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US judge withdraws approval for abortion pill during Texas case
Aljazeera reported that a federal judge in Texas has temporarily withdrawn approval for the use of mifepristone, one of two pills used for medication abortions, in a ruling set to have widespread impacts on reproductive healthcare across the United States.
In a victory for anti-abortion advocates, Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk issued a 67-page ruling placing a stay on the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) approval of mifepristone, which would render sales of the widely used drug illegal.
The decision gives the administration of Democratic President Joe Biden seven days to appeal before the temporary ban goes into effect.
Kacsmaryk’s decision is considered to be the first instance of a single judge overruling the medical authority of the FDA. Shortly after the injunction was announced, a judge in Washington state, Thomas O Rice, issued another ruling that would block “any action to remove mifepristone from the market”.
The withdrawal of mifepristone’s FDA approval comes at the request of plaintiffs in a Texas case, a coalition of anti-abortion medical providers called the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine.
They filed a preliminary injunction to remove mifepristone from the market, as they pursue a lawsuit that alleges the FDA was wrong to approve the drug over two decades ago.
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IGP Deshabandhu Tennakoon informed to be present before the Committee of Inquiry on 19th May
IGP T.M.W. Deshabandhu Tennakoon has been informed to be present before the ‘Committee of Inquiry to inquire and report its findings on IGP T.M.W. Deshabandhu Tennakoon in respect of acts of gross abuse of power’ on the 19th of May 2025.
This Committee met in the Parliament premises on several occasions as of now, and accordingly, for the first time, IGP T.M.W. Deshabandhu Tennakoon has been informed by the Committee, to appear before it, for future investigations.
Black smoke emerged from the chimney in the Vatican earlier, indicating no new pope has been elected yet
Many people have cleared out from St Peter’s Square in the Vatican, as there was several hours to wait before the third vote of the day is due.
Before the crowds eased, people were gathered in the hundreds excitedly awaiting the smoke rising from the Sistine Chapel chimney:
As soon as plumes of smoke started billowing out of the chimney, phones went up to record the moment [BBC]
It was seemingly a moment of joy and anticipation for many of the faithful gathered in St Peter’s Square [BBC]
But some people took a moment to rest in the sunshine as they waited [BBC]
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Mrs. A. K. Subhashini Indika Kumari Liyanage appointed Commissioner General of Examinations
The Cabinet of Ministers granted approval to the resolution furnished by the Prime Minister in her capacity as the Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education to appoint Mrs. A. K. Subhashini Indika Kumari Liyanage, an officer in the special grade in Sri Lanka Educational Administrative Service and currently serving in a post of Commissioner in the Department of Examinations of Sri Lanka to the post of Commissioner General of Examinations with immediate effect.
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