
At least 34 soldiers kidnapped in Colombia after operation against FARC dissidents
• 下午8:25
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At least 34 soldiers were kidnapped by armed civilians in a jungle area of southeastern Colombia as they were evacuating after a military operation against members of a dissident faction of the former FARC rebel group, Colombia’s Defense Minister Pedro S
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Geopolitical & economic threats: 'US is incredibly unreliable as core of European financial system'
• 下午5:37
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Jens van ’t Klooster, Professor of Political Economy at the University of Amsterdam, warns that the EU must craft a strong long-term economic strategy to challenge the US directly. He argues Europe has been overly dependent and unassertive in its transat
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'Netanyahu not under pressure from US, Mideast, Int'l community to alter trajectory, end tragic war'
• 下午3:33
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Protesters in Israel on Tuesday torched tires, blocked highways and clamored for a ceasefire that would free hostages still in Gaza, even as Israeli leaders moved forward with plans for an offensive which they argue is needed to defeat Hamas. The disrupt
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Fed governor Lisa Cook vows not tostep down, saying Trump lacks authority to fire her
• 下午3:08
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Financial markets worldwide have been rattled by President Donald Trump's announcement that he's firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, an unprecedented move and sharp escalation in his effort to exert greater control over what has long been consider
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Has the US shut its ‘Five Eyes’ allies out of intelligence on Ukraine-Russia peace talks?
• 下午2:06
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US media has accused Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard of refusing to share information from Ukraine-Russia peace negotiations with Washington’s closest allies – to the potential benefit of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Are cracks appea
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Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook says Trump 'has no authority' to fire her
• 上午11:29
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US President Donald Trump on Monday said he was firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, an unprecedented attempt to exert control over the independent body that decides US monetary policy and a move likely to be challenged in court. Cook responded thr
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US Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook fights back Donald Trump's move to fire her
• 上午9:51
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President Donald Trump said Monday night that he's firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook, an unprecedented move that would constitute a sharp escalation in his battle to exert greater control over what has long been considered an institution independ
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USA: 'Trump is a wannabe dictator' says Illinois Governor on National Guard deployments
• 上午9:14
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Illinois Governor JB Pritzker called Donald Trump "a wannabe dictator" who "wants to use the military to occupy a US city, punish his dissidents, and score political points." This came after President Trump said he was considering sending the military in
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia faces new deportation efforts after ICE detains him in Baltimore
• 上午8:08
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Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose case has become a flashpoint in President Donald Trump’s aggressive effort to remove noncitizens from the U.S., was detained by immigration authorities in Baltimore on Monday to face renewed efforts to deport him after a brief
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Trump fires Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook over mortgage loan allegations
• 上午2:53
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US President Donald Trump said Monday he fired Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook over alleged mortgage loan improprieties, an unprecedented move likely to test the limits of presidential authority over the independent monetary policy body.
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SpaceX postpones latest Starship rocket launch due to bad weather
• 上午2:05
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Bad weather forced SpaceX to postpone Monday’s launch of its Starship rocket, the key vehicle for Elon Musk’s Mars ambitions and NASA’s Moon missions. The tenth test flight, now expected Tuesday, comes amid scrutiny over the world’s most powerful rocket
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Bolivia right-wing candidate pledges to scrap lithium deals with China, Russia
• 上午12:13
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Bolivian right-wing presidential candidate Jorge Quiroga vowed on Monday to cancel multi-billion-dollar lithium extraction agreements signed by the outgoing government with Russia and China if elected president in October, saying he would seek alternativ
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Judge temporarily halts deportation of Salvadoran Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda
• 下午11:20
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A federal judge on Monday temporarily blocked the deportation of Salvadoran national Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda, halting a case tied to US President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. Garcia, wrongly deported to El Salvador in March, was arrested
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Venezuela builds up border security in response to deployment of US warships
• 下午8:54
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Venezuela on Monday announced the deployment of 15,000 troops to the Colombia border to fight drug trafficking amid accusations from Washington that Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro is heading a cocaine-trafficking cartel. Three US warships have bee
