US jury orders military contractor to pay $42 million in Abu Ghraib torture case
• Nov 12, 2024, 11:36 PM
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A US jury on Tuesday directed defence contractor CACI Premier Technology to disburse $42 million in damages to three Iraqi men who had sued the company 16 years ago for its complicity in their torture at the notorious Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq.
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Trump taps controversial ally Matt Gaetz as attorney general
• 11:28 PM
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Donald Trump appointed divisive Floridian congressman Matt Gaetz as attorney general on Wednesday, adding to his cabinet a fierce defender of false claims of widespread fraud during the 2020 election, who could weaponize the Justice Department to persecu
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Trump picks adversary-turned-ally Marco Rubio to be Secretary of State
• 8:32 PM
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President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday named adversary-turned-ally Senator Marco Rubio to be Secratary of State in his incoming administration. Rubio is expected to push for a harder line on relations with China, Cuba and Iran.
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Trump meets Biden at White House to begin transition of power
• 4:36 PM
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US President-elect Donald Trump and President Joe Biden shook hands as they met in the Oval Office on Wednesday to begin what Trump pledged will be a “smooth” transition of power.
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Trump's defence secretary pick stokes fears of Pentagon purge
• 10:43 AM
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PRESS REVIEW – Wednesday, November 13: We look at reactions to Donald Trump's shock Pentagon pick, as well as unchecked methane emissions by the oil and gas industries and tributes to Azzedine Hedna – a devoted craftsman of the Notre Dame restoration who
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US airman responsible for classified document leaks jailed for 15 years
• 5:44 AM
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Jack Teixeira, a US airman who while serving as an IT specialist with the Massachusetts Air National Guard leaked classified Pentagon documents across various social media platforms, was sentenced to 15 years in jail on Tuesday after pleading guilty in M
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Blinken to meet NATO allies in Brussels as Trump win stokes fears for Ukraine
• 4:09 AM
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US Secretary of State Antony Blinken was set to hold emergency talks with European allies in Brussels on Wednesday to discuss how to support Ukraine in the weeks before US President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House.
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US prohibits flights to Haiti after gunfire from gangs hits airliners
• 3:35 AM
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The United States prohibited all civilian flights to the country for a month on Tuesday after three separate planes were hit by gunfire near the island on Monday, further isolating a nation devastated by violent gangs and political instability.
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Trump nominates hard line Israel backers to join administration
• 2:26 AM
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US President-Elect Donald Trump continued his flurry of cabinet appointments on Tuesday, electing two staunch Israel supporters in Mike Huckabee and Elise Stefanik as the ambassadors to Israel and the UN, respectively.
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