Nation and World Politics
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Senior UK jurists have joined calls to stop arms sales to Israel. Other allies face similar pressure
Apr 04, 2024 7:39 am - LONDON — More than 600 British jurists, including three retired judges from the U.K. Supreme Court, are calling on the government to suspend arms sales to Israel, piling ...
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NATO marks its 75th birthday as Russia’s war in Ukraine gnaws at its unity
Apr 04, 2024 7:08 am - BRUSSELS — NATO marked on Thursday 75 years of collective defense across Europe and North America, with its top diplomats vowing to stay the course in Ukraine as better-a...
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Powell: Fed still sees rate cuts this year; election timing won't affect decision
Apr 03, 2024 12:48 pm - WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve officials will likely reduce their benchmark interest rate later this year, Chair Jerome Powell said Wednesday, despite recent reports showin...
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Prosecutors in Trump's classified documents case sharply rebuke judge's unusual and 'flawed' order
Apr 03, 2024 12:43 pm - WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors chided the judge presiding over former President Donald Trump's classified documents case in Florida, warning her off potential jury inst...
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Ukraine lowers its conscription age to 25 to plug a shortfall in troop numbers fighting Russia
Apr 03, 2024 6:59 am - KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine on Wednesday lowered the military conscription age from 27 to 25 in an effort to replenish its depleted ranks after more than two years of war fol...
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Judge rejects Hunter Biden’s motions to dismiss tax case
Apr 02, 2024 10:52 am - A federal judge rejected more than a half-dozen requests from Hunter Biden’s attorneys arguing that the nine-count criminal tax case against him should be dismissed. The ...
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The former Trump aides who would rather not see him on the ballot
Apr 02, 2024 10:41 am - Donald Trump may have defeated his primary challengers and secured enough delegates to be the Republican Party’s presidential nominee this year, but a striking number of ...
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Biden and Xi discuss Taiwan, AI and fentanyl in a push to return to regular leader talks
Apr 02, 2024 10:37 am - WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed Taiwan, artificial intelligence and security issues Tuesday in a call meant to demonstrate a r...
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Trump will go after Biden on the border and crime when he visits battleground Michigan and Wisconsin
Apr 02, 2024 6:52 am - LANSING, Mich. — Donald Trump is expected on Tuesday to attack President Joe Biden over his handling of the U.S.-Mexico border when he visits Wisconsin and Michigan, both...
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World Central Kitchen charity halts Gaza operations after apparent Israeli strike kills 7 workers
Apr 02, 2024 6:40 am - DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — An apparent Israeli airstrike killed seven aid workers with World Central Kitchen, leading the charity to suspend delivery Tuesday of vital fo...