Trump Imposes Sanctions on the ICC, Accusing It of Targeting the U.S. and Israel
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Trump Imposes Sanctions on the ICC, Accusing It of Targeting the U.S. and Israel

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump signed an executive order on Thursday placing sanctions on the International Criminal Court, saying that his administration would “impose tangible and significant consequences” on people who work on investigations that threaten the national security of the United States and its allies,…

Russia, Seeking to Salvage Military Bases, Goes Hat in Hand to Syria
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Russia, Seeking to Salvage Military Bases, Goes Hat in Hand to Syria

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The time had come to bend the knee — or at least bend to reality. A delegation of Russian diplomats arrived last Tuesday in a caravan of white SUVs for a summit in Damascus and an unenviable assignment: lay the groundwork for Russia…

Trump Hits Colombia With Tariffs in Feud Over Military Deportation Flights
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Trump Hits Colombia With Tariffs in Feud Over Military Deportation Flights

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Colombia refused to accept U.S. military planes deporting immigrants, setting off a furious reaction from President Trump, who on Sunday announced a barrage of tariffs and sanctions targeting the country, which has long been a top U.S. ally in Latin America. The United…

Belarus’s Strong-Arm Leader, Aleksandr Lukashenko, Cruises to Re-election
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Belarus’s Strong-Arm Leader, Aleksandr Lukashenko, Cruises to Re-election

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Europe’s longest-serving leader, President Aleksandr G. Lukashenko of Belarus, cruised to his seventh election victory in a row on Sunday in a contest that his exiled opponents dismissed as a sham, whose only purpose was to cement his autocratic grip on the former…

Sudan’s Military Has Used Chemical Weapons Twice, U.S. Officials Say
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Sudan’s Military Has Used Chemical Weapons Twice, U.S. Officials Say

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Sudan’s military has used chemical weapons on at least two occasions against the paramilitary group it is battling for control of the country, four senior United States officials said on Thursday. The weapons were deployed recently in remote areas of Sudan, and targeted…

Biden Calls Meta’s Ending of Fact-Checking Program ‘Shameful’
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Biden Calls Meta’s Ending of Fact-Checking Program ‘Shameful’

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Biden criticized Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Meta, on Friday for deciding to abandon its fact-checking program on Facebook and Instagram, calling it a “shameful” decision that undermines America’s commitment to telling the truth. Responding to a question by a reporter,…

U.S. Imposes New Sanctions to Squeeze Russia’s Energy Sector
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U.S. Imposes New Sanctions to Squeeze Russia’s Energy Sector

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The United States on Friday announced new sanctions targeting Russia’s energy sector and its “shadow fleet” of oil tankers in what could be a final attempt by the Biden administration to cripple the Russian economy in response to Moscow’s war in Ukraine. President…

R. Nicholas Burns, U.S. Ambassador, Says China Is Aligned With ‘Agents of Disorder’
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R. Nicholas Burns, U.S. Ambassador, Says China Is Aligned With ‘Agents of Disorder’

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The United States ambassador to China, R. Nicholas Burns, said the Biden administration is making a last push to try to persuade China to stop transferring equipment to Russia for the war in Ukraine. Mr. Burns, in an interview at the U.S. embassy…

White House Ignites Firestorm With Rules Governing A.I.’s Global Spread
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White House Ignites Firestorm With Rules Governing A.I.’s Global Spread

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The next big fight over offshoring is playing out in Washington, and this time it involves artificial intelligence. The Biden administration, in its final weeks in office, is rushing to issue new regulations to try to ensure that the United States and its…

Syria’s Main Airport Handles First International Flights Since Fall of Assad Regime
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Syria’s Main Airport Handles First International Flights Since Fall of Assad Regime

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Syria’s main airport handled its first international flights on Tuesday since the fall of the government of former President Bashar al-Assad last month, as the new leaders press to reassert a semblance of normalcy in the war-weary country. One Qatar Airways plane landed…