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5 takeaways from Biden’s speech to the world
NEW YORK — Leave it to Vladimir Putin to rain on Joe Biden’s parade of nations. The U.S. president’s speech Wednesday to the United Nations…
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Trump, company and family members sued over alleged fraud scheme
NEW YORK — New York Attorney General Letitia James has filed suit against former U.S. President Donald Trump, three of his adult children and his…
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Russia has mobilized. What happens now?
Vladimir Putin has gone nuclear. Admittedly, things have not been going well. Kyiv’s counter-offensive has retaken thousands of kilometers of Russian-held territory in eastern Ukraine;…
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Germany nationalizes energy giant Uniper
The German state will become the majority shareholder of ailing energy giant Uniper, its previous majority owner, Finland’s Fortum, announced Wednesday. The deal between Fortum,…
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5 things to watch as Biden heads to the United Nations
When President Joe Biden speaks Wednesday at the United Nations General Assembly, the two most important people he’ll be addressing won’t be in the audience…
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European Court of Auditors appoints Irish technocrat as new president
EU auditors elected Tony Murphy as the new president of the European Court of Auditors, the court announced Tuesday. The Luxembourg-based court conducts audits into…
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German producer price post record jump, adding to inflation woes
FRANKFURT — German producer prices rose in August at the fastest rate since records began in 1949, data released by the Federal Statistical Office showed…
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UK’s Liz Truss admits US trade deal out of reach
NEW YORK — On the eve of her arrival in New York for the U.N. General Assembly, Liz Truss admitted a U.K. trade deal with…
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With drummers, costumes and aging pomp, Britain mourned more than the queen
Tanya Gold is a freelance journalist. This was not the funeral of the head of a state of a medium sized power, who has presided…
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Pelosi’s visit fires debate in Armenia over alliance with Russia
YEREVAN, Armenia — Crowds lined the streets of Yerevan hours before Nancy Pelosi’s fleet of seven slick black cars pulled into the center of the…
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