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Sweeping halt to foreign aid does not apply to arms for Israel, Egypt

Updated 8:40 p.m.

A sudden and sweeping halt to U.S. foreign aid by the Trump administration does not apply to weapons support to Israel and Egypt and emergency food assistance, according to a memo issued by the department to bureaus and U.S. missions overseas Friday.

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One by one, world leaders in Davos fall in line in Trump era

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 23, 2025

He’s not showing up in person, and his video address will come as the World Economic Forum is already winding down. But Donald Trump is still what everyone wants to talk about in Davos.

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Thailand ushers Southeast Asia’s first same-sex marriages

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 23, 2025

Hundreds of LGBTQ couples on Thursday became legally married in Thailand, which celebrates a historic day as the first nation in Southeast Asia to guarantee equal marital rights for same-sex couples.

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Afghan refugees feel abandoned after Trump executive order halts flights

UPDATED: Wed., Jan. 22, 2025

President Donald Trump’s executive order this week suspending the U.S. refugee admissions program has left in limbo tens of thousands of Afghans who were hoping to start new lives in America.

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Trump tells Putin to ‘make a deal’ on Ukraine or face new costs

UPDATED: Wed., Jan. 22, 2025

President Donald Trump stepped up pressure on Russia to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, and threatened financial penalties on the country if it refuses to conclude fighting swiftly.

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Japan’s ruling and opposition parties concerned about Trump’s impact

UPDATED: Wed., Jan. 22, 2025

Japan’s ruling and opposition parties voiced concern over the impact on Japan’s economy and security in light of a series of upcoming U.S. policies, such as “America First,” asserted by U.S. President Donald Trump in his inaugural address.

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Prince Harry settles with Murdoch papers over UK press intrusion

UPDATED: Wed., Jan. 22, 2025

Rupert Murdoch’s U.K. newspaper group apologized to Prince Harry over allegations journalists at its tabloid newspapers used unlawful information gathering, as it settled a long-running lawsuit that threatened to dredge up decades-old accusations of wrongdoing.

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Israeli military chief to resign as tensions rise between Netanyahu, army brass

UPDATED: Tue., Jan. 21, 2025

TEL AVIV - Israel’s top military chief announced Tuesday that he will resign from his post in early March, marking the highest-level departure in response to the Hamas attacks in 2023 and coinciding with the start of a fragile ceasefire with Hamas in Gaza.

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80 killed in Colombia’s deadliest wave of violence since peace accords

UPDATED: Tue., Jan. 21, 2025

BOGOTÁ, Colombia – More than 80 people have been killed, and about 20,000 displaced, in ongoing clashes between armed groups in Colombia, officials say, marking one of the deadliest waves of violence since the country’s 2016 peace accords.

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Hotel fire at popular Turkish ski resort kills 76 and injures dozens

UPDATED: Tue., Jan. 21, 2025

ISTANBUL - A fire that tore through an upscale hotel at a popular ski resort in northern Turkey early Tuesday killed at least 76 people and injured dozens of others, with some of the victims dying after jumping from windows to escape the blaze, Turkish authorities said.

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Americans freed in Afghanistan-U.S. prisoner swap, Taliban says

UPDATED: Tue., Jan. 21, 2025

Two Americans have been released from Afghanistan, their families said Tuesday, as the Taliban announced a prisoner swap between the United States and Afghanistan.

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Xi touts ties with Russia in Putin call after Trump inauguration

UPDATED: Tue., Jan. 21, 2025

Chinese President Xi Jinping hailed ties with Russia during a video call with Vladimir Putin as he urged deeper cooperation a day after Donald Trump’s inauguration as U.S. president.

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Fire at ski resort hotel in Turkey kills 66 people

UPDATED: Tue., Jan. 21, 2025

A fire at a hotel in a ski resort in Turkey has killed 66 people and injured 51, according to the country’s interior minister.

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Senate passes border crackdown bill, teeing up final House vote

UPDATED: Mon., Jan. 20, 2025

WASHINGTON -- The Senate on Monday approved a bill that would mandate detentions and potential deportations for migrants charged with certain crimes, setting it on a glide path to clear Congress this week and be signed by President Donald Trump.

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Trump plans to order U.S. exit from world’s main climate pact

UPDATED: Mon., Jan. 20, 2025

The White House on Monday said that President Donald Trump would withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement, the pact among almost all nations to fight climate change.

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Teen who stabbed children at Taylor Swift dance class pleads guilty

UPDATED: Mon., Jan. 20, 2025

LONDON - It was a horrific knife attack that left three little girls dead and others wounded at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in south England on the first day of summer vacation last year.

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Putin says Russia is open to dialogue on Ukraine with Trump

UPDATED: Mon., Jan. 20, 2025

President Vladimir Putin said Russia’s ready for talks with the U.S. on the war in Ukraine as he offered congratulations to incoming President Donald Trump on his inauguration.

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Gaza challenges mount even as hostages and prisoners walk free

UPDATED: Mon., Jan. 20, 2025

The Gaza ceasefire has entered a second day, with hundreds of aid trucks cleared to enter the war-ravaged strip after the initial hostages-for-prisoners exchange.

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Israel security Cabinet approves deal for ceasefire in Gaza

UPDATED: Fri., Jan. 17, 2025

Israel’s high-level security Cabinet approved a ceasefire and hostage-prisoner exchange deal with Hamas, paving the way for a weeks-long pause starting Sunday to the 15 months of fighting in Gaza.

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Russia and Iran draw closer with new pact before Trump returns

UPDATED: Sat., Jan. 18, 2025

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Iranian counterpart, Masoud Pezeshkian signed a new strategic cooperation pact as the two countries brace for the return of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump to the White House.

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Netanyahu says Israel, Hamas work out differences that had delayed ceasefire deal

UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 16, 2025

Negotiators raced on Thursday to resolve last-minute disputes in a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas that would free hostages and halt the violence that has devastated the Gaza Strip over the past 15 months. The disputes helped delay a critical Israeli vote to approve the deal.

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