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Netanyahu requests pardon during the Israeli prime minister's ongoing corruption trial
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday asked the country's president to grant him a pardon from corruption charges, seeking to end a long-running trial that has bitterly divided the…
Source: Washington Times
Suspect in National Guard attack struggled with 'dark isolation' as community raised concerns
The Afghan man accused of shooting two National Guard members blocks from the White House had been unraveling for years, unable to hold a job and flipping between long, lightless stretches of…
Source: Washington Times
Swiss voters reject mandatory national service for women and new inheritance tax
Swiss voters on Sunday decisively rejected a call to require women to do national service in the military, civil protection teams or other forms, as men must already do.
Source: Washington Times
Sen. Mark Kelly calls Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth 'unqualified' amid video probe
Sen. Mark Kelly said Sunday that President Trump "doesn't understand the Constitution" and that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth should be fired for his handling of multiple issues.
Source: Washington Times
Why doing good also makes us feel good, during the holidays and beyond
The holiday season is a time for giving thanks, giving gifts - and for many, a time for giving back.
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'United against fascism': Thousands protest far-right surge in Croatia following incidents
Thousands of people on Sunday joined protest marches in Croatia against a surging far right following a spate of incidents that have fueled both ethnic and political tensions in the European Union…
Source: Washington Times
High court to hear arguments on Trump firings, campaign finance and death row IQ limits in December
The Supreme Court has a defining couple of weeks ahead of it.
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Ukraine, Russia trade attacks as U.S., Ukrainian peace negotiators meet in Florida
Russia launched a deadly drone assault against Ukraine late Saturday while Kyiv's forces targeted Russian oil tankers in the Black Sea.
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Lawmakers want 'full accounting' from Pentagon after report of follow-on strike on alleged drug boat
Key members of Congress say they expect a "full accounting" from the Pentagon after reports that military commanders in September ordered a second strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean after…
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12-year-old girl successfully saved after sandbar collapsed on her at Houston-area creek
A 12-year-old girl playing at a creek in Texas on Thanksgiving got trapped in a hole when a sand bar collapsed, but was rescued successfully without injury.
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Metropolitan Police Department establishing two juvenile curfew zones this weekend
The Metropolitan Police Department is enforcing temporary juvenile curfew zones in the U Street Corridor and at Navy Yard this weekend to prevent youth rowdiness.
Source: Washington Times
White House launches media bias tracker
The White House has launched a new section on its website dedicated to calling out media it considers misleading or having a bias in its coverage of President Trump and his policies.
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International rights group chief says Syria's reforms are promising but democracy is still lacking
The secretary general of Amnesty International said Saturday that the new authorities in Syria have taken steps to show commitment to reform, transitional justice and reconciliation but says democracy…
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Ukrainian delegation en route to Washington after previous negotiator resigns
Ukrainian officials led by Security Council Secretary Rustem Umerov are on their way to Washington on Saturday ahead of negotiations the next day, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced.
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Texas GOP Rep. Troy Nehls says he's not running again
Rep. Troy Nehls on Saturday joined the growing list of lawmakers who have announced their impending retirement from Congress.
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Trump's pardon of ex-Honduran president Hernandez injects wild card into election
The day before Honduras elects a new president, suddenly the main topics of conversation here shifted from domestic matters to U.S. President Donald Trump and the former Honduran president he had…
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Washington state woman arrested for laughing gas-related DUIs
Prosecutors in the county, south of Seattle, put out two $50,000 DUI warrants for the suspect's arrest Monday as "a high-risk danger to the community" after the string of whippets-related incidents.
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African Union suspends Guinea-Bissau after coup and former president flees to Republic of Congo
The African Union suspended Guinea-Bissau following a military coup, saying it won't tolerate unconstitutional changes.
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Moldova sounds alarm after Russian drones enter airspace for third time
Moldovan airspace was closed for over an hour on Friday evening after authorities discovered two Russian drones flying over the Eastern European country.
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Authorities probe corruption and negligence in Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades
Hong Kong's deadliest fire in decades has raised questions about corruption and negligence in the renovations of the apartment complex where at least 128 people died.
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