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CNN  —  British LGBTQ activist Peter Tatchell protested by himself outside the Qatar national museum on Tuesday ahead of the 2022 FIFA World Cup which the country will host starting in November. “I did this protest to highlight Qatar’s abuse of LGBT, women’s and migrant workers rights,” his foundation said in a statement. “I was standing in solidarity with brave Qatari human rights defenders who cannot make their voices heard because of the risk of arrest, jail and torture.” In an earlier tweet, Tatchell said, “FIFA awarded the World Cup to Qatar where LGBTs can be jailed & executed.” Reuters…

Editor’s Note: Sunder Katwala is the director of British Future, an independent, non-partisan think tank. He was previously general secretary of the Fabian Society think tank and leader writer and online editor at the Observer newspaper. Sunder was born in Doncaster, Yorkshire, to parents who came to Britain from India and Ireland to work for the NHS. The views expressed in this commentary are his own. Read more opinion on CNN. CNN  —  Rishi Sunak becoming Prime Minister is an important moment of social history in Britain, yet it is a curiously understated one in some ways. In his first…

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Power prices are going to soar because Labor doesn’t like the “fuel sources” that provide “affordable, reliable, dispatchable supply,” Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor says. “If you are going to lose a generator, you have to replace the generator with similarly dispatchable, reliable, capacity – it’s a pretty simple formula,” Mr Taylor told Sky News host Chris Kenny.“They are taking us to a terrible place on energy policy.“I think it’s incredibly disappointing that in this budget they’ve put up the white flag on this and so many other things.” Source: Sky News

CNN  —  As Rishi Sunak made history this week by becoming Britain’s first Prime Minister of Indian descent, many in the South Asian nation were quick to congratulate the new leader – with some in the media even claiming him as their own. India was once part of a British empire that stretched so far across the globe it was often said the sun would never set on it. But 75 years since the end of the British Raj, many Indian commentators gleefully pointed out how times have changed. “Indian son rises over the empire. History comes full circle in…

The first and only debate between U.S. Senate candidates Dr. Mehmet Oz, a Republican, and John Fetterman, a Democrat, on Tuesday night gave Pennsylvanian voters a chance to see the two men defend their views on abortion rights, fracking, and other issues.Front and center of the debate, however, was Fetterman’s health as he suffered a stroke five months ago and the two campaigns have quarreled over its impact.Fetterman’s health has been a major criticism by the Oz campaign, which claims he is not fit for office, while the Democrat contends he has recovered well enough to govern. “The ability to…

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A U.S. mail truck possibly carrying absentee ballots in Georgia was completely destroyed after it caught fire on Monday.The Baker County Sheriff’s Office shared pictures on Facebook of the Jeep engulfed in flames in a rural area near Pretoria/Tarva Road, approximately ten miles southwest of Albany.The sheriff’s office said the delivery driver was not injured, but the car is a total loss along with all the mail inside of it.Deputies said the Newton Post Office has a list of packages and mail that was being delivered on the route. Those missing a delivery can contact the post office for more…

The overarching theme of the Rangers’ game against the Avalanche on Tuesday night was always going to be goaltending. In a 3-2 shootout loss to Colorado, however, a rare gaffe from the Blueshirts’ star goaltender, Igor Shesterkin, nearly stole the show. Shesterkin skated out to aggressively play the puck with his team shorthanded, as he has many times before, but the netminder mishandled it while absorbing a hard forecheck from Colorado forward Andrew Cogliano. Before Shesterkin could get set, Cogliano fed Logan O’Connor, who scored to put the Avalanche up 2-1 just 59 seconds into the third period. Pausing in…

CNN  —  As a 19-year-old gunman walked through the hallways with an AR-15-style rifle and over 600 rounds of ammunition, frightened students and teachers at a St. Louis high school locked classroom doors and huddled in corners. Some recall hearing gunshots coming from outside and someone trying to open their doors. Some described jumping from windows. The shooting at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School left two people dead: student Alexandria Bell, 15, and teacher Jean Kuczka, 61. Several other students were also injured in the shooting. The gunman was identified as Orlando Harris, who graduated from the school…