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Killing of Russian artist in Poland has hallmarks of political assassination, prime minister says
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk says the killing of a Russian artist critical of President Vladimir Putin looks like an assassination.
Macron deploys Versailles’ gold, mirrors and history in a high-stakes courtship of Trump
The French president throws open Louis XIV’s palace to his U.S. counterpart for a private reception, show and dinner marking America’s 250th birthday.
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Cuba’s Communist Party convenes unscheduled session to debate new economic measures
Cuba’s Communist Party has called an unscheduled session, days after President Miguel Díaz-Canel announced an economic reform package.
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A primer on uranium enrichment as Iran’s nuclear program faces scrutiny
Iran war negotiations are putting the country’s uranium enrichment program back under scrutiny. Trump wants to prevent a nuclear weapon.
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Trump administration to buy back another energy company’s offshore wind leases for 4 more projects
The Trump administration says it’s buying back another energy company’s U.S. offshore wind leases for four more wind projects, bringing the total amount spent on these agreements to nearly $2.6…
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As crime surges in some Latin American countries, a far-right backlash is brewing
Rising crime and extortion in some Latin American countries have fueled support for conservative populists who promise strong-arm tactics.
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A look at presidential libraries as the Obama Presidential Center opens to the public this week
Franklin Roosevelt helped launch the modern system of presidential libraries in the late 1930s. Barack Obama's library opens this week.
NATO chief downplays US military cutbacks as top commander makes backup plans
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte is downplaying the impact of the Trump administration's decision to reduce military support for allies. The U.S. will no longer supply certain military assets in a…
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Federal government seeks to halt the first U.S. reparations program for Black people
The federal government has asked a judge to halt the United States' first reparations program for Black people in Evanston, Illinois.
Lake Mead’s slow demise just sped up in latest federal study
Lake Mead could plummet to 1,015.77 feet above sea level in July 2027.