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Xi Welcomes Slew of World Leaders as Trump Fights Allies
(Bloomberg) -- President Xi Jinping is wrapping up what’s been an unusually busy week of diplomacy in Beijing, showcasing the...
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Gender, Geography and Powerbroking in Play in Race for Next UN chief
By Daniel Dickinson (United Nations)- The choice of the tenth UN Secretary-General, who will take office in January 2027, could...
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‘A political era has ended’: Orbán breaks silence after Hungarian election defeat
(Politico)- Viktor Orbán appeared shaken on Thursday in his first public comments since his historic April 12 election defeat, with...
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Iran reverses course on reopening Strait of Hormuz, signals warning to US
(Fox News)- Iran has reversed it's decision to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, citing an ongoing U.S. naval blockade. A...
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U.S. House Extends Lifeline to 350,000 Haitians as Pressley Leads Humanitarian Revolt
By Calvin G. Brown (WiredJA)— In a stinging bipartisan rebuke of President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, the U.S. House of...
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About 15 Latin American deportees from the US arrive in Congo
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Around 15 people deported from the United States landed in Congo’s capital Kinshasa in the early...
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Iran reopens Strait of Hormuz, but Trump says blockade on Iranian ships and ports will stay in force
BEIRUT (AP) — Iran said Friday it fully reopened the Strait of Hormuz to commercial vessels, but President Donald Trump...
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France, UK to cohost talks on Hormuz
French President Emmanuel Macron and the United Kingdom's Prime Minister Keir Starmer will cohost a video-conference with international leaders on...
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Hopes for deal to end Iran war grow, but nuclear issues unresolved
JERUSALEM/ISLAMABAD, April 16 (Reuters) - Optimism grew on Thursday that the Iran war may be near an end, with a key Pakistani...
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Florida nursing assistant sentenced to 9 years in $11.4M Medicare fraud scheme
A Florida nursing assistant has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison for his role in a multimillion-dollar health...
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