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PML-N believes in strengthening local bodies: Minister
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US launches new strikes on Iran, targeting missile sites and boats
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Assata Shakur, black Liberation activist exiled in Cuba dies at 78
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US lawmakers release Epstein ‘birthday book’ with alleged Trump note
US lawmakers have released copies of a “birthday book” given to the late convicted paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein for his 50th birthday in 2003, which includes a note allegedly signed by US President Donald Trump. Along with the book, lawmakers also released a trove of documents that include Epstein’s personal address book and his will….
