Government and politics

Ukrainian servicemen board a boat on the shore of the Dnipro river at the front line near Kherson, Ukraine, on Oct. 15, 2023.Mstyslav Chernov | APFollowing the confirmation that Ukrainian forces had crossed the Dnieper river into…
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Russian President Vladimir Putin during a press conference on Oct. 13,2023, in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.Contributor | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesRussia is watching very closely as Western nations try to build alliances in what has…
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Law enforcement personnel block a road as they search a house on Meadow Road in Bowdoin, Maine, on Oct. 26, 2023.Salwan Georges | The Washington Post | Getty ImagesAuthorities in Maine on Friday released the names of the 18 victims who…
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EDITORS NOTE: Graphic content / TOPSHOT - A plume of smoke rises above buildings in Gaza City on October 7, 2023 during an Israeli air strike. At least 70 people were reported killed in Israel, while Gaza authorities released a death…
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WASHINGTON — House Republican leaders Friday canceled a planned two-week recess as a government shutdown appeared more likely after they failed to pass a short-term spending bill with fewer than two days left to avoid the shutdown.House…
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Russian President Vladimir Putin watches with binoculars the Tsentr-2019 military exercise at the Donguz range near Orenburg city on September 20, 2019.Alexey Nikolsky | Afp | Getty ImagesA sharp rise in drone attacks targeting Russian…
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Walt Nauta, personal aide to former U.S. President Donald Trump, arrives at Alto Lee Adams Sr. U.S. Courthouse, in Fort Pierce, Florida, U.S. August 10, 2023.Marco Bello | ReutersThe defense attorney for Donald Trump's valet Walt Nauta…
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A view of site after a private jet, allegedly carrying Wagner head Yevgeny Prigozhin and other passengers crashed in Russia's northwestern Tver region, Russia on August 23, 2023.Wagner Telegram Account | Handout | Anadolu Agency | Getty…
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The Ukrainian counteroffensive that launched in June against Moscow's invasion has run into a Russian wall. In the run-up to the Ukrainian push, weapons from Western allies — such as tanks, artillery and other equipment — poured into…
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Bill Ross | The Image Bank | Getty ImagesOil prices surged Monday to their highest since mid-April, following an attack on a key Russian oil export hub and extended production cuts by OPEC kingpin Saudi Arabia and Russia.Over the…
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