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Trump administration brands US cities war zones

The Trump administration branded Chicago a ‘war zone’ Sunday as a justification for deploying soldiers against the will of local Democratic officials, while a judge blocked the White House from sending troops to another Democrat-run city...

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Trump authorises troops to Chicago as judge blocks Portland deployment

US president Donald Trump authorised deployment of troops to Chicago after a federal agent shot an allegedly armed motorist there on Saturday, while a judge blocked the Republican leader’s attempt to send the military into Portland, another Democratic-run city.

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US court judge would-be assassin jailed for 8yrs

The would-be assassin of US Supreme Court justice Brett Kavanaugh was sentenced Friday to just over eight years in prison—far less than the 30 years prosecutors had sought.

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Chimpanzee expert Jane Goodall dies

British primatologist Jane Goodall, who transformed the study of chimpanzees and became one of the world’s most revered wildlife advocates, has died at the age of 91, her institute announced Wednesday.

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Solution to Rohingya crisis lies with Myanmar: UNHCR

Commissioner of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, has warned that the plight of the Rohingyas will not end without bold action inside Myanmar, saying that the solution to the protracted crisis lies in Myanmar...

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Rohingya tell UN of Myanmar bloodshed, suffering

A Rohingya refugee who fled ethnic violence in Myanmar along with 7,50,000 others in 2017, spending seven years in Bangladesh, described Tuesday the endless cycle of violence and exile facing the mostly Muslim minority...

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Pentagon chief outlines vision for US military

Defence secretary Pete Hegseth portrayed the US military Tuesday as too fat, too focused on leftist ‘woke’ ideas, and in need of major shake-up with an emphasis on being tough ‘war fighters.’...

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US government enters shutdown

The US government began shutting down after midnight Wednesday as lawmakers and President Donald Trump failed to break a budget impasse during acrimonious talks that hinged on Democratic demands for health care funding.

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US sanctions on key Indian project in Iran take effect

US sanctions went into effect Monday on a major Indian port project in Iran, as president Donald Trump again showed his willingness to punish longstanding partner New Delhi in aid of his wider regional goals — in this case to pressure Tehran...