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Indian vote body tells X to remove Modi party video targeting Muslims, opposition

India's Election Commission directed social media platform X on Tuesday to take down a video post by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party after an opposition complaint that it

Indian vote body tells X to remove Modi party video targeting Muslims, opposition
Economy|Political

German ministries spending requests top plan by 20 billion euros, sources say

The German ministries' spending wishes for 2025 exceed the specifications of Finance Minister Christian Lindner by around 20 billion euros ($21.53 billion), government sources told

German ministries spending requests top plan by 20 billion euros, sources say
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'Tsar' Putin tells the West: Russia will talk only on equal terms

Vladimir Putin, honoured like a Russian tsar at his swearing-in for a new six-year presidential term, had a double-edged message for the West: the Kremlin is

'Tsar' Putin tells the West: Russia will talk only on equal terms
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Here is what Stormy Daniels testified happened between her and Donald Trump

Donald Trump's attorneys have unsuccessfully pushed for a mistrial during the testimony of porn actor Stormy Daniels

Here is what Stormy Daniels testified happened between her and Donald Trump
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Trump seeks records about evidence handling in latest bid to delay documents case

Donald Trump demanded that federal prosecutors reveal details about how they handled boxes seized during a search of his Florida home in 2022 as he seeks to

Trump seeks records about evidence handling in latest bid to delay documents case
Political|Health

Florida sues Biden administration over new transgender healthcare rule

Florida's top prosecutor and a Catholic medical group on Tuesday sued the Biden administration in an effort to block a rule that they say will force doctors to provide

Florida sues Biden administration over new transgender healthcare rule
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Could Biden stop Netanyahu’s plans? A national security expert looks at Israel’s attack on Rafah

The US put a pause on an arms shipment to Israel as it launched a Rafah offensive. This is not the first time the US and Israel have publicly disagreed, despite their strong diplomatic relationship.

Could Biden stop Netanyahu’s plans? A national security expert looks at Israel’s attack on Rafah
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Louisiana lawmakers reject adding exceptions of rape and incest to abortion ban

Despite pleas from Democrats and gut-wrenching testimony from doctors and rape survivors, a GOP-controlled legislative committee rejected a bill that would have added cases of rape and incest as exceptions to Louisiana’s abortion ban

Louisiana lawmakers reject adding exceptions of rape and incest to abortion ban
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Ukraine's Zelenskiy: Cape Verde first African state to agree to attend peace summit

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Tuesday that the island state of Cape Verde had become the first African country to agree to attend a world "peace summit" aimed at finding

Ukraine's Zelenskiy: Cape Verde first African state to agree to attend peace summit
Education

Columbia Law voices confidence in grads in face of conservative judges' boycott

The head of Columbia Law School backed its graduates on Tuesday, saying they were "consistently sought out" as it responded to an announcement by 13

Columbia Law voices confidence in grads in face of conservative judges' boycott
Economy|Health|News

Can you afford to take care of your children and parents? Biden revives effort to lower costs

President Joe Biden is pushing proposals to help families pay for child care, preschool and elder care while he's running for reelection this year

Can you afford to take care of your children and parents? Biden revives effort to lower costs
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Grit, humor, grief and gloom mix as Ukrainians face a dangerous new phase in the war

Grief, anger, humor, defiance and fear are some of the emotions Ukrainians are grappling with as they face a third year of war

Grit, humor, grief and gloom mix as Ukrainians face a dangerous new phase in the war
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Russia's biggest airstrike in weeks piles pressure on Ukraine power grid

Russian missiles and drones struck nearly a dozen Ukrainian energy infrastructure facilities on Wednesday, causing serious damage at three

Russia's biggest airstrike in weeks piles pressure on Ukraine power grid
Economy|News|Political

Biden lauds new Microsoft center on the same site where Trump's Foxconn project failed

President Joe Biden has laced into Donald Trump over a failed project that was supposed to bring thousands of new jobs into southeastern Wisconsin

Biden lauds new Microsoft center on the same site where Trump's Foxconn project failed
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Russia dismisses British arson allegations as provocation

British allegations of Russian involvement in an arson attack in Britain are absurd and part of an information war against Moscow, Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria

Russia dismisses British arson allegations as provocation
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China's foreign ministry congratulates Putin on his inauguration as president of Russia

China's foreign ministry congratulated Vladimir Putin on his inauguration as president of Russia, according to a spokesperson on Wednesday.

China's foreign ministry congratulates Putin on his inauguration as president of Russia
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Ukraine tycoon Kolomoisky named suspect in decades-old murder attempt

Ukrainian authorities suspect jailed tycoon Ihor Kolomoisky of being behind the attempted murder of a lawyer in a corporate dispute more than 20 years ago, the national police said on

Ukraine tycoon Kolomoisky named suspect in decades-old murder attempt
Education|News|Opinion

Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch co-authors book on laws. 'Over Ruled' to be released Aug. 6

Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch will have a book out this summer on a subject he has commented upon often, the volume of laws in the U.S. Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, announced Wednesday that ”Over Ruled: The Human Toll of Too Much Law” will be released Aug. 6

Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch co-authors book on laws. 'Over Ruled' to be released Aug. 6
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What early 2024 polls are revealing about voters of color and the GOP − and it’s not all about Donald Trump

Former President Donald Trump has made some inroads with voters of color by appealing to law and order, conservative social values and mistrust of government.

What early 2024 polls are revealing about voters of color and the GOP − and it’s not all about Donald Trump
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Brazil polls show mixed scenario for Lula's approval ratings

Brazilian opinion polls released this week show a mixed scenario for the approval ratings of President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva's administration, with two surveys indicating a

Brazil polls show mixed scenario for Lula's approval ratings
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UK will expel Russian defence attache over 'malign activity'

Britain will expel Russia's defence attache, remove diplomatic status from some properties and limit the length of Russian diplomatic visas in response to what

UK will expel Russian defence attache over 'malign activity'
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Republicans renew push to exclude noncitizens from the census that helps determine political power

Civil rights groups and Democratic lawmakers are concerned about a push by some House Republicans to include a citizenship question on the once-a-decade census

Republicans renew push to exclude noncitizens from the census that helps determine political power
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Scholz assures Zelenskiy of German support at peace summit, Berlin says

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz stressed Germany's support for a Ukraine peace summit to be held in Switzerland in mid-June during a phone call with President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, a

Scholz assures Zelenskiy of German support at peace summit, Berlin says
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Croatian ruling party agrees to form government with far-right party

Croatia's ruling HDZ party has agreed to form a coalition with a far-right party following the parliamentary election in April, Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovic, who also heads the

Croatian ruling party agrees to form government with far-right party
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Haley won 1 in 5 Indiana Republican voters in the presidential primary. She left the race in March

It's been two months since Nikki Haley dropped out of the Republican race, but the former U.N. ambassador and South Carolina governor is ringing up significant support in state primaries

Haley won 1 in 5 Indiana Republican voters in the presidential primary. She left the race in March

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