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August 26: Islamabad Maternity Ward Fire and Texas Drag Ban
In U.S. courts
A federal judge has blocked Texas from enforcing its ban on drag performances, finding the law violates the First Amendment. The ruling stops the state from applying the measure while the legal challenge continues.
Separately, a federal appeals court rejected Ghislaine Maxwell’s attempt to overturn her 2021 sex-trafficking conviction for helping Jeffrey Epstein recruit and abuse underage girls. The court called her challenge frivolous.
In Armenia
Former President Robert Kocharyan has been arrested alongside his eldest son on corruption-related charges. Authorities also detained four other people after raids on Kocharyan family businesses.
In Pakistan
At least 14 newborn babies were killed when a fire swept through a maternity ward at the Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences in Islamabad. Authorities said 15 babies were in the ward when the blaze began, and an investigation is underway.
Off Crete
Greek authorities rescued more than 200 migrants in three search-and-rescue operations southwest of Ierapetra, Crete. The operations were carried out consecutively at dawn.
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