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Merz to press ahead with reforms after German state election defeat

TazaPulseSeptember 21, 2026

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz suffered a bruising electoral setback in two state elections on Sunday, including a historic defeat for his party, but vowed to press ahead with potentially painful reforms to Europe’s biggest economy. Projections by public broadcaster ARD on Sunday night indicated that Merz’s center-right Christian Democratic Union, or CDU, came in with...

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Trump to meet with NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Monday

TazaPulseSeptember 21, 2026

U.S. President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani speak to members of the media as they meet in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Nov. 21, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters President Donald Trump will meet with New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Monday ahead of...

Yemeni national attacks Sikh bus driver in Telford, smashes & hijacks vehicle | India News

TazaPulseSeptember 21, 2026

Sikh bus driver attacked and thrown from vehicle in England; hijacked bus crashes into multiple cars before suspect is arrested. LONDON: A 33-year-old Yemeni national was arrested for allegedly assaulting a British Sikh bus driver, vandalising the vehicle, hijacking it and crashing the bus into multiple vehicles in Telford, in England’s West Midlands region, last...

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‘Quockerwodger’: Shashi Tharoor’s latest vocabulary lesson takes aim at BJP | India News

TazaPulseSeptember 20, 2026

Shashi Tharoor is known for his use of rarely-used and often difficult-to-pronounce English words NEW DELHI: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, known for his English vocabulary and his use of rarely-used and often difficult-to-pronounce English words, on Sunday used another such word to take a dig at the ruling BJP.He described “quockerwodger” as the “word of...

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‘Space constraints at existing premises’: Tamil Nadu minister defends CM Vijay’s Rs 1,200-crore secretariat plan | India News

TazaPulseSeptember 20, 2026

Tamil Nadu chief minister C Joseph Vijay NEW DELHI: Tamil Nadu minister A Rajmohan on Sunday defended the state government’s decision to build a new assembly-cum-secretariat complex, saying “severe space constraints” at the existing premises have made an alternative necessary.“The space constraints at the current premises are genuine. The number of visitors, petitioners, legislators and...

Modi Impersonation Controversy: BJP, Congress trade barbs over PM Modi mimicry at Rahul Gandhi’s Indore event | India News

TazaPulseSeptember 20, 2026

PM Modi mimicry at Rahul Gandhi event NEW DELHI: BJP on Sunday criticised the Congress after stand-up comedian Pulkit Mani mimicked Prime Minister Narendra Modi during an event attended by party leader Rahul Gandhi in Madhya Pradesh, with Union ministers and other BJP leaders targeting the opposition party and Congress MP over the performance.The comedian...

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U.S. urges citizens to rethink Middle East travel as Iran tensions rise

TazaPulseSeptember 20, 2026

SANA’A, YEMEN – SEPTEMBER 11: Followers of Yemen’s Houthi participate in a rally to celebrate the group’s takeover of the strategic port city of Mocha and the Bab El-Mandeb Strait on September 11, 2026 in Sana’a, Yemen. (Photo by Mohammed Hamoud/Getty Images) Mohammed Hamoud | Getty Images News | Getty Images The U.S. State Department...

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AI, data center alarms dominate CBC week in Washington

TazaPulseSeptember 20, 2026

U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) (L) looks on as Congressional Black Caucus Chairperson Yvette Clarke (D-NY) speaks during a news conference in opposition to the SCORE Act in front of the U.S. Capitol on May 19, 2026 in Washington, DC. Alex Wong | Getty Images This year’s Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Conference,...

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Not just Rekha Gupta and Arvind Kejriwal: LK Advani, Manish Sisodia issued notices in Delhi SIR | India News

TazaPulseSeptember 20, 2026

SIR notices issued to Manish Sisodia, LK Advani NEW DELHI: BJP stalwart LK Advani and former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia are among the prominent voters whose names figure in the list of 33 lakh people being issued notices over “logical discrepancies” in details furnished during the recent Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in...

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Ukraine launches heavy Moscow drone attack as Russia votes

TazaPulseSeptember 20, 2026

Plumes of smoke rise from fires at an oil refinery following what the authorities say is a Ukrainian drone strike in the course of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, in Moscow, Russia, Sept. 20, 2026. Stringer | Reuters Ukraine launched what Moscow’s mayor called the biggest drone attack yet on the Russian capital on Sunday, as Russians...