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Trump wins Colorado ballot disqualification case at US Supreme Court

The U.S. Supreme Court handed Donald Trump a major victory on Monday, barring states from disqualifying candidates for federal office under a constitutional provision involving insurrection and reversing Colorado’s exclusion of him from its ballot.

March 5, 2024 10:15 am
 

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Israel carries out biggest Ramallah raid in years

Israeli forces raided the Palestinian administrative capital of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank overnight, killing a 16-year-old in a refugee camp during their biggest such operation into the city in years, Palestinian sources said on Monday.

March 5, 2024 9:02 am
 

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Haiti declares state of emergency amid violence, inmates on the run

Haiti’s government declared a state of emergency on Sunday evening, following violent clashes in the capital that have damaged communications and led to two prison breaks as a major gang leader seeks to oust Prime Minister Ariel Henry.

March 5, 2024 8:47 am
 

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California snow storm closes highway, threatens avalanches

More than one foot (30 cm) of additional snow was predicted to fall on Sunday in much of California’s Sierra Nevada mountains, already whitened by a weekend of blizzards that closed a major highway into Nevada as forecasters warned of a high risk of avalanches.

March 4, 2024 4:00 pm
 

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Nikki Haley wins Washington, D.C., Republican primary, in small symbolic boost

Presidential contender Nikki Haley won the Washington, D.C., Republican primary on Sunday, her first victory in the nominating process and a symbolic win for the former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Edison Research said.

March 4, 2024 3:00 pm
 

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Kamala Harris' blunt Gaza words reflect intense government frustration over war

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris bluntly called out Israel on Sunday for not doing enough to ease a “humanitarian catastrophe” in Gaza as the Biden administration faces increasing pressure to rein in its close ally while it wages war with Hamas militants.

March 4, 2024 2:00 pm
 

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US VP Harris urges Hamas to agree to an immediate ceasefire, pushes Israel on aid to Gaza

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday demanded Palestinian militant group Hamas agree to an immediate six-week ceasefire while forcefully urging Israel to do more to boost aid deliveries into Gaza, where she said innocent people were suffering a “humanitarian catastrophe.”

March 4, 2024 11:32 am
 

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Indian farmers plan march on Delhi in call for higher crop prices

Indian farmers plan to march to the capital New Delhi as they push their demands for higher crop prices, a protest leader said, after several rounds of failed talks.

March 4, 2024 10:04 am
 

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Israel said to boycott Cairo ceasefire talks over hostage list

Israel boycotted Gaza ceasefire talks in Cairo on Sunday after Hamas rejected its demand for a complete list naming hostages that are still alive, an Israeli newspaper reported.

March 4, 2024 9:43 am
 

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Haiti violence: Gangs free 4,000 inmates in mass jailbreak

Armed gangs have stormed the main prison in Haiti’s capital Port-au-Prince, releasing many inmates.

March 4, 2024 8:43 am
 

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Drone Crashes in St. Petersburg, no injuries: national guard

A drone crashed into a five-storey residential building in St Petersburg on Saturday and 100 people were evacuated with no casualties, Russia’s Rosgvardiya national guard said.

March 3, 2024 4:43 pm
 

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Haitian police unions plead for help after attack on main prison

Armed groups were closing in on Haiti’s largest prison on Saturday night, defying police forces who called for help after days of gunfire in parts of the capital as a major gang leader seeks to topple Prime Minister Ariel Henry.

March 3, 2024 3:30 pm

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