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Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Moscow to attend the 9 May Victory Day parade and, alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin, signed a joint statement supporting “peace efforts” and claiming that a long-term resolution of the war requires addressing its “root causes.” Since the Soviet era, and especially under VladimirContinue Reading

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African nations are drowning in debt. A halt of US aid to many countries on the continent could worsen the crisis., African nations are drowning in debt. A halt of US aid to many countries on the continent could worsen the crisis. Africa is a continent rich in natural resourcesContinue Reading

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This story was originally published by The City. Sign up to get the latest New York City news delivered to you each morning. NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch is defending the NYPD’s cooperation with federal immigration authorities currently detaining a Palestinian woman who participated in protests at Columbia University, arguing New York’s strict sanctuary lawsContinue Reading

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When Ebola swept through West Africa in the mid-2010s, Ashish Jha joined a chorus of health experts criticizing the World Health Organization’s response. The global health agency, these critics said, was slow to declare a public health emergency and to coordinate the responses needed to contain the deadly outbreak. The disease killed more than 11,000Continue Reading

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If you’re counting on the 2026 midterm elections to wrest control of Congress from the GOP, be forewarned. The party is taking no chances on the upcoming plebiscite and has hatched a plan to rig all future federal elections with the goal of transforming the United States into a one-partyContinue Reading