High Toll Is Feared After Earthquake Batters Myanmar and Thailand
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High Toll Is Feared After Earthquake Batters Myanmar and Thailand

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines A powerful earthquake struck central Myanmar on Friday, gouging open roads, toppling century-old religious monuments and destroying multistory buildings as it shook a vast expanse of Southeast Asia and dealt another severe blow to a country that has been ripped apart by civil…

Mining Company Seeks Trump Support to Shortcut Access to Seabed Metals
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Mining Company Seeks Trump Support to Shortcut Access to Seabed Metals

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The long-running battle over whether to allow Pacific Ocean seabed mining took an unexpected turn Thursday when a company disclosed it had been confidentially negotiating a plan with the Trump administration to circumvent a United Nations treaty and perhaps obtain authorization from the…

Trump Asks Stefanik to Withdraw Bid to Be U.N. Ambassador
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Trump Asks Stefanik to Withdraw Bid to Be U.N. Ambassador

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump on Thursday said he had asked Representative Elise Stefanik, Republican of New York, to stay in Congress rather than serve as ambassador to the United Nations, amid concern about the minuscule voting margin that Republicans hold in the House. “There are…

U.N. to Pull International Workers From Gaza Amid Israeli Strikes
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U.N. to Pull International Workers From Gaza Amid Israeli Strikes

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines The United Nations announced on Monday that it would reduce its presence in Gaza by withdrawing about a one-third of its international workers there, following repeated strikes of its facilities by Israel. Secretary General António Guterres said in a statement that the decision…

Trump Administration Lodges New Accusations Against Mahmoud Khalil
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Trump Administration Lodges New Accusations Against Mahmoud Khalil

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines When Mahmoud Khalil, who helped lead pro-Palestinian protests while a Columbia University student, was detained this month, the Trump administration argued he should be deported to help prevent the spread of antisemitism, invoking a rarely used law. Lawyers for Mr. Khalil, a legal…

Mexico Sent Cartel Bosses to U.S. Knowing They Could Face Execution
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Mexico Sent Cartel Bosses to U.S. Knowing They Could Face Execution

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Foreign defendants brought to the United States almost never face capital punishment, no matter how grave the allegations against them. But when a notorious drug lord arrived from Mexico in Brooklyn federal court last month on charges that included killing a federal agent,…

Some European Allies Fear Trump Is Out to Destroy Them
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Some European Allies Fear Trump Is Out to Destroy Them

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines During his first term in office, President Trump described the European Union “as a foe,” established “to hurt the United States on trade.” He repeated the charge at a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, but in more vulgar terms: “The European Union was formed…

Trump’s Proposal to ‘Take Over’ Gaza Sparks Immediate Rebukes
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Trump’s Proposal to ‘Take Over’ Gaza Sparks Immediate Rebukes

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump’s declaration on Tuesday evening that the United States could “take over” the Gaza Strip and that its Palestinian population could be permanently displaced was immediately criticized in the Middle East and beyond. At a joint White House news conference with Prime…

What Israel’s UNRWA Ban Could Mean for Palestinians
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What Israel’s UNRWA Ban Could Mean for Palestinians

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Israeli legislation taking effect on Thursday will threaten the operations of a major United Nations agency that provides critical humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip after more than a year of war has left the territory in ruins. The laws ban the agency,…

Panama Alerts United Nations to Trump’s Inaugural Remarks
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Panama Alerts United Nations to Trump’s Inaugural Remarks

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Panama submitted a formal letter to U.N. Secretary General António Guterres and the U.N. Security Council on Monday, rejecting comments that President Trump made about reclaiming the Panama Canal during his inauguration speech. “We didn’t give it to China,” Mr. Trump said after…