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Anti-India Sentiment in Texas, Houthi Drone Attack, and Global News Roundup
- •Houthi rebels launched a drone towards Mecca, intercepted by Saudi Arabia, marking a rare air alert for Islam's holy city.
- •Republican candidate Bo French sparked controversy with racist social media posts targeting Indian students in Texas, highlighting anti-immigrant sentiment.
- •Pakistan's Shehbaz-Sharif government implemented austerity measures, including a ban on new vehicle purchases and limits on wedding menus, to combat a growing fuel crisis.
- •A Hyrox athlete continued and won a race despite soiling herself, leading to debate over health and safety standards in sports.
- •The US confirmed the deployment of 'space control weapons,' sparking international debate on the weaponization of space.
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Bo French, the Republican nominee for the Texas Railroad Commission, shared a photo of South Asian students celebrating a football victory and claimed that Americans have been displaced by foreigners. He described the students as foreigners and called the scene a problem.
Prominent Republicans strongly condemned the remarks, with Senator John Cornyn calling the post racist and warning about the normalisation of intolerance. Texas Governor Greg Abbott also rejected the message, stating that the photo actually showed Texans united behind their college football team.
Official university data shows that 90 percent of undergraduate spaces at UT Austin are reserved for Texas residents, with automatic admission rules prioritizing state students. International students accounted for about 9.3 percent of the total student body during the fall 2025 semester.
