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May 24 (Reuters) - An explosion ‌on a ‌railway track in ​Pakistan's Quetta killed at least 24 ‌people, ⁠news outlet Al Arabiya ⁠reported on Sunday, ​citing ​officials.

People gather as they search for survivors after a blast near a railway track in Quetta

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More ​than 50 ‌were injured in the blast, which derailed a ‌cargo ​train ​and ​was followed ‌by gunfire, Al ​Jazeera ​reported.

(Reporting by Ananya ​Palyekar ‌in Bengaluru; Editing ​by Christian ​Schmollinger)

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A woman casts her vote during parliamentary elections at a polling station in Nicosia

NICOSIA, May 24 (Reuters) - Cypriots went to the polls on Sunday in a parliamentary election expected to deliver ‌gains for anti-corruption campaigners and the far right, while weakening centrist ‌parties that back President Nikos Christodoulides.

In a vote being closely watched for signs of ​public sentiment ahead of a 2028 presidential election, more than half a million registered voters will elect 56 lawmakers from a record field of 753 candidates.

Cyprus has a presidential system of government but Sunday's poll is a ‌gauge of support for ⁠Christodoulides, who does not have a party of his own so relies on the backing of others to ⁠pass legislation.

Polls close at 1500 GMT, with conclusive voting results expected about two hours later.

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Three centrist parties - Diko, Dipa and EDEK - currently ​support the ​president, but the latest opinion polls ​show weaker voter backing for ‌at least two of them.

The island's other traditional political forces, including the right-wing DISY and Communist AKEL parties, have also been losing ground to newer challengers.

Polls show gains for the far-right ELAM party, as well as for political newcomers ALMA and Volt, which have campaigned on a ‌platform of better accountability and rooting out ​corruption - an issue that is high on ​voters' list of priorities.

Sunday's ​vote might force Christodoulides to seek support elsewhere, political ‌analysts say, with some suggesting that ​ELAM and DISY could ​be possible candidates. Neither Christodoulides nor the two parties have commented on possible post-election alliances.

The vote took place against a backdrop ​of persistent cost-of-living pressures, ‌housing affordability concerns and migration, issues that have dominated political ​debate in the European Union member state during recent months.

(Writing ​by Michele Kambas;Editing by Helen Popper)

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The 2027 summer scouting report series rolls on, as we stay in the secondary and feature Syracuse cornerback Chris Peal. Peal originally committed to Georgia, where he would play two seasons sparingly, before transferring to play for the Orange last season.

What does his summer scouting report look like? Let's talk about it.

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• Height: 6'1"

• Weight: 200 lbs

• Recruiting rank: Four-star recruit, no. 25 cornerback nationally

• Hometown: Charlotte, North Carolina

• Games watched: Georgia Tech, Notre Dame, Boston College

Chris Peal might be one of the strongest zone defenders in the 2027 NFL Draft. His natural feel for his assignment, paired with great instincts to collapse on his man, is second to none. Peal is as reliable a tackler as you will find, as seen by his seven tackles against Georgia Tech. Ideal frame for the position with stellar top-end speed. You will rarely see Peal get beaten on the deep ball. Rangy cornerback who jams well in press coverage, but uses his length to disrupt passes.

59 targets in one season? Not bad. Zero interceptions across 59 targets, not ideal. While Peal jams well, he tends to play off a bit too much, allowing his defender to run wild after the catch. Got picked on quite a bit against Notre Dame. Only one season of tape leaves questions about his evaluation as a top cornerback prospect in the class. This season will be huge for Peal if he wants to elevate his stock to being near the top of the group.

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Donald Trump on Friday said he has decided to skip out on his son's wedding, saying his "love for the United States of America" is keeping him in Washington.

Donald Trump Jr.and Bettina Anderson are expected to hold a small, private wedding ceremony for close family. The ceremony will reportedly be held in the Bahamas,according to CNN.

"While I very much wanted to be with my son, Don Jr., and the newest member of the Trump Family, his soon to be wife, Bettina, circumstances pertaining to Government, and my love for the United States of America, do not allow me to do so,"Trump wrote on Truth Social.

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"I feel it is important for me to remain in Washington, D.C., at the White House during this important period of time. Congratulations to Don and Bettina!" he continued.

After he made the post announcing he would not attend, Turmp jetted off for Upstate New York to stump forRep. Mike Lawleras he runs for reelection in a high stakes Congressional racefor Republicans. NY-17, which covers the lower Hudson Valley, is pivotal for the GOP if the party is to retainits slim majority in the House.

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Jr.'s wedding "not good timing" for Trump

Trump previously said he would try to make his eldest son's wedding but added that "it is not good timing for me."

“He’d like me to go, but it’s going to be just a small little private affair, and I’m going to try and make it,” Trump told reporters. "I’m in the midst — I said, you know, this is not good timing for me. I have a thing called Iran and other things. That’s one I can’t win on.”

The president said he'd be attacked by the media regardless of what decision he made.

“That’s one I can’t win on. If I do attend, I get killed. If I don’t attend, I get killed,” he said.

Trump Jr.'s siblings are expected to attend the ceremony.

The wedding will mark Trump Jr.’s second marriage. He was previously married toVanessa Trumpfor 12 years before their divorce in 2018. Vanessa Trumpis now dating Tiger Woods.

