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May 19, 20242 min read
Bezos' Blue Origin to launch first crew to edge of space since 2022 grounding
WASHINGTON - Jeff Bezos' space firm Blue Origin is scheduled on Sunday to launch its first crew of humans to the edge of space since the...
May 19, 20243 min read
WikiLeaks' Julian Assange faces U.S. extradition judgment day
LONDON - A British court could give a final decision on Monday on whether WikiLeaks' founder Julian Assange should be extradited to the...
May 19, 20243 min read
Explainer-How might a US-Saudi civil nuclear deal work?
WASHINGTON -White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan will visit Saudi Arabia this weekend for talks expected to touch on a...
May 17, 20242 min read
North Korea leader's sister denies arms exchange with Russia, KCNA says
SEOUL - Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, again denied arms exchanges with Russia, state media KCNA...
May 15, 20242 min read
Georgian parliament passes 'foreign agent' bill, prompting US anger, new protests
TBILISI -Georgia's parliament on Tuesday passed the third and final reading of a "foreign agents" bill, prompting a warning from the...
May 13, 20241 min read
IMF staff, Argentina reach agreement on latest review of $44 billion program
Staff of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Argentine authorities have reached an agreement on the eighth review of the country's...
May 7, 20243 min read
Macron, von der Leyen press China's Xi on trade in Paris talks
PARIS -French President Emmanuel Macron and EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen urged Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday to...
May 3, 20241 min read
Maryland estimates bridge replacement cost at $1.7 billion - $1.9 billion
WASHINGTON -Maryland said on Thursday it estimates it will cost $1.7 billion to $1.9 billion to rebuild a collapsed Baltimore bridge and...
May 2, 20241 min read
Biden blames China, Japan and India's economic woes on 'xenophobia'
WASHINGTON - President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that "xenophobia" from China to Japan and India is hobbling their growth, as he...
May 1, 20243 min read
U.S., allies press UAE over Russia trade, sanctions
ABU DHABI - The United States, Britain and the European Union are pressing the United Arab Emirates to show it is cracking down on firms...
Apr 29, 20241 min read
Biden reiterated position on Rafah in Netanyahu call, says White House
WASHINGTON -U.S. President Joe Biden spoke on Sunday with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and "reiterated his clear position"...
Apr 27, 20244 min read
Analysis-Trump election subversion case bogs down as allies' legal woes grow
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump got another break when the U.S. Supreme Court signaled some support for his immunity claim, even as more of his...
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