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    From the fall of Islamabad to an attack on Karachi: 5 fake stories that Indian TV news ran with

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    Fiction: A woman wakes up confused in a hospital and realises that she has no idea who she is

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    TV coverage of the conflict is rage bait masquerading as news. How did India get here?

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    India-Pakistan conflict: PM Modi chairs security meeting

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    ‘The Royals’ review: All dressed up with nowhere to go

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    ‘The inner emotions of legal practice serve as raw, real-life material for my writing’: Banu Mushtaq

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    How to keep yourself safe and informed in a time of conflict

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    Godi media fake news: spreading panic, escalating war tensions

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    ‘Gram Chikitsalay’ review: A bitter pill to swallow

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Watch: US lawmakers including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez arrested during abortion rights protest

Ilhan Omar, Rashida Tlaib, and Cori Bush were amongst the Democratic lawmakers arrested for ‘blocking traffic’ while protesting in support of abortion rights.

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Jul 20, 2022 · 04:44 pm
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Today, Rep. AOC was arrested along with other members of Congress outside the Supreme Court for protesting in support of abortion rights. #AbortionRightsAreHumanRights pic.twitter.com/gvj9J1o5ic

— Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@RepAOC) July 19, 2022

Correction : it’s not clear in this video of @ilhanmn that she is in handcuffs - staff says she has been taken into custody along with other MOC during a pro abortion rights protest - it looks at the end of the clip that she is not in cuffs pic.twitter.com/PLtGJ2dR5C

— esme murphy (@esmemurphy) July 19, 2022

.@CoriBush, @AOC, @IlhanMN, @AyannaPressley & other Members of Congress arrested for civil disobedience in front of Supreme Court. #BansOffOurBodies pic.twitter.com/GxtxS4aMYb

— Lynese Wallace (@lynesewallace) July 19, 2022

Correction: We made a total of 35 arrests for Crowding, Obstructing or Incommoding (DC Code § 22–1307).

That arrest number includes 17 Members of Congress.

— U.S. Capitol Police (@CapitolPolice) July 19, 2022
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