He was also previously engaged to Kimberly Guilfoyle, who is now the U.S. ambassador to Greece and the ex-wife ofCalifornia Gov. Gavin Newsom, from 2020 to 2024.

A woman revealed that men match with her on dating apps just to tell her she should lose weight

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• Libby Rose Martin said she finally clapped back after a guy sent her one particularly cruel message

• Martin hopes her experience reminds other women that online bullying “says more about them than it does about you"

A woman clapped back at a man who matched with her on adating appjust to tell her she needed to lose weight.

Libby Rose Martin said she joined an online dating app in 2025 in the hopes of finding romance — but she’s seen her fair share of body-shaming and bullying instead, per Kennedy News and Media.

"I've had so many people commenting on my body, I get so sick of it,” said Martin of Kent, England. "A couple times I've had other men match me purely to comment on my weight.”

"I've had quite a few guys slide into my DMs saying, 'I'll be your personal trainer' or a few guys saying, 'I don't know what you're doing on here. You're never going to get a boyfriend with the way you look.' It's the way of the world, unfortunately,” she added.

However, after one particularly egregious incident in which a guy matched with Martin, 22, only to write, “You sure can take in calories” and that he was a “hero” just trying to “motivate” her, Martindecided to clap back.

“Just because I’mplus sizedoesn’t mean I’m unhappy in my body,” the fashion designer wrote back.

“Don’t EVER believe that you are respecting women if it’s only the ones you’re attracted to,” she continued, adding that she had been battling an eating disorder for many years.

“Imagine someone said this to your mom, your sister or even your daughter one day, how would you feel?” she asked.

While the man responded with more insults, Martin said she wasproud she spoke up for herself.

"I wasn't even attracted to him and didn't want to give him a chance. What I wanted to do was take that opportunity to educate him,” she explained. “I can't believe someone would go that far as to match with me out of spite and a way to put me in my place.”

"I think he saw someone who seemed quite genuine and vulnerable and thought he'd use that to his advantage to shame me and assumed I wasn't going to clap back," she continued.

"He's on a dating app and we're both single but … why is he single? It's probably because he can't keep a relationship because he's so narrow-minded in his ideas,” Martin said, adding that the man ultimately blocked her.

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“I think he was surprised I wrote that much and was insightful. I feel proud that I was able to put my point across,” she said. "My main point was to educate, and I feel good that I showed him he didn't get to me. He thinks I'm vulnerable, and I'm not."

Martin went on to say that while dating can be hard for everyone, it can be even harderfor plus-sized people.

"I feel like we're such a marginalized community,” she said.

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"Being plus-sized, I've been fetishized. I've had people say to me, ‘I'll have sex with you and do stuff with you, but I never want to be seen with you. I don't want anyone knowing that I'm seeing a big girl because it's embarrassing,’ ” she said.

"Skinny people do have the advantage and pretty privilege does exist. When I go out with my skinny friends, they get acknowledged by guys and I won't be,” Martin added.

The woman hopes her story helps remind other plus-sized women that bullying on dating apps says “more about them than it does about you.”

"You can choose to educate [the person] and you can choose to not. A lot of women will just hit the 'block' button and that's completely fine,” she said.

"They're single and probably single for that reason,” she added of the men.

Martin also hopes to remind others that happiness is not about a number on a scale.

"You're going to look back at your life and remember thatamazing trip you took, or that amazing summer you spent. You're not going to worry about you not [fitting] into a dress,” she said.

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SHANGHAI, May 23 (Reuters) - At least 90 people were killed in a gas explosion at a coal mine in ‌China's northern province of Shanxi, the country's deadliest mining ‌accident since at least 2009.

Rescuers work at the site following a gas explosion at Liushenyu coal mine

The gas explosion occurred late on Friday at the Liushenyu ​coal mine in Qinyuan county, with 247 workers on duty underground, state media Xinhua reported.

The mine is operated by Shanxi Tongzhou Group Liushenyu Coal Industry, which was established in 2010 and is controlled ‌by Shanxi Tongzhou Coal ⁠Coking Group, according to corporate database Qichacha.

Rescue operations were ongoing and the cause of the accident was ⁠under investigation, according to the local emergency management authority in Qinyuan. Shanxi is China's coal-mining heartland.

President Xi Jinping called for authorities to "spare no ​effort" in ​treating the injured and conducting ​search and rescue operations, while ‌ordering a thorough investigation into the cause of the accident and strict accountability in accordance with the law, according to Xinhua.

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Premier Li Qiang called for timely and accurate release of information and rigorous accountability.

China has significantly reduced coal mine fatalities - often caused by ‌gas explosions or flooding - since the early ​2000s through more stringent regulations and ​safer practices.

In 2009, a ​coal and gas outburst in Heilongjiang Province killed 108 ‌people and injured 133.

Executives of ​the company responsible ​for the mine have been detained, Xinhua reported.

Shanxi provincial authorities have dispatched seven rescue and medical teams totalling 755 personnel ​to the site, the ‌emergency management bureau at Qinyuan said.

(Reporting by Shanghai Newsroom ​and Fabiola Arámburo in Mexico City; Editing by Tom ​Hogue, Kim Coghill and William Mallard)