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US will allow Ukraine to use American antipersonnel land mines against Russian forces

By SAMYA KULLAB and ILLIA NOVIKOV
Nov 20, 2024 8:02 am - The Biden administration will allow Ukraine to use American-supplied antipersonnel land mines to help it slow Russia’s battlefield progress in the war, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Wednesday, as the U.S. and some other Western embassies in Kyiv stayed closed after a threat of a major Russian aerial attack on the Ukrainian capital.
Putin lowers the threshold for using his nuclear arsenal after Biden’s arms decision for Ukraine

By The Associated Press
Nov 19, 2024 7:53 am - President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday formally lowered the threshold for Russia’s use of its nuclear weapons, a move that follows U.S. President Joe Biden’s decision to let Ukraine strike targets inside Russian territory with American-supplied longer-range missiles.
US envoy says a truce in Lebanon is ‘within our grasp’ as Gaza’s food crisis worsens after looting

By KAREEM CHEHAYEB, WAFAA SHURAFA and FATMA KHALED
Nov 19, 2024 7:38 am - A United States envoy said an agreement to end the Israel-Hezbollah war is “within our grasp” after talks in Lebanon on Tuesday. There was no such optimism in the Gaza Strip, where the looting of nearly 100 aid trucks by armed men worsened an already severe food crisis.
Russia says Ukraine fired 6 US-made ATACMS at the Bryansk region, days after Biden policy shift

By The Associated Press
Nov 19, 2024 7:12 am - Ukraine fired six U.S.-made ATACMS missiles at Russia’s Bryansk region, Russia’s Defense Ministry said Tuesday, days after U.S. President Joe Biden eased restrictions on Ukrainian use of American-made weapons in the war that has reached its 1,000-day milestone.
Brazil hosts G20 with wars and Trump’s return in the background as a deal to fight hunger possible

By ELÉONORE HUGHES and MAURICIO SAVARESE
Nov 18, 2024 8:02 am - With Brazil preparing to host the Group of 20 summit, it appears unlikely that the leading rich and developing nations will sign onto a meaningful declaration regarding geopolitics.
Some Arab Americans who voted for Trump are concerned about his picks for key positions

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI
Nov 18, 2024 7:01 am - Just a week after winning a majority of the vote in several of the nation’s largest Arab-majority cities, President-elect Donald Trump has filled top administration posts with staunch Israel supporters, including an ambassador to Israel who has claimed “there is no such thing as Palestinians.”
Moscow warns US over allowing Ukraine to hit Russian soil with long-range weapons

By ILLIA NOVIKOV and SAMYA KULLAB
Nov 18, 2024 6:55 am - President Joe Biden’s decision to let Ukraine strike targets inside Russia with U.S.-supplied long-range missiles was met with ominous warnings from Moscow, a hint of menace from Kyiv and nods of approval from some Western allies.
Kari Lake settles election defamation case brought by Arizona official

Yvonne Wingett Sanchez
Nov 17, 2024 8:22 pm - PHOENIX - A year-long defamation case against Kari Lake, who falsely blamed a local Arizona election official for her 2022 defeat for governor and has sowed distrust in A...
Srinivasan, Harding to face off for Virginia state senate seat

Teo Armus, Steve Thompson
Nov 17, 2024 8:20 pm - A Democratic state delegate and a Republican schools activist won firehouse primaries in Loudoun County this weekend, teeing up a special election between the two to fill...
Tropical Storm Sara weakens to tropical depression after making landfall in Belize

By MOISÉS CASTILLO
Nov 17, 2024 8:16 pm - POTRERILLOS, Honduras (AP) — Tropical Storm Sara on Sunday weakened to a tropical depression after making landfall in Belize, where forecasters expected heavy rain to cau...

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