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Gale-force winds and rough seas battered New Zealand’s capital of Wellington on Tuesday, forcing ferry and flight cancellations and road closures as authorities urged hundreds…
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Malaysia’s opposition bloc in turmoil as PAS cuts ties with Bersatu
Malaysia’s most powerful Islamist party has cut ties with a former electoral ally, blowing open a bitter feud within the country’s main opposition bloc as…
Trump Administration Killed Criminal Investigation of GOP Senator’s Coal Companies
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Trump intelligence adviser previously helped father pursue millions from Kremlin-linked bank, leaked documents show
Amaryllis Fox Kennedy, who recently stepped down from two senior administration posts, was serving as a CIA officer during the dispute. …
Chinese national targeted as Trump’s denaturalisation campaign ramps up
The Trump administration is stepping up efforts to revoke the citizenship of naturalised Americans, with the US Justice Department on Monday filing lawsuits against 17…
US sanctions over 100 Nicaraguan officials and relatives with travel ban
The United States has placed travel bans on more than 100 Nicaraguan officials and their family members as part of a broader campaign to punish…