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Explainer-What did Trump say about NATO funding and what is Article 5?

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Explainer-What did Trump say about NATO funding and what is Article 5?
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Trump arrives in federal court in Florida for closed hearing in his classified documents case

Former President Donald Trump has arrived at a federal courthouse in Florida for a closed hearing in his criminal case charging him with mishandling classified documents

Trump arrives in federal court in Florida for closed hearing in his classified documents case
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Yellen to visit Pittsburgh, Detroit to tout Biden's economic wins

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Yellen to visit Pittsburgh, Detroit to tout Biden's economic wins
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Israeli president, Palestinian PM to attend Munich Security Conference

Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh are among hundreds of high-ranking officials due to attend the

Israeli president, Palestinian PM to attend Munich Security Conference
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Partnership with US to continue no matter who's president, German finance minister says

The transatlantic partnership between the U.S. and European allies will continue no matter who is in the White House, Germany's finance minister said on Monday amid a furore over

Partnership with US to continue no matter who's president, German finance minister says
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After embrace, pope and Argentina's Milei meet amid speculation Francis might finally go home

Despite their rocky start, Argentine President Javier Milei and Pope Francis appear to have hit it off

After embrace, pope and Argentina's Milei meet amid speculation Francis might finally go home
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US lawmakers call for sanctions on China's WuXi AppTec biotech firm

The U.S. should review Chinese biotech firm WuXi AppTec and its affiliate WuXi Biologics for sanctions, a bipartisan group of lawmakers told top Biden

US lawmakers call for sanctions on China's WuXi AppTec biotech firm
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US says Rafah strike should not impact hostage talks ahead of expected spy chiefs meeting

Israeli airstrikes in Rafah should not affect negotiations toward a deal between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas on the release of

US says Rafah strike should not impact hostage talks ahead of expected spy chiefs meeting
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Trump's threat to NATO allies draws little condemnation from GOP, reflecting his grip on the party

Donald Trump’s claim that he once told a NATO ally that he “would encourage” Russia “to do whatever the hell they want” to “delinquent” members of the group sent shockwaves through Europe over the weekend

Trump's threat to NATO allies draws little condemnation from GOP, reflecting his grip on the party
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Hungary's Orbán faces a rare political crisis at home after president's resignation

Hungary’s long-serving government of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán faces a rare political crisis after the president resigned amid public anger over her pardoning of a man convicted in a child sexual abuse case

Hungary's Orbán faces a rare political crisis at home after president's resignation
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For rights campaigner in Greece, same-sex marriage recognition follows decades of struggle

Years before starting a family of her own, Stella Belia was already waging a tireless campaign for legal recognition

For rights campaigner in Greece, same-sex marriage recognition follows decades of struggle
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Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp sets the stage to aid Texas governor's border standoff with Biden

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is poised to offer aid to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s effort to control illegal crossings on the U.S.-Mexico border

Georgia Republican Gov. Brian Kemp sets the stage to aid Texas governor's border standoff with Biden
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Jailed former Thai PM Thaksin gets parole, capping a reconciliation with military that ousted him

Thailand’s former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, who last year returned from more than a decade of self-imposed exile to serve a prison sentence for misdeeds committed while in office, has been granted parole and could be released this weekend, the country’s justice minister announced Tuesday

Jailed former Thai PM Thaksin gets parole, capping a reconciliation with military that ousted him
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Russia warns the West: we will be very tough if you 'steal' our assets

Russia warned the West on Tuesday that Moscow would be very tough if the United States and European Union seized hundreds of billions of dollars worth of Russian assets.

Russia warns the West: we will be very tough if you 'steal' our assets
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Pharmaceutical group's lawsuit over Medicare drug price program dismissed

A federal judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit by a major pharmaceutical industry trade association challenging a new program that allows Medicare to negotiate prices with

Pharmaceutical group's lawsuit over Medicare drug price program dismissed
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Democrats seek to regain US House seat vacated by Santos, erode Republicans' majority

Democrats will try to whittle away Republicans' razor-thin majority in the U.S.

Democrats seek to regain US House seat vacated by Santos, erode Republicans' majority
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in UAE on seventh trip to nation, cementing ties

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived in the United Arab Emirates on his seventh trip to the nation

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in UAE on seventh trip to nation, cementing ties
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In the face of severe challenges, democracy is under stress – but still supported – across Latin America and the Caribbean

A survey of people across 24 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean found widespread concern over the economy and crime.

In the face of severe challenges, democracy is under stress – but still supported – across Latin America and the Caribbean
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Mental health emerges as a dividing line in abortion rights initiatives planned for state ballots

Abortion rights advocates are trying to get initiatives to protect reproductive health on the ballot in several states this year

Mental health emerges as a dividing line in abortion rights initiatives planned for state ballots
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Exclusive-Putin's suggestion of Ukraine ceasefire rejected by United States, sources say

Russian President Vladimir Putin's suggestion of a ceasefire in Ukraine to freeze the war was rejected by the United States after

Exclusive-Putin's suggestion of Ukraine ceasefire rejected by United States, sources say
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What is happening at the Republican National Committee and could Lara Trump become its co-chair?

Donald Trump is calling for a shakeup at the highest levels of the Republican National Committee

What is happening at the Republican National Committee and could Lara Trump become its co-chair?
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Race to succeed George Santos in Congress reaches stormy climax in New York's suburbs

An unusual special election in New York City’s suburbs could be a bellwether in the fight for control of Congress

Race to succeed George Santos in Congress reaches stormy climax in New York's suburbs
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Biden blasts 'dangerous' Trump NATO remarks, highlighting Ukraine funding need

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Biden blasts 'dangerous' Trump NATO remarks, highlighting Ukraine funding need
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Nikki Haley stumps in her small hometown of Bamberg ahead of South Carolina's GOP primary

Nikki Haley has made a campaign stop Tuesday in her hometown of Bamberg, a reliably Democratic rural town that she has described as instrumental to the values that guide her presidential bid, as well as a place where she and her family experienced discrimination

Nikki Haley stumps in her small hometown of Bamberg ahead of South Carolina's GOP primary
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Immigrants do work that might not otherwise get done – bolstering the US economy

Despite widespread fears about immigrants being a burden, even those arriving as asylum applicants are more likely to work than the US-born population.

Immigrants do work that might not otherwise get done – bolstering the US economy

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