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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.

2 days 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. ...

3 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. ...

3 days ago

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Police scour Maine for man sought in Lewiston mass shootings

Police found a white SUV they believe Card drove to the town of Lisbon, about 11 km to the southeast, and Sauschuck said people were asked to remain indoors in both Lewiston and Lisbon.

2 years ago
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Republican Mike Johnson elected US House speaker, ending leadership vacuum

The 220 to 209 party-line vote elevated Johnson to the powerful role that has been vacant since Kevin McCarthy was ousted on Oct. 3 by a small group of his fellow Republicans.

2 years ago
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'Anchor to peace': Biden, Albanese hail ties on state visit

The Australian premier, who held talks with Biden in the Oval office and will later receive a gala state dinner, said their ties were more important than ever "in today's uncertain world."

2 years ago
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Illinois man charged with hate crime in fatal stabbing of Muslim boy

The boy was stabbed 26 times with a military-style knife with a 7-inch (18-cm) serrated blade, the Will County Sheriff's Office said in a statement. The 32-year-old woman had multiple stab wounds and is expected to survive the attack that occurred on Saturday in Plainfield Township, about 40 miles (64 km) southwest of Chicago. 

2 years ago
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Russia loses bid to regain seat on UN rights body

Russia, which was competing with Bulgaria and Albania for two open spots allocated to the region, nonetheless received 83 votes in its favor from the UN General Assembly's 193 members.

2 years ago
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Russia bids for UN rights body in test of wartime support

Russia, which was booted from the Geneva-based body after it invaded Ukraine last year, will be considered in a vote by the General Assembly for a new seat for the 2024-2026 term.

2 years ago
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Canada firm on online news act, but 'optimistic' of Google buy-in

She added that she was "optimistic" that Google would come around, while Meta continues to take a hard line against the bill.

2 years ago
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Biden to build more Mexico wall

Democrat Biden pledged during his White House race with Trump in 2020 that he would abandon the Republican's signature policy and would not build any more of the wall.

2 years ago
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Explainer: What are the next steps as US House searches for new speaker?

While the speaker sets the overall legislative agenda in the House, it is the House majority leader who schedules specific bills to be debated and voted upon in the chamber.

2 years ago
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Kevin McCarthy ousted by US House Republicans in historic vote

The House looked set to go leaderless for at least a week, as multiple Republicans said they planned to meet on Oct. 10 to discuss possible McCarthy successors, with a vote on a new speaker planned for Oct. 11.

2 years ago
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Climate change means New York City's flooding is 'new normal,' governor says

Almost 20 cm of rain fell in some parts of the most populous US city, enough to enable a sea lion at the Central Park Zoo to swim briefly out of the confines of her pool enclosure.

2 years ago
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Republicans reject own funding bill, US government shutdown imminent

 US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said a US government shutdown would be a "risk factor" for a potential economic recession.

2 years ago
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Donald Trump found liable for fraud in New York civil case

The judge described how Trump, his adult sons Donald Jr. and Eric, the Trump Organization and other defendants made up valuations and inflated Trump's net worth to suit their business needs.

2 years ago
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US experts carry out second pig-to-human heart transplant

Transplanting animal organs into humans, called xenotransplantation, could offer a solution to the chronic shortage of human organ donations. More than 100,000 Americans are currently on waiting lists for organ transplants.

2 years ago
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Consulting firm McKinsey to pay $230 million in latest US opioid settlements

The settlements, which require a judge's approval, were disclosed in papers filed on Tuesday in federal court in San Francisco. The money is on top of $641.5 million that McKinsey already paid to resolve claims by state attorneys-general.

2 years ago
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Cough syrup deaths overseas prompts US crackdown on toxic testing

The Food and Drug Administration has reprimanded at least 28 companies this year, saying they failed to prove sufficient testing of ingredients used in over-the-counter drugs and consumer products for the toxins ethylene glycol (EG) and diethylene glycol (DEG), according to a Reuters analysis of agency import alerts and warning letters to manufacturers. 

2 years ago
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Biden makes new pledges to Pacific island leaders as China's influence grows

Before welcoming the island leaders, gathered under the umbrella of the 18-nation Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), Biden announced US diplomatic recognition of two more Pacific islands nations, the Cook Islands and Niue.

2 years ago
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Lachlan Murdoch, the choice of continuity

Lachlan is already president of Fox Corporation, parent company of the Fox News cable television channel, and was long the favorite against his brother James to succeed the family patriarch.

2 years ago
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Indonesia pitches ‘Bandung Spirit’ strategy amid ‘strategic crossroads’

“We are again at a strategic crossroads, as in 1955,” Foreign Minister Retno LP Marsudi said at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Saturday, as New York City in the United States began to wind down after the week-long clamor of world leaders debating the war in Ukraine, the debt crisis and the current shortcomings of multilateralism.

2 years ago
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Retno warns UNGA of potential uncertainties, conflicts from rising sea levels

Indonesia's top diplomat has cautioned delegates at the ongoing 78th UNGA that the world should prepare to anticipate potential geopolitical uncertainties and conflicts related to global sea level rise.

2 years ago
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Brazil top court rejects time limit on Indigenous land claims

The court said 9 of its 11 justices rejected the deadline because it countered constitutional guarantees on Indigenous rights to ancestral lands.

2 years ago
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Indonesia reiterates call to reform global financial system

The Indonesian delegation at this week's UNGA has been pushing for improved global balance and equity between developing and developed nations, and urged reform of the international financial architecture at a high-level dialogue on development financing on Wednesday.

2 years ago
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Canada's Trudeau wants India to cooperate in murder probe, declines to release evidence

Trudeau said that Ottawa had credible allegations linking Indian government agents to the murder of Hardeep Singh Nijjar in June, prompting an angry reaction from New Delhi. Nijjar, 45, was a Canadian citizen.

2 years ago
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Indonesia seeks to strengthen fragmented Global South in weeklong UNGA

Indonesian diplomats at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) have undertaken the mission of strengthening the voice of the Global South, an informal grouping Jakarta believes to be increasingly injured by the current world order, as divisions among nations continue to deepen.

2 years ago
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Indonesia advances OECD membership bid on sidelines of UNGA

Indonesia advanced its bid for membership of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), holding bilateral talks with a number of its members at the United Nations in New York, the United States, on Tuesday, in the hope of winning over the consensus needed for admission.

2 years ago
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US House panel sets first Biden impeachment inquiry hearing

The House Oversight Committee, led by Republican Representative James Comer, said it will explore constitutional and legal questions at the hearing, and also intends to subpoena personal and business bank records of Hunter Biden, the president's son, and James Biden, the president's brother.

2 years ago
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Indonesia pushes for downstreaming, Global South rights at UN SDGs summit

With much of its long-term development plan hindered by international trade laws, the current global order has been labeled “unfit” by Indonesian delegates at the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Summit, who also urged for the end of “discriminatory” trade policies.

2 years ago
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Canada links India to slaying of Sikh exile, expels intel chief

The accusations, which India rejected as "absurd," sent already sour relations between Ottawa and New Delhi to a dramatic new low.

2 years ago
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Biden says ‘I get it’ on age issue

The 80-year-old usually avoids the age issue but addressed it during a fundraiser at a Broadway theatre in New York, saying his experience helped him deal with crises like Ukraine and Covid.

2 years ago
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Much at stake in advancing global goals as Indonesia kicks off UNGA week

Indonesian delegates on Tuesday dove into this week’s whirlwind of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) meetings, where world representatives will discuss the state of the world and mull over cooperation agreements.

2 years ago
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