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HardWide Republicans in America's House of Representatives voted down a last-ditch stopgap funding bill.

Sponsored by their own party, aimed at preventing a government shutdown on October 1st.

They are demanding swinging cuts to America's discretional spending.

The defeat is another blow to Kevin McCarthy, the beleaguered speaker of the House.

Diane Feinstein, America's longest-serving female senator, died aged 90.

The Democrat from California spent three decades in the upper chamber, where she led efforts to ban assault weapons and investigate the CIA's torture programs.

Previously, she had a long political career in San Francisco, where she was a mayor.

Her health had declined in recent years, leading many to question her fitness for office.

Spain's People's Party, a conservative party which won the most seats in recent elections, but fell short of a majority, narrowly lost a vote to form a government.

It's second such attempt.

The second largest party in Parliament, the centre-left socialist workers party, will now try to form its own government.

It is seeking the backing of regional separatist parties.

A pair of attacks by suicide bombers at mosques in Pakistan, killed at least 57 people during events to mark the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad.

The first attack killed 52 people in Baluchistan, a southwestern province, the second occurred in the neighbouring province of Kaiba Partinkwa.

No group has claimed responsibility for the attacks.

Scott Hall, who is charged alongside Donald Trump in the racketeering case in Georgia, pleaded guilty to five misdemeanors.

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