Today: September 23, 2024
Today: September 23, 2024

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Election deniers: West Virginia voters must pick from GOP candidates who still dispute 2020 outcome

West Virginia Republican primary voters will have a hard time finding a major candidate on the ballot in any statewide race who openly acknowledges President Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 election

Election deniers: West Virginia voters must pick from GOP candidates who still dispute 2020 outcome
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Ukraine's first lady makes her premier visit to Belgrade

Ukraine's first lady Olena Zelenska arrived in Belgrade on Sunday, the first visit by a top Ukrainian dignitary to Serbia since Russia's invasion in 2022 and a signal of the Balkan

Ukraine's first lady makes her premier visit to Belgrade
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Kuwait forms new government headed by Ahmad Abdullah Al-Sabah

Kuwait formed a new cabinet headed by Sheikh Ahmad Abdullah Al-Sabah, according to a royal decree issued Sunday.

Kuwait forms new government headed by Ahmad Abdullah Al-Sabah
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India's election enters fourth phase as rhetoric over religion, inequality sharpens

India voted on Monday in the fourth phase of a seven-week long general election, as campaign rhetoric became more strident over

India's election enters fourth phase as rhetoric over religion, inequality sharpens
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Trump suggests Chinese migrants are in the US to build an 'army.' The migrants tell another story

The daily struggle to find work for Chinese immigrants living illegally in a borough of New York is a far cry from the picture Donald Trump and other Republicans have sought to paint

Trump suggests Chinese migrants are in the US to build an 'army.' The migrants tell another story
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Schumer urges FTC to hit the brakes on $53 billion Chevron-Hess merger

U.S Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer on Sunday urged the Federal Trade Commission to "pump the breaks" on Chevron Corp's proposed $53 billion acquisition of Hess Corp.

Schumer urges FTC to hit the brakes on $53 billion Chevron-Hess merger
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India's mammoth election is more than halfway done as millions begin voting in fourth round

Millions of Indians across 96 constituencies are casting their ballots as the country’s gigantic, six-week-long election edges past its halfway mark

India's mammoth election is more than halfway done as millions begin voting in fourth round
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German court finds far-right AfD pursues goals 'against democracy'

A German high court on Monday ruled that domestic security services could continue to treat the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) as a potentially

German court finds far-right AfD pursues goals 'against democracy'
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Factbox-Key issues for South African voters in wide open 2024 election

South Africans will vote in a national election on May 29 with an unprecedented sense of uncertainty about the outcome, as polls suggest the African National Congress will

Factbox-Key issues for South African voters in wide open 2024 election
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Turkey's Erdogan hosts Greek PM, sees 'no unsolvable problems' in bilateral ties

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis during talks in Ankara on Monday that there were "no

Turkey's Erdogan hosts Greek PM, sees 'no unsolvable problems' in bilateral ties
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China calls for stable ties with South Korea despite 'difficulties'

China and South Korea should seek stable ties despite their recent "difficulties", Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi told his South

China calls for stable ties with South Korea despite 'difficulties'
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Chad opposition leader Masra files challenge against presidential election result

Chadian opposition leader Succes Masra has lodged a legal appeal with the country's constitutional council to challenge the preliminary result of the Central African nation's May

Chad opposition leader Masra files challenge against presidential election result
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Singapore's incoming PM makes minor cabinet reshuffle, seeks 'continuity and stability'

Singapore's incoming prime minister Lawrence Wong appointed a new deputy premier in a minor reshuffle of the cabinet on Monday, as he gears up to become the city-

Singapore's incoming PM makes minor cabinet reshuffle, seeks 'continuity and stability'
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Argentina ramps up pressure on Venezuela over opposition embassy refugees

Argentina's government is set to ramp up pressure on Venezuela to grant safe passage to six opposition aides who had sought

Argentina ramps up pressure on Venezuela over opposition embassy refugees
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Trump will stump in Minnesota, traditionally blue state he insists he can win. Is it really in play?

Former President Donald Trump’s planned campaign visit to Minnesota will mark his return to a traditionally Democratic state he has long argued he could carry

Trump will stump in Minnesota, traditionally blue state he insists he can win. Is it really in play?
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Greek and Turkish leaders seek to stress thawing relations but tensions remain under the surface

The leaders of Greece and Turkey have met for talks that were supposed to underline their efforts to put aside decades-old disputes but also revealed deep divisions between them

Greek and Turkish leaders seek to stress thawing relations but tensions remain under the surface
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South Africa's Ramaphosa denies pause in power cuts is linked to election

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday rejected opposition allegations that a recent pause in the electricity cuts that have

South Africa's Ramaphosa denies pause in power cuts is linked to election
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Catalonia's separatist leader quits, refuses to back Socialists to form regional government

Catalonia's outgoing president said on Monday he would quit politics after his separatist party's disastrous showing in the region's election that saw Spain's

Catalonia's separatist leader quits, refuses to back Socialists to form regional government
Economy

IMF staff, Argentina agree loan review to help unlock $800 million

Staff of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Argentine authorities have reached an agreement on the eighth review of the country's $44 billion extended fund facility arrangement, as

IMF staff, Argentina agree loan review to help unlock $800 million
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Serbia reaffirms support for Ukraine but holds back on sanctions

Serbian Prime Minister Milos Vucevic expressed support for Ukraine in its war against Russia after meeting Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba on Monday, but stopped short of

Serbia reaffirms support for Ukraine but holds back on sanctions
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Russian parliament approves Novak as deputy PM

The Duma, the lower house of the Russian parliament, on Monday approved the nomination of Alexander Novak as Deputy Prime Minister.

Russian parliament approves Novak as deputy PM
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Abuses documented in FDIC sexual misconduct report unacceptable, Yellen says

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Monday said abuses documented in a report on workplace problems at the U.S.

Abuses documented in FDIC sexual misconduct report unacceptable, Yellen says
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White House sees no genocide in Gaza, condemns aid convoy attacks

U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan said on Monday that President Joe Biden's administration does not view the killings of

White House sees no genocide in Gaza, condemns aid convoy attacks
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Israel holds toned down Independence Day celebrations as Gaza war rages

Israel began toned down Independence Day celebrations at sundown on Monday, with hopes for an end to the seven-month-old Gaza war dim, anti-government protests

Israel holds toned down Independence Day celebrations as Gaza war rages
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Shoigu reshuffle shows Putin 'desperation' to sustain Ukraine war, State Department says

Russia's defense minister reshuffle was a further indication of Russian President Vladimir Putin's "desperation to sustain" his invasion of Ukraine, U.S.

Shoigu reshuffle shows Putin 'desperation' to sustain Ukraine war, State Department says

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