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Putin’s Party Wins Supermajority in Russian Parliament

President Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party won two-thirds of seats (Moscow Times) in the lower house of parliament after an election marked…

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Dissident Portrayed in Film Hotel Rwanda Found Guilty in Controversial Trial

Paul Rusesabagina, who sheltered more than 1,200 people during Rwanda’s 1994 genocide and in recent years has criticized Rwandan President…

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Islamic State in Khorasan Claims Attacks in Eastern Afghanistan

The group claimed responsibility (Al Jazeera) for bombings that targeted Taliban vehicles in the city of Jalalabad and killed at least eight…

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Senator, Former Boxer Enters Philippine Presidential Race

Senator Manny Pacquiao confirmed that he will run for president (Rappler) on an anti-corruption platform. He will rival a ticket that includes…

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UN’s Guterres, Britain’s Johnson Host Climate Session Ahead of UNGA General Debate

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will hold a closed-door meeting (Al Jazeera) with world leaders today to…

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Biden Hosts World Leaders for Meeting on Methane Emissions

President Biden will press other leaders (NYT) to pledge to reduce their countries’ methane emissions at a meeting today of the Major…

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France Criticizes AUKUS Submarine Deal

France’s foreign minister said the announcement that the United States and the UK will help Australia obtain nuclear-powered submarines was “brutal…

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Somali President Suspends Prime Minister’s Powers to Hire and Fire

President Mohamed Farmaajo’s move escalates a dispute (Al Jazeera) with Prime Minister Mohamed Hussein Roble that has plagued Somalia ahead of elections…

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Washington Hosts Virtual Event on One-Year Anniversary of Abraham Accords

At the event with signatory countries Bahrain, Israel, Morocco, and the United Arab Emirates, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett commented publicly…

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Indian Foreign Minister Stresses Improved Border Relations to Chinese Counterpart

Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar tweeted that he told Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi (Times of India) that military disengagement on…

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Campaigning Begins in Race to Succeed Japanese Prime Minister

The four candidates running for leadership of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) have unusually diverse views, Nikkei reports. Liberal Taro Kono…

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Thousands of Haitians Cross U.S. Border, Camp in South Texas

More than ten thousand migrants are at an impromptu camp (WaPo) in Del Rio, Texas, authorities said. Many are Haitians, and authorities…

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China Applies to Join Trade Pact Originally Meant to Counter Its Influence

In a bid to increase its economic clout in the Pacific, China filed an application (SCMP) to join the Comprehensive and Progressive…

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First All-Civilian Space Flight Launches Into Orbit

The firm SpaceX launched an all-civilian flight (WSJ) that is expected to return to Earth in around three days, a milestone for…

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Salvadorans Hold First Major Protest Against President

Thousands of people marched in San Salvador (AP) in opposition to President Nayib Bukele, denouncing his recent steps to consolidate power and…

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UK’s Johnson Reshuffles Cabinet

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson replaced several cabinet members (Reuters), including the education and foreign ministers. Brussels: European Commission President Ursula von…

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ICC Greenlights Probe Into Duterte’s Drug War

The International Criminal Court (ICC) will officially begin investigating (Rappler) whether killings by Philippine security forces under President Rodrigo Duterte’s antidrug campaign…

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U.S., UK to Help Australia Acquire Nuclear-Powered Submarines

Heralding the beginning of a new security alliance, the leaders of Australia, the United Kingdom (UK), and the United States jointly…

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Top U.S. General Reportedly Took Secret De-escalation Steps at End of Trump Presidency

U.S. General Mark A. Milley held a secret meeting with top Pentagon officials (CNN) in January over fears that President Donald Trump…

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Haitian Prime Minister Becomes Suspect in Murder of Former President

Prime Minister Ariel Henry fired the prosecutor (Reuters) who named him a suspect in the July assassination of Haiti’s former president. Brazil: The…

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