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It can be hard to pick a good karaoke song. You want it to be something you know well enough to pull off onstage, but also something you actually like. Here’s how to narrow down your options.

A federal court says Alabama can’t use a congressional map it found unconstitutional. The ruling comes in a voting rights case that resulted in the state getting a second Black member of Congress. (Image credit: J. Scott Applewhite)

India and Pakistan: The first drone war between nuclear-armed neighbours  BBC Live updates: Pakistan says India fired missiles at key military bases and that retaliation is underway  CNN India-Pakistan military reprisals escalate: what we know so far  The Guardian India-Pakistan Live: Pakistan launches

The crisis embroiling India and Pakistan continues to spiral. Pakistan’s military claims to have killed 40 to 50 Indian troops along their de facto border in Kashmir and downed 29 Indian drones during Thursday night and Friday morning, in response

India, Pakistan accuse each other of attacks as hostilities rise  Reuters Live updates: India, Pakistan tensions escalate as they exchange accusations of aerial attacks  CNN “Pakistan Didn’t Close Airspace, Used Civilian Flights As Shield”: Government  NDTV Exclusive: Pakistan’s Chinese-made jet brought down two

Donald Trump has a soft spot for military spectacles and autocrats.

India will respond to any escalation from Pakistan “proportionally and in exactly the same light”, the country’s high commissioner has told Sky News.

There is a long list of demands in the new pope’s in-tray, ranging from the position of women in the church to the ongoing fight against sexual abuse and restoring papal finances.

Trump tariffs live updates: Trump set to unveil ‘full’ US-UK trade deal, first since ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs  Yahoo Finance

New pope celebrated for his “Creole of color roots”  Axios New pope appears to have reposted critical social media posts about Trump and Vance  CNN Pope Leo XIV: What’s behind the name Robert Prevost chose?  BBC New Pope Has Creole Roots in New