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First white South Africans arrive in US as Trump claims they face discrimination

The Trump administration welcomed on Monday 59 white South Africans it granted refugee status in the US, having deemed them victims of racial discrimination, while drawing criticism from Democrats and stirring confusion in South Africa.

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Trump hails Air Force One 'gift' after Qatari luxury jet reports

Donald Trump on Sunday defended plans to receive a new Air Force One as a gift, after reports he will accept a luxury Boeing jet from Qatar despite strict rules on presents for US presidents. ...

1 day ago
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At his former US university, the new pope is just 'Bob'

In the verdant suburb of Philadelphia, locals, professors and students reveled as Cardinal Prevost was elected Pope Leo XIV on Thursday. ...

1 day ago

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George Floyd killer Derek Chauvin 'stabbed 22 times' in US prison: Prosecutors

Chauvin, whose killing of George Floyd in Minnesota sparked massive racial justice protests in 2020, was attacked in the law library of an Arizona prison in November.

1 year ago
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Judge rejects Trump immunity claim in federal 2020 election case

US District Judge Tanya Chutkan found no legal basis for concluding that presidents cannot face criminal charges once they are no longer in office.

1 year ago
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Brazil signs on to global climate deal to triple renewable energy

South America's largest country is now one of roughly 100 countries that have signed onto the deal, according to a European official familiar with the matter.

1 year ago
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'Black Friday' kicks off US shopping season amid economic unease

"Black Friday" will be followed by the newer "Cyber Monday," as the sector seeks to entice bargain-hunters.

1 year ago
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With X's Musk under fire, Biden joins rival Threads

The White House confirmed it had launched Threads accounts for the president, First Lady Jill Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, her husband Douglas Emhoff and the White House itself in English and Spanish.

1 year ago
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Argentina elects 'shock therapy' libertarian Javier Milei as president

In downtown Buenos Aires hundreds of Milei supporters honked horns and chanted his popular refrain against the political elite - "out with all of them" - as rock music played from speakers. Some people set off fireworks as excitement spread.

1 year ago
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Biden turns 81 as voters show concern about age

His birthday will turn an unwelcome spotlight on the fact that the Democrat is the oldest president in American history -- and that if he wins a second term next year he will be 86 by the time he leaves.

1 year ago
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Advertisers drop X after Musk backs anti-Semitic post

Nonprofit group Media Matters added Apple, Disney, Comcast, Lionsgate Entertainment, and Paramount Global to its list of companies pausing advertising on X.

1 year ago
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Old photo, birthday wish, ravioli lunch: Personal ties on display during Xi-Biden meet

Among the key outcomes of the leaders’ summit were a resumption of military-to-military cooperation and the creation of a task force to curb the production of fentanyl.

1 year ago
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New Indonesia-US partnership unlikely to get off ground without reforms, analysts say

Indonesia’s recently elevated status as the United States’ comprehensive strategic partner remains insufficient as a means to boost Jakarta’s standing among Washington’s trading partners, analysts have said.

1 year ago
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Biden hails Xi summit, military links to restart

The leaders of the world's biggest economies shook hands and smiled as they met at a historic estate near San Francisco for their first talks in a year, and wrapped up the four-hour summit with a walk in the garden.

1 year ago
Americas

What to expect when Biden meets Xi Jinping in San Francisco

The leaders of the world's two largest economies have known each other for over a decade and have shared hours of conversation in six interactions since Biden's January 2021 inauguration.

1 year ago
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Biden says goal of Xi meeting is to resume US-China military communications

The Chinese severed military-to-military contacts with the United States in a fit of pique after then-House of Representative Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan in August 2022.

1 year ago
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Indonesia, US herald ‘new era’ of cooperation

Jokowi and Biden announced on Tuesday that the Indonesia-US bilateral partnership would be elevated from a strategic partnership to a comprehensive strategic partnership (CSP).

1 year ago
Americas

Biden to embrace Asia allies and meet Xi in San Francisco

Biden is expected to outline progress on IPEF which will bring together three of the world's largest five economies -- the United States, Japan and India -- as well as Australia, South Korea and much of Southeast Asia, but not China.

1 year ago
Americas

Republicans face 2024 dilemma after abortion rights issue powers Democrats

Abortion rights could also appear directly on 2024 ballots in states including Arizona and Florida, as they did in Ohio on Tuesday.

1 year ago
Americas

Abortion rights advocates, Democrats score wins in US elections

In Ohio, a state that voted for Republican Donald Trump by 8 percentage points in the 2020 presidential election, voters approved a constitutional amendment guaranteeing abortion rights, Edison Research projected.

1 year ago
Americas

Mexican Congress holds second UFO session featuring Peruvian mummies

Lawmakers first heard from Mexican journalist and UFO enthusiast Jaime Maussan on Sept. 13 when he presented two specimens in a first-of-its-kind congressional event on UFOs, or FANIs in Spanish. Maussan said the bodies, believed to have been found near Peru's ancient Nazca lines, were not related to any life on Earth. 

1 year ago
Americas

US House censures lone Palestinian-American lawmaker over Israel comments

Twenty-two Democrats joined with most Republicans in the chamber to censure Tlaib for allegedly "promoting false narratives" on Hamas' Oct. 7 gun rampage in Israel and "calling for the destruction of the state of Israel." 

1 year ago
Americas

Trump tangles with judge, complains of treatment at NY fraud trial

Over roughly four hours on the witness stand, Trump often avoided direct answers, instead bragging about his properties and his wealth.

1 year ago
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One year from election, Trump leads Biden in key states

The Democratic incumbent's numbers look especially bleak among people of color and young voters, according to a New York Times/Siena College poll. 

1 year ago
Americas

Blinken heads to Israel seeking 'concrete measures' to spare civilians

President Joe Biden has promised full support and ramped-up military aid to Israel for its retaliatory strikes in Gaza, but in a visible shift of tone has also voiced empathy for Palestinian suffering which has stoked anger in parts of the world.

1 year ago
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Split US Congress quarrels over new aid to Israel and Ukraine

Both Democrats and Republicans in Congress want to promptly adopt military aid for Israel, a long-standing US partner at war with Hamas.

1 year ago
Americas

For Biden in 2024, is age really just a number?

The 80-year-old Democrat is already the oldest president in American history, and if he wins a second term next year he will be 86 when he leaves the White House.

1 year ago
Americas

No ceasefire in Gaza, no votes, Muslim Americans tell Biden

The White House has scrambled to address concerns raised by community members and political appointees within the administration. Biden met with a handful of Muslim leaders last Thursday, a White House official said.

1 year ago
Americas

Bolivia severs diplomatic ties with Israel, citing 'crimes against humanity'

The South American country had previously cut diplomatic ties with Israel in 2009 under the government of leftist President Evo Morales, also in protest of Israel's actions in Gaza.

1 year ago
Americas

Canada bans WeChat and Kaspersky on government phones

The suite of applications would be immediately removed from government-issued devices and users will be blocked from downloading them in the future, said a statement.

1 year ago
Americas

UAW reaches deal with GM, ending strike against Detroit automakers

The accord follows deals the union reached in recent days with Ford Motor and Chrysler-owner Stellantis- significant victories for auto workers after years of stagnant wages and painful concessions following the 2008 financial crisis.

1 year ago
Americas

UAW-Ford deal nets union big wins on wages, benefits, investments

At Ford, the new deal includes $8.1 billion in manufacturing investments and could give workers up to $70,000 in extra pay over the 4-1/2-year life of the contract.

1 year ago
Americas

El Salvador president launches controversial re-election bid

The Central American country of 6.3 million people goes to the polls on February 4.

1 year ago
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