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US House passes bill to force ByteDance to divest TikTok or face ban
US pause on funding UN relief agency for Palestinians may become permanent
Putin announces deployment of troops and weapons systems on Finnish border
Russia will deploy troops and weapons systems on the Finnish border following Finland’s decision to join NATO, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in an interview with Russian propagandist Dmitry Kiselyov Wednesday.
Nigerian Islamic police arrest non-fasting Muslims during Ramadan
The 11 violated the Ramadan fast in northern Kano state, where Sharia operates alongside secular law.
Russia Celebrates as Hungary's Orban Says Trump Will Force Ukraine to Surrender to Putin
President Milei shuts Argentina's main news agency
The move was a campaign promise by the ultra-liberal president, who accused Télam of propaganda.
US announces surprise $300m for Ukraine
Pentagon finds savings in budget previously thought exhausted, allowing White House to sidestep congress
Russia’s Ryazan Refinery Is on Fire After Drone Attack
White House to provide $300 million weapons package for Ukraine
The announcement comes as the Ukrainian military is facing dire weapons shortages in its two-year war with Russia.
Putin says Russia ready for nuclear war, but 'not everything rushing to it'
After Ukrainian Strikes, Russia Fires Top Naval Commander
New EU sanctions detail Putin's 'torture' of Navalny
New EU sanctions due this week show how Putin's jailers tortured his biggest rival, Alexei Navalny, before he died.
In White House visit, Polish president pushes NATO to ramp up spending, calls on US to fund Ukraine
Ahead of the visit, President Andrzej Duda called on other members of the NATO alliance to raise their spending on defense to 3% of their GDP.
Argentina’s Milei accused of double standards in a scandal over a 48% pay raise
Argentina's Javier Milei has been accused of hypocrisy for orchestrating a substantial increase in presidential pay while pushing through an austerity package.
US to send new weapons package worth $300 million for Ukraine
US asks Hamas to release women, elderly hostages for longer ceasefire
NATO's newest member says it's ready to fortify a strategic island in the middle of the Baltic Sea close to Russia
Sweden is prepared to reinforce Gotland, a strategic island in the Baltic Sea, after joining NATO, its prime minister told the Financial Times.
Mexican detectives searching for 43 missing students have disappeared, president says
Andrés Manuel López Obrador says effort launched to find pair on tail of student teachers who vanished from rural college in 2014
Furious Hungary summons US envoy over Biden’s ‘dictatorship’ comment
US president said Hungarian prime minister, Viktor Orbán, is ‘looking for a dictatorship’ after Orbán met with Trump in Florida