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Protesters target Tesla showrooms in US over Elon Musk’s government cost-cutting
From theguardian.com, on Feb 16, 16 16
Trump threatens to cut US aid to Argentina if Milei loses election
From theguardian.com, on Oct 14, 14 14
Macron convenes European leaders for Ukraine summit amid tension with US
From theguardian.com, on Feb 16, 11 11
Prayer and prosecutions: the US ‘hate group’ waging war over Britain’s abortion clinic buffer zones
From theguardian.com, on Feb 16, 11 14
Starmer ready to put British troops on the ground in Ukraine if peace deal reached
From theguardian.com, on Feb 18, 10 10
Ukraine not invited to US-Russia peace talks in Saudi Arabia, source says
From bbc.com, on Feb 17, 10 10
UK hopes to be a ‘bridge’ between Europe and Trump’s US, minister says
From theguardian.com, on Feb 16, 9 9
‘This is so vile’: Young Republicans face backlash after racist chats leaked
From theguardian.com, on Oct 15, 8 8
Where do babies come from? Robert F Kennedy Jr doesn’t seem to know | Arwa Mahdawi
From theguardian.com, on Oct 15, 8 8
From theguardian.com
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By finally delivering on their promises, Kyiv’s European allies will find the benefits extend to them, too, says Jack Watling of the Royal United Services Institute
on Jan 3, 2024
From bbc.com
Trump election: Michigan supreme court rejects ballot disqualification bid
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The former US president can stand in next year's presidential primary in the battleground state.
on Dec 27, 2023
From theguardian.com
‘Sitting on a powder keg’: US braces for a year, and an election, like no other
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Amid fears of authoritarianism, oldest US president likely to face off against first president to be criminally charged
on Dec 27, 2023
From cnn.com
Opinion: I criticized the war in Gaza. Then I was fired from my job as Santa | CNN
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Ken Dorph loved his job playing Santa in Sag Harbor, New York. He writes about being fired after making statements criticizing Israel’s military offensive in Gaza.
on Dec 24, 2023
From cnn.com
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Escalating attacks on US troops and commercial shipping and incidents often involving Iran and its proxies are causing new concerns that Israel’
on Dec 27, 2023
From cnn.com
Trump withdraws from Iran nuclear deal, isolating him further from world | CNN Politics
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President Donald Trump announced Tuesday he is quitting the Iran nuclear deal, pitting him against the United States’ closest allies and leaving the future of Tehran’s nuclear ambitions in question.
on Dec 27, 2023
From theguardian.com
Gaza war puts US’s extensive weapons stockpile in Israel under scrutiny
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Israel appears to be receiving munitions from stockpile, but there has been little transparency
on Dec 27, 2023
From theguardian.com
Ohio grand jury to decide whether to charge woman who miscarried for ‘abuse of a corpse’
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Brittany Watts’s water broke prematurely and she miscarried at home; when she went to the hospital a nurse called the police
on Dec 26, 2023
From theguardian.com
New breed of climate protesters vows to take fight to ‘cowards’ of US politics
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Climate Defiance, trying to make the climate crisis a top issue in 2024 election, isn’t afraid to anger ‘cowards’ and ‘criminals’
on Dec 27, 2023
From cnn.com
Ukraine claims it destroyed Russian tank landing ship | CNN
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Ukraine claimed on Tuesday to have carried out an airstrike in Crimea that destroyed a Russian Navy tank landing ship in what would be, if confirmed, the third instance of major losses of Russian military hardware in less than a week.
on Dec 27, 2023