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Republican US Representative Ken Buck leaving Congress, blames dysfunction

Republican U.S. Representative Ken Buck will leave Congress at the end of next week, he said on Tuesday, blaming a “breakdown of civility” in a chamber led by his party’s slim and fractious majority.

March 13, 2024 1:00 pm
 

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New Zealand to seize black boxes from LATAM Boeing 787 as passengers recount incident

Investigators from Chile’s aviation authority are headed to New Zealand to head up the probe into a sudden midair dive by LATAM Airlines (LTM.SN), opens new tab Boeing (BA.N), opens new tab 787 plane that left more than 50 people injured, the country’s regulator said Tuesday.

March 13, 2024 12:01 pm
 

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US, allies eye commercial maritime option for Gaza aid

The U.S. may urge partners and allies to fund a privately run operation to send aid by sea to Gaza that could begin before a much larger U.S. military effort, said three people familiar with the planning and a U.S. official.

March 13, 2024 11:01 am
 

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US to send new weapons package worth $300 million for Ukraine

The United States will send a new military aid package for Ukraine worth $300 million, President Joe Biden’s administration said on Tuesday, the first such move in months as additional funds for Kyiv remain blocked by Republican leaders in Congress.

March 13, 2024 10:00 am
 

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David Cameron says BBC report into Nasser hospital raid 'very disturbing'

David Cameron has said the BBC report about Palestinian medical staff in Gaza being beaten and humiliated by Israeli troops is “very disturbing”.

March 13, 2024 9:28 am
 

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Ukraine knocks out Russian refinery in major attack

Ukraine pounded targets in Russia on Tuesday with dozens of drones and rockets in an attack that inflicted serious damage on a major oil refinery and sought to pierce the land borders of the world’s biggest nuclear power with armed proxies.

March 13, 2024 6:27 am
 

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Russia detains South Korean man on espionage charges

A South Korean man has been detained in Russia accused of espionage, Russian media report.

March 12, 2024 6:00 pm
 

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Haiti PM Ariel Henry resigns, says regional leader

Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry has issued his resignation as the Caribbean nation’s head of government, the chair of the Caribbean Community said on Monday, leaving an unelected role he has held since the 2021 assassination of the country’s last president.

March 12, 2024 5:00 pm
 

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The Kashmiri journalist who keeps getting arrested

On 29 February, journalist Asif Sultan arrived at his home in Srinagar in Indian-administered Kashmir after being held on remand in jail for more than 2,000 days.

March 12, 2024 4:00 pm
 

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Fifty hurt as NZ-bound flight hit by 'technical' issue

A passenger has described the moment people hit the roof of a plane travelling from Australia to New Zealand during what was described as a mid-air “technical event”.

March 12, 2024 3:00 pm
 

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Vatican envoy called in over Pope 'white flag' remarks

Ukraine has summoned the Vatican’s envoy after the Pope said the country should “have the courage to raise the white flag” against Russia.

March 12, 2024 2:00 pm
 

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Trump will not give a penny to Ukraine - Hungary PM Orban

Donald Trump will not fund Ukraine’s fight against Russia’s invasion if he is elected US president again, Hungarian PM Viktor Orban has said.

March 12, 2024 1:00 pm

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