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'Unprecedented territory: 10th Amendment reserves power of local law enforcement to the states'
• 下午1:15
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Donald Trump has threatened to deploy troops to other Democratic strongholds, including Chicago and Baltimore, putting him on a collision course with the US Constitution as the US president seeks to expand his executive powers on an unprecedented scale
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Three things you should know about ICE
• 上午10:50
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US President Donald Trump made cracking down on immigration a key promise on the campaign trail in 2024.To fulfil his intended goal, he has enlisted the help of a controversial federal police force: the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
FRA
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'Avoid disaster: Any new leader meeting Trump has foremost in their minds a risk of being ambushed'
• 上午10:29
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US President Donald Trump hosts South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in Washington for their first summit meeting after the countries struck a trade deal last month lowering US tariffs on the Asian ally to 15% from a threatened 25%. Alongside trade, US p
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Washington trades military support to Sahel juntas for access to mineral wealth
• 上午7:03
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Under President Donald Trump, the United States has quietly recalibrated its Sahel strategy, trading military support to West African juntas battling jihadists for lucrative access to the region’s vast mineral wealth, experts say. The strategy marks a st
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National Guard patrols begin carrying firearms in Washington, DC
• 上午6:25
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National Guard troops deployed to Washington, DC as part of President Donald Trump's crime crackdown began carrying firearms on Sunday, according to a spokesman for the National Guard task force. Several members of the South Carolina National Guard were
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US stands by Ambassador Kushner in row over French efforts against anti-Semitism
• 上午5:32
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A diplomatic rift between France and the US deepened on Monday after the US ambassador to Paris, Charles Kushner, wrote a letter accusing France of a “lack of sufficient action” on anti-Semitism, a critique France called “unacceptable”. In Washington, U
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2025年8月24日星期日
Is Trump’s Ukraine gambit 'sending a signal to the world that America does not stand by its allies'?
• 上午10:19
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Ukraine launched a wave of drone strikes on Russia, triggering a fire at a nuclear power plant as it celebrated Ukrainian independence day against a backdrop of fading hopes for recent peace efforts.The brutal three-and-a-half-year war of attrition, whic
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Trump administration plans to deport newly freed Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda
• 上午10:04
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The US government is seeking to deport El Salvadoran national Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was wrongfully expelled from the US in March before returning to face detention in the US, to Uganda, his defence attorneys said Saturday. Abrego Garcia reportedly de
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US seeks to deport migrant Abrego Garcia to Uganda
• 上午9:01
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US immigration authorities plan to deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Uganda, a move his lawyers denounce as “vindictive” on the part of President Donald Trump’s administration. According to a court filing released Saturday, the decision followed Abrego Garc
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Venezuela's Maduro rallies civilian militia volunteers, citing US invasion 'threat'
• 上午1:19
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Thousands of Venezuelans on Saturday queued up across Caracas to enlist in a civilian militia in response to "threats" of a US invasion. The show of force counters earlier accusations by the Trump administration that President Nicolas Maduro is leading a
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2025年8月23日星期六
Colombia: Deadly attacks cast a shadow on President’s peace policy
• 上午11:55
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Colombia on Friday promised to counter the threat from "desperate" armed groups after twin guerrilla attacks killed 19 people and deepened the country's worst security crisis in decades. France24 welcomes Nicholas Morgan, Lecturer in Latin American Studi
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Colombia reels after guerilla attacks
• 上午11:32
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Colombia on Friday promised to counter the threat from "desperate" armed groups after twin guerrilla attacks killed 19 people and deepened the country's worst security crisis in decades. Peter O'Brian reports.
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Maduro rails at ‘illegal’ US deployment off Venezuela
• 上午9:09
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On Friday, President Nicolás Maduro condemned the US deployment of three warships off Venezuela’s coast, denouncing the move - presented as an anti–drug trafficking effort- as an “illegal” bid for regime change. Florent Marchais reports.
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Canada drops many of its retaliatory tariffs on the US
• 上午8:38
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Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Friday that his country will drop some of its billions of dollars in retaliatory tariffs on US goods, though it will keep levies on autos, steel and aluminium. Simon Moritz tells us more.
