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The Democrats’ best message for the midterms: democracy is in grave peril

Republicans’ efforts to delegitimize the electoral process should trouble us greatly. Democrats ought to hammer this home

The Guardian - US · Sep 7, 2022

Explainer-What weapons could North Korea send to Russia?

Russia could be about to buy millions of artillery shells and rockets from old Cold-War ally North Korea, the White House said, an allegation immediately dismissed as "fake" by Russia's ambassador to the United Nations.

Reuters · Sep 7, 2022

Commentary: The special master order for Trump’s Mar-a-Lago documents is perverse and potentially disastrous

U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon’s order requiring the appointment of a special master to sift through the property seized in the search of Mar-a-Lago has found few defenders. Its tendentious factual account and muddled legal reasoning are easy to denigrate.

Los Angeles Times · Sep 7, 2022

Joe Biden stresses importance of resolving Brexit row in first call with Liz Truss

The read-out of the talks by No10 and the White House were noticeably different

Evening Standard · Sep 7, 2022

Why did a judge grant Trump’s request for a ‘special master’?

Critics say the decision to stop reviewing documents seized from Mar-a-Lago until a special master is appointed is ‘unprecedented’ and ‘insane’

The Guardian - US · Sep 7, 2022

A cyberattack hits the Los Angeles School District, raising alarm across the country

The ransomware attack on the country's second-largest school district sounded alarms across the country, from urgent talks with the White House and the National Security Council.

WEKU · Sep 7, 2022

Ukraine war – live: Putin threatens to stop Russian energy exports

Russian president warns that it is ‘impossible’ for West to isolate Moscow

The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2022

US senator rejects Israeli army report on killing of Palestinian American reporter

Chris Van Hollen calls for independent US inquiry, saying IDF claim Shireen Abu Aqleh died amid gun battle unsupported by evidence

The Guardian - US · Sep 7, 2022

Seized Trump documents showed foreign nation’s nuclear capability

More than 11,000 government documents and photographs were seized when the FBI searched Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate.

Al Jazeera · Sep 7, 2022

Joe Biden and Liz Truss discuss importance of Northern Ireland Protocol

Ms Truss also accepted an invitation to visit Ukraine from President Volodymyr Zelensky.

The Independent UK · Sep 7, 2022