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US arrests Mexican drug lord ‘El Mayo’ and El Chapo’s son in Texas

Mexican drug kingpin Ismael "El Mayo" Zambada and the son of his ex-partner, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, were arrested on Thursday in El Paso, Texas, in a major coup for…

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Biden says he’s ‘passing the torch’ to defend democracy

President Joe Biden said he pulled out of the race against Republican Donald Trump over concerns about the future of U.S. democracy, explaining he was stepping aside to allow a…

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Obama plans to endorse VP Harris for president soon

Former U.S. President Barack Obama plans to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic 2024 presidential candidate soon, NBC News reported on Thursday. Obama privately has fully supported Harris'…

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UPDATED: Moscow says Russian, Chinese bombers staged joint patrol near Alaska

Russian and Chinese bomber jets carried out a joint patrol over far eastern Russia and the Bering Sea near Alaska, Russia’s defense ministry said Thursday. It said “Russian space forces’…

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US Secret Service boss resigns after Trump shooting

U.S. Secret Service Director Kimberly Cheatle resigned after the agency came under harsh scrutiny for its failure to stop a would-be assassin from wounding former President Donald Trump during a…

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Harris leads Trump 44% to 42% in US presidential race, Reuters/Ipsos poll finds

Vice President Kamala Harris opened up a marginal two-percentage-point lead over Republican Donald Trump after President Joe Biden ended his re-election campaign and passed the torch to her, a Reuters/Ipsos…

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Biden withdraws from campaign: How foreign leaders are reacting

Following are reactions from foreign leaders and officials to U.S. President Joe Biden's decision to end his campaign to seek reelection in November: UKRAINIAN PRESIDENT VOLODYMYR ZELENSKIY: "Ukraine is grateful…

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Harris secures delegates needed to become Democratic nominee for president

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris secured support from a majority of delegates to the Democratic National Convention, likely ensuring she will become the party's nominee for president next month, according…

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Who could be Kamala Harris’s running mate?

US President Joe Biden on Sunday announced he would end his re-election campaign, and said Kamala Harris should take his place. If she is successful, a running mate will be…

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How a Harris foreign policy could look

Vice President Kamala Harris is expected to stick largely to Joe Biden's foreign policy playbook on key issues such as Ukraine, China and Iran but could strike a tougher tone…

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Biden will step aside in the 2024 race. What happens next?

President Joe Biden said on Sunday he would withdraw from the 2024 presidential election race, putting the United States into uncharted territory. Biden endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to be…

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Trump says Kamala Harris will be easier to defeat than Biden

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said on Sunday he thinks Vice President Kamala Harris will be easier to defeat in November's election than Democratic President Joe Biden, who earlier in…

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Biden withdraws from reelection campaign, backs Harris as nominee

U.S. President Joe Biden abandoned his reelection bid on Sunday under growing pressure from his fellow Democrats and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the party's candidate to face Republican…

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CrowdStrike chief executive ‘deeply sorry’ for global impact of flawed software update

George Kurtz, the founder and chief executive of the cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike, has said the company is “deeply sorry for impact that we’ve caused to customers” after a flawed software…

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Global cyber outage grounds flights and disrupts businesses

A global tech outage was disrupting operations in multiple industries on Friday, with airlines halting flights, some broadcasters off-air and everything from banking to healthcare hit by system problems. American…

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Takeaways from the Republican National Convention

Donald Trump accepted the Republican presidential nomination before a raucous audience of thousands on Thursday, the crowning event to a gathering of the party's faithful just days after the former…

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Biden ‘soul searching’ about dropping out of race

U.S. President Joe Biden is taking calls to step aside as the Democratic presidential candidate seriously and multiple Democratic officials think an exit is a matter of time, according to…

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‘I had God on my side’ – Trump describes attempt on his life as he accepts party nomination

Donald Trump described how he narrowly survived an attempt on his life, telling a rapt audience at the Republican National Convention in his first speech since the attack that he…

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Magnitude 7.3 quake hits Chile’s north, no immediate damage

