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US asylum app strands migrants and aids organised crime, rights group says
CBP One app offers far too few appointments, meaning asylum seekers must wait or pay human...
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US sues to block Tapestry-Capri $8.5bn merger, citing monopoly concerns
FTC lawsuit to block Coach parent from buying Michael Kors owner says deal would deprive consumers...
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Biden marks Earth Day with $7bn ‘solar for all’ investment amid week of climate action
Funds will be targeted at disadvantaged areas to create 200,000 jobs, after last week’s oil and...
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US reimposes sanctions on Venezuela as hope for democracy crumbles
Relief had been granted after president Nicolás Maduro promised to hold free and fair elections this...
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Iran launches drone and missile strike against Israel as Biden rushes back to White House
US president convenes top advisers as US and Jordanian forces help Israel intercept barrageIran launches attack...
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US reprimands Microsoft for security failures that allowed Chinese hack
Federal report says ‘cascade of errors’ by tech giant let Chinese operators break into senior government...
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Moon Standard Time? Nasa to create lunar-centric time reference system
Space agency tasked with establishing Coordinated Lunar Time, partly to aid missions requiring extreme precisionThe White...
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US repeatedly warned Russia ahead of Moscow attack, White House says
National security spokesperson says US passed on warnings and dismissed Russian allegations Ukraine was involved as...
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The US finally backs a ceasefire, but the nuances in its UN resolution show the tightrope it walks
Draft resolution loosens linkage between Gaza ceasefire and hostage release as US tries to claw back...
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US and UK doctors in Washington to warn of IDF’s ‘appalling atrocities’ in Gaza
Doctors who have returned from volunteering at besieged hospitals to tell officials aid is meaningless without...
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Biden urges Trump to help him pass immigration deal as both visit US border
President implores Republicans to ‘show a little spine’ and support bipartisan border and security bill as...
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Putin ‘gains every day’ Congress fails to send Ukraine aid, top Biden official says
President Zelenskiy says 'millions will be killed’ if US aid is not approved within one monthVladimir...
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Biden officials play down report of US investigation into Mexican president
US looked into claims that Andrés Manuel López Obrador allies took money from cartels, according to...
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Biden ‘privately defiant’ over chaotic 2021 Afghanistan withdrawal, book says
The Internationalists details how the president was determined to leave a country in which 2,324 US...
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US House impeaches Biden homeland security secretary in historic vote
Alejandro Mayorkas, rebuked by Republicans who voted against key immigration bill, first to face such punishment...
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Oil firms and green groups challenge Biden plan for offshore drilling leases
Dueling petitions raise concerns over interior department’s five-year plans to offer drilling leases in Gulf of...
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Biden urged to include politicians in sanctions on violent Israeli settlers
Human rights groups also want to see executive order used to stop US groups from donating...
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‘Gratuitous, inaccurate’: White House disputes special counsel report on Biden
Democrats launch aggressive push back and defend president against Robert Hur’s description in reportDemocrats and the...
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Joe Biden issues executive order against Israeli settlers in West Bank
Financial sanctions and visa bans imposed on four individuals as US frustration with Israel growsMiddle East...
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John Podesta to succeed John Kerry as Biden’s top climate adviser
Senior adviser will take over responsibilities, but not title, of John Kerry, who stepped down to...
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Biden in South Carolina for one of his first presidential election campaign appearances of 2024
In the state that is now first on the Democratic primaries calendar, the president offers fresh...
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US approves $23bn sale of F-16 war planes to Turkey
The sale follows Turkey’s decision to ratify Sweden’s NATO membershipThe Biden administration has announced its approved...
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Biden abortion ad marks campaign shift to emphasize reproductive rights
Campaign ad, titled Forced, is designed to tie Donald Trump directly to the abortion issueThe Biden...
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John Kerry to leave White House to assist Biden re-election campaign
Kerry’s office announced the news on Saturday after he had informed his staff and spoken with...