and Weibo to swiftly act if users share sensitive content.

Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters have been arrested by New York City police on the Columbia University campus in upper Manhattan. Amidst chants of ‘shame on you’, police escorted handcuffed protesters out and onto buses.

Former President Donald Trump is leading President Biden in all seven critical swing states and has an even larger margin in most states when also up against independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a new poll shows.

Kate Forbes, the former finance secretary of Scotland, has hinted at a potential run for the leadership of the Scottish National Party (SNP). Despite support, she emphasised the need to consider what is best for the party, the country, and her family.