A strong 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck the mining-intensive Antofagasta region of Chile on Thursday, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre said. The U.S. Tsunami Warning System said there was no tsunami risk…

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Biden asks allies if they think ‘Kamala can win’

President Joe Biden is being “more receptive to calls of concerns” following a spate of campaign setbacks, a senior Democratic source told CNN. Though the president has not made such…

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Joe Biden cancels events after positive COVID test

US President Joe Biden has tested positive for COVID-19, the White House announced. Biden, who has been campaigning in Nevada, had to call off a keynote address at Unidos, a…

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Europeans alarmed by Trump VP pick Vance’

In February, Europe's political and foreign policy elite heard directly from Senator J.D. Vance on his opposition to military aid for Ukraine and his blunt warning that Europe will have…

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Former Trump rivals Haley, DeSantis endorse him in show of unity at Republican convention

Donald Trump's former leading rivals for the Republican presidential nomination, Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis, offered full-throated endorsements of his candidacy at the party's convention on Tuesday, a display of…

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Trump choses former critic J.D. Vance as VP running mate

Former President Donald Trump has chosen Ohio Senator J.D. Vance as his running mate, elevating a staunch ally and rising GOP star who, less than a decade ago, gained prominence…

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Investigators seek reasoning behind Trump shooter motivation

More than 48 hours after former US President Donald Trump was the target of an assassination attempt during a political rally, the FBI is yet to find an ideology tied…

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Trump thanks supporters after assassination attempt

Donald Trump has expressed his gratitude to his supporters for their "thoughts and prayers" following yesterday's assassination attempt, marking his second public statement since the incident. "It was God alone…

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FBI identifies Thomas Crooks as Trump shooter

The FBI has identified the man who shot at Donald Trump during a campaign rally as Thomas Matthew Crooks. Crooks allegedly opened fire while the former US president was addressing…

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Pelosi, Clooney share concern on Biden candidacy

US President Joe Biden faced fresh doubts on Wednesday (10 July) about his re-election chances from influential figures including Nancy Pelosi and George Clooney, who may sway other Democratic lawmakers…

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Ukraine will stop Putin, Biden tells NATO in forceful speech

Joe Biden vigorously defended the foreign policy accomplishments of his presidency as he welcomed NATO member states to a summit in Washington on Tuesday, a meeting closely monitored by allies…

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NATO Washington summit: Who are the leaders to watch?

Leaders of NATO's 32 member countries meet this week in Washington for a summit of the transatlantic security alliance, with further military and financial support for Ukraine high on the…

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Biden is not being treated for Parkinson’s, White House says after NYT report

U.S. President Joe Biden is not being treated for Parkinson's disease and has not seen a neurologist outside of his annual physicals, the White House said, after the New York…

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Calls mount for Biden to step aside mount

An embattled U.S. President Joe Biden faced escalating pressure from fellow Democrats worried about his candidacy, concerns he worked to ease with campaign stops in the battleground state of Pennsylvania.…

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Record temperatures scorch US West as Americans sweat through extreme heat

A widespread heat wave is expected to deliver a fresh batch of record temperatures along the U.S. West Coast, as millions of Americans sweat through a heat dome that is…

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2024 Presidential Election: Biden vs. Trump Timeline and Events

President Joe Biden, a Democrat, and Republican former President Donald Trump will face each other in the 2024 presidential election in what is expected to be a divisive and closely…

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Scientists wary of bird flu pandemic ‘unfolding in slow motion’

Scientists tracking the spread of bird flu are increasingly concerned that gaps in surveillance may keep them several steps behind a new pandemic, according to Reuters interviews with more than…

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US expels more than 100 Chinese migrants in rare mass deportation

The US has sent back 116 Chinese migrants in the first such “large charter flight” in five years, the Department of Homeland Security has said. “We will continue to enforce…

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Biden vows to stay ‘to the end’

U.S. President Joe Biden vowed to stay in the 2024 presidential race during calls with campaign staff and meetings with Democratic lawmakers and governors on Wednesday, as he sought to…

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Venezuela’s Maduro accepts proposal to restart direct U.S. talks

