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Gunman killed by US Secret Service after opening fire near White House

A gunman opened fire near the White House on Saturday evening, with US Secret Service agents killing the assailant in a shoot-out during which a bystander was also struck, authorities said.

1 day ago
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Gabbard resigns as Trump's top US intelligence official

Trump said that Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence Aaron Lukas, a former CIA officer and analyst who served on the National Security Council during Trump's first term, would become acting director. ...

2 days ago
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Bolivians demand president's resignation in new mass protest

Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz came to power six months ago, in the midst of the country's worst economic crisis since the 1980s, marked by acute shortages of fuel and foreign currency and runaway inflation. ...

2 days ago

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Indonesia's Hercules hub plan draws sovereignty concerns

Indonesia has accepted a United States proposal to develop a maintenance hub for Hercules military aircraft, a plan that has been met with a wary response from lawmakers and analysts, who warn against arrangements that could blur sovereignty boundaries.

2 days ago
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Protests escalate in Bolivia over austerity measures

Bolivians began demonstrating and erecting roadblocks three weeks ago to demand salary increases, stable fuel supplies and measures to mitigate the worst economic crisis in 40 years.

4 days ago
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No Indonesian victims in San Diego shooting: Foreign Ministry

The police are investigating the shooting incident, caused by two teenage gunmen opening fire at the mosque and which led to the killing of a security guard and two other men, as a hate crime.

6 days ago
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In Tierra del Fuego, a hunt for the rodent carrier of hantavirus

For several days, biologists from Buenos Aires will set traps at various locations on the southern island of Tierra del Fuego to analyze whether the captured rodents carry the Andes strain of the virus, the only one known to spread between people.

1 week ago
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US plans to unveil criminal charges against Raul Castro next Wednesday

Federal prosecutors expect to unseal an indictment against Castro, 94, in Miami on May 20, based on a 1996 incident in which Cuban jets shot down planes operated by a group of Cuban exiles.

1 week ago
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CIA director visits Cuba as communist island runs out of oil

Trump has repeatedly signaled that he wants to topple the communist government in Cuba.

1 week ago
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Historic Swiss solar-powered plane crashes into sea

The experimental plane Solar Impulse 2, which completed a historic round-the-world trip in 2016 without using jet fuel, crashed into the Gulf of Mexico recently, its owner revealed.

1 week ago
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Brazilian flotilla activist returns home, alleges torture during Israel detention

Brazilian activist Thiago Avila returned to Sao Paulo on Monday following his detention and deportation from Israel, where he alleged he was tortured and witnessed abuses of Palestinian prisoners during 10 days in custody.

1 week ago
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Pope names former undocumented migrant as US bishop of West Virginia

Trump and the pontiff have been at odds over US immigration enforcement and the US-Israeli war against Iran.

3 weeks ago
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FCC reviewing Disney's ABC station licenses after Jimmy Kimmel joke

The standoff between President Donald Trump's administration and the global entertainment conglomerate is the first crisis facing Walt Disney’s new CEO Josh D’Amaro.

3 weeks ago
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'Looming' risk of nuclear arms race, UN proliferation meeting hears

The nine nuclear-armed states – Russia, the US, France, the UK, China, India, Pakistan, Israel and North Korea – possessed 12,241 nuclear warheads as of January 2025, SIPRI reported.

3 weeks ago
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Trump shooting scare renews 'staged' conspiracy theory

Americans on both sides of the political divide are prone to outlandish conspiracy theories, as many turn to partisan influencers for information amid mistrust of mainstream media, researchers say.

3 weeks ago
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'Get down!' Panic and chaos at Washington's glitzy media gala

Trump was seated on the stage at the White House Correspondents' Association's annual dinner, the first time he attended as president, when loud bangs disrupted the revelry and caused him and others to look up in alarm.

4 weeks ago
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Crunch nuclear proliferation meeting at UN amid raging global wars

The nuclear non-proliferation treaty (NPT), signed by almost all the countries on the planet, with notable exceptions like Israel, India, and Pakistan, aims to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons, to promote complete disarmament, and to encourage cooperation on civilian nuclear projects.

4 weeks ago
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Trump evacuated from press dinner in Washington after shots reportedly fired

Trump administration officials appeared to have been evacuated first and uncertainty remained as to what exactly happened.

4 weeks ago
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US invites Putin to G20 summit, but Trump doubts he'll come

Seemed unaware of any invitation, Trump said: 'If he came, it would be probably very helpful'.

1 month ago
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Trump signs order to accelerate access to psychedelic drug treatments

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Saturday intended to speed up access to medical research and treatment based on psychedelic drugs.

1 month ago
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World Bank could provide up to $100 billion in funds for countries hit by war, Banga says

Banga's comments, on the sidelines of the spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank, reflect growing recognition of the huge impact the war is already having on global growth and inflation, with developing countries likely to be hit the hardest.

1 month ago
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Pope Leo issues warning on democracy after Trump criticism

Pope Leo warned of the risk of democracies sliding into "majoritarian tyranny" on Tuesday, in a letter issued by the Vatican two days after US President Donald Trump attacked the pontiff on social media.

1 month ago
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Sovereignty concerns loom over new security pact with US

The upgraded Indonesia-United States security agreement, the Major Defense Cooperation Partnership (MDCP), has been shadowed by reports on Washington’s proposal for blanket overflight access for its military aircraft in Indonesia’s airspace.

1 month ago
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'Blindsided': US farmers strained as fertilizer costs surge on war

The cost of urea -- a common nitrogen-based fertilizer -- had jumped by around 50 percent at the port of New Orleans.

1 month ago
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Artemis crew urges unity on 'lifeboat' Earth

Artemis II was the inaugural crewed mission of NASA's program aiming to install a sustained presence on the Moon.

1 month ago
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Trump weighs broader cabinet reshuffle as Iran war pressure grows

Any potential reshuffling could serve as a reset for the White House as it confronts a politically challenging stretch: The five-week-old war has driven up gas prices, dragged down Trump's approval ratings and intensified anxiety about the consequences for Republicans heading into November's midterm elections.

1 month ago
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Russian tanker nears Cuba with much-needed oil as Trump softens tone

A Russian tanker full of crude oil has entered Cuban waters and was expected to reach port on Monday, possibly granting a lifeline to Cuba as US President Donald Trump appeared to relax a de facto oil blockade on the Caribbean island.

1 month ago
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At least 8 million join anti-Trump protests in US

Organizers said "at least 8 million people gathered today at more than 3,300 events across all 50 states," from big cities and small towns. US authorities provided no national crowd estimate.

1 month ago
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Sailboats carrying aid reach Cuba after going missing

Two sailboats carrying humanitarian aid to crisis-hit Cuba reached Havana on Saturday after disappearing during a longer-than-expected journey from Mexico that triggered a search-and-rescue operation.

1 month ago
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'Cuba is next', Trump says in speech touting US military successes

His administration has opened up negotiations with elements of Cuba's leadership in recent weeks, while Trump himself has hinted that kinetic action could be possible.

1 month ago

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