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US SC gives Trump admin’s DOGE dept full authorisation to access social security data

Washington, June 7 (UNI) The US Supreme Court on Friday authorised officials from the Trump administration's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to access Social Security Administration data, giving it complete access to all sensitive private data of American citizens.

The Supreme Court issued the authorisation after allowing an emergency petition filed by the administration of President Donald Trump to ask for a lifting of an injunction issued by a district judge in Maryland, who stated that privacy must be safeguarded, reports said.
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Italy asks EU to sanction far-right Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir for mocking pro-Palestine flotilla activists

21 May 2026 | 9:57 PM

Rome, May 21 (UNI) Italy has asked the EU to impose sanctions on Israel's National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir after videos surfaced of him mocking the pro-Palestinian flotilla activists detained by Israeli forces.

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FBI shuts down India-based call center it claims defrauded senior citizens of millions of dollars

21 May 2026 | 8:50 PM

Boston, May 21 (UNI) The FBI has shut down the operations of an India-based call centre which it accused of running large-scale tech support scams that allegedly defrauded "hundreds of elderly victims out of millions of dollars through tech support scams".

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Trump says he'll talk with Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te in major break from US' long-standing diplomatic protocol

21 May 2026 | 7:59 PM

Washington, May 21 (UNI) US President Donald Trump in a major break from the country's longstanding diplomatic practice, has raised the possibility of speaking directly with Lai Ching-te, marking both a dramatic change in Washington's diplomatic posture as well as risking further tensions with China.

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Pakistani PM Shehbaz Sharif to visit China on May 23

21 May 2026 | 6:02 PM

Beijing, May 21 (UNI) Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif will be on a four-day visit to China from May 23-26, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said on Thursday.

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21 May 2026 | 5:37 PM

Brussels, May 21 (UNI) The European Commission has revised down its forecast for EU GDP growth in 2026 to 1.1% from the 1.4% projected last autumn, while the eurozone estimate was lowered to 0.9% from 1.2%, according to its spring forecast released on Thursday.

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