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U.S. sees 'very credible reports' of deliberate attacks on civilians in Ukraine

The United States has seen very credible reports of deliberate attacks on civilians in Ukraine, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Sunday, adding that Washington was documenting them to support appropriate organizations in their potential war crimes investigation over Russia's actions.

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Spencer Dinwiddie on difference between Dallas and Washington: ‘Not to beat a dead horse, our commitment to the collective’

Asked why he seems to fit so much better in Dallas than Washington, Dinwiddie said, "Not to beat a dead horse, I just think our commitment to the collective and to winning games is all that matters." The Mavs are 6-1 when Dinwiddie plays, including ...

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Veteran sleeps rough for two nights across Sunderland to raise money for homeless ex-servicemen

Scott Longworth spent the night sleeping under a bridge in Washington, before heading to Sunderland city centre on foot to raise funds and awareness for struggling ex-servicemen

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Fighting traps residents in Mariupol; Putin calls on Ukraine to surrender

Fighting stopped about 200,000 people from evacuating the besieged Ukrainian city of Mariupol for a second day in a row on Sunday, as Russian President Vladimir Putin vowed to press ahead with his invasion unless Kyiv surrendered.

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Trump boasts he went 33-0 in Texas primary, though AG Ken Paxton and 4 others face runoffs

WASHINGTON – Two days after the Texas primary, Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey disappointed many Republicans by announcing he wouldn’t run for U.S. Senate. Donald Trump, who despises Ducey for rejecting his lies about the 2020 election, was not among them.

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Russia-Ukraine war updates: US says it has credible reports of Russia attacking civilians

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken says Washington is documenting the reports to make sure relevant organisations can investigate whether war crimes have been committed.

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Russia flying out U.N. diplomats expelled by U.S., officials say

A Russian flight was en route to Washington on Saturday to collect Russian diplomats who were expelled this week from their posts at the United Nations over U.S. national security concerns, officials said.

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Afghans resettling in US struggle to find affordable housing

Afghan refugees who fled their country following the Taliban takeover six months ago are struggling to find affordable housing in the high-cost U.S. cities where they’ve chosen to settle

The Independent UK

Russia Links Iran Nuclear Deal to Ukraine Sanctions

Russia said on Saturday that it wanted written guarantees from the United States that sanctions on Russia would not damage its cooperation with Iran under a 2015 nuclear deal with global powers that Tehran and Washington are seeking to revive. "We need a guarantee that these sanctions will not in…

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Lobbyists urge lawmakers to let them roam the Capitol again

WASHINGTON — Lobbyists have a renewed plea to leaders in Congress: Let us roam the Capitol complex.

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3 takeaways on parent-child relationship from Bill Gates

American business magnate philanthropist Bill Gates is known to all and so are his anecdotes on the relationship he shared with his parents. Gates was born to William H. Gates Sr. and Mary Maxwell Gates in Seattle, Washington on October 28, 1955.

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Arab, Western Countries Press for Accountability in Syria

The Syrian revolution celebrates its 11th anniversary next week, yet the Syrian people continue to suffer from the "war machine" and fighting that have been ongoing since March 15, 2011, amid Arab and Western calls for a political solution to the crisis. In a joint statement, 13 Arab and Western…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Hawks get Collins back, escape with win vs. Wizards

It was closer than it should have been, but the Hawks (31-32) picked up a key divisional win on the second night of a back-to-back against the Wizards, 117-114, Friday in Washington.

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Finland’s leader leverages Biden face time to boost ties

WASHINGTON — Finnish President Sauli Niinisto met with President Joe Biden in the White House, signaling that he’s looking for a closer relationship with the superpower after Finland’s neighbor Russia invaded Ukraine.

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Finland’s leader leverages Biden face time to boost ties

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Trump’s former adviser calls Jan. 6 committee case unprecedented

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s former adviser says a Jan. 6 committee court filing alleging he and the ex-president committed crimes in attempting to prevent certification of the 2020 election results is unprecedented and a hearing in the case should be indefinitely delayed.

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Give Ukraine US aircraft, Democratic lawmaker urges

WASHINGTON — A Democrat on the House Armed Services Committee suggested a significant escalation in the U.S. role in the war for Ukraine on Friday, urging the Biden administration to give Ukraine U.S. military aircraft to attack a Russian convoy.

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Appeals court: US can’t send migrant families to danger, but can expel them without hearing

WASHINGTON — A federal appeals court on Friday said the Biden administration may expel migrant families from the U.S. without hearing their asylum claims, but barred the government from sending them to countries where they would likely be persecuted or tortured.

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Walter Mears, Pulitzer Prize winner and AP’s ‘Boy on the Bus,’ dies at 87

He became the AP’s Washington bureau chief and the wire service’s executive editor and vice president, but he always returned to the keyboard, and to covering politics.

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Idaho man sentenced to prison on felonies tied to Jan. 6 riot at US Capitol

BOISE, Idaho — A Nampa man was sentenced to 51 months in federal prison Friday for assaulting police during the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot in Washington, D.C.

The Independent UK

White House disavows Graham's call for Putin assassination

South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham is facing pushback from the White House and all corners of Washington after calling for the assassination of President Vladimir Putin by the Russian people

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Jan. 6 rioter saw Pelosi as ‘evil incarnate,’ friend tells jury

WASHINGTON — The first Capitol rioter to go on trial harbored a deep hatred of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and believed the U.S. was “pretty much going down the tubes,” a friend who once belonged to the same right-wing militia group testified.

The Independent UK

Witness: Jan. 6 rioter wanted to remove 'corrupt' lawmakers

A key government witness has testified that a Texas militia member charged with storming the U.S. Capitol was armed with a holstered handgun that day

Reuters

U.S. calls for help to rehome Afghans who fled chaos of Taliban takeover

The United States still needs other nations to take Afghans who fled their homeland last year, a senior U.S. State Department official said on Friday, six months after Washington's chaotic withdrawal as the hard-line Islamist Taliban took control.

Reuters

U.S. committed to do all necessary to make Ukraine war stop, Blinken says

Washington is committed to doing every needed to stop the war in Ukraine, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Friday as he went into a meeting with his EU counterparts praising the bloc for the "historic" steps it has taken against Russia.

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