Articles filed under Politics
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Palestinian diplomat appeals for Gaza truce to be extended as EU and Arab nations meet in SpainNov 27, 2023 12:00 am - BARCELONA, Spain - The top Palestinian diplomat made a plea Monday to extend the fragile cease-fire in Gaza, hours ahead of its scheduled expiry, at a meeting of Europea...
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A watchdog urges UN Security Council to consider all options to protect Sudan's Darfur civiliansNov 27, 2023 12:00 am - CAIRO - An international watchdog urged the United Nations Security Council on Monday to consider all options to protect civilians in Sudan's Darfur region after the lat...
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Tensions simmer as newcomers and immigrants with deeper U.S. roots strive for work permitsNov 27, 2023 12:00 am - HOMESTEAD, Fla. - In New York, migrants at a city-run shelter grumble that relatives who settled before them refuse to offer a bed. In Chicago, a provider of mental heal...
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North Korea restores border guard posts as tensions rise over its satellite launch, Seoul saysNov 27, 2023 12:00 am - SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea is restoring front-line guard posts that it had dismantled during a previous period of inter-Korean rapprochement, South Korea's militar...
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Israel and Hamas agree to extend truce for two more days, and to free more hostages and prisonersNov 27, 2023 12:00 am - TEL AVIV, Israel - Israel and Hamas agreed to extend their cease-fire for two more days past Monday, the Qatari government said, raising the prospect of a longer halt to...
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Rosalynn Carter tributes highlight her reach as first lady, humanitarian and small-town BaptistNov 27, 2023 12:00 am - AMERICUS, Ga. - Hundreds turned out to salute Rosalynn Carter on Monday as the former U.S. first lady and global humanitarian made her final journey from her rural homet...
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Biden says he's helped lower inflation as he hosts first meeting of his new supply chain councilNov 27, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden on Monday opened the first meeting of his supply chain resilience council by warning companies against price gouging and saying that his...
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Ukraine and the Western Balkans top Blinken's agenda for NATO foreign ministers meeting in BrusselsNov 27, 2023 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Antony Blinken is turning his attention to Ukraine, NATO and the Western Balkans after weeks of intense focus on Israel's war against Ham...
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Casten, Foster, Schakowsky, Quigley and Garcia facing primary challengesNov 27, 2023 12:00 am - The first day of candidate filing for Illinois' March 2024 primary election revealed potential intraparty contests in five suburban congressional districts. Democratic i...
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Elon Musk visits Israel to meet top leaders as accusations of antisemitism on X growNov 27, 2023 12:00 am - JERUSALEM - Elon Musk, who's been under fire for endorsing an antisemitic conspiracy theory and wider accusations of hatred flourishing on his social media platform X, v...