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Germany's Scholz urges Xi to use power to curb Ukraine war escalation

World - Yahoo News - 5 days ago

Trump urges Senate GOP to block Biden's last judicial nominees

President-elect Donald Trump urged Republican senators to stop Democrats from confirming any more of President Joe Biden's judicial nominees.

Business - CNBC - 5 days ago

Biden unlikely to ban menthol cigarettes, despite urging from health officials

A federal ban on menthol cigarettes would be one of the most effective ways to save lives, Black Americans, the Surgeon General said. But the Biden administration isn't likely to do anything about ...

Politics - NBC News - 4 days ago

Trump is on a calling spree urging senators to support Matt Gaetz for attorney general

President-elect Donald Trump has been making calls to bolster his pick to lead the Justice Department — Matt Gaetz — who already faces skepticism from some Republican senators, according to sources ...

Politics - NBC News - 5 days ago

Graham urges GOP senators not to join Gaetz 'lynch mob'

Sen. Lindsey Graham (S.C.) urged his fellow Republican senators Wednesday not to join what he called the “lynch mob” calling for former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) to withdraw his nomination to serve ...

Politics - The Hill - 4 days ago

The scourge of corporate secrecy

A concerted push towards open-access data is needed to fight dirty money

World - Financial Times - 4 days ago

Republicans urge college athletic conference to ban transgender athletes

Over a dozen Republican lawmakers are urging a collegiate athletic conference to ban transgender women from competition following reports of a trans student competing on the s women’s volleyball ...

Biden urged to use clemency powers to tackle ‘crisis’ of US mass incarceration

Members of Congress call on president to pardon or commute sentences before he leaves White House. More than 60 members of Congress have written to Joe Biden calling on him to use his presidential ...

World - The Guardian - 4 days ago

Man City urged to ditch footballer embroiled in cash row

Ex-Man City and Wales player Natasha Harding faces allegations she took money she did not return.

Poland urges EU to spend more on eastern defences ahead of Trump’s return

Warsaw has largest military budget among Nato allies

World - Financial Times - 2 days ago

Microsoft urges Trump to ‘push harder’ against Russia and China hacks

Big Tech group’s president calls on new US administration to take tougher approach on state-sponsored cyber attacks

World - Financial Times - 2 days ago

Developing countries urged to reject ‘bad deal’ as Cop29 climate talks falter

Talk grows of a walkout from poor countries in response to ‘unacceptable’ and ‘insulting’ finance proposal. Developing countries were being urged by civil society groups to reject “a bad deal” at ...

World - The Guardian - 2 days ago

Hospitals urged to check staff use of WhatsApp to ensure patient safety

Information Commissioner warns improper use of popular messaging app could be ‘hugely problematic’ for NHS

World - Financial Times - 16 hours ago

Lammy urged to keep promise of envoy to help free Britons held abroad

Exclusive: Families of people detained overseas fear diplomats are pushing back against foreign secretary’s plans. Families of prominent British prisoners detained abroad have urged the foreign ...

World - The Guardian - 9 hours ago

Israel resumes strikes over Southern Beirut, strikes also continue in Gaza

For the first time in days, Beirut's southern suburbs were hit with Israeli airstrikes. CBS News senior foreign correspondent Holly Williams has more on that and the ongoing war in Gaza.

Israel launches air strikes against Iran

Israeli military says the retaliatory attack targeted missile manufacturing plants and air defences

Business - Financial Times - October 26

Israel begins precise strikes on Iran

Israel began “precise” airstrikes on Iran’s military targets on Friday night. “In response to months of continuous attacks from the regime in Iran against the State of Israel – right now the Israel ...

Politics - The Hill - October 26

Israeli strikes on Iran kill four soldiers, Iran says

The IDF says it struck military sites in "precise and targeted" strikes early on Saturday.

Israel completes retaliatory strikes in Iran

Israel launched a retaliatory strike against Iran. The Israeli military said it conducted precise airstrikes on a number of military targets, including infrastructure across the country, in ...

Eye Opener: Israel strikes Iran

Israel launched its long-anticipated retaliatory strikes on Iran. Also, a former cardiologist was convicted of drugging and sexually assaulting women he met online. All that and all that matters in ...

Boeing Union Votes to End Strike

Machinists are set to return to work after ratifying a contract with a 38% pay raise.

Business - The Wall Street Journal - November 5

Israel Strikes Humanitarian Zone in Gaza

The Israeli military said it had been targeting a loaded weapons launcher in the area, where thousands of displaced people are sheltering in a tent camp.

World - The New York Times - November 14

Airstrikes Hit Central Beirut for First Time in Weeks

The attacks came as Israel’s military has been pounding an area just outside the Lebanese capital with some of the heaviest waves of bombardment in months.

World - The New York Times - 6 days ago

Ukraine strikes Russia with US missiles

Russian weapons arsenal hit after US lifts restrictions on Kyiv’s use of Atacms missiles