Nation and World Politics
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Hungary's parliament ratifies Sweden's NATO bid, clearing the final obstacle to membership
Feb 26, 2024 10:30 am - BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary’s parliament voted Monday to ratify Sweden's bid to join NATO, bringing an end to more than 18 months of delays that have frustrated the allia...
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Ex-FBI informant charged with lying about Bidens to remain jailed while he awaits trial, judge rules
Feb 26, 2024 8:00 am - LOS ANGELES — A former FBI informant charged with fabricating a multimillion-dollar bribery scheme involving President Joe Biden’s family must remain behind bars while he...
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Air Force member has died after setting himself on fire outside the Israeli embassy in DC
Feb 26, 2024 7:57 am - WASHINGTON — An active-duty member of the U.S. Air Force has died after he set himself ablaze outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington, D.C., while declaring that he “wi...
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Israel’s air force strikes deep inside Lebanon, killing 2 people, after Hezbollah downs a droneFeb 26, 2024 7:22 am - BEIRUT — The Israeli military said its air force on Monday struck targets of the militant Hezbollah group “deep inside Lebanon,” where residents reported explosions near ...
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U.S. and British strikes on Houthi sites in Yemen answer militants’ surge in Red Sea attacks on ships
Feb 25, 2024 8:26 am - WASHINGTON — The U.S. and Britain struck 18 Houthi targets in Yemen on Saturday, answering a recent surge in attacks by the Iran-backed militia group on ships in the Red ...
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Delays in promised Western military aid to Ukraine are costing lives, the defense minister says
Feb 25, 2024 8:24 am - KYIV, Ukraine — Half of promised Western military support to Ukraine fails to arrive on time, complicating the task of military planners and ultimately costing the lives ...
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Trump wins South Carolina, easily beating Haley in her home state and closing in on GOP nomination
Feb 25, 2024 8:21 am - CHARLESTON, S.C. — Donald Trump won South Carolina’s Republican primary on Saturday, easily beating former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley in her home state and further conso...
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Oaths and pledges have been routine for political officials. That's changing in a polarized America
Feb 24, 2024 8:11 am - COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The resignation letter was short and direct. “I can no longer be under an oath to uphold the New Constitution of Ohio," wrote Sabrina Warner in her ...
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Krishnamoorthi describes differences, significance of second diplomatic trip to TaiwanFeb 23, 2024 3:49 pm - Eighteen months after his first diplomatic visit to Taiwan, Democratic Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi of Schaumburg described his second this week as significantly diffe...
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Bible-quoting Alabama chief justice sparks church-state debate in embryo ruling
Feb 23, 2024 7:24 am - When the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that frozen embryos are considered children under state law, its chief justice had a higher authority in mind. By citing verses from ...