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US and Australia sign critical-minerals agreement as a way to counter China
International 10/21/2025President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese signed a critical-minerals deal at the White House on Monday as the U.S. eyes the continent’s rich rare-earth resources at a time when China is imposing tougher rules on expo...
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Madagascar’s president flees after soldiers turned against him
International 10/12/2025Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina left the country after an elite military unit turned against the government in an apparent coup that followed weeks of youth-led protests, an opposition lawmaker in the Indian Ocean country said Monday.The lawmake...
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Norway votes in a closely fought election with the future of a wealth tax
International 09/08/2025Norwegians headed to the polls Monday in the main day of voting for a new parliament, after a campaign in which the future of a wealth tax that dates to the late 19th century has been a central issue. About 4.3 million people in the Scandinavian nati...
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Boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. to stand trial in Mexico over alleged cartel ties
International 08/24/2025A judge in Mexico said boxer Julio César Chávez Jr. will stand trial over alleged cartel ties and arms trafficking but could await that trial outside of detention, the boxer’s lawyer said. Chávez’s lawyer, Rubé...
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Israel’s growing frustration over the war in Gaza erupts in nationwide protests
International 08/18/2025Israeli protesters demanding a deal to free hostages in Gaza attempted to shut down the country Sunday in one of the largest and fiercest protests in 22 months of war. Organizers, representing the families of hostages, asserted that hundreds of thous...
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Thailand and Cambodia agree to a ceasefire in their deadly border clashes
International 07/30/2025Thailand and Cambodia agreed Monday to an unconditional ceasefire during a meeting in Malaysia, in a significant breakthrough to resolve five days of deadly border clashes that have killed dozens and displaced tens of thousands. Cambodian Prime Minis...
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Trump’s 35% Canada tariff plan deepens a rift between the neighbors
International 07/11/2025President Donald Trump said in a letter that he will raise taxes on many imported goods from Canada to 35%, deepening a rift between two North American countries that have suffered a debilitating blow to their decades-old alliance.The Thursday letter...
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US completes deportation of 8 men to South Sudan after weeks of legal wrangling
International 07/06/2025Eight men deported from the United States in May and held under guard for weeks at an American military base in the African nation of Djibouti while their legal challenges played out in court have now reached the Trump administration’s intended...
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Costa Rica’s court seeks to strip President Chaves’ immunity over corruption case
International 07/01/2025Costa Rica’s Supreme Court on Tuesday asked the country’s legislature to strip President Rodrigo Chaves of his legal immunity so he can stand trial on corruption charges. Chaves, accused of awarding lucrative consulting contracts to a clo...
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Nations react to US strikes on Iran with many calling for diplomacy
International 06/22/2025Several close U.S. allies urged a return to the negotiating table in the wake of American strikes on Iran that fueled fears of a wider conflict, while noting the threat posed by Tehran’s nuclear program. Some countries and groups in the region,...
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Cuban exiles were shielded from deportation. Now Trump is cracking down
International 05/26/2025Immigration officials said Tomás Hernández worked in high-level posts for Cuba’s foreign intelligence agency for decades before migrating to the United States to pursue the American dream.The 71-year-old was detained by federal ag...
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Meta says it will resume AI training with public content from European users
International 04/14/2025Social media company Meta said Monday that it will start using publicly available content from European users to train its artificial intelligence models, resuming work put on hold last year after activists raised concerns about data privacy.The comp...