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Jeffries, Democrats shift tone, aim to move beyond defector scandal

Jeffries, Democrats shift tone, aim to move beyond defector scandal

House Democrats appear ready to move beyond the defection scandal that riled the caucus earlier in the week. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and his top deputies had declared on Tuesday that the move by Reps. Jared Golden…

Trump defends handling of US munitions amid Iran conflict

Trump defends handling of US munitions amid Iran conflict

President Trump on Thursday said the U.S. has “virtually unlimited” amounts of mid- to high-grade munitions, pushing back on reports of the Pentagon depleting its stockpiles in the Iran war. In a post on Truth Social, Trump called…

US House passes bill to crack down on university boycotts of Israel

Straits Times

US House passes bill to crack down on university boycotts of Israel

WASHINGTON, Sept 3 - The U.S. House of Representatives passed legislation on Thursday to block federal aid for universities that boycott Israel, the latest Republican-backed pro-Israel measure amid growing Democratic criticism of the…

Straits Times

Reform’s media presenter worked for Chinese state propaganda channel

Reform’s media presenter worked for Chinese state propaganda channel

Party podcast and social media host Ray Addison fronted films about province where China is accused of genocide Reform UK’s top media presenter has worked for a Chinese state propaganda channel within the past year, the Guardian can…

North Korea’s threat to moral norms

Author Aaron Rhodes argues that President Trump's diplomatic overtures toward North Korea and the proposed Peace on the Korean Peninsula Act risk legitimizing the regime's systemic human rights violations and corruption of international…

TASS

Ambassador rejects far-fetched accusations against Russia at Danish Foreign Ministry

Vladimir Barbin drew attention to the obvious bias of official Copenhagen’s position towards Russia

TASS

Venezuelan opposition leader questions US oil deal with ‘illegitimate regime’

Venezuelan opposition leader questions US oil deal with ‘illegitimate regime’

María Corina Machado says interim government does not have democratic mandate to negotiate natural resources The Venezuelan opposition leader, María Corina Machado, has questioned Donald Trump’s oil deal with Venezuela’s interim…

Trump hints US would not back UK over Falkland Islands due to lack of Iran war support

BBC

Trump hints US would not back UK over Falkland Islands due to lack of Iran war support

The US president says the UK was not "there to help me" in his ongoing war with Iran.

BBC

U.K. Green leader to seek Parliament seat vacated by Starmer

The Hindu

U.K. Green leader to seek Parliament seat vacated by Starmer

Zack Polanski told the Camden New Journal he ‌would be the Green candidate for Holborn and St Pancras

The Hindu

Carney prepared to tell Putin to 'get out of Ukraine' if Russia welcomed to G20 summit

CBC

Carney prepared to tell Putin to 'get out of Ukraine' if Russia welcomed to G20 summit

Prime Minister Mark Carney says he will keep any conversation with Vladimir Putin short if he comes face-to-face with the Russian president at the G20 summit later this year.

CBC

Dolly Parton kept cancer private to not ‘worry’ fans, niece says

Dolly Parton kept cancer private to not ‘worry’ fans, niece says

Jada Star said Dolly Parton's death has been “really difficult and very surreal” for the family.

US House passes bill penalizing universities that participate in boycott of Israel

US House passes bill penalizing universities that participate in boycott of Israel

GOP-backed bill mandates institutions receiving federal funds not impose restrictions on programs related to Israel The US House of Representatives on Thursday passed a Republican-backed bill that would penalize universities that…