Articles filed under Politics
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A Moscow court declines to hear an appeal by jailed US journalist Evan GershkovichSep 19, 2023 1:00 am - MOSCOW - Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich appeared Tuesday in Moscow City Court, seeking release from jail on espionage charges, but it declined to hear his...
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Fighting flares again in a breakaway region in the Caucasus MountainsSep 19, 2023 1:00 am - YEREVAN, Armenia - Azerbaijan's forces rained artillery fire on Armenian positions in Nagorno-Karabakh on Tuesday, and local officials reported that scores of people - b...
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Americans released by Iran arrive home, tearfully embrace their loved ones and declare: 'Freedom!'Sep 19, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Americans detained for years in Iran arrived home Tuesday, tearfully hugged their loved ones and declared "Freedom!" after being let go as part of a politic...
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U.S. defense chief urges nations to dig deep and give Ukraine more much-needed air defense systemsSep 19, 2023 1:00 am - RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany (AP) - Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin urged allied defense leaders Tuesday to "dig deep" and provide more air defense systems for Ukraine, to ...
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So much for the ConstitutionSep 19, 2023 1:00 am - Vivek Ramaswamy is continuing his assault on the United States Constitution as a way of attracting attention to his presidential campaign. In a speech on Wednesday, he a...
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Who was Hardeep Singh Nijjar, the Sikh activist whose killing has divided Canada and India?Sep 19, 2023 1:00 am - NEW DELHI - Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a Sikh independence advocate whose killing two months ago is at the center of a widening breach between India and Canada, was called a ...
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The surprising, uplifting truth about inequalitySep 19, 2023 1:00 am - Today's hyperpartisan and frequently negative news cycle ignores one significant and uplifting story: the precipitous decline of global inequality. It's a subject that d...
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Would solar panels ruin the view in Kildeer? Residents leading the charge to end banSep 18, 2023 5:30 am - In an attempt to stay true to its motto - "A Unique Village in a Natural Setting" - Kildeer is one of the few Illinois municipalities that bans roof-mounted solar panels...
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Russia urges UN's top court to toss out Ukrainian case that seeks to halt Moscow's invasionSep 18, 2023 1:00 am - THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Russia on Monday called a Ukrainian case alleging that Moscow abused the Genocide Convention to justify its invasion last year an "abuse of proc...
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Five Americans detained in Iran walk free, released in deal for frozen Iranian assetsSep 18, 2023 1:00 am - DOHA, Qatar - Five Americans detained for years in Iran walked off a plane and into freedom Monday, most arm-in-arm, as part of a politically risky deal that saw Preside...