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U.S. says it is 'concerned' about Hungary's relationship with Russia

The United States is concerned about Hungary's relationship with Russia, and finds Prime Minister Viktor Orban's decision to meet with Russian President

U.S. says it is 'concerned' about Hungary's relationship with Russia
Political

Republicans drop Jim Jordan's US House speaker bid after third failed vote

Hardline conservative Republican Jim Jordan's quest to become speaker of the U.S.

Republicans drop Jim Jordan's US House speaker bid after third failed vote
Political

Inside Ron DeSantis' fight to stop Trump's Republican coronation in Iowa

In coffee shops and churches, on farms and front porches, on the phone and through text exchanges, Ron DeSantis' grassroots supporters

Inside Ron DeSantis' fight to stop Trump's Republican coronation in Iowa
World

AUKUS, critical minerals in focus for Australian PM on US trip

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will seek progress on the AUKUS defence technology partnership and critical mineral

AUKUS, critical minerals in focus for Australian PM on US trip
World

Kremlin: unacceptable for Biden to compare Putin to Hamas

The Kremlin said on Friday that remarks by U.S. President Joe Biden comparing Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Palestinian militant group Hamas were "unacceptable".

Kremlin: unacceptable for Biden to compare Putin to Hamas
World

Factbox-Cairo Peace Summit on Gaza conflict: who will attend?

Egypt is planning to host an international conference on Saturday to discuss the escalating war between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas in Gaza.

Factbox-Cairo Peace Summit on Gaza conflict: who will attend?
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Scholz says that Germany needs to expand deportations of rejected asylum-seekers

Chancellor Olaf Scholz says Germany needs to start deporting “on a large scale” migrants who don’t have the right to stay in the country, adding to increasingly tough talk on migration since his coalition performed badly in two state elections earlier this month

Scholz says that Germany needs to expand deportations of rejected asylum-seekers
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Lawyers call for ousted Niger president's release after the junta says it foiled an escape attempt

Lawyers for Niger’s ousted president have called for his immediate release

Lawyers call for ousted Niger president's release after the junta says it foiled an escape attempt
World

Egypt peace summit may struggle to foster unity on Gaza conflict

Egypt holds a summit on the Gaza crisis on Saturday amid growing fears of a wider Middle East war but the absence of a top official from Israel's main ally the U.S. and some other leaders

Egypt peace summit may struggle to foster unity on Gaza conflict
World

China says US accusation of 'risky' aerial intercepts politically motivated

China's defence ministry said on Friday that a U.S.

China says US accusation of 'risky' aerial intercepts politically motivated
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Judge raises possibility of imprisonment for Trump for violating gag order -NBC News

The judge presiding over Donald Trump's $250 million civil fraud trial in New York raised the possibility on Friday of putting the former president behind bars after Trump failed to comply

Judge raises possibility of imprisonment for Trump for violating gag order -NBC News
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Judge fines Donald Trump $5,000 after post maligning court staffer is found on campaign website

Donald Trump has been fined $5,000 after his disparaging social media post about a key court staffer in his New York civil fraud trial lingered on his campaign website for weeks after the judge ordered it deleted

Judge fines Donald Trump $5,000 after post maligning court staffer is found on campaign website
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Affordable Care Act provisions codified under Michigan law by Gov. Whitmer as a hedge against repeal

Federal law that prohibits insurers from denying healthcare based on preexisting conditions, or kicking dependents off their parent’s coverage until age 26 is now codified separately into Michigan law

Affordable Care Act provisions codified under Michigan law by Gov. Whitmer as a hedge against repeal
News

US senator asks 23andMe for details after reported data for sale online

The top Republican on the U.S.

US senator asks 23andMe for details after reported data for sale online
News

US intelligence report alleging Russia election interference shared with 100 countries

The United States on Friday released a U.S. intelligence assessment sent to more than 100 countries that found Moscow is using spies, social

US intelligence report alleging Russia election interference shared with 100 countries
World

Turkey says Biden's Israel visit amounted to approval of destruction in Gaza

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Friday that a visit by U.S.

Turkey says Biden's Israel visit amounted to approval of destruction in Gaza
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Trump announces Florida rally as he prepares to skip yet another GOP debate

Former President Donald Trump will hold a rally in Florida as counter-programming to the third Republican presidential primary debate, which he is once again choosing to skip

Trump announces Florida rally as he prepares to skip yet another GOP debate
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Long-shot Republican candidate Perry Johnson drops out of White House race

Perry Johnson, a businessman and long-shot for the Republican presidential nomination, dropped out of the 2024 White House race on Friday.

Long-shot Republican candidate Perry Johnson drops out of White House race
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GOP businessman Perry Johnson suspends long-shot presidential bid after failing to make debates

Republican businessman Perry Johnson has suspended his long-shot bid for president after failing to gain traction in the race

GOP businessman Perry Johnson suspends long-shot presidential bid after failing to make debates
World

France's Macron sees hope for hostages in Gaza after Qatari mediation

France's President Emmanuel Macron on Friday welcomed the release of two American hostages in Gaza, highlighting Qatar's role and saying he hoped similar initiatives

France's Macron sees hope for hostages in Gaza after Qatari mediation
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Factbox-Who's in, who's out of the race to become US House speaker?

Republicans in the U.S.

Factbox-Who's in, who's out of the race to become US House speaker?
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Former U.S. Rep Amash says relatives killed in Gaza church air strike

Former U.S.

Former U.S. Rep Amash says relatives killed in Gaza church air strike
Sports

Santiago opens Pan American Games with nod to the Indigenous, poetry and memory of dictatorship

The opening ceremony of Chile’s first Pan American Games was not only a celebration of athletes, Indigenous peoples and poetry, but laid bare the politically divided country’s scars from the military dictatorship of Gen. Augusto Pinochet from 1973 until 1990

Santiago opens Pan American Games with nod to the Indigenous, poetry and memory of dictatorship
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Pakistan's self-exiled former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif returns home ahead of a parliamentary vote

Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has returned home on a chartered plane from Dubai, ending four years of self-imposed exile in London as he seeks to win the support of voters in parliamentary elections due in January

Pakistan's self-exiled former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif returns home ahead of a parliamentary vote
World

Cairo peace summit grapples with Gaza war as risks to region rise

Egypt opens a summit on the Gaza crisis on Saturday to try to head off a wider regional war but assembled Middle Eastern and European leaders are

Cairo peace summit grapples with Gaza war as risks to region rise

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