The vote marks a win for skeptics within the GOP of liberal deployment of US military power.
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Senate confirms Elbridge Colby as Pentagon’s next policy chief
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Guterres: Gaza has become a killing field, and we will not participate in measures that do not respect humanity and neutrality.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres said that more than a month …
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The U.S. measles outbreak shows no signs of slowing
The death of a second child from measles is raising alarm bells anew that an ongoing outbreak of the highly contagious disease is larger than official numbers suggest. And it comes at a time when the Trump administration’s widespread cuts to public health funding and jobs are gutting the ability to tackle infectious diseases.
The child, who died April 3 from measles pulmonary failure, was unvaccinated and had no underlying health conditions, Texas health officials announced…
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Trump administration widens crackdown, revoking hundreds of student visas – Mondoweiss
The Trump administration has reportedly revoked hundreds of student visas, amid a widening crackdown on the U.S. Palestine movement.
In recent days, dozens of schools have announced that draconian measures by the Trump administration have targeted some of their students. The list includes UC Berkeley, UCLA, Stanford, Ohio State, Minnesota State University, the University of Kentucky, Northeastern, and Harvard.
Last month Secretary of State Marco Rubio guessed that he had…
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Economic pressure, B-2 bombers and isolation: How Iran accepted talks with Trump
Under severe economic strains and growing military threats from the United States, Iran agreed to negotiate its nuclear program, but the talks’ potential outcomes remain shrouded by deep uncertainties.
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UN chief says Gaza transformed into ‘killing field’
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Tuesday that Gaza had become “a killing field,” blaming Israel for blocking aid and failing in its “unequivocal obligations” to meet the needs of the Palestinian territory’s residents.
“More than an entire month has passed without a drop of aid into Gaza. No food. No fuel. No medicine. No commercial supplies. As aid has dried up, the floodgates of horror have re-opened,” Guterres said in remarks to journalists.
Pointing to the Geneva…
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Talks with Trump a necessity for sanctions-hit Iran
US President Donald Trump appeared to catch Tehran off guard on Monday when he announced “direct talks” between the arch-foes over Iran’s nuclear programme, having previously threatened to bomb the Islamic republic.
Despite previously having expressed major reservations over the talks, Tehran has agreed to participate but through an intermediary.
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The priority for the Islamic republic is the lifting of biting sanctions that have placed a stranglehold on the energy-rich…
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Gaza Journalist Burned Alive in Israeli Airstrike Succumbs to Injuries
Palestinian journalist Ahmed Mansour succumbed to his wounds. (Photo: via social media) By Palestine Chronicle Staff
The fire from the bombing engulfed the tent, preventing those nearby from rescuing the wounded.
The Palestinian journalist who suffered severe burns in an Israeli strike on a tent for journalists in Gaza has died of his injuries.
Ahmed Mansour, a reporter for Palestine Today news agency, was seen in footage burning alive after the strike on the tent near Nasser…
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MAHA Focus Is Disease Prevention, But HHS Policies Have Been Opposite
WASHINGTON, DC – FEBRUARY 13: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks after being sworn in as Secretary of … More
Chronic disease prevention is a noble goal. And it’s one the Secretary of…
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Macron from Arish: Gaza is not a real estate project
French President Emmanuel Macron said that Gaza is “two million …
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