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US won't restart UNRWA aid until investigation completed -officials

The Biden administration plans to wait for an internal investigation of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees to conclude before resuming aid to

US won't restart UNRWA aid until investigation completed -officials
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Toby Keith wrote all kinds of country songs. His legacy might be post-9/11 American anger

Country music fans are celebrating Toby Keith's rich collection of songs in the wake of his death from stomach cancer

Toby Keith wrote all kinds of country songs. His legacy might be post-9/11 American anger
World

US, UK, EU urge probe into Pakistan election, express concerns

The United States, Britain and the European Union on Friday separately expressed concerns about Pakistan's electoral process in the wake of a vote on Thursday

US, UK, EU urge probe into Pakistan election, express concerns
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Georgia Republicans say Fani Willis inquiry isn't a 'witch hunt,' but Democrats doubt good faith

The Republican leading a Georgia state Senate committee to investigate Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis says he seeks just the facts

Georgia Republicans say Fani Willis inquiry isn't a 'witch hunt,' but Democrats doubt good faith
Political

Uproar over Biden classified documents report carries echoes of 2016 Clinton email case

The release of a harshly critical Justice Department special counsel report on President Joe Biden's handling of classified information has triggered instant flashbacks to the history-shaping events of 2016

Uproar over Biden classified documents report carries echoes of 2016 Clinton email case
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Congressional age limit proposed in North Dakota in potential test case for nation

North Dakota would be the first state to set an age limit for congressional candidates under a measure that could go before voters in June

Congressional age limit proposed in North Dakota in potential test case for nation
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Senegal's president defends delaying elections in exclusive interview as protests erupt nationwide

Senegalese President Macky Sall defended his decision to postpone elections as violent protests erupted across the country

Senegal's president defends delaying elections in exclusive interview as protests erupt nationwide
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How Biden and his allies are pushing back against a special counsel's claims about his memory

Democrats have been reminded of President Joe Biden’s political shortcomings this week

How Biden and his allies are pushing back against a special counsel's claims about his memory
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Republican lawmakers are backing dozens of bills targeting diversity efforts on campus and elsewhere

Diversity initiatives would be defunded or banned from universities and other public institutions under a slate of bills pending in Republican-led legislatures, with some lawmakers counting on the issue resonating with voters in this election year

Republican lawmakers are backing dozens of bills targeting diversity efforts on campus and elsewhere
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As Indonesia goes to the polls, women and minority candidates face challenges

As the world's third-largest democracy prepares for national elections on Wednesday, women and minority candidates face questions about whether voters will accept them

As Indonesia goes to the polls, women and minority candidates face challenges
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Pakistan hits back at criticism of election conduct and insists cellphone curbs were necessary

Pakistan has hit back at criticism over the conduct of its parliamentary elections, which were held amid sporadic militant attacks and an unprecedented suspension of all mobile phone services

Pakistan hits back at criticism of election conduct and insists cellphone curbs were necessary
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Delays, deals, nepo babies, trends and vote rigging: Five takeaways from Pakistan’s elections

Pakistan held its parliamentary election with 44 parties fighting for a share of 266 seats in the National Assembly, or lower house of parliament

Delays, deals, nepo babies, trends and vote rigging: Five takeaways from Pakistan’s elections
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US Sen. Coons and German Chancellor Scholz see double at Washington meeting

U.S. Sen. Chris Coons and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz were seeing double when they met in Washington, D

US Sen. Coons and German Chancellor Scholz see double at Washington meeting
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Antifascists gather in Hungary to oppose annual far-right event as Italian activist remains jailed

Hundreds of antifascist activists have gathered in Hungary’s capital to oppose an annual commemoration held by far-right groups

Antifascists gather in Hungary to oppose annual far-right event as Italian activist remains jailed
Economy

Israel Finance Minister says Moody's downgrade unreasonable, politicised

Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Saturday brushed off a Moody's downgrading of Israel's credit rating, saying the decision linked to the Gaza war was not based on

Israel Finance Minister says Moody's downgrade unreasonable, politicised
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President Joe Biden to travel to East Palestine next week, a year after derailment

President Joe Biden will travel to East Palestine, Ohio, about a year after a Norfolk Southern train derailed there and spilled a cocktail of hazardous chemicals

President Joe Biden to travel to East Palestine next week, a year after derailment
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Indonesia's president, who mingles with people and listens to Metallica, still popular in last term

Joko Widodo’s phenomenal rise from a riverside slum, where he grew up, to the presidency of Indonesia shows how far the world’s third-largest democracy has veered from a brutal authoritarian era a decade ago

Indonesia's president, who mingles with people and listens to Metallica, still popular in last term
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Iran marks the 45th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution as tensions grip the wider Middle East

Iran has marked the 45th anniversary of the 1979 Islamic Revolution amid tensions gripping the wider Middle East over Israel’s continued war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip

Iran marks the 45th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution as tensions grip the wider Middle East
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Allies of ex-premier Imran Khan secure biggest share of seats in Pakistan's final election tally

Pakistan's election body says independent candidates have secured the biggest number of parliamentary seats following last week's polls

Allies of ex-premier Imran Khan secure biggest share of seats in Pakistan's final election tally
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Biden's legal team went to Justice Dept. over what they viewed as 'cherry picked' digs at his memory

President Joe Biden’s personal attorney said Sunday that they went to both the special counsel and the attorney general to register concerns over what they viewed to be pejorative and unnecessary digs at the president’s memory

Biden's legal team went to Justice Dept. over what they viewed as 'cherry picked' digs at his memory
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White House national security spokesman John Kirby gets expanded role in Biden administration

The president’s national security spokesman John Kirby is getting an expanded role at the White House

White House national security spokesman John Kirby gets expanded role in Biden administration
World

Armenia's PM: 'We are not Russia's ally' in war against Ukraine

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said in an interview published on Sunday that his country was not Russia' ally in its war against Ukraine, but stressed its military cooperation

Armenia's PM: 'We are not Russia's ally' in war against Ukraine
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A defense minister and 2 former governors vie for Indonesia’s presidency

Indonesians on Wednesday will elect the successor to popular President Joko Widodo, who is serving his second and final term

A defense minister and 2 former governors vie for Indonesia’s presidency
Economy

Macron names former Engie chief as envoy for future Asia-EU corridor

French President Emmanuel Macron named the former head of gas utility Engie as its special envoy to a multinational rail and ports project linking the Middle East and South Asia

Macron names former Engie chief as envoy for future Asia-EU corridor
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Former Trump, Bush officials urge Congress to reverse Biden's LNG pause

Dozens of former officials from the past two Republican U.S. administrations on Monday urged Congress to reverse the Biden administration's pause on approvals of liquefied

Former Trump, Bush officials urge Congress to reverse Biden's LNG pause

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