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Top US general faces tough task of assuring Europe of Ukraine support

Air Force General Charles Q.

Top US general faces tough task of assuring Europe of Ukraine support
World

Mexico to discuss migrant processing centers with LatAm leaders

Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador said on Tuesday he will discuss the possibility of setting up centers to process migrants in an Oct. 22 meeting with other Latin

Mexico to discuss migrant processing centers with LatAm leaders
World

Factbox-What is the UN Human Rights Council and what does it do?

Russia missed out on a bid to return to the United Nations' top human rights body on Tuesday, losing a vote to Albania and Bulgaria at the General Assembly in New York.

Factbox-What is the UN Human Rights Council and what does it do?
World

US assesses that July takeover in Niger was a military coup

The United States has assessed that a July takeover in Niger was a military coup d'etat, senior administration officials said on Tuesday,

US assesses that July takeover in Niger was a military coup
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Russian bid to return to UN rights body fails after vote

Russia failed in its bid to return to the United Nations' top human rights body on Tuesday, with rivals winning considerably more votes at the General Assembly in an election seen

Russian bid to return to UN rights body fails after vote
World

Analysis-Israel-Hamas war upends Biden's two-pronged Mideast strategy

Until last weekend, the Biden administration was counting on the Middle East to remain relatively calm while it quietly pursued

Analysis-Israel-Hamas war upends Biden's two-pronged Mideast strategy
World

Turkey's Erdogan says U.S. sending aircraft carrier closer to Israel to commit massacre in Gaza

Turkey's President Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday criticised the United States for moving a carrier strike group closer to Israel, saying that it would commit "serious massacres" in Gaza

Turkey's Erdogan says U.S. sending aircraft carrier closer to Israel to commit massacre in Gaza
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U.S. Senate leader Schumer cutting short trip to Asia

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U.S. Senate leader Schumer cutting short trip to Asia
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Mexico says it has rejected US-funded migrant transit centers

Mexico's president says he rejected a U.S. request to set up migrant transit centers in Mexico

Mexico says it has rejected US-funded migrant transit centers
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Argentina's populist presidential candidate Javier Milei faces criticism as the peso takes a dive

Argentina’s firebrand populist presidential candidate Javier Milei is coming under fire from his rivals who are blaming him for a sharp depreciation of the local currency in the parallel market

Argentina's populist presidential candidate Javier Milei faces criticism as the peso takes a dive
World

U.S. top diplomat Blinken to travel to Israel on Wednesday

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will be traveling on Wednesday to meet with senior Israeli leaders, U.S.

U.S. top diplomat Blinken to travel to Israel on Wednesday
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Rep. Santos faces new charges he stole donor IDs, made unauthorized charges to their credit cards

A new indictment charges U.S. Rep. George Santos with stealing the identities of donors to his campaign and then using their credit cards to ring up tens of thousands of dollars in unauthorized charges

Rep. Santos faces new charges he stole donor IDs, made unauthorized charges to their credit cards
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Internal conflicts and power struggles have become hallmarks of the modern GOP

Dysfunction within the Republican Party isn’t limited to the leadership chaos in the House of Representatives playing out in the nation’s capital

Internal conflicts and power struggles have become hallmarks of the modern GOP
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Republicans are divided on far-right move to remove McCarthy as House speaker, an AP-NORC poll shows

New polling shows that the unprecedented ouster of House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has left no consensus among Republicans about whether his removal was the right move

Republicans are divided on far-right move to remove McCarthy as House speaker, an AP-NORC poll shows
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The Supreme Court signals support for a Republican-leaning congressional district in South Carolina

The Supreme Court seems likely to preserve the Republican hold on a South Carolina congressional district against a claim that it treats Black voters unfairly

The Supreme Court signals support for a Republican-leaning congressional district in South Carolina
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New Hampshire's presidential primary filing period opens with candidates critical of Biden and Trump

Republican former Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson is the first nationally known candidate to sign up at the start of New Hampshire's presidential primary filing period

New Hampshire's presidential primary filing period opens with candidates critical of Biden and Trump
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To run or not to run? New California senator faces tough decision on whether to enter 2024 campaign

California's newly appointed U.S. senator is facing a risky decision: whether or not to enter the 2024 race for her seat that already is crowded with candidates

To run or not to run? New California senator faces tough decision on whether to enter 2024 campaign
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A Chinese Australian journalist detained for 3 years in China returns to Australia

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says a Chinese Australian journalist who was jailed for three years in China on a murky espionage conviction has returned to Australia

A Chinese Australian journalist detained for 3 years in China returns to Australia
Economy

Yellen says oil price cap has 'significantly' cut Russia's revenues

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Yellen says oil price cap has 'significantly' cut Russia's revenues
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US Supreme Court scrutinizes South Carolina voting map deemed racially biased

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US Supreme Court scrutinizes South Carolina voting map deemed racially biased
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US House Republicans seek to unite around a new speaker

Republicans in the U.S.

US House Republicans seek to unite around a new speaker
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AP Election Brief | What to expect in Louisiana's statewide primaries

The race to replace Democratic Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards tops the list of contests voters will decide Saturday in one of only three gubernatorial elections scheduled this year

AP Election Brief | What to expect in Louisiana's statewide primaries
World

Turkey's Erdogan calls Israeli response to Hamas in Gaza a 'massacre'

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday that Israel's blockade and bombing of Gaza in retaliation for Palestinian militant group Hamas' attack was a

Turkey's Erdogan calls Israeli response to Hamas in Gaza a 'massacre'
World

Putin says some state had to be behind Nord Stream pipeline blasts in 2022

Blasts that destroyed the Nord Stream gas pipeline connecting Russia and Europe could not have been carried out without the backing of some government, Russian President Vladimir

Putin says some state had to be behind Nord Stream pipeline blasts in 2022
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Putin says U.S. is inflaming Middle East by sending aircraft carrier group

Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the United States on Wednesday of inflaming the Middle East by sending an aircraft carrier group to the region, saying "compromise solutions

Putin says U.S. is inflaming Middle East by sending aircraft carrier group

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