"authority challenge"

#13302677

11 February 2026

Smoke rises from the SAIL (Steel Authority of India Limited) plant and causes air pollution in the steel city Rourkela, which is over 500 km away from the capital city Bhubaneswar in the eastern Indian state of Odisha.

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#13270012

3 February 2026

Sebastien Lecornu, the French Prime Minister, is seen during the debates on the two motions of no confidence tabled by the Parliament groups Rassemblement National (RN) and La France Insoumise - Nouveau Front Populaire (LFI). This occurs after the French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu triggers Article 49.3 to pass the Finance Bill without the votes of the MPs at the National Assembly in Paris, France, on February 2, 2026.

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#13270013

3 February 2026

Sebastien Lecornu, the French Prime Minister, is seen during the debates on the two motions of no confidence tabled by the Parliament groups Rassemblement National (RN) and La France Insoumise - Nouveau Front Populaire (LFI). This occurs after the French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu triggers Article 49.3 to pass the Finance Bill without the votes of the MPs at the National Assembly in Paris, France, on February 2, 2026.

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#13270020

3 February 2026

Sebastien Lecornu, the French Prime Minister, is seen during the debates on the two motions of no confidence tabled by the Parliament groups Rassemblement National (RN) and La France Insoumise - Nouveau Front Populaire (LFI). This occurs after the French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu triggers Article 49.3 to pass the Finance Bill without the votes of the MPs at the National Assembly in Paris, France, on February 2, 2026.

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#13230092

23 January 2026

Former U.S. Department of Justice special counsel Jack Smith testifies before the House Judiciary Committee about the investigations and indictments of U.S. President Donald Trump for his attempt to overturn the 2020 presidential election results, as well as unauthorized retention of classified documents, in Washington, D.C., U.S., on January 22, 2026. Smith withdrew the indictments after Trump won the 2024 presidential election.

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#13221701

20 January 2026

France's Interior Minister Laurent Nunez attends a session of questions to the government just before the use of Article 49.3 of the Constitution at the National Assembly, France's lower house of parliament, in Paris, France, on January 20, 2026. Article 49.3 of the Constitution allows the government to push through legislation without a vote in the National Assembly. However, the use of 49.3 allows opposition parties to put forward no-confidence motions

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#13221704

20 January 2026

France's Interior Minister Laurent Nunez attends a session of questions to the government just before the use of Article 49.3 of the Constitution at the National Assembly, France's lower house of parliament, in Paris, France, on January 20, 2026. Article 49.3 of the Constitution allows the government to push through legislation without a vote in the National Assembly. However, the use of 49.3 allows opposition parties to put forward no-confidence motions

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#13221705

20 January 2026

France's Interior Minister Laurent Nunez attends a session of questions to the government just before the use of Article 49.3 of the Constitution at the National Assembly, France's lower house of parliament, in Paris, France, on January 20, 2026. Article 49.3 of the Constitution allows the government to push through legislation without a vote in the National Assembly. However, the use of 49.3 allows opposition parties to put forward no-confidence motions

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#13175830

10 January 2026

Doctors demonstrate in Paris, France, to denounce an ''authoritarian drift'' in the healthcare system, on January 10, 2026. (Photo by Vincent Koebel/NurPhoto)

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#13134784

28 December 2025

A general view of the construction site for the California High-Speed Rail Project in Fresno, California, on July 28, 2025. The California High-Speed Rail Authority faces years of delays, missed deadlines, and rising costs. Construction takes place only in the Central Valley portion of the San Francisco-to-Los Angeles route.

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#13134785

28 December 2025

A general view of the construction site for the California High-Speed Rail Project in Fresno, California, on July 28, 2025. The California High-Speed Rail Authority faces years of delays, missed deadlines, and rising costs. Construction takes place only in the Central Valley portion of the San Francisco-to-Los Angeles route.

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#13134786

28 December 2025

A general view of the construction site for the California High-Speed Rail Project in Fresno, California, on July 28, 2025. The California High-Speed Rail Authority faces years of delays, missed deadlines, and rising costs. Construction takes place only in the Central Valley portion of the San Francisco-to-Los Angeles route.

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#13134787

28 December 2025

A general view of the construction site for the California High-Speed Rail Project in Fresno, California, on July 28, 2025. The California High-Speed Rail Authority faces years of delays, missed deadlines, and rising costs. Construction takes place only in the Central Valley portion of the San Francisco-to-Los Angeles route.

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#13134788

28 December 2025

A general view of the construction site for the California High-Speed Rail Project in Fresno, California, on July 28, 2025. The California High-Speed Rail Authority faces years of delays, missed deadlines, and rising costs. Construction takes place only in the Central Valley portion of the San Francisco-to-Los Angeles route.

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#13134789

28 December 2025

A general view of the construction site for the California High-Speed Rail Project in Fresno, California, on July 28, 2025. The California High-Speed Rail Authority faces years of delays, missed deadlines, and rising costs. Construction takes place only in the Central Valley portion of the San Francisco-to-Los Angeles route.

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#13134790

28 December 2025

A general view of the construction site for the California High-Speed Rail Project in Fresno, California, on July 28, 2025. The California High-Speed Rail Authority faces years of delays, missed deadlines, and rising costs. Construction takes place only in the Central Valley portion of the San Francisco-to-Los Angeles route.

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