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Maldives president-elect says he's committed to removing the Indian military from the archipelago

The president-elect of the Maldives says he's sticking to his campaign promise to remove Indian military personnel stationed in the archipelago state, promising he will initiate the process

Maldives president-elect says he's committed to removing the Indian military from the archipelago
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Trump hit with gag order after lashing out at court clerk in NY fraud case

The judge overseeing Donald Trump's civil fraud trial on Tuesday imposed a gag order - promising sanctions for any violations - on the former U.S. president and

Trump hit with gag order after lashing out at court clerk in NY fraud case
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US Supreme Court to hear case targeting consumer financial watchdog

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US Supreme Court to hear case targeting consumer financial watchdog
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Schumer announces U.S. Senate trip to China, Japan, South Korea

A bipartisan U.S. Senate delegation will visit China, Japan and South Korea in October, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said on Tuesday.

Schumer announces U.S. Senate trip to China, Japan, South Korea
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Biden says that all 10 drugs targeted for the first Medicare price negotiations will participate

President Joe Biden has announced that the manufacturers of all of the first 10 prescription drugs selected for Medicare’s first price negotiations have agreed to participate

Biden says that all 10 drugs targeted for the first Medicare price negotiations will participate
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India tells Canada to remove 41 of its 62 diplomats in the country, an official says

An official says India has told Canada to remove 41 of its 62 diplomats in the country, ramping up a confrontation over Canadian accusations that India may have been involved in the killing of a Sikh separatist leader in suburban Vancouver

India tells Canada to remove 41 of its 62 diplomats in the country, an official says
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U.S. House to vote Tuesday on motion to vacate Speaker McCarthy, lawmaker says

U.S. House Speaker Kevin McCarthy plans to hold a vote on a motion to vacate on Tuesday, Republican U.S.

U.S. House to vote Tuesday on motion to vacate Speaker McCarthy, lawmaker says
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Serbian authorities have detained the alleged organizer behind a recent shootout with Kosovo police

Serbian police have detained an ethnic Serb leader from Kosovo who was the alleged organizer behind a recent shootout with Kosovo police that left four people dead and sent tensions soaring in the region

Serbian authorities have detained the alleged organizer behind a recent shootout with Kosovo police
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Kevin McCarthy ousted by US House Republicans in historic vote

A handful of Republicans in the U.S.

Kevin McCarthy ousted by US House Republicans in historic vote
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Tunisia rejects European funds and says they fall short of a deal for migration and financial aid

Tunisia has announced it would reject an installment of funds sent by Europe to help the debt-ridden country patrol the Mediterranean Sea as migrant boat crossings spike to levels not seen in several years

Tunisia rejects European funds and says they fall short of a deal for migration and financial aid
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Speaker McCarthy ousted in historic House vote, as scramble begins for a Republican leader

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has been voted out of the job in an extraordinary showdown, a first in U.S. history

Speaker McCarthy ousted in historic House vote, as scramble begins for a Republican leader
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Dalio says China-US relations are 'on the brink of red lines'

Ray Dalio, founder of hedge fund Bridgewater Associates, said on Tuesday that the relationship between China and the United States is "on the brink

Dalio says China-US relations are 'on the brink of red lines'
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UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman wows some Conservatives and alarms others with hard-line stance

U.K. Home Secretary Suella Braverman has railed against unauthorized migrants, human-rights laws and “woke” critics of her hardline policies at the Conservative Party's annual conference

UK Home Secretary Suella Braverman wows some Conservatives and alarms others with hard-line stance
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Idaho and Missouri shift to Republican presidential caucuses after lawmakers cancel primaries

Republicans in two states will be using caucuses to make their presidential picks next year after GOP-led legislatures canceled presidential primary elections

Idaho and Missouri shift to Republican presidential caucuses after lawmakers cancel primaries
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Judges aiming to give Black voters more influence in Alabama set to redraw congressional districts

A federal judge says the court will swiftly adopt new congressional map for Alabama after ruling the state should have a second district with a substantial percentage of Black voters

Judges aiming to give Black voters more influence in Alabama set to redraw congressional districts
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Butler sworn in as third Black female senator in US history, replaces late California Sen. Feinstein

Former union leader and Democratic insider Laphonza Butler has been sworn in as the newest member of the U.S. Senate, replacing California Sen. Dianne Feinstein after her death and becoming only the third Black female senator in history

Butler sworn in as third Black female senator in US history, replaces late California Sen. Feinstein
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'Tennessee Three' Democrat sues over expulsion and House rules that temporarily silenced him

Tennessee Democratic Rep. Justin Jones has filed a federal lawsuit challenging his expulsion and House rules restricting lawmakers’ floor comments that Republicans applied to silence Jones for part of one day

'Tennessee Three' Democrat sues over expulsion and House rules that temporarily silenced him
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Factbox-Republicans Scalise and Jordan eye US House speaker role

Republicans in the U.S.

Factbox-Republicans Scalise and Jordan eye US House speaker role
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Kevin McCarthy is out as speaker of the House. Here's what's next

The House of Representatives has entered uncharted territory after the success of a last-ditch, right-wing effort to remove fellow Republican Kevin McCarthy from the speakership

Kevin McCarthy is out as speaker of the House. Here's what's next
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Explainer-What are the next steps as US House searches for new speaker?

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Explainer-What are the next steps as US House searches for new speaker?
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North Korea vows strong response to Pentagon report that calls it a 'persistent' threat

North Korea has slammed the United States over a Pentagon report that labeled it a “persistent" threat because of weapons of mass destruction, saying it will strongly counter what it called U.S. plans for aggression

North Korea vows strong response to Pentagon report that calls it a 'persistent' threat
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House speaker chaos stuns lawmakers, frays relationships and roils Washington

Republican California congressman Kevin McCarthy's ouster from the speaker role has left the House of Representatives roiling

House speaker chaos stuns lawmakers, frays relationships and roils Washington
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These 8 Republicans stood apart to remove Kevin McCarthy as House speaker

Rep. Kevin McCarthy had support from 208 members of his conference to remain as House speaker

These 8 Republicans stood apart to remove Kevin McCarthy as House speaker
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Tearful mourners line up at San Francisco City Hall to thank, pay last respects to Dianne Feinstein

Mourners are streaming into San Francisco City Hall to pay their respects to the late U.S. Sen. Dianne Feinstein, whose casket is on display

Tearful mourners line up at San Francisco City Hall to thank, pay last respects to Dianne Feinstein
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Taiwan indicts 2 communist party members accused of colluding with China to influence elections

Prosecutors in Taiwan have indicted two leaders of the island's tiny Taiwan People's Communist Party on accusations they colluded with China in an effort to influence next year's elections for president and members of the legislative assembly

Taiwan indicts 2 communist party members accused of colluding with China to influence elections

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