The Senate voted 48-45 along party lines on a procedural measure setting the stage for a final confirmation vote on one of Trump’s most controversial nominees later this week [Read More]

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At the Commerce Department, Lutnick, who was CEO at the investment firm Cantor Fitzgerald, will oversee 50,000 employees [Read More]

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Ukrainian military says North Korean howitzer destroyed [Read More]

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In November, Brazil’s Federal Police filed a 884-page report detailing the scheme [Read More]

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Envoys from the United States and Russia met in Saudi Arabia to discuss, among other things, planning for peace talks in the Russia-Ukraine war; however, Ukraine was not invited to the meeting. The African Union reacts to potential cuts in U.S. aid and the ongoing violence in Sudan and the DRC. Plus, activists in Uganda [...]

US-South Korea coordination critical to countering China’s influence, analysts say [Read More]

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report 14 cases across the country earlier this month [Read More]

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Close ties to leaders and investments key to Riyadh’s approach [Read More]

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The Trump administration on Tuesday hailed talks in Saudi Arabia that included U.S. and Russian officials but no Ukrainians. The White House said speaking separately with the warring partners is a key first step in ending the three-year conflict. Anita Powell reports, Kim Lewis contributed. [Read More]

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CAIRO — Attacks by Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Force have killed hundreds of civilians, including infants, in White Nile state, Sudanese officials and rights groups said Tuesday. 
Sudan’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement that the paramilitary group targeted civilians in the past few days in villages in the al-Gitaina area after they were “overwhelmed by its [...]