Articles filed under Politics
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Fed is set to leave interest rates unchanged while facing speculation about eventual rate cutsDec 11, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - With inflation edging closer to the Federal Reserve's 2% target, its policymakers are facing - and in some cases fueling - hopes that they will make a decis...
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India's Supreme Court upholds government's decision to remove disputed Kashmir's special statusDec 11, 2023 12:00 am - SRINAGAR, India - India's top court on Monday upheld a 2019 decision by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government to strip disputed Jammu and Kashmir's special status as...
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Russia targets Kyiv with ballistic missiles. Ukraine says it intercepted all of themDec 11, 2023 12:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine - Russia fired eight ballistic missiles at Kyiv early Monday, all of which were shot down, Ukraine's Air Force said. The thwarted attack still left one per...
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BTS members RM and V start compulsory military service in South Korea. Band seeks to reunite in 2025Dec 11, 2023 12:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea - Singers RM and V of the K-pop band BTS began their mandatory military duties under South Korean law, their management agency announced Monday. This ...
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Zelenskyy will address the U.S. military in Washington as funding for Ukraine's war runs outDec 11, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will address U.S. military officers at the National Defense University on Monday as part of a last-minute push to co...
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Iraq scrambles to contain fighting between U.S. troops and Iran-backed groups, fearing Gaza spilloverDec 11, 2023 12:00 am - BAGHDAD - Dozens of attacks on U.S. military facilities by Iran-backed factions in Iraq over the past two months as the Israel-Hamas war has raged have forced Baghdad in...
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Agreeing to agree: Everyone must come to consensus at COP28 climate talks, toughening the processDec 11, 2023 12:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - It's the killer detail in international climate talks: Consensus. With nearly 200 nations of different sizes, economies, political sys...
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Israel battles militants in Gaza's main cities, with civilians trapped in the fightingDec 11, 2023 12:00 am - RAFAH, Gaza Strip - Israeli forces battled Palestinian militants in Gaza's two largest cities on Monday, with civilians still trapped in the fighting even after hundreds...
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UN officials and activists ramp up the urgency as "difficult" climate talks enter final daysDec 11, 2023 12:00 am - DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Countries moved closer to reaching what critics called a watered-down final deal Monday, avoiding calls from more than 100 nations to phase...
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A day of 2 prime ministers in Poland begins the delayed transition to a centrist, pro-EU governmentDec 11, 2023 12:00 am - WARSAW, Poland - A power transition began Monday in the Polish parliament, where the outgoing national conservative leaders made their farewell statements as a majority ...