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Texas lawmakers approve new electoral map designed to secure Trump's hold on Congress
• 上午6:58
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Texas lawmakers approved a new electoral map early Saturday that would likely give the Republicans five new seats in next year's midterm elections in a move explicitly designed to preserve US President Donald Trump's grip on Congress. Republican State Go
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Ghislaine Maxwell tells US Justice Department Epstein didn't keep 'client list'
• 上午6:35
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The US Justice Department on Friday released a transcript of an interview with Ghislaine Maxwell conducted by US President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche. Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year-prison sentence f
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Ghislaine Maxwell tells US Justice Department Epstein didn't keep 'client list'
• 上午6:10
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The US Justice Department on Friday released a transcript of an interview with Ghislaine Maxwell conducted by President Donald Trump's former personal lawyer and current Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche. Maxwell, who is serving a 20-year sentence for
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Hegseth fires Pentagon intel chief whose agency cast doubt on Iran strikes' impact
• 上午5:17
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US Defense Intelligence Agency head Lieutenant General Jeffrey Kruse has been fired, US officials say, the latest top military officer to lose their job under the presidency of US President Donald Trump. The agency's initial assessment of the damage caus
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Lyle Menendez denied parole despite celebrity campaign for his release
• 上午3:41
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Joseph Lyle Menendez was denied parole Friday a day after his brother Erik was also ordered to remain in prison. The American brothers, who murdered their parents more than three decades ago, have become the focus of a campaign for freedom following the
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2025年8月22日星期五
Erik Menendez's parole denied three decades after parents' murder
• 上午6:51
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Erik Menendez was denied parole on Thursday, the California Board of Parole Hearings said, three decades after being jailed for life – along with his brother Lyle – for killing their parents in their Beverly Hills home in 1989. The pair say they acted in
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Colombia truck bomb, drone attacks kill 18 amid deepening security crisis
• 上午3:30
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Two attacks by dissident guerrilla groups killed 18 people and wounded dozens in Colombia on Thursday, authorities said, as a truck bomb struck Cali and a drone downed a police helicopter at a northern coca farm, deepening the country’s worst security cr
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Erik Menendez denied parole three decades after parents’ 1989 murder
• 上午2:18
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Erik Menendez, serving a life sentence with his brother Lyle for killing their parents in their Beverly Hills home in 1989, was denied parole on Thursday, the California Board of Parole Hearings said. The brothers have been in prison for 35 years for the
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Trump administration reviews 55 million visa holders for violations
• 上午1:04
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The administration of US President Donald Trump said Thursday it is reviewing more than 55 million valid US visa holders for potential violations that could lead to deportation, in a broadening crackdown on foreigners legally in the country amid heighten
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FBI searches home of Trump’s former adviser and current critic John Bolton
• 上午12:44
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John Bolton served as national security adviser during US President Donald Trump’s first term before quitting and facing scrutiny over a book he wrote about his time in government. The FBI raided his Maryland home Friday as part of a probe into the handl
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Newsom approves California November vote to counter Texas Republican redistricting
• 上午12:04
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California voters will decide in November on a Democrat-proposed congressional map aiming to secure five more US House seats. This follows Texas Republicans advancing a map for similar GOP gains. Governor Gavin Newsom signed the legislation, escalating a
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2025年8月21日星期四
Macrons' defamation suit designed to 'deter' Owens from engaging in 'socially reprehensible conduct'
• 下午7:22
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In a dramatic legal salvo, French President Emmanuel Macron and his wife Brigitte have filed a landmark defamation suit in Delaware against far-right US commentator Candace Owens, accusing her of spreading a "verifiably false and devastating" conspiracy
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Brazil police accuse Bolsonaro and son of obstruction of justice over coup trial
• 上午2:41
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Police in Brazil on Wednesday called for former president Jair Bolsonaro and his son Eduardo to be charged with obstruction of justice for their efforts to meddle in the ex-leader's trial for attempting to stage a coup. The police investigation also reve
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Amnesty International says US authorities using AI to surveil pro-Palestinian protesters
• 上午12:26
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Amnesty International accused US authorities on Wednesday of using Palantir and Babel Street AI tools to surveil immigrants and target non-citizens at pro-Palestinian protests. The rights group said a review of public records shows the software enables m
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2025年8月20日星期三
Texas lawmakers approve congressional maps favouring Republicans
• 下午11:34
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Texas Republicans advanced new congressional maps on Wednesday that could secure the party up to five additional US House seats. The proposed districts, urged by President Donald Trump to boost GOP midterm chances, must now pass the state Senate and be s
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US hits ICC with more sanctions, targets French judge involved in Netanyahu arrest warrant
• 下午5:21
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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Wednesday announced more sanctions on International Criminal Court judges, saying that the court was a "national security threat" because it had sought to prosecute US or Israeli nationals. Judge Nicolas Guillou of Fr
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Trump renews attacks on the Smithsonian with threats to cut funding
• 上午7:34
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US President Donald Trump on Tuesday renewed attacks on the Smithsonian Institution, threatening to cut its funding due to its focus on 'how bad slavery was' in the US. He said the prestigious museum complex should instead focus more on success and the f
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Trump renews attacks on Smithsonian over focus on 'how bad slavery was'
• 上午5:40
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US President Donald Trump on Tuesday renewed attacks on the Smithsonian Institution, threatening to cut its funding due to its focus on "how bad slavery was" in the US. He said the prestigious museum complex should instead focus more on success and the f
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2025年8月19日星期二
Mexico president denies US claims of a joint anti-cartel operation
• 下午10:02
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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum on Tuesday denied a DEA announcement of a joint operation against cartel "gatekeepers" on the border. She said they haven't reached any agreement yet, contradicting the DEA's Monday description of a "bold bilateral ini
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Hurricane Erin heads towards eastern US coast, threatens major storm surge
• 下午9:33
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Hurricane Erin churned slowly toward the eastern US coast Tuesday, generating dangerous surf and rip currents that prompted dozens of rescues. While forecast to remain offshore, its outer bands threaten tropical-storm-force winds and life-threatening swe
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Trump-Zelensky meeting: Is peace getting any closer for Ukrainians?
