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Argentina's Milei escalates Falklands dispute, seizing on Trump comments and oil tensions
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Argentina's Milei escalates Falklands dispute, seizing on Trump comments and oil tensions

Argentine President Javier Milei is escalating a dispute with Britain over the Falkland Islands with tougher sanctions targeting companies involved in a major o...

Critics question legality of Venezuela oil deals
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Critics question legality of Venezuela oil deals

Chevron's $7 billion Venezuela bet deepens U.S. ties to the country's oil industry. Critics say the deal poses risks to democracy and could fuel discontent over...

U.S.-Israel relations are on the rocks ahead of elections
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U.S.-Israel relations are on the rocks ahead of elections

Relations between the Trump administration and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have turned rocky since Trump called a truce with Iran. Trump seeks pro...

Xi visits Egypt as China seeks deeper influence across the Mideast
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Xi visits Egypt as China seeks deeper influence across the Mideast

China's President Xi Jinping visits Egypt this week for the first time in a decade. The trip illustrates China's growing ambitions at a time when U.S. influence...

Ex-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and wife seek to end drug charges case on immunity grounds
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Ex-Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and wife seek to end drug charges case on immunity grounds

Former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife have asked a judge to dismiss the drug trafficking indictment against them on the grounds that they have...

A jury in Malta acquits a businessman in the killing of reporter Daphne Caruana Galizia
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A jury in Malta acquits a businessman in the killing of reporter Daphne Caruana Galizia

Investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia had written extensively about suspected corruption in political and business circles in Malta. She was killed by...

Iran fires on its Gulf neighbors, retaliating for U.S. strikes after a monthlong lull
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Iran fires on its Gulf neighbors, retaliating for U.S. strikes after a monthlong lull

The six-month war has led to a spike in oil prices, roiled the global economy and posed increasing political problems for President Trump's Republican Party ahe...

India's prime minister is wooing the GenZ while cracking down on them
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India's prime minister is wooing the GenZ while cracking down on them

Over two months, protesters, most who appeared to be digitally-savvy GenZ, used social media to organize. Government's efforts to respond spotlight how the ruli...

ICE says it now has enough body cameras. And, Congress averts shutdown before midterms
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ICE says it now has enough body cameras. And, Congress averts shutdown before midterms

Immigration and Customs Enforcement says it now has enough body cameras to equip all of its agents. And, Congress votes to fund the government, averting a gover...

Israel bars U.S. citizens over criticism and ties to Palestinian activists, lawyers say
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Israel bars U.S. citizens over criticism and ties to Palestinian activists, lawyers say

Travelers from the U.S. and other nations are denied entry to Israel after interrogations about their links to Palestinians, plans to visit the occupied West Ba...

Germany blames Russia for last month's attempted drone attack at Leipzig airport
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Germany blames Russia for last month's attempted drone attack at Leipzig airport

The German government blamed Russia for an attempted attack at Leipzig airport last month using a drone laden with explosives. It announced that it would shut d...

Who is Alejandro Betancourt, Trump's fixer for the Venezuelan oil deal?
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Who is Alejandro Betancourt, Trump's fixer for the Venezuelan oil deal?

The fixer for President Trump's recent deal for Venezuelan oil is Alejandro Betancourt, a self-styled "oil czar" who is under investigation in Spain and Switzer...

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