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US Capitol police clash with protesters calling for Gaza war ceasefire

US Capitol police

Police in riot gear have clashed with demonstrators calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Gaza war outside the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee in Washington, DC.

A proposed gag order on Trump in his federal election case is putting the judge in a tricky position

Donald Trump’s incendiary rhetoric

A proposed gag order aimed at reining in Donald Trump’s incendiary rhetoric puts the judge overseeing his federal election interference case in a tricky position: She must balance the need to protect the integrity of the legal proceedings against the First Amendment rights of a presidential candidate to defend himself in public.

S. Korea, US tasked with narrowing differences in joint nuke planning

joint nuke planning

South Korea and the United States held their inaugural Nuclear Consultative Group (NCG) meeting, Tuesday, marking new assurances that Washington will provide its full capabilities, including nuclear weapons, to help Seoul deter North Korea’s escalating nuclear and missile threats.

Seoul, Washington urged to cut North Korea’s purse strings through cryptocurrency regulations

cryptocurrency regulations

North Korea made headlines in 2022 by firing more ballistic missiles than any other year ― 38 launches. But besides its ceaseless saber-rattling, the isolated country was also in the spotlight for its illegal cyber activities that allegedly raked in billions of dollars.

GOP on cusp of retaking House control with slim majority

control of the House

Republicans were on the cusp of retaking control of the House late Monday, just one victory shy of the 218 seats the party needs to secure a majority, narrowing the path for Democrats to keep the chamber and raising the prospect of a divided government in Washington.

Resolving remaining issues in talks hinges on US adm. will

Afghanistan meeting

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said Wednesday in a meeting with his Pakistani counterpart in China that resolving the remaining issues in the Vienna talks needs a decision on the part of Washington.

Why does Washington seek to increase military presence in CA?

The United States is reportedly going to spend some $240 on building military facilities in Central Asian countries including Turkmenistan. However, Ashgabat has kept silent about the reports by Russian media. Afghanistan’s local media are also reporting that Pentagon is building a military base in Pakistan’s tribal region of Kurram near Afghanistan’s border. Reports on the […]

Moscow warns Washington

Moscow

Translated by S-Yaqubi_White House spokesman Jen Psaki told a news conference last week that in response to Russia’s arrest of Alexei Navalny, US President Joe Biden would keep all options on the table. According to Naba Khabar, following the United States’ re-involvement in Russia’s internal affairs and support for a westernized person against Russia’s government, […]