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Biden deplores ‘stain’ of hate in US after Buffalo mass shooting

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden urged police departments to spend federal law enforcement aid, saying it can help reduce gun violence “and intervene before it’s too late.”

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Biden deplores ‘stain’ of hate in US after Buffalo mass shooting

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden urged police departments to spend federal law enforcement aid, saying it can help reduce gun violence “and intervene before it’s too late.”

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McConnell sees swift Ukraine aid passage, backs NATO expansion

WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said after a visit to Kyiv that he expects the Senate to pass a $40 billion aid package for Ukraine with broad bipartisan backing on Wednesday, and countered what he called the “isolationist voices” in his own party.

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McConnell sees swift Ukraine aid passage, backs NATO expansion

WASHINGTON — Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said after a visit to Kyiv that he expects the chamber to pass a $40 billion aid package for Ukraine with broad bipartisan backing on Wednesday.

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Ukraine has deployed new U.S. howitzers at front lines - embassy

Ukraine has deployed many of its new U.S. M-777 howitzers at the front lines and Washington has delivered all but one of the 90 artillery pieces they were due to send, the U.S. embassy in Kyiv said on Sunday.

Reuters

Nicola Sturgeon jets to Washington on 'indy tour' visit to drum up investment in Scotland

The First Minister will speak at the Brookings Institute think tank in Washington DC tomorrow and meet congressional groups.

Daily Record

Biden Renews Support for Jordan’s Long-Running Role as Custodian of Jerusalem, Al-Aqsa Mosque

US President Joe Biden renewed on Friday his country’s support for Jordan's crucial role as the custodian of Muslim holy sites, particularly Jerusalem and Al-Aqsa. Biden met with King Abdullah II of Jordan in Washington on Friday amid tensions in the Palestinian Territories where clashes erupted in recent weeks at…

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American Sanctions Waivers: Syrian Pitfalls and Regional Questions

If someone were to carry out an investment project in Qamishli, which is held by Washington's allies in northeastern Syria, and employed people from the "security square" affiliated with Damascus, would that be a violation of American sanctions? If someone were to carry out an investment project in Azaz in…

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Malaysia foreign minister meets counterpart from Myanmar shadow govt in Washington

Malaysia Foreign Minister Saifuddin Abdullah met his counterpart from Myanmar's National Unity Government (NUG), a shadow administration outlawed by the ruling military junta, in the group's first open engagement with a Southeast Asian country.

Reuters

Nicola Sturgeon to visit America to build on 'already strong ties'

NICOLA Sturgeon has said she aims to build on the “already strong ties” between Scotland and the US as she prepares to head to Washington DC.

The National (Scotland)

Envoy says Russian diplomats in U.S. are threatened, enticed by FBI

Russian diplomats in Washington are being threatened with violence and U.S. intelligence services try to make contact with them, Tass news agency cited the ambassador as saying on Saturday.

Reuters

UAE's newly elected ruler sees Iran, Islamists as threat to Gulf safe haven

United Arab Emirates strongman Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, who was formally elected president on Saturday, led a realignment of the Middle East that created a new anti-Iran axis with Israel and fought a rising tide of political Islam in the region.

Reuters

How US sanctions against Russia work

WASHINGTON — Since Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, the United States and its allies have enacted the harshest sanctions ever imposed on a major power, targeting Moscow’s largest financial institutions as well as foreign reserves, its primary exports, its richest citizens and top government officials.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

Chair of first UFO hearing since 1960s: ‘Someone has to do it’

WASHINGTON — Congress last held a hearing on reports of UFOs — unidentified flying objects synonymous with space aliens — in the 1960s, and even in the realm of fiction, Scully and Mulder of “The X-Files” seem to have retired.

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Jackie Calmes: Republican 'pro-life' advocacy ends with a child's birth

From red-state capitals to Washington, Republican politicians are conceding what's been obvious for decades: Their "pro-life" advocacy ends with a child's birth.

Bangkok Post

No mention of Russia in US-Asean statement

WASHINGTON: The summit between Southeast Asian leaders and US President Joe Biden concluded at the White House with a joint statement that omitted any condemnation of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Miami Herald

Panthers pull off third straight comeback to win first playoff series since 1996

WASHINGTON — Carter Verhaeghe wheeled his arm into a fist pump and, suddenly, two and a half decades of frustration for the Florida Panthers were over.

Bangkok Post

Biden hails 'new era' of US-Asean ties at first summit in Washington

WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden said on Friday a first summit in Washington with leaders from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) marked the launch of a "new era" in the relationship between the United States and the 10-nation bloc.

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Idaho announces $119 million opioid crisis settlement

Idaho Gov. Brad Little and Attorney General Lawrence Wasden say it's the second-largest consumer settlement in state history.

McClatchy Washington Bureau

‘Turn the page.’ Barnette says she wouldn’t support McConnell as GOP leader

WASHINGTON — Kathy Barnette, who has taken Republican leaders by surprise with her late break run toward the GOP Senate nomination in Pennsylvania, said she would not support Mitch McConnell to lead her party if she makes it to Washington.

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Blinken ‘troubled’ by Israeli police lunge at reporter’s funeral

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Antony Blinken said he was “deeply troubled” over images of Israeli police charging into the funeral procession of a Palestinian-American television reporter who was fatally shot on the West Bank earlier this week.

Al Jazeera

Shireen Abu Akleh: US is no ‘objective observer’, advocates say

With US aid flowing to Israel, Palestine rights activists say Washington is ‘complicit’ in Israeli abuses.

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Baby-formula shortage spurs US to prod Abbott over access

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Friday urged Abbott Laboratories to do more to ensure low-income families on federal assistance have access to baby formula, amid a nationwide shortage.

Al Jazeera

Biden hails ‘new era’ in Southeast Asian ties at key summit

US President Joe Biden tells leaders of 10-member ASEAN bloc that summit in Washington, DC marks ‘new era’ in relations.

Tribune News Service

Analysis: Rick Scott has no regrets about calling for Biden to resign as both sides go bare knuckles

WASHINGTON — A key Republican senator this week called on President Joe Biden to resign, something that once was done scarcely. But Sen. Rick Scott has no regrets.

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