Articles filed under Political Figures
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Putin lowers the threshold for using his nuclear arsenal after Biden’s arms decision for UkraineNov 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.
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Brazil hosts G20 with wars and Trump’s return in the background as a deal to fight hunger possibleNov 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.
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Some Arab Americans who voted for Trump are concerned about his picks for key positionsNov 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.”
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Biden authorizes Ukraine to use US-supplied long-range missiles for deeper strikes inside RussiaNov 17, 2024 5:29 pm - MANAUS, Brazil — President Joe Biden has authorized Ukraine to use U.S.-supplied long-range missiles to strike deeper inside Russia, easing limitations on the weapons as ...
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Arlington Heights family and District 214 officials were at White House during historic Biden-Trump meetingNov 15, 2024 8:39 pm - On a historic day when two presidents met in the Oval Office of the White House, an Arlington Heights family and a group of Northwest Suburban High School District 214 officials were at an invitation-only education summit down the hall.
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Biden is sending aid to help Ukraine keep fighting next year, Blinken saysNov 13, 2024 6:43 am - The Biden administration is determined in its final months to help ensure that Ukraine can keep fighting off Russia's full-scale invasion next year, sending it as much aid as possible so that it might hold Russian forces at bay and possess a strong hand in any potential peace negotiations, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday.
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Israel’s West Bank settlers hope Trump’s return will pave the way for major settlement expansionNov 13, 2024 6:41 am - As Donald Trump’s victory became apparent in last week's U.S. elections, Jewish West Bank settlement advocates popped bottles of champagne and danced to the Bee Gees at a winery in the heart of the occupied territory, according to a post on Instagram. The winery said it was rolling out a special edition red named for the president-elect.
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Trump’s defense choice stuns the Pentagon and raises questions about the Fox News host’s experienceNov 13, 2024 6:38 am - President-elect Donald Trump stunned the Pentagon and the broader defense world by nominating Fox News host Pete Hegseth to serve as his defense secretary, tapping someone largely inexperienced and untested on the global stage to take over the world's largest and most powerful military.
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Here are the people Trump has picked for key positions so farNov 11, 2024 8:44 pm - President-elect Donald Trump has quickly started filling key posts in his second administration, putting an emphasis so far on aides and allies who were his strongest bac...
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The Haitians of Springfield, a Trump campaign target, brace for his presidencyNov 10, 2024 6:00 am - SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — This was the worst-case scenario for Yvena Jean François, but she willed herself to thank God. That’s what the Haitian immigrant did on her toughest d...