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The Republican-led House of Representatives passed the package by 262-159, giving a final congressional green light to the most substantial US legislative effort against Moscow since Trump returned to office.
President Donald Trump floated hitting goods imported from the European Union with fresh tariffs or even cutting off some trade if he determined that a push to make Canada a potential associate of the bloc was harmful to the US.
Saudi Arabia has expanded a buffer zone along its northern border with Iraq, where a US-led military coalition is bombing Islamic State (IS) group militants, official media said on Tuesday.
Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses the nation ahead of the parliamentary elections in Moscow, Russia, on Septembe 16, 2026. © Sputnik President Vladimir Putin has called on Russians to make their voice heard by casting ballots in the upcoming parliamentary elections. The...
Sabato’s Crystal Ball shifted eight races toward Democrats, including four previously thought to be safe GOP seats, on Wednesday—the latest warning sign for Republicans ahead of the November midterms.
Leon Black, a billionaire who was close with Jeffrey Epstein, arrives for a closed-door interview with the House Oversight Committee at the Capitol in Washington, Jun 26, 2026. (Photo: AP/J. Scott Applewhite)
Russian presidential aide says Polish statehood could cease within days if Poland enters conflict with Russia aa.com.tr
Two women have been killed in India’s northeastern state of Manipur, police said Wednesday, taking the number of civilian casualties due to ethnic strife there to 10 in the last three weeks. Unrest has flared between far-flung Manipur’s predominantly Hindu Meitei majority and its...
Vice President Kashim Shettima during the commissioning of the garment factory in Ilorin, Kwara State, on Wednesday. Credit: Stanley Nkwocha/X.
The Enugu State chapter of the All Progressives Congress has faulted those linking the party, its leaders and the state administration to political violence in the Nkanu West Local Government Area of the state. The party in a statement on Tuesday by its State Publicity Secretary...
The Good Party in the Western Cape has raised concern about the province's housing backlog, which has climbed to more than 754,000 households this year.
The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) said it will have to opt for double-column ballot papers in municipalities with high contestation during the upcoming local government elections.
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MANILA, Philippines — Malacañang explained on Wednesday, September 16, that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. set politics aside in appointing Rey Joseph “RJ” Nieto, a former supporter of the Dutertes, to a Cabinet position.
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Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke fears Australia could become a guest worker economy, as the number of temporary visas issued each year passes 1 million and the government prepares to announce major changes to the immigration system.