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Macron cleared to raise French retirement age, protesters vow to fight on

French President Emmanuel Macron’s flagship pension reform will enter into force swiftly, officials said after it received the Constitutional Council’s approval despite months of street protests and strikes.

April 15, 2023 10:36 am
 

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Airman suspected of leaking secret US documents hit with federal charges

A 21-year-old member of the U.S. Air National Guard accused of leaking top secret military intelligence records online was charged with unlawfully copying and transmitting classified material.

April 15, 2023 9:36 am
 

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Ukrainians said to pull back in Bakhmut as Moscow launches new push

Ukrainian troops have been forced to withdraw from some parts of Bakhmut in the face of a renewed Russian assault on the ruined battlefield city, Britain said, with Moscow pressing to achieve a victory before Ukraine’s expected counteroffensive.

April 15, 2023 8:09 am
 

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India's Modi raises embassy security with UK's Sunak after vandalism

Britain should take action after a violent incident during protests outside India’s embassy in London last month, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi told British counterpart Rishi Sunak.

April 14, 2023 5:40 pm
 

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Hours before Blinken visit, US condemns Vietnam's jailing of activist

Hours ahead of a visit to Hanoi by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, the United States condemned Vietnam’s jailing of a prominent political activist.

April 14, 2023 12:00 pm
 

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Biden and UK's Sunak did not discuss intel leaks, White House says

U.S. President Joe Biden did not discuss the leak of intelligence documents with British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak when the two men met in Northern Ireland this week, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Thursday.

April 14, 2023 11:15 am
 

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FBI arrests 21-year-old National Guardsman for 'criminal' US intelligence leaks

The FBI on Thursday arrested Jack Douglas Teixeira, a 21-year-old member of the U.S. Air National Guard, over the leaks online of classified documents that embarrassed Washington with allies around the world.

April 14, 2023 11:02 am
 

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Indiana industrial fire nearly extinguished but smoke still poses danger

A raging industrial fire in eastern Indiana is expected to be almost entirely extinguished by Thursday evening or Friday morning, officials said, after days of thick smoke shut down schools and forced hundreds of residents to evacuate.

April 14, 2023 9:20 am
 

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Southeast Florida swamped by more than two feet of rain

Torrential downpours inundated Southeast Florida, bringing total rainfall in the Fort Lauderdale region to more than two feet in recent days, with widespread flooding that blocked roads, closed schools and shut down an airport.

April 14, 2023 8:48 am
 

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FBI arrests man for 'criminal' US intelligence leaks

The FBI arrested a member of the U.S. Air National Guard over the leaks online of classified U.S. documents that embarrassed Washington with allies around the world.

April 14, 2023 7:34 am
 

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Biden administration to ask Supreme Court to stop abortion pill curbs

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland said the Justice Department will ask the Supreme Court to intervene to stop restrictions set by a federal judge on the abortion pill mifepristone as President Joe Biden’s administration moves to defend access to the drug.

April 14, 2023 6:30 am
 

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North Korea fires missile; South condemns 'grave provocation'

North Korea fired what might be a new model of ballistic missile, South Korea said, triggering a scare in northern Japan, where residents were told to take cover, though there turned out to be no danger.

April 13, 2023 4:36 pm

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