McCarthy-Biden showdown is about much more than the US national debt
The clash between President Joe Biden and House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy over the US debt will decide who is the most dominant figure in Washington for most of the next two years. And a failure by the two men to come to terms by this time next month would result in a national default that could have a profound impact on the economy and the 2024 election.
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Texas mall shooting: Officials investigate gunman's political beliefs
The 33-year-old who killed eight people as they were shopping may have had far-right links.
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Russia scales back annual Victory Day parade as Putin's war in Ukraine comes under mounting pressure
Thousands of people will line the streets of Moscow's Red Square on Tuesday as part of Russia's annual Victory Day parade, when the Kremlin will display a front of military might and grandeur contrasting with its faltering military campaign on the frontlines in Ukraine.
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Capvision: China raids another consultancy in anti-spy crackdown
Authorities are focusing on consultancy firms in an anti-espionage campaign, local media report.
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Sudan crisis: Family tells of 'nightmare' of being stranded
British national Sarra Eljak and her family spent days trying to get on a RAF flight back to UK.
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Driver in fatal crash outside Texas migrant shelter charged with 8 counts of manslaughter, police say
The man who drove a vehicle into a group of people near a shelter in Brownsville, Texas, on Sunday, killing eight, is expected to face further charges Monday.
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Deaths raise fresh fears over cow vigilantism in India
The deaths of three Muslim men within weeks brought calls for police to punish Hindu vigilantes.
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Georgia GOP chairman says he was just following orders from Trump lawyers
Lawyers representing David Shafer, the embattled chairman of the Georgia Republican Party, are arguing their client should not be charged with any crimes for his actions following the 2020 election because he was following advice provided by attorneys working for former President Donald Trump, according to a letter sent to Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis last week.
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Three children among victims of Allen mall shooting in Texas
Three members of one family were killed in the attack as well as two primary school age sisters.
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Sudan conflict: 'How I saved my red guitar from Khartoum war zone'
Some 40,000 people have fled fighting in Sudan to go to South Sudan, one of the world's poorest countries.
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Ukraine war: Russia launches 'biggest' kamikaze drone attack
Civilians are hurt in Kyiv, and one man dies in Odesa, where a Red Cross warehouse is hit, officials say.
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