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A top U.S. military commander accused the Russian air force of encouraging its pilots to engage in "buffoonery in the air," raising the risk of accidents or even conflict in Syria. Lieutenant General Alexus Grynkewich, the combined forces…
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Conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has acknowledged taking a private jet to Alaska for a luxury fishing trip in 2008 but defended his failure to disclose the flight provided by a billionaire hedge fund manager whose…
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken encouraged Ankara to support Sweden in its bid to join NATO in a meeting with new Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Wednesday, a State Department spokesperson said. Turkey has objected to…
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Plant-based courses of millet and stuffed mushrooms are on the menu for some 400 guests invited to Thursday's fancy White House state dinner honoring Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Modi is a vegetarian and first lady Jill Biden…
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Former Texas congressman Will Hurd, a onetime CIA officer and fierce critic of Donald Trump, announced on Thursday that he's running for president, hoping to build momentum as a more moderate alternative to the Republican primary field's…
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The search for the missing submersible on an expedition to view the wreckage of the Titanic neared the critical 96-hour mark Thursday when breathable air is expected to run out, reaching a vital moment in the intense effort to save the five…
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A U.S. Coast Guard ship sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Tuesday in a transit that China described as "public hype," after U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken having wrapped up a high-profile, widely watched visit to Beijing a day…
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U.S. President Joe Biden hosts Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi for talks Thursday at the White House. "The visit will strengthen our two countries’ shared commitment to a free, open, prosperous, and secure Indo-Pacific and shared…
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The US is not backing down on comments made by President Joe Biden likening Chinese President Xi Jinping to a dictator. The remarks, which came a day after Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s trip to China to repair bilateral relations,…
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The White House is not backing down on comments made by President Joe Biden likening Chinese President Xi Jinping to a dictator. "It should come as no surprise that the president speaks candidly about China and the differences that we…
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