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Wade Davis: US social and political landscape points to decay | Politics

Canadian-American social anthropologist Wade Davis says the US empire is showing major signs of decay. In an interview recorded days before United States President Joe Biden dropped out of the presidential race, Canadian-American social anthropologist Wade Davis argues that both Biden and his rival Donald Trump “ought to have stepped off the stage a long […]

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In historic move, U.S. to upgrade military command structure in Japan

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In one of the biggest upgrades to the U.S.-Japan alliance since its inception, the U.S. will revamp its command in Japan, giving it a “direct leadership role” over American forces in operational planning in both peacetime and in potential crises, the countries’ defense chiefs and top diplomats announced Sunday, as the allies’ look to counter

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What did Benjamin Netanyahu’s US trip achieve? | US Election 2024

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Israeli prime minister’s visit comes amid the Gaza war and a US presidential race. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was welcomed by a cheering US Congress this week as thousands of people took to the streets in Washington, DC, to protest against Israel’s nine-month-old war on Gaza. How is Netanyahu’s visit being viewed in the

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Venezuela’s potentially historic election: Five things to know

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CARACAS, Venezuela — After more than a decade in power, Venezuela’s strongman, President Nicolás Maduro, is facing the greatest threat yet to his authoritarian rule. On Sunday, Venezuelans will choose a leader in an election that Maduro pledged would be free and fair. The opposition, whose candidate leads in polls by double-digit percentage points, is

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Martyr Biden, Saviour Kamala | TV Shows

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Washington has never seen a week quite like it. On Sunday, President Joe Biden took himself out of the presidential race. By Tuesday, his vice president, Kamala Harris, had picked up the torch and was on the campaign trail. The pace at which this story has unfolded across the US media has left liberal commentators

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Slovakia proposes ‘technical solution’ to unblock Russian oil supplies – POLITICO

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The Slovak government office told Reuters in a statement on Friday that Prime Minister Robert Fico had discussed the issue with Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and Fico had proposed “a technical solution in which several states including Slovakia would have to participate.” Slovak and Hungarian officials have criticized Ukraine for halting Lukoil’s supplies, saying

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Georgia’s divide: Seniors wary of angering Russia as youth want change | Politics News

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Tbilisi, Georgia – Georgia is in flux. Protests erupted in the mountainous nation in the Caucasus region in mid-April over a “foreign agents bill” that requires organisations receiving more than 20 percent of their funding from overseas to register as “agents of foreign influence”. Critics see the measure as resembling Russia’s own “foreign agents” law,

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Venezuela blocks Panama plane carrying senior politicians – DW – 07/26/2024

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A plane carrying a number of former Latin American presidents hoping to observe Venezuela’s anticipated elections this weekend was not allowed to take off from Tocumen airport in Panama, the country’s President Jose Raul Mulino said on Friday. The plane carrying former Panamanian president Mireya Moscoso and other ex-presidents was denied permission to “take off

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Could China’s diplomatic initiatives on the Ukraine war succeed? | Russia-Ukraine war

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Bejing’s diplomacy intensifies as the US and the West help Ukraine fight Russia’s invasion. Ukraine’s foreign minister visits Beijing for talks – the first trip by a government representative to China since Russia’s invasion more than two years ago. Beijing is intensifying its diplomatic efforts. Why now? And could they help end the war? Presenter:

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UK police officer under criminal investigation over airport incident

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Police watchdog confirms officer is due to be interviewed after video shared online of suspect being kicked. A British police officer is under criminal investigation over an incident at Manchester Airport in which a suspect was kicked and stamped on during an arrest, the police watchdog says. “We can confirm we are conducting a criminal

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