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NATO’s ‘Take Five’ moment
IRAN NUCLEAR WOES: Speaking of Iran, Iranian Supreme Leader ALI KHAMENEI today rejected a U.S. proposal for a nuclear deal ...
‘A huge loss.’ In remote Nagasaki islands, a rare version of Christianity heads toward extinction
On Ikitsuki and other remote sections of Nagasaki prefecture, Hidden Christians still pray to these disguised objects. They still chant in a Latin that hasn’t been widely used in centuries. And they ...
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Takeaways from AP examination showing benefits, costs of rules Trump EPA wants to change
When the head of the Environmental Protection Agency earlier this year announced a massive rollback of environmental ...
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How AP calculated the costs and death toll of EPA rule rollbacks
When Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin proposed rolling back more than two dozen rules aimed at ...
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Muslim pilgrims seek forgiveness and shade on Mount Arafat during key Hajj ritual
Tens of thousands of Muslim pilgrims are spending the day in prayer in Arafat to fulfil a key ritual of the Hajj in Saudi ...
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Germany to do NATO ‘heavy lifting’ as allies ratchet up spending
Germany’s defense chief said his country will need to boost its armed forces by as many as 60,000 active soldiers as NATO member states commit to ramping up defense spending ...
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Israel’s government wobbles as Netanyahu allies threaten exit
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s ruling coalition faces the possibility of collapse and early elections after his ultra-Orthodox partners threatened to bring down the government.
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State lawmakers considering policy changes after LA wildfires
Nearly six months after a firestorm ravaged communities across, California lawmakers are crafting legislation to try to protect the state insurance program for high-risk homes ...