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GOP leaders labor for support ahead of key test vote on ending partial government shutdown

Speaker Mike Johnson's ability to carry out President Donald Trump's "play call" for funding the government is being put to the test.

Russia uses record number of ballistic missiles in biggest barrage of Ukraine's power grid this year

Defense seeks to block videos of Charlie Kirk's killing in murder case, claims bias

Don Lemon says a dozen agents were sent to arrest him even though he offered to turn himself in

Paris prosecutors raid X offices as part of investigation into child abuse images and deepfakes

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Iran's president seeks 'fair and equitable negotiations' with the United States

Appeals court overturns former UCLA gynecologist's sex abuse conviction

In the Ukrainian capital, a mother struggles to keep her children warm and fed amid power outages

India's Modi praised for US trade deal as opposition questions impact on agriculture

Spain sets a new tourism record with nearly 96.8 million foreign visitors in 2025

Czech government faces no-confidence vote in Parliament over a dispute with the president

Charity founded by Sarah Ferguson shuts down after release of Epstein emails with former duchess

Palestinians line up to cross Rafah after rocky first day of reopening of Gaza-Egypt border crossing

UK politician Peter Mandelson under scrutiny over alleged leaks to Jeffrey Epstein

13-year-old swims for hours to save family swept out to sea

NASA targets a March launch of the moon rocket after test run reveals fuel leaks

The son of Norway's crown princess pleads not guilty to rape charges as his trial opens in Oslo

Even small EU nations go big on arms production, sending drones to the Ukrainian front and beyond

MAHA has reshaped health policy. Now it's working on environmental rules

Trump to host Colombia's Petro just weeks after insulting him as a 'sick man' fueling drug trade

Trial of ex-FirstEnergy executives charged in $60M Ohio bribery scheme set to begin

Families mourn those killed in a Congo mine landslide as some survivors prepare to return

Intelligence director says Trump requested her presence at FBI search of Georgia election center

An internal document shows the Vietnamese military preparing for a possible American war

Where is Evo Morales? Bolivia's ex-leader vanishes from public view for nearly a month

Lawsuit accuses California doctor of violating Texas' anti-abortion laws

Maryland House OKs new congressional map, but Senate will likely prove a roadblock

Alabama GOP dismisses challenge to Tuberville candidacy

Virginia man in 'au pair affair' case convicted of murdering wife and another man in elaborate ruse

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