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Senators working for gun safety legislation will pay a price, but they are doing the right thing
Too frequently, our leaders choose to attack each other rather than solve problems. Joe Lieberman The Hill But in recent…
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UK govt approves extradition of Assange; he plans to appeal
WikiLeaks said it would appeal. Hurriyet Home Secretary Priti Patel signed the extradition order on Friday, her department said. It…
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Turkey Demands ‘Concrete Steps’ From Sweden and Finland for NATO Support
Although both countries have taken steps to improve relations with Ankara, which holds a veto over their application to NATO,…
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Gas prices leave Biden with few options going into world energy, climate forum
President Biden will host a world energy and climate forum Friday with counterparts from across the globe in a bid to reassert…
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US tries to broker Lebanon, Israel maritime dispute
The two nations have been long deadlocked over competing claims to offshore reserves. Erin Viner TV7 Israel News The United…
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Senators strike bipartisan gun safety agreement
Negotiators’ next challenge: writing legislation that can get 60 votes. John Burgess Everett and Marianne LeVine Politico A group of…
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China launches empire building exercise in Pacific theatre
Time to head to the map room. We’ll open the long, wide, top drawer, pull out the map of World…
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The Danger of Worsening Relations With Both Russia and China
Once again, an unplanned and impromptu remark from President Biden has generated controversy, although this represents his third (incorrect) reference…
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A Culture That Kills Its Children Has No Future
The grieving people of Uvalde, Texas, a town in the Hill Country about 80 miles west of San Antonio, now…
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Californians could see mandatory water cuts amid drought
Newsom raised that possibility in a meeting with representatives from major water agencies, including those that supply Los Angeles, San…
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Risky Competition: Strengthening U.S.-China Crisis Management
An accident or misinterpreted signal could set off a wider confrontation. ICG The danger level is low, but dialogue is…
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A Minnow in Troubled Waters
Washington officials and heads of state are nation-hopping to convince governments follow a unified front on sanctions against Russia Andreas…
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The forgotten children of Saudi Arabia
He’s one of thousands who have been abandoned by their Saudi fathers. Brietta Hague Foreign Correspondent & ABC News But…
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Climate change is now on the menu at seafood restaurants
As it turns out, climate change may have something to do with this. William W. L. Cheung The Conversation Restaurants update…
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Erdogan says Turkey opposed to Finland, Sweden NATO membership
Ankara could block the pair from joining the US-led military alliance, with unanimous agreement needed on new members. Al Jazeera…
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What to Believe in Putin’s ‘Imagined Community’
Ukraine’s efforts in peace talks are proving futile because of Russia’s view of its own past, the atrocities it has…
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