Politics
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Hong Kong confronts new security law as activist warns none are safe
A sweeping new Chinese security law that critics warn will dismantle the last vestiges of Hong Kong‘s autonomy came into…
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Trump says he still believes coronavirus will ‘sort of just disappear’
Despite a recent surge in novel coronavirus cases, United States President Donald Trump said he still believes the virus will…
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Hundreds of Bush administration republicans to back Biden: ‘the president is a danger’
Hundreds of officials who worked for former Republican President George W. Bush are set to endorse Democratic White House hopeful…
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Detroit man sentenced to 3 life terms in prison for LGBTQ killings
A 19-year-old Detroit man has been sentenced to three life terms in prison with no chance of parole for gunning…
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Australia to spend additional $270 billion on defence boost over decade, PM says
Australia’s prime minister on Wednesday announced 270 billion Australian dollars in additional defence spending over the next decade, which will…
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Mexico president set to meet with Trump next week in first-ever foreign visit
Mexico’s president is poised to hold a first meeting with his U.S. counterpart Donald Trump next week after the Mexican…
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U.S. Senate extends small business coronavirus relief program to Aug. 8
Democrats drove a temporary extension of a popular subsidy program for small businesses through the GOP-controlled Senate late Tuesday, an…
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UN Security Council trying again to reach agreement on coronavirus resolution
The U.N. Security Council is trying again to reach agreement on its first resolution on COVID-19 since the coronavirus started…
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Brazil Senate approves body of controversial fake news bill
Brazil’s Senate approved on Tuesday the main text of a bill governing rules on fake news after several controversies and…
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Pompeo urges UN to reject Iran’s ‘extortion diplomacy,’ extend arms embargo
Calling Iran “the world’s most heinous terrorist regime,” U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged the U.N. Security Council on…
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‘It didn’t have to be this way’: Biden slams Trump’s handling of coronavirus
WILMINGTON, Delaware — Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden on Tuesday blistered U.S. President Donald Trump for his handling of the…
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South Korea police say they’re questioning anti-North activists over campaigns
South Korean police said Tuesday that they’ve summoned two activists accused of raising tensions with North Korea by sending propaganda…
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