Articles filed under Politics
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Niger's ousted president is said to be running low on food under house arrest 2 weeks after coupAug 09, 2023 1:00 am - NIAMEY, Niger - Niger's deposed president is running out of food and under increasingly dire conditions two weeks after he was ousted in a military coup and put under ho...
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Is it election season? Pakistan leader moves to disband parliament, his jailed nemesis seeks releaseAug 09, 2023 1:00 am - ISLAMABAD (AP) - Pakistan's prime minister said Wednesday he is moving toward dissolving parliament, starting a possible countdown to a general election, as his chief po...
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Russian attack in Ukraine kills 3 in Zaporizhzhia. A blast at a Moscow-area factory adds to jittersAug 09, 2023 1:00 am - TALLINN, Estonia - A Russian rocket attack on Wednesday killed three people and wounded at least seven others in the Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, which is near Europe...
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Top US and EU lawmakers say West is too soft on Serbia when it comes to easing Kosovo tensionsAug 09, 2023 1:00 am - BRUSSELS - Senior lawmakers from the United States and Europe are calling for a change in the Western diplomatic approach toward Serbia and Kosovo amid concern that tens...
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Brazil's Amazon Summit ends with a plan to protect the world's rainforests, but no measurable goalsAug 09, 2023 1:00 am - BELEM, Brazil - Brazil's Amazon Summit closed Wednesday with a road map to protect tropical rainforests that was welcomed as an important step in countering climate chan...
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Should we blame the budget players or the game?Aug 09, 2023 1:00 am - It's common knowledge among budget experts that the budget process is "broken." Anyone who regularly reads this column knows about debt limits, government shutdowns, out...
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Right to lie: Trump claims First Amendment protection for a coup d'etatAug 09, 2023 1:00 am - Former President Donald Trump has boasted that he regards being indicted as "a badge of honor." If so, he has racked up quite a pile of badges. Last week's latest federa...
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Ukraine accuses Russia of targeting rescue workers with consecutive missile strikesAug 08, 2023 1:00 am - KYIV, Ukraine - Ukrainian officials on Tuesday accused the Kremlin's forces of targeting rescue workers by hitting residential buildings with two consecutive missiles - ...
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Thousands of Los Angeles city workers walk off job for 24 hours alleging unfair labor practicesAug 08, 2023 1:00 am - LOS ANGELES - Thousands of Los Angeles city employees, including sanitation workers, lifeguards and traffic officers, walked off the job Tuesday for a 24-hour strike all...
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U.S. inflation has cooled. Getting it down to the Fed's target rate will be the toughest mileAug 08, 2023 1:00 am - WASHINGTON - Over the past year, inflation in the United States has tumbled from 9% all the way to 3%, softening most of the price pressures that have gripped the nation...