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Slovak prime minister in life-threatening condition after being shot, his Facebook profile says
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico is in life-threatening condition after being wounded in a shooting after a political event Wednesday afternoon, according to his Facebook profile More »
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Palestinians across the Middle East mark their original 'catastrophe' with eyes on the war in Gaza
Palestinians across the Middle East are marking the anniversary of their mass expulsion from what is now Israel More »
Biden and Trump agree on presidential debates on June 27 and in September
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump have agreed to hold two campaign debates, on June 27 hosted by CNN and in September, setting the stage for the first presidential face-off in just weeks More »
Lies, loyalty and a gag order upheld: Tuesday's Trump hush money trial takeaways
Donald Trump’s defense attorneys have grilled prosecutors’ star witness in his hush money trial, portraying former attorney Michael Cohen as a media-obsessed liar who’s determined to see the former president behind bars More »
On the eve of his visit to China, Putin says Russia is prepared to negotiate over Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin says the Kremlin is prepared to negotiate over the conflict in Ukraine in an interview with Chinese media More »
India's parliament has fewer Muslims as strength of Modi's party grows
The political power of Muslims is declining in the world's largest democracy More »
70 years ago, school integration was a dream many believed could actually happen. It hasn't
Seventy years ago this week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled separating children in schools by race was unconstitutional More »
Fewer US overdose deaths were reported last year, but experts say it's too soon to celebrate
The number of U.S. fatal overdoses fell last year More »
French president is considering imposing a state of emergency in the territory of New Caledonia
French President Emmanuel Macron is considering imposing state of emergency in the French Pacific territory of New Caledonia to curb spiraling violence More »
Ukrainian troops pull out of some areas and Zelenskyy postpones foreign trips amid Russian offensive
Ukrainian forces have withdrawn from some parts of the country’s northeast and were battling Russian troops in other areas More »