Today: November 21, 2024
Today: November 21, 2024

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Asia|Political|World

Southeast Asian defense chiefs discuss regional security with US, China and other partner nations

Southeast Asian defense chiefs are meeting with China, the United States and other partner nations in Laos for security talks, which come as Beijing’s increasingly assertive stance in its claim to most of the South China Sea is leading to more confrontations

Southeast Asian defense chiefs discuss regional security with US, China and other partner nations
Africa|Political|World

Russia and China oppose changing the Kenya-led force in Haiti to a UN peacekeeping mission

Russia and China oppose changing the Kenya-led multinational force in Haiti into a U.N. peacekeeping mission

Russia and China oppose changing the Kenya-led force in Haiti to a UN peacekeeping mission
Europe|Political|US|World

Zelenskiy says Crimea can only be restored to Ukraine through diplomacy

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskiy acknowledged the Crimea peninsula, seized by Russia in 2014, would have to be restored to Ukrainian sovereignty through diplomacy.

Zelenskiy says Crimea can only be restored to Ukraine through diplomacy
MidEast|Political|US

Senate defeats effort led by Bernie Sanders to block planned US arms sales to Israel

Senate defeats effort led by Bernie Sanders to block planned US arms sales to Israel

Senate defeats effort led by Bernie Sanders to block planned US arms sales to Israel
Crime|Europe|Political|World

Ukraine fires British-French Storm Shadow missiles into Russia for first time, say reports

Ukraine fires British-French Storm Shadow missiles into Russia for first time, say reports

Ukraine fires British-French Storm Shadow missiles into Russia for first time, say reports
Europe|Political|US|World

Angela Merkel, in memoir, recalls tricks for dealing with Donald Trump

Angela Merkel sought advice from the pope on dealing with Donald Trump when he was first elected U.S. president, hoping to find ways of convincing

Angela Merkel, in memoir, recalls tricks for dealing with Donald Trump
Americas|Political|World

Mexico's new president pitches delicate balance on migration with Trump

Mexico's new president outlined a delicate balancing act on Wednesday, stressing the need to work constructively with President-elect Donald Trump and his

Mexico's new president pitches delicate balance on migration with Trump
Economy|MidEast|Political|US|World

Senate rejects effort from Bernie Sanders to block some weapons for Israel over Gaza deaths

The Senate has rejected attempts by Sen. Bernie Sanders to block the sale of offensive weapons to Israel

Senate rejects effort from Bernie Sanders to block some weapons for Israel over Gaza deaths
Election|Political|US

Trump planning to tap loyalist Vought to lead OMB, sources say

President-elect Donald Trump is planning to tap conservative loyalist Russell Vought to be the director of the U.S.

Trump planning to tap loyalist Vought to lead OMB, sources say
Political|US

Speaker Johnson declares support for banning Sarah McBride's access to women's restrooms

House Speaker Mike Johnson declared that lawmakers and staff will have to use the restroom corresponding with their biological sex

Speaker Johnson declares support for banning Sarah McBride's access to women's restrooms
Americas|Asia|Political|US|World

Brazil’s Lula welcomes China's Xi for state visit as ties between countries strengthen

Brazil's President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has welcomed China’s President Xi Jinping for a state visit at the Alvorada Palace in Brasilia, in the latest sign of deepening ties between the two countries that analysts say may accelerate as Donald Trump returns to the White House in 2025

Brazil’s Lula welcomes China's Xi for state visit as ties between countries strengthen
Political|US

Trump eyes right-wing personality Dan Bongino among current and former agents for US Secret Service director

Trump eyes right-wing personality Dan Bongino among current and former agents for US Secret Service director

Trump eyes right-wing personality Dan Bongino among current and former agents for US Secret Service director
Political|US|World

US vetoes UN resolution on Gaza ceasefire, saying it doesn’t guarantee release of hostages

US vetoes UN resolution on Gaza ceasefire, saying it doesn’t guarantee release of hostages

US vetoes UN resolution on Gaza ceasefire, saying it doesn’t guarantee release of hostages
Business|Economy|Finance|Political|US|World

Biden administration moves to forgive $4.7 billion of loans to Ukraine

The Biden administration has moved to forgive about $4.7 billion in U.S. loans to Ukraine, State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said

Biden administration moves to forgive $4.7 billion of loans to Ukraine
Political|Sports|US

Trump feuded with NFL players in his first term. Now, some are busting out his dance moves

Donald Trump and the National Football League had an adversarial relationship during his first term in the White House

Trump feuded with NFL players in his first term. Now, some are busting out his dance moves
Political|US|World

Joe Biden turns 82 years old, a first for a sitting US president

U.S. President Joe Biden turned 82 years old on Wednesday, an age milestone never before reached by a sitting commander in chief.

Joe Biden turns 82 years old, a first for a sitting US president
Election|Political|US

Lawmakers are concerned about background checks of Trump's Cabinet picks as red flags surface

As senators prepare to consider Donald Trump’s picks for his Cabinet, they’ll likely be doing so without the FBI background checks that are staples of the confirmation process

Lawmakers are concerned about background checks of Trump's Cabinet picks as red flags surface
Europe|Political|US

What to know about Matthew Whitaker, Trump’s pick to be America's ambassador to NATO

Donald Trump has tapped former acting attorney general Matthew Whitaker as U.S. ambassador to NATO, set to make him the nation’s representative to a bedrock Western alliance that the president-elect has repeatedly relished criticizing

What to know about Matthew Whitaker, Trump’s pick to be America's ambassador to NATO
Europe|Political|US|World

The US is sending antipersonnel land mines to Ukraine. Here's what it means

The U.S. decision to provide Ukraine with antipersonnel land mines expands the use of a weapon that the international community has long condemned because of its danger to innocent civilians

The US is sending antipersonnel land mines to Ukraine. Here's what it means
Political|World

Hamas: No hostages-for-prisoners swap deal with Israel unless Gaza war ends

Hamas' acting Gaza chief Khalil al-Hayya said in remarks broadcast on Wednesday that there would be no hostages-for-prisoners swap deal with Israel unless the

Hamas: No hostages-for-prisoners swap deal with Israel unless Gaza war ends
Americas|Political

Nicaragua's Ortega seeks to expand presidential powers

Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega proposed a constitutional reform to expand presidential powers over other branches of government, according to an official document seen by Reuters on

Nicaragua's Ortega seeks to expand presidential powers
Crime|Political|US

NYPD gets a new top cop after months of turmoil. Jessica Tisch is the 2nd woman to lead the force

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has appointed sanitation chief Jessica Tisch as police commissioner

NYPD gets a new top cop after months of turmoil. Jessica Tisch is the 2nd woman to lead the force
Election|Europe|Political

EU party chiefs reach deal on von der Leyen's Commission nominees

European Parliament leaders have reached agreement on the members who will comprise the next European Commission, spokespeople

EU party chiefs reach deal on von der Leyen's Commission nominees
Political|Technology

US gathers allies to talk AI safety as Trump's vow to undo Biden's AI policy overshadows their work

President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to repeal President Joe Biden’s signature artificial intelligence policy when he returns to the White House for a second term

US gathers allies to talk AI safety as Trump's vow to undo Biden's AI policy overshadows their work

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