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Tensions rise between Israel, Poland

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Israel's foreign ministry said Tuesday's meeting would no longer be an official summit of the "Visegrad Four," known as the "V4," after Poland's withdrawal. The leaders of the remaining three countries would still hold meetings with Netanyahu, it said.

Official: ‘Scheme’ sought to influence North Carolina election

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Investigators found evidence that a political operative working for Republican candidate Mark Harris collected absentee ballots from voters in the state's 9th congressional district, the executive director of the state's election board, Kim Strach, said at the start of a hearing that could lead to a new vote.

Despite media reports, Abe won’t confirm Trump Nobel bid

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Opposition lawmaker Junya Ogawa said it was "unthinkable" for Abe to have nominated a man who had pulled out of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, the Paris climate change accord and the Iran nuclear deal, started a trade war with China, moved the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem, promoted "America First" and who wants to build a wall on the Mexican border.



Analysis: President Trump’s coup allegations are baseless

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First, removing a president from office using systems included in the Constitution is by definition not a coup. Removing Trump from office by following the guidelines of the 25th Amendment would no more be a coup than removing him from office through impeachment or, really, than voting for another candidate in 2020. It's part of the system.

Trump attacks Rosenstein, says actions were ‘treasonous’

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The Justice Department also issued a carefully parsed response to the "60 Minutes" interview, writing that Rosenstein "never authorized" any recording of the president and that he wasn't "in a position to consider invoking the 25th Amendment."

Saudis defend app that gives women permission to travel

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Many Saudi women have pointed out that criticism of the app is somewhat misguided and should be directed at the guardianship system itself, not Absher, which simply provides an electronic way to navigate travel permissions.

Deadly violence flares again in restive Kashmir

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Four soldiers and a police officer were killed, along with three militants and one civilian. The militants targeted were members of Jaish-e-Muhammad and one was a Pakistani citizen, said Dilbag Singh, the state police chief. One of the senior-most police officers in Kashmir was also shot in the leg in the encounter, which lasted until Monday evening.

Australia says a ‘state actor’ hacked lawmakers

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The systems of the ruling Liberal-National coalition parties and the main opposition Labor party were compromised, Morrison told parliament on Monday. He didn't name the country suspected in the incident, and said there was no evidence of electoral interference ahead of an election expected to be held in May.

7 lawmakers quit Labour Party over Brexit, anti-Semitism

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Seven pro-Europe lawmakers abruptly quit the opposition Labour Party on Monday over their frustration with its leader Jeremy Corbyn's handling of Brexit and anti-Semitism allegations in the ranks.





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