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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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Brazil sees area burned by fire nearly double in November

Fires scorched almost two million acres of territory in Brazil in November, according to data released by an NGO group Wednesday, nearly 90 percent more than in the same month last year.

3 years ago
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US Congress passes bill to protect same-sex marriage

The vote in the House of Representatives saw 39 Republicans join a united Democratic majority in a rare show of bipartisanship, provoking loud cheers on the floor less than 10 days after the Senate passed the same bill.

3 years ago
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US says welcomes appointment of Boluarte as Peru's President

"We commend Peruvian institutions and civil authorities for assuring democratic stability and will continue to support Peru under the unity government President Boluarte pledged to form," a US State Department spokesperson said in a statement. 

3 years ago
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Peru president ousted and arrested after bid to dissolve Congress

Dina Boluarte, a 60-year-old lawyer who had been vice president, was sworn in as Peru's first female president just hours after Castillo tried to dissolve Congress in a move criticized as an attempted coup.

3 years ago
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Democratic US Senator Warnock beats Trump-backed rival

With 97 percent of the expected vote counted and Warnock commanding a lead of 50.6 percent to 49.4 percent, Edison projected that Warnock had won reelection.

3 years ago
Americas

ChatGPT: What is OpenAI’s chatbot and what is it used for?

Within a week of ChatGPT being unveiled, over a million users had tried to make the tool talk, according to Sam Altman, co-founder and CEO of OpenAI.

3 years ago
Americas

Is Biden running again? He's acting like it

Whether Joe Biden will seek a second term is the biggest secret in Washington. Only the man himself increasingly doesn't seem to be hiding the answer.

3 years ago
Americas

Hawaii volcano sprays fountains of lava in spectacular eruption

Two fissures on Mauna Loa were venting huge volumes of viscous rock and gases from deep within the Earth, in a thunderous display of the power of nature.

3 years ago
Americas

Jill Biden to pay homage to Macron with American cheese

But such is First Lady Jill Biden's sang-froid that she will offer America's best to French President Emmanuel Macron and his entourage at a lavish White House dinner on Thursday -- just one of the elaborate details and valuable gifts forming part of the diplomatic dance surrounding this state visit.

3 years ago
Americas

Twitter not safer under Elon Musk, says former head of trust and safety

Roth had tweeted after Musk's takeover that by some measures, Twitter safety had improved under the billionaire's ownership.

3 years ago
Americas

Journalists have much to lose if Twitter dies

Few will lose as much as journalists if Twitter dies, having grown reliant on its endless sources and instant updates despite the dangers and distortions that come with it.

3 years ago
Americas

In US, inflation sparks tough Thanksgiving meal sacrifices

Inflation is red-hot in the United States, reaching the highest levels in decades this year. And while some prices have eased in recent months, consumers say they are straining to handle their grocery bills – a tough blow at the holidays.

3 years ago
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Indonesia's planned purchase of F-15 jets in final stages, defense minister says

Indonesia's planned purchase of F-15 fighter jets is in advanced stages and awaiting final sign-off from the government, the Southeast Asian country's defense minister said on Monday.

3 years ago
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US defense chief Austin to visit Prabowo, looks to strengthen ties with Indonesia

Defense Minister Prabowo Subianto is set to welcome his American counterpart Lloyd J. Austin this week, as the two countries’ top defense officials are expected to push for a stronger defense partnership amid increasing tensions in the Indo-Pacific region.

3 years ago
Americas

Elizabeth Holmes sentenced to 11 years in prison for Theranos fraud

Holmes, who is pregnant, will not have to surrender herself until April next year, ordered US District Judge Edward Davila in a courtroom in San Jose, California.

3 years ago
Americas

Trump kicks off White House run but top Republicans absent

Trump's announcement that he is running again in 2024 came exactly a week after a poor Republican showing in midterm elections, a performance some members of the party have blamed on questionable candidates backed by the former president.

3 years ago
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US, Indonesia agree to deepen Indo-Pacific cooperation

President Jokowi and United States President Joe Biden agreed on Monday to deepen “concrete” Indo-Pacific cooperation as they unveiled a number of new US investment pledges in Indonesia.

3 years ago
Americas

Democrats retain control of US Senate with win in Nevada

Still, Republicans remained close to winning control of the US House of Representatives as officials continued counting ballots cast in Tuesday's US midterm elections.

3 years ago
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US COVID public health emergency to stay in place

The United States will keep in place the public health emergency status of the COVID-19 pandemic, allowing millions of Americans to still receive free tests, vaccines and treatments, two Biden administration officials said on Friday.

3 years ago
Americas

Noose found at Obama Presidential Center construction site in Chicago

The incident led to a temporary halt in construction, the Chicago Tribune reported, citing the construction consortium that is building the center.

3 years ago
Americas

Midterms offer Biden hope in defeat

The 79-year-old, who framed the race as a clash between defenders of democracy and the "extremist" camp of Donald Trump, spent election night in back-to-back calls with Democrats savoring their wins in Senate, House and gubernatorial races around the country.

3 years ago
Americas

Republican 'red wave' hopes fizzle in US midterm vote

Republicans needed one seat to wrest control of the evenly-divided Senate but by early Wednesday the only one to change party hands went to the Democrats, with John Fetterman, a burly champion of progressive economic policies, triumphing in Pennsylvania.

3 years ago
Americas

Gen Z secures its first US House seat with 25-year-old's win

Florida Democrat Maxwell Frost, all of 25 years old, on Tuesday became the first Gen Z member-elect of Congress when he won a seat in the US House of Representatives.

3 years ago
Americas

Sarah Sanders, former Trump spokesperson, elected Arkansas governor

She had been favored to beat Democrat Chris Jones in the southern state that her father, who ran twice for the Republican presidential nomination, governed from 1996 to 2007.

3 years ago
Americas

Macron accused of 'U-turn' over Maduro encounter

The one-and-a-half-minute handshake and chat on the sidelines of the summit in Sharm el-Sheikh on Monday may have been brief, but they were a stark contrast to previous comments by Macron, who in 2019 had described Maduro as "illegitimate".

3 years ago
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Divided America awaits verdict on Biden

A Republican victory could pave the way for a White House comeback bid by Donald Trump -- who returned to his playbook of airing unsubstantiated claims of fraud, after a campaign fought largely over economic issues.

3 years ago
Americas

Putin's aide admits interfering in US elections

In comments posted by the press service of his Concord catering firm on Russia's Facebook equivalent VKontakte, Prigozhin said: "We have interfered (in US elections), we are interfering and we will continue to interfere. Carefully, accurately, surgically and in our own way, as we know how to do."

3 years ago
Americas

China playing 'aggressive games' with Canada democracy: Trudeau

His comments came after local broadcaster Global News reported that Beijing had funded a "clandestine network" of candidates in a recent ballot, and days after authorities began investigating illegal Chinese police stations in the Toronto area.

3 years ago
Americas

Trump says making 'very big announcement' on Nov 15

Trump, who has never accepted the truth of his lost re-election bid in 2020, has hinted for months that he is ready to re-enter the fray.

3 years ago
Americas

US seizes $3.4 billion in bitcoin stolen from Silk Road

James Zhong, 32, pleaded guilty Friday to committing wire fraud in September 2012 ago when he unlawfully obtained more than 50,000 bitcoin, according to federal prosecutors in New York.

3 years ago
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