White House ramps up efforts to slow migration in the hemisphere, capitalizing on low border crossings
Biden administration officials are doubling down on efforts to stem the flow of migrants journeying to the US-Mexico border, capitalizing on nearly a month of low border crossings in the wake of the lifting of a Covid-era restriction.
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South Korea summons China's envoy over comments accusing Seoul of tilting excessively toward US
South Korea’s Foreign Ministry has summoned China’s ambassador to protest comments he made accusing Seoul of tilting toward the United States and away from China, as competition between Washington and Beijing for global influence intensifies
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Why Turkey's currency is crashing after Erdogan got reelected
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan appointed an internationally respected former banker as finance and treasury minister after winning reelection
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Biden heads to North Carolina to push clean energy agenda and promote order aiding military spouses
President Joe Biden is set to sign an executive order aiming to bolster job opportunities for military and veteran spouses whose careers are often disrupted by their loved ones’ deployments
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Giant inflatable ducks make a splash in Hong Kong as pop-art project returns after 10 years
Two giant inflatable ducks are making a splash in Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbor, in the return of a pop-art project that sparked a frenzy in the city a decade ago
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Biden set to project a business-as-usual attitude after Trump indictment
The last time former President Donald Trump was indicted, his successor left the White House the next day intent on going about his schedule without wading into the matter.
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China: 'Hacker empire' US is 'spreading rumours' with talk of Cuba spy station
BEIJING China's foreign ministry on Friday said "spreading rumours and slander" is a common tactic of "hacker empire"
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Analysis-Inside OPEC+, Saudi 'lollipop' oil cut was a surprise too
By Dmitry Zhdannikov, Ahmad Ghaddar and Alex Lawler LONDON Saudi Arabia kept under wraps its plan to make
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Erdogan appoints former US bank executive as Turkish central bank chief, in sign of policy change
Turkey's president has appointed Hafize Gaye Erkan, a former U.S.-based bank executive, to head the central bank
1970-01-01 08:00
In Zimbabwe, announcement of election date triggers both hope and despair
Zimbabwe’s president recently announced that national elections will take place on Aug. 23
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Governor: Three wounded as drone strikes building in Russian border city
A Russian regional governor says three people were lightly wounded after a drone crashed into a residential building in central Voronezh, a city in southwestern Russia near the border with Ukraine
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Vatican: Pope doing well after surgery, has another good night
The Vatican says Pope Francis has had a second good night in the hospital recovering from surgery to remove intestinal scar tissue and repair a hernia in his abdominal wall
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