• 下午1:22
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President Donald Trump said he’s begun arrangements for a face-to-face meeting between Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy to discuss a pathway to end Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Trump affirmed that the U.S. would back European security guarantees b
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'Fabulous' Zelensky outfit wows Trump at Ukraine peace talks in Washington
• 下午1:20
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US President Donald Trump raised hopes of a peace deal between Ukraine and Russia Monday as he gave President Volodymyr Zelensky a friendly welcome for high-stakes talks at the White House. Trump even complimented Zelensky on his black jacket, after the
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Police escort Texas Democrats to prevent new redistricting walkout
• 下午1:19
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Texas Democrats who ended a walkout found themselves shadowed by law enforcement officers to keep them from repeating the protest that stalled Republican efforts to redraw congressional districts and fulfill President Donald Trump's desire to reshape U.S
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2025年8月18日星期一
Democrats return to Texas after walkout to block redistricting effort
• 下午8:06
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Dozens of Democratic lawmakers who left Texas to block a controversial redistricting effort ended their two-week standoff on Monday, allowing progress on a new electoral map backed by Republican President Donald Trump. Their return gives the Texas House
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Striking Air Canada flight attendants reach ‘tentative agreement’ with airline
• 下午3:13
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Air Canada flight attendants on Tuesday reached an agreement with the airline after more than three days of strike action, the union said. The carrier said it will gradually resume its operations.
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Hurricane Erin restrengthens as it lashes Caribbean with rain
• 上午9:23
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Hurricane Erin restrengthened into a Category 4 storm late Sunday, with forecasters warning it is expected to intensify and grow in size in the coming days as it lashes Caribbean islands with heavy rains that could cause flash floods and landslides. Stor
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Bolivia: Historic defeat for the left in presidential runoff vote
• 上午8:44
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Bolivia's presidential vote headed to an unprecedented runoff after elections Sunday that ended more than two decades of left-wing dominance in the Andean nation but signaled voters' trepidation about a major lurch to the right. Story by Camille Knight.
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Bolivia's presidential vote heads to run-off between centre-right and right-wing candidates
• 上午1:17
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Centre-right senator Rodrigo Paz and right-wing former president Jorge "Tuto" Quiroga are headed to the second round of Bolivia's presidential elections following a first round of voting Sunday that brought an end to more than two decades of left-wing ru
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Ukraine: The stakes are high as Zelensky and European leaders head to Washington
• 上午12:29
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U.S. President Donald Trump is set to host Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and European leaders at the White House on Monday to discuss how to end Russia's three-year war in Ukraine. Analysis by FRANCE 24 international affairs editor Philip Turle
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2025年8月17日星期日
Air Canada flight attendants defy back-to-work order, continue strike
• 下午5:21
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The union representing Air Canada's striking flight attendants on Sunday said it will remain on strike and spurn a government return-to-work order that they called unconstitutional. The strike has stranded more than 100,000 passengers across the world du
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The Bright Side: At Vermont's 'Dog Mountain' animal lovers celebrate beloved canines
• 下午2:56
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Inspired by the bond he shared with his dogs, a Vermont folk artist founded Dog Mountain on a sprawling hillside property that caters to pets. For dog owners, it's a chance to pay tribute and recognise the contributions their beloved pooches have made to
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Bolivia votes in uncertain poll that could shift political landscape
• 下午2:35
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Bolivians are heading to the polls in a pivotal election that could bring in the country’s first right-wing government in over 20 years. With the economy in crisis and voter uncertainty high, the outcome could lead to a major political shift both domesti
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