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Tag: Political/General News
about 1 hour ago
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Pope Francis Hospitalized for Respiratory Infection

The pontiff, 86, has complained of breathing difficulties in recent days, Vatican says

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about 6 hours ago
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Saudi Arabia Strengthens Relations With China Amid Strained U.S. Ties

Riyadh is joining a Beijing-led political and security bloc; the two countries have also recently signed multibillion...

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1 day ago
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Russian Court Jails Father of Girl Questioned Over Antiwar School Drawing

Alexei Moskalyov sentenced in absentia to two years in prison for discrediting the armed forces on social media

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1 day ago
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Ukraine Says Bakhmut Tactics Will Give It Advantages Elsewhere

Russian attacks across the country kill at least eight people and injure 66 others

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1 day ago
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Strikes Hit Russian-Occupied Ukraine as Kyiv Prepares New Offensive

Two Russian missiles hit the center of Slovyansk, Ukraine, on Monday, killing at least two people and injuring dozens...

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9 days ago
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Russia Launches Push for Eastern City as It Struggles to Regain Military Initiative

Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the occupied Ukrainian port city of Mariupol, Russian state news agencies re...

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11 days ago
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Ukraine Grain Deal Is Extended; Russian Drones Downed

Eleven of 16 Iranian-made drones were shot down overnight, Kyiv officials say

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19 days ago
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Ukraine Commits More Resources to Bakhmut Defense as Russia Advances

Russia fired missiles at Kyiv and other cities across Ukraine overnight. It was one of the biggest barrages this year...

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25 days ago
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Ukrainian Forces, Under Renewed Russian Pressure, Seek to Reinforce Bakhmut

Supply routes out of the eastern city are increasingly limited, U.K. intelligence says

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28 days ago
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China’s Post-Covid Bounce Has Arrived

Economy strengthened in February and signs point to an impressive 2023—with some caveats

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about 1 month ago
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The Russian Double Strike That Killed a U.S. Medic in Ukraine. ‘They Had Us in Sight.’

Military analysts expect the war in Ukraine to enter a decisive phase in spring as Ukraine and Russia prepare to laun...

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about 1 month ago
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New Zealand Declares National Emergency After Cyclone Gabrielle Lashes North Island

New Zealand was hit by the biggest storm in recent times, according to Prime Minister Chris Hipkins. Hundreds of flig...

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about 2 months ago
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Russia Throws Soldiers Into Ukraine Firing Line to Gain Inches

Moscow shows scant regard for the lives of its conscripts, but the battle for Bakhmut is also costly for Ukrainian de...

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about 2 months ago
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Russian Forces Pressure Ukrainian Defenses in Northeast

Ukraine says it is repelling attacks around the Russian-held city of Kreminna

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3 months ago
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Uganda Declares End of Deadly Ebola Outbreak

The announcement caps a nearly four-month struggle to contain a rare strain of the highly contagious virus for which ...

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3 months ago
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Vatican Reopens Case of Missing Girl Emanuela Orlandi

The disappearance of teenager Emanuela Orlandi has haunted the Catholic Church and Italy for 40 years.

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3 months ago
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Pope Condemns Iran’s Death Penalty for Protesters

The pontiff’s delayed and limited words of support for the protesters reflect a tension between his desire for good r...

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3 months ago
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‘Mudscape’ Envelops an Australian Outback Town After Severe Flood

A natural disaster in Western Australia presents a challenge to authorities in a remote area of the country with a la...

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3 months ago
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Putin Thanks Church for Supporting Ukraine Invasion in Christmas Message

Air raids and explosions sounded across Kyiv in the early hours of the new year as Russia launched dozens of drones a...

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3 months ago
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The Fed’s Fear of a Wage-Price Spiral Might Soon Abate

The job market happens to be strong and inflation happens to be high. A big question for the Federal Reserve is how m...

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3 months ago
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Pope Francis Presides Over Funeral for Pope Benedict XVI

Thousands of mourners gathered in St. Peter’s Square for an event that concludes the unique decadelong cohabitation o...

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3 months ago
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Australia to Deploy U.S. Himars Rocket System Being Used in Ukraine

The rockets will help boost Australia’s long-range strike capability.

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3 months ago
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Companies Are Gritting Their Teeth and Hiring

A lot of businesses are worried about the economy but still looking to hire more workers.

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3 months ago
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Pope Francis May Have a Freer Hand After Death of Benedict

The death of Pope Benedict XVI ended an extraordinary arrangement that helped define the current pontificate. Pope Fr...

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3 months ago
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Mourners Bid a Quiet Farewell to Pope Benedict

Thousands have filed past Benedict’s body lying in state in St. Peter’s Basilica, though nothing like the enormous li...

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3 months ago
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Pope Benedict’s Passing Means Conservative Catholics Lose Their Leading Light

Pope Benedict XVI was for more than three decades a leader in the culture wars that have shaken the Catholic Church a...

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3 months ago
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Pope Francis to Preside Over Predecessor’s Funeral, in a Vatican First

Plans for the service mean a historically unique situation—that of two popes residing practically side by side in the...

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3 months ago
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Chinese Factories, Restaurants Adjust to Life Without Zero-Covid

Businesses in China have to get their supply chains in order after a topsy-turvy time capped by an abrupt Covid-polic...

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3 months ago
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Australia Joins Countries Requiring Covid Tests From China Travelers

Australia joined in implementing Covid-19 testing for travelers from China, citing a lack of information from China f...

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3 months ago
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Pope Benedict XVI Dies at Age 95

The retired pontiff was an influential figure in the Catholic Church from the early 1960s to his historic 2013 resign...

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3 months ago
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American Avoids Extradition to Egypt After Release From Dubai Detention

Sherif Osman, an Egyptian-American dual national, is back in the U.S. after facing possible extradition to Egypt over...

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3 months ago
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Technology Puts American Chestnut Trees on the Comeback Trail

The U.S. is considering whether to release a genetically modified version tolerant of blight, as some people warn of ...

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3 months ago
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Chinese ‘Revenge Travel’ Will Lift Tourism in 2023

The reopening of the border is clearly good news for Chinese airlines and travel agencies, but the benefits will spre...

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3 months ago
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Even a Soft Landing Would Be Hard on Stocks

Economists think the U.S. will either experience a mild recession, or manage to just skirt one, but the prognosis for...

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3 months ago
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Baby-Formula Imports to Face Tariffs Again in 2023

Temporary exemptions put in place during a U.S. shortage will expire soon, as supply improves.

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3 months ago
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Pope Francis Says Retired Pope Benedict XVI Is ‘Very Sick’

Pope Francis said his 95-year-old predecessor, retired Pope Benedict XVI, was very ill and asked the faithful to pray...

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3 months ago
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Ukrainian Drone Attack on Russian Air Base Kills Three, Russia Says

The strike at the Engels air base, a hub for Russia’s strategic bombers in the Saratov region, is the latest apparent...

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3 months ago
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Zelensky Urges Ukrainians to Persevere as Putin Says Moscow Ready for Long War

Air-raid sirens sounded across Ukraine hours after President Volodymyr Zelensky made a defiant Christmas video addres...

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3 months ago
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Russian Shelling Kills at Least 10 in Christmas Eve Attack on Kherson, Ukraine Says

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky decries the assault as terror

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