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Rising oil prices, surging inflation: The Arab embargo 50 years ago weaponized oil to inflict economic trauma

Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine reprised the risks of energy weaponization, but the oil landscape today and energy security itself are changing.

Rising oil prices, surging inflation: The Arab embargo 50 years ago weaponized oil to inflict economic trauma
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Netanyahu and Gantz agree to form emergency Israel government - statement

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and former defence chief and centrist opposition party leader Benny Gantz have agreed to form an emergency government, a joint statement

Netanyahu and Gantz agree to form emergency Israel government - statement
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Blinken headed to Israel to show U.S. solidarity, seek deterrence

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Blinken headed to Israel to show U.S. solidarity, seek deterrence
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Affirmative action opponent drops case over law firm's diversity fellowship

A group founded by a prominent anti-affirmative action activist on Wednesday dropped a lawsuit challenging a U.S. law firm's fellowship program designed to help bolster

Affirmative action opponent drops case over law firm's diversity fellowship
World

Biden speaks with Israel's Netanyahu as US monitors situation

The United States is continuing to monitor the situation in Israel, U.S.

Biden speaks with Israel's Netanyahu as US monitors situation
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Jill Biden recognizes 15 young women from 13 states for advocacy to improve their communities

Fifteen young women from around the United States have been recognized by the White House for their advocacy on a range of issues to improve their communities

Jill Biden recognizes 15 young women from 13 states for advocacy to improve their communities
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New York Republicans to move to oust George Santos from US House

A group of New York state Republicans in the U.S.

New York Republicans to move to oust George Santos from US House
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US House Republicans nominate Steve Scalise for speaker -lawmaker

Republicans who control the U.S.

US House Republicans nominate Steve Scalise for speaker -lawmaker
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Some US Republicans resist linking Israel, Ukraine aid

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Some US Republicans resist linking Israel, Ukraine aid
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Donald Trump attacks President Biden on foreign policy as Israel-Hamas war rages

Former President Donald Trump is defending his record governing the nation for four years without any new wars

Donald Trump attacks President Biden on foreign policy as Israel-Hamas war rages
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Scalise is the GOP's pick to be the House speaker but he faces an uncertain path. What happens next?

The speaker of the House is normally elected every two years, in January, when the House organizes for a new session

Scalise is the GOP's pick to be the House speaker but he faces an uncertain path. What happens next?
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Ohio is about to vote on abortion rights. Misinformation about the proposal is rampant

A ballot measure in Ohio that would guarantee access to abortion rights is fueling misleading claims about how the proposal could influence abortion care, gender-related health care and parental consent in the state

Ohio is about to vote on abortion rights. Misinformation about the proposal is rampant
World

US says it is exploring contract options to facilitate citizens to leave Israel

The U.S.

US says it is exploring contract options to facilitate citizens to leave Israel
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Israel, White House condemn Trump for remarks about Hamas attack, 'smart' Hezbollah

Israel and the White House on Thursday condemned remarks by Donald Trump in which he praised the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah and criticized Israeli

Israel, White House condemn Trump for remarks about Hamas attack, 'smart' Hezbollah
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Chinese-born journalist thanks Australia for her freedom after 3 years in detention for spying

A Chinese-born journalist has thanked the Australian government for her return to Australia “in one piece” after her three-year detention in China in an espionage case that strained bilateral ties

Chinese-born journalist thanks Australia for her freedom after 3 years in detention for spying
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Japan's government will ask court to revoke legal status of Unification Church

Japan’s government says it will ask a court to revoke the legal status of the Unification Church after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s assassination raised questions about the group’s fundraising and recruitment tactics

Japan's government will ask court to revoke legal status of Unification Church
World

Germany bans pro-Palestinian group Samidoun

Germany will ban the pro-Palestinian group Samidoun, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Thursday, adding that its members were celebrating Islamist Hamas "terror" in Israel on German

Germany bans pro-Palestinian group Samidoun
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Iran's foreign minister to make regional tour

Iran's foreign minister Hossein Amirabdollahian starts a regional tour on Thursday to discuss the Israeli-Palestinian conflict involving trips to Iraq and Lebanon, Iranian state

Iran's foreign minister to make regional tour
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Blinken tells Netanyahu in Israel: U.S. will 'always be there'

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Blinken tells Netanyahu in Israel: U.S. will 'always be there'
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Germany offers Israel military help and promises to crack down at home on support for Hamas

Germany is offering military help to Israel and promising to crack down on support for the militant Hamas group at home following its attack on Israel

Germany offers Israel military help and promises to crack down at home on support for Hamas
World

Russian parliament to vote next week on de-ratifying nuclear test ban treaty

Russia's lower house of parliament, the State Duma, will vote next week on withdrawing Moscow's ratification of the global treaty that bans nuclear tests, lawmakers said on Thursday

Russian parliament to vote next week on de-ratifying nuclear test ban treaty
World

Exclusive-Combat veteran is top contender to replace China's missing defence minister

General Liu Zhenli, the head of the military body responsible for China's combat operations and planning, has emerged as the top contender to replace the country's defence minister

Exclusive-Combat veteran is top contender to replace China's missing defence minister
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Trump's criticism of Israel's Netanyahu draws strong condemnation from GOP rivals

Several of former President Donald Trump’s Republican rivals are denouncing him for lashing out at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu days after Hamas’ deadly attack

Trump's criticism of Israel's Netanyahu draws strong condemnation from GOP rivals
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Biden to meet with Target, IBM and other CEOs

President Joe Biden will meet with the chief executives of several large companies on Thursday to get their perspective on the U.S. economy, a White House official said.

Biden to meet with Target, IBM and other CEOs
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US files superseding indictment against Senator Bob Menendez

The United States on Thursday filed a superseding indictment against Democratic U.S. Senator Bob Menendez, a court filing showed.

US files superseding indictment against Senator Bob Menendez

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