Lai Ching-te inaugurated as Taiwan’s president in a transition likely to bolster island’s US ties
TAIPEI, Taiwan (news agencies) — Taiwan inaugurated Lai Ching-te as its new president Monday, installing a relative moderate who will ...
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Who is Iran’s President Ebrahim Raisi?
Raisi – a hardline and religiously conservative politician – has deep connections in the judiciary and religious elite.Iran’s President Ebrahim ...
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Congolese army says it has foiled a coup attempt. Self-exiled opposition figure threatens president
KINSHASA, Congo (news agencies) — Congo’s army said it foiled a coup attempt early Sunday and arrested the perpetrators, including ...
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Helicopter crash could reverberate across the Middle East, where Iran’s influence runs wide and deep
JERUSALEM (news agencies) — The apparent crash of a helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, the country’s foreign minister and ...
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What do we know so far about the mysterious crash of the helicopter carrying Iran’s president?
BEIRUT (news agencies) — The apparent crash of a helicopter carrying Iran’s president and foreign minister on Sunday sent shock ...
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Slovak prime minister’s condition remains serious but prognosis positive after assassination bid
BANSKA BYSTRICA, Slovakia (news agencies) — Slovakia’s populist prime minister, Robert Fico, remained in serious condition on Sunday but has ...
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The Senate filibuster is a hurdle to any national abortion bill. Democrats are campaigning on it
CHICAGO (news agencies) — Sen. Tammy Baldwin, facing a tough reelection fight in one of the races that will determine ...
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Helicopter carrying Iran’s president suffers a ‘hard landing,’ state TV says without further details
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (news agencies) — A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi suffered a “hard landing” on Sunday, ...
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French security forces work to regain control of airport highway in violence-scorched New Caledonia
Using armored vehicles and backhoes to shove aside charred barricades, French security forces worked Sunday to retake control of the ...
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Ukraine and Russia exchange drone attacks while Russia continues its push in the east
KYIV, Ukraine (news agencies) — Russia reported some 60 drones and several missiles shot down over its territory overnight into ...
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