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Chirac Warned Bush against Overthrowing Saddam

French Diplomat Maurice Gourdault-Montagne's memoirs are unlike those of any regular ambassador that fill French libraries year after year. The author of “The Others Don’t Think Like Us” is no ordinary ambassador. Now retired, his long diplomatic career took him to Tokyo, Beijing, Berlin and London. He was France’s sherpa…

Asharq Al-Awsat

The Reckoning That Wasn’t

America remains trapped by false dreams of hegemony.

Foreign Affairs

George Santos deserves expulsion, fellow New York Republican says

WASHINGTON — Representative Nick LaLota said Monday he hopes George Santos, a fellow New York Republican, will soon be expelled from the House for fraud over his serial fabrications to voters.

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Rep. Joaquin Castro's prognosis ‘good’ after surgery for gastrointestinal tumors

WASHINGTON — Joaquin Castro will be away from Congress for several weeks after undergoing surgery in Houston on Monday to remove cancerous tumors in his gastrointestinal tract, the Texas Democrat said in a statement.

Tribune News Service

Antarctic sea ice shrinks to record low - researchers

WASHINGTON: Antarctic sea ice likely shrunk to a record low last week, US researchers said on Monday, its lowest extent in the 45 years of satellite record-keeping.

Bangkok Post

Top congressional leaders will get briefing on classified documents

WASHINGTON — A select group of congressional leaders on Tuesday will hear from administration officials about classified documents found in the possession of President Joe Biden, former President Donald Trump and former Vice President Mike Pence, people familiar with the matter said.

Tribune News Service

White House: No more TikTok on gov't devices within 30 days

The White House is giving all federal agencies 30 days to wipe TikTok off all government devices, as the Chinese-owned social media app comes under increasing scrutiny in Washington over security concerns

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Russia will not resume START nuclear talks until Washington listens to Moscow

Russia will not resume participation in the START nuclear arms reduction treaty with the United States until Washington listens to Moscow's position, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in remarks published on Tuesday.

Reuters

Playing the Bryce Young Weight Game While We Wait for Answers on Aaron Rodgers and Derek Carr

The Alabama quarterback won’t throw at the NFL combine but his number when he steps on the scale will be a big deal for teams. Plus, more on Lamar Jackson and the franchise tag and Carson Wentz’s release.

Sports Illustrated

U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro had surgery to remove cancerous tumors

The 48-year-old Texas Democrat had tumors removed from his gastrointestinal tract at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.

The Texas Tribune

Jeff Bezos reportedly interested in buying the Seahawks

Bezos has reportedly been banned from bidding on the Commanders. However, his path to the NFL may come through a team in the other Washington.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Supreme Court to hear arguments on student debt relief program

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court hears oral arguments Tuesday in two cases to determine whether President Joe Biden can lean on a 2003 law to fulfill a campaign promise and forgive up to $20,000 in student loans for millions of borrowers nationwide.

Tribune News Service

Dam owner guilty in field turf pollution of Washington river

A company that operates a hydroelectric dam near Mount Rainier National Park and its chief operating officer have each pleaded guilty to a single criminal count in connection with a spill of field turf into the Puyallup River in 2020

The Independent UK

NFL free agency: Commanders release QB Carson Wentz

It's now been two consecutive years Wentz has played poorly in a win-or-be-eliminated game

USA Today Sports Media Group

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The Independent UK

Yellen visits Ukraine, underscores US economic support

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen says her first visit to Ukraine underscores Washington's commitment to continuing its economic support for the country

Tribune News Service

Bell eyes facility expansion even as new Army helicopter contract draws scrutiny

WASHINGTON — Fort Worth, Texas-based Bell is laying the foundation for new facilities in Grand Prairie after its new tilt-rotor V-280 Valor won a competition for the U.S. Army’s next long-range assault aircraft.

Asharq Al-Awsat

US Calls on Russia to Stay with Nuclear Weapons Treaty

A top US arms control official on Monday sharply criticized Russia for suspending its participation in the last remaining nuclear weapons treaty, but said Washington will try to work with Moscow to continue its implementation. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced last week that the country would suspend participation in the…

Los Angeles Times

Supreme Court to decide fate of Obama-era Consumer Financial Protection Bureau

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court agreed Monday to decide on the constitutionality of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, created in the wake of the 2008 Wall Street collapse and funded directly by the Federal Reserve.

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Ukraine gets support from Saudis with $400 million aid deal

Saudi Arabia signed agreements worth $400 million with Ukraine on Sunday after the kingdom’s foreign minister made a surprise visit to Kyiv, a move praised by Washington.

Tribune News Service

Rep. Elissa Slotkin running for Michigan Senate seat

WASHINGTON — Michigan Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin will run for Senate, she said Monday, opening up a key race in a battleground state.

Tribune News Service

House GOP mulls putting ‘woke’ earmarks on chopping block

WASHINGTON — House GOP appropriators are gearing up to potentially bar local projects entirely from the largest domestic spending bill for fiscal 2024, along with others deemed “woke” by critics of earmarks funded in the December omnibus package.

The Guardian - US

Some politicians seem comfortable with the idea of a new cold war. They shouldn’t

Republican leaders draw on Reagan-era nostalgia to unite their party, but a 21st-century cold war would not end well for anyone

Tribune News Service

Hundreds of Washington state plants, animals at risk of extinction

Over a third of species and ecosystems in the United States are at risk of disappearing, including hundreds of plants and animals in Washington.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Huawei Dominates MWC Mobile Tech Fair Despite US Sanctions

A contingent of Chinese companies led by technology giant Huawei is turning out in force to the world’s biggest wireless trade fair, aiming to show their muscle in the face of Huawei’s blacklisting by Western nations concerned about cybersecurity and escalating tensions with the US over TikTok, spy balloons and…

The Independent UK

Huawei dominates MWC mobile tech fair despite US sanctions

A contingent of Chinese companies led by technology giant Huawei is turning out in force to the world’s biggest wireless trade fair

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