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Trump's broadsides in 2018 were met with veritable silence at Fed, transcripts show

By Howard Schneider and Michael S.

Trump's broadsides in 2018 were met with veritable silence at Fed, transcripts show
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Analysis-Yemen attacks not seen drawing Iran directly into war

The Iran-aligned Houthis of Yemen vowed to respond to attacks by the United States and Britain but the prospects of these Western strikes igniting

Analysis-Yemen attacks not seen drawing Iran directly into war
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Zelenskiy more positive on US financial aid than last month

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Friday he was more positive now than he was last month that his country will secure new financial aid from the United States.

Zelenskiy more positive on US financial aid than last month
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What's at stake in Taiwan's elections? China says it could be a choice between peace and war

Taiwan is holding a weekend presidential election that neighboring China has warned could mean the difference between peace and war

What's at stake in Taiwan's elections? China says it could be a choice between peace and war
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Trump levels unsubstantiated claims of collusion against New York AG as civil fraud trial wraps up

With his civil fraud trial drawing to a close, Donald Trump has leveled unsupported claims of collusion against New York's Attorney General Letitia James for visits she made to the White House

Trump levels unsubstantiated claims of collusion against New York AG as civil fraud trial wraps up
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Austin ordered strikes from hospital where he continues to get prostate cancer care, Pentagon says

From his hospital room, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin first orchestrated and then watched in real time as the U.S. retaliatory attack on Yemen-based Houthi militants unfolded Thursday night

Austin ordered strikes from hospital where he continues to get prostate cancer care, Pentagon says
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Tibetan issues not in focus, but repression persists - exiled former leader

The plight of Tibet has become less discussed internationally but repression continues and China is applying what it did there to other regions, a former head of the Tibetan

Tibetan issues not in focus, but repression persists - exiled former leader
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UN envoy urges restraint over Yemen, region 'increasingly precarious'

The U.N. special envoy for Yemen on Saturday urged maximum restraint by all parties involved in Yemen and warned of an increasingly uncertain situation in the region.

UN envoy urges restraint over Yemen, region 'increasingly precarious'
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Biden: U.S. does not support Taiwan independence

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Biden: U.S. does not support Taiwan independence
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Taiwan president-elect Lai Ching-te has steered the island toward democracy and away from China

Lai Ching-te is Taiwan’s president-elect who has vowed to safeguard the Asian island’s de-facto independence from China and further align it with other democracies

Taiwan president-elect Lai Ching-te has steered the island toward democracy and away from China
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Republican candidates struggle with Civil War history as party grapples with race issues in present

With the first primaries of the 2024 election just around the corner, Republican candidates are stuck on the past as the divided party confronts race issues of the present and a desire among its base for a sanitized version of America’s history of slavery

Republican candidates struggle with Civil War history as party grapples with race issues in present
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Senior Pakistani politician meets reclusive Taliban supreme leader in Afghanistan

A Pakistani political party says its chief met the Taliban supreme leader in Afghanistan

Senior Pakistani politician meets reclusive Taliban supreme leader in Afghanistan
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Incoming Guatemala president meets with Taiwanese officials ahead of inauguration

Guatemala's President-elect Bernardo Arevalo met with Taiwan's foreign minister to discuss strengthening commercial ties on Saturday, the Central American nation's incoming

Incoming Guatemala president meets with Taiwanese officials ahead of inauguration
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Former US officials to visit Taiwan for post-election talks

Two former senior U.S. officials will arrive in Taiwan on Sunday for post-election talks and underscore the U.S. government's "longstanding interest" in peace across the Taiwan

Former US officials to visit Taiwan for post-election talks
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War of words after Taiwan election highlights the intractable divide over the island's fate

A war of words has erupted the day after Taiwan’s presidential election

War of words after Taiwan election highlights the intractable divide over the island's fate
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Guatemala's Arevalo due to assume presidency with difficult path ahead

Guatemalan President-elect Bernardo Arevalo is due to be sworn in Sunday for a four-year term, pledging to banish deep-rooted corruption, though he will come

Guatemala's Arevalo due to assume presidency with difficult path ahead
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US military academies focus on oaths and loyalty to Constitution as political divisions intensify

The U.S. military isn't immune to the country’s deep political polarization and the service academies are trying to update how they teach future officers to navigate that divide

US military academies focus on oaths and loyalty to Constitution as political divisions intensify
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Bernardo Arévalo sworn in as Guatemala's president despite months of efforts to derail inauguration

Bernardo Arévalo has been sworn in as Guatemala’s president despite months of efforts to derail his inauguration, including foot-dragging and rising tensions right up until the transfer of power

Bernardo Arévalo sworn in as Guatemala's president despite months of efforts to derail inauguration
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Demonstrations against the far right held in Germany following a report on a deportation meeting

Thousands of people have gathered in Germany for demonstrations against the far right, among them Chancellor Olaf Scholz and his foreign minister

Demonstrations against the far right held in Germany following a report on a deportation meeting
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Trump's campaign banks on its loyal supporters to turn out and caucus in Iowa despite frigid weather

Donald Trump’s campaign is banking on his loyal supporters to turn out for Monday night's Iowa caucuses

Trump's campaign banks on its loyal supporters to turn out and caucus in Iowa despite frigid weather
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Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando Álvarez and 18 priests arrive in Rome from prison, guests of Vatican

The Vatican says Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando Álvarez and 18 Catholic clergy members from the Latin American country have arrived in Rome and are guests of the Holy See

Nicaraguan Bishop Rolando Álvarez and 18 priests arrive in Rome from prison, guests of Vatican
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Pope says he hopes to keep promise to visit native Argentina for first time since becoming pontiff

Pope Francis says if he can, he'll keep a promise to visit his native Argentina in the second half of this year

Pope says he hopes to keep promise to visit native Argentina for first time since becoming pontiff
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Louisiana's special session kicks off Monday. Here's a look at what may be discussed

Louisiana’s newly inaugurated lawmakers are set to convene for a special session during which they will discuss items that could impact how the state conducts elections

Louisiana's special session kicks off Monday. Here's a look at what may be discussed
Business

Oil slips; investors eye Mideast developments

Oil prices slipped on Monday with traders watching out for supply disruption risk in the Middle East following strikes by U.S. and British forces to stop Houthi

Oil slips; investors eye Mideast developments
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Asian Cup holds moment's silence for Israel-Hamas war victims ahead of Palestinian team's game

A moment of silence was observed and then shouts of “free Palestine” rang out ahead of the Asian Cup game between Iran and the Palestinian soccer team

Asian Cup holds moment's silence for Israel-Hamas war victims ahead of Palestinian team's game

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