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Ketanji Brown Jackson clears major hurdle in historic Supreme Court bid

The nation's first Black woman nominated to the U.S. Supreme Court, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, cleared 19-hours of grueling questioning at the Senate Judiciary Commit

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Graham faces backlash for suggesting someone should assassinate Putin

Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham was swiftly rebuked by lawmakers on both sides of the aisle for remarks he made suggesting that Russians with access to President Vladimi

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Putin's nuclear alert part of 'pattern' of 'manufacturing threats': Psaki

White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Sunday that Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision to put his nation's nuclear deterrent forces on a state of heightened

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Kamila Valieva falls multiple times in free skate program, finishes in fourth place in the women's individual event

Russia Olympic Committee (ROC) figure skater Kamila Valieva, who is at the center of a doping scandal, finished in fourth place in the women's individual figure skating

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Germany's President Steinmeier re-elected for second five-year term

Frank-Walter Steinmeier was elected to a second term as Germany's president on Sunday after a special assembly voted the veteran politician, seen as a symbol of consens

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Judge rebukes RNC's 'legitimate political discourse' language at Jan. 6 sentencing

A federal judge on Thursday directly rebuked the Republican National Committee's resolution that declared the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol "legitimate political disc

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U.S. to deploy almost 3,000 troops to Europe amid fears over Russia invading Ukraine

The U.S. has announced that it will deploy almost 3,000 extra troops to Europe in the coming days amid fears over the ongoing standoff between Russia and Ukraine.Russia

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U.S. to deploy almost 3,000 troops to Europe amid fears over Russia invading Ukraine

The U.S. has announced that it will deploy almost 3,000 extra troops to Europe in the coming days amid fears over the ongoing standoff between Russia and Ukraine.Russia

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U.S. and Russia remain far apart after talks on Ukraine

Russia and the U.S. gave no sign they had narrowed their differences on Ukraine and wider European security in talks in Geneva on Monday, as Moscow repeated demands tha

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Sores on Hong Kong's back must be plucked out

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S. African president remembers victims of COVID-19 in New Year message

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Tunisia: Ennahda party says ex-justice minister kidnapped

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Senate GOP blocks defense bill, throwing it into limbo

Senate Republicans on Monday blocked a mammoth defense policy bill, throwing the legislation into limbo as Congress heads into a packed year-end schedule.The Senate vot

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Who will face U.S. semiconductor sanctions next? Everyone!

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Who will face U.S. semiconductor sanctions next? Everyone!

Editor's note: Keith Lamb is a University of Oxford graduate with an MSc degree in Contemporary Chinese Studies. His primary research interests are China's internationa

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House schedule suggests Thursday debate for massive social spending bill

The official House of Representatives schedule suggests that debate on the massive Democrat social bill will begin on Thursday."Official House schedule from Hoyer indic

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Australia prime minister attacks French leader's credibility

Australian Prime Scott Morrison attacked the credibility of French President Emmanuel Macron as a newspaper quoted a text message that suggested France anticipated “bad