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Prince Harry’s confessions of murder in Afghanistan draw criticism from British army veterans, Taliban
Jan 08, 2023 04:54Prince Harry’s confessions of murder in Afghanistan have been met with a backlash from the media, commentators, army veterans, and even the Taliban, while Buckingham Palace kept silent on its widely leaked contents.
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Venezuelan opposition closes 'embassy' in US after Guaido ouster
Jan 07, 2023 12:07Venezuela's opposition has shut down its "embassy" in Washington after removing US-backed Juan Guaido and dissolving his so-called "interim government".
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Western Australia in grip of emergency after 'devastating' floods
Jan 07, 2023 12:00Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says record-breaking floods have had a "devastating impact" on the country's far-flung west.
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6-year-old shoots teacher with gun in US classroom: Police
Jan 07, 2023 11:55A six-year-old student shot and wounded a teacher in Virginia during an altercation inside a first-grade classroom, police and school officials in the city of Newport News said.
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First Palestinian-American congresswoman says US must stop funding Israeli apartheid regime
Jan 07, 2023 11:47US Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib has called on Washington to stop its support for the apartheid Israeli regime, amid rising tensions across the Occupied Territories.
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US House speaker finally elected after numerous concessions to hardliners
Jan 07, 2023 11:36The US House of Representatives finally elected GOP leader Kevin McCarthy as speaker after 14 failed ballots, the longest the chamber has gone leaderless in a century.
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Final day of planned rail strikes across UK: Only one in five British trains running
Jan 07, 2023 11:12Only one-fifth of train services have been functioning across the UK during the last few days as tens of thousands of rail workers walked out again for their fifth and final day of strikes on Saturday, disrupting the train services during the weekend.
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Harvard University cancels rights advocate's fellowship for criticizing Israel
Jan 07, 2023 10:35Harvard University has rescinded a fellowship offer to a former Human Rights Watch (HRW) executive director over his criticism of Israel's oppression of Palestinians.
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US announces nearly $4 billion in new military aid for Ukraine
Jan 07, 2023 06:43The administration of US President Joe Biden has announced a new military aid package for Ukraine worth three billion dollars and nearly 700 million in Foreign Military Financing to European partner countries and allies “to help incentivize and backfill donations of military equipment to Ukraine,” deepening its involvement in the war in defiance of repeated warnings by Russia.
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McCarthy falls short in US House vote 13th time in four days
Jan 07, 2023 05:54Republican Kevin McCarthy on Friday picked up the support of most of the right-wing hardliners who had opposed his bid to lead the US House of Representatives but fell short of clinching victory in the 13th ballot in four days.