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro said on Monday that he has accepted a proposal to restart direct talks with the United States. "After thinking about it, I have accepted and next…

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US raises threat level at European military bases

The US military has increased security protection measures at its bases across Europe. The threat level is being raised to "Charlie" - the second-highest level for service members. It is activated…

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US Supreme Court rules Trump has broad immunity from prosecution

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Donald Trump cannot be prosecuted for actions that were within his constitutional powers as president in a landmark decision recognizing for the first time…

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Joe Biden’s disastrous debate blamed on bad preparation, exhaustion

President Joe Biden's train-wreck debate with Republican opponent Donald Trump followed a series of decisions by his most senior advisers that critics now point to as wrong-headed, interviews with Democratic…

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Biden’s shaky debate has overseas allies bracing for Trump return

While the first U.S. presidential debate of the 2024 race dwelled little on foreign policy, a shaky performance by President Joe Biden will have America's allies steeling for the return…

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US presidential debate: Biden delivers shaky performance under Trump’s barrage of falsehoods

Democratic President Joe Biden delivered a shaky, halting performance at Thursday's debate while his Republican rival Donald Trump battered him with a series of often false attacks, as the two…

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Bolivia coup attempt fails after military assault on presidential palace

Bolivian armed forces pulled back from the presidential palace in La Paz on Wednesday evening and a general was arrested after President Luis Arce slammed a "coup" attempt against the…

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US, Russia defense chiefs speak as tensions rise over Crimea attack

The U.S. and Russian defense chiefs spoke by telephone on Tuesday in rare communication between the two powers and with tensions rising after Moscow blamed Washington for a deadly Ukraine…

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Trump’s second-term agenda: deportations, trade wars, NATO rethink

Donald Trump plans to deport millions of migrants, reshape global trade with expensive tariffs and fill the government with loyalists if he wins a second four-year White House term in…

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Louisiana orders every classroom to display Ten Commandments

Louisiana has become the first US state to order that every public school classroom up to university level must display a poster of the Ten Commandments. The Republican-backed measure signed…

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‘Mysterious monolith’ spotted in Nevada desert

The mysterious monoliths that surfaced during the Covid-19 pandemic have reappeared, this time in a Nevada desert. Other versions of the singular, reflective, 10ft-tall metal installation were found in places…

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Biden to give legal status to undocumented spouses

President Joe Biden is set to announce a new policy that would protect hundreds of thousands of undocumented spouses of US citizens from deportation, according to administration officials. The action…

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Russian warships leave Cuba after five days

A fleet of Russian warships has left the port of Havana after a five-day visit to Cuba, following planned military drills. The vessels, which included a nuclear-powered submarine and a…

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US Surgeon General calls for social media warning labels to protect adolescents

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy called for a warning label to be added to social media apps as a reminder that those platforms have caused harm to young people, especially…

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New York governor considers face-mask ban on subway to deter crime

New York’s governor, Kathy Hochul, is considering reimposing a ban on face masks in the Big Apple’s transit system over allegations that masked protesters are taking advantage of identity-concealing face…

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UPDATED: Kremlin says no need for U.S. to worry about Russian warships in Cuba

The Kremlin said on Thursday there was no reason for any country, including the United States, to be worried about the presence of Russian warships in Cuba on an exercise.…

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UN refugee agency says record 117 mln people forcibly displaced in 2023

The United Nations refugee agency on Thursday said the number of people forcibly displaced stood at a record 117.3 million as of the end of last year, warning that this…

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President’s son Hunter Biden convicted of lying about drug use to buy gun

President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden was convicted by a jury of lying about his illegal drug use to buy a gun, making him the first child of a sitting…

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First confirmed human case of bird flu H5N2 has died

A person with prior health complications who had contracted bird flu died in Mexico in April and the source of exposure to the virus was unknown, the World Health Organization…

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A quick look: D-Day, the largest amphibious invasion in history

D-Day was the Allied troops invasion in Normandy, France, on June 6, 1944, having been delayed by 24 hours because of poor weather, to fight Nazi Germany in World War…

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