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On U.S. Foreign Policy, Biden Acts a Lot Like Trump
WASHINGTON — A fist bump and meeting with the crown prince of Saudi Arabia. Tariffs and export controls on China. Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. American troops out of Afghanistan. More than a year and a half into the tenure of President Biden, his administration’s approach to strategic priorities […]
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Covid Rises Across U.S. Amid Muted Warnings and Murky Data
CHICAGO — Covid-19 is surging around the United States again in what experts consider the most transmissible variant of the pandemic yet. But something is different this time: The public health authorities are holding back. In Chicago, where the county’s Covid warning level was raised to “high” last week, the […]
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Saudi Arabia’s ties to the U.S. and China are not mutually exclusive: Al Jubeir
Saudi Arabia will continue to strengthen its relationships with both the U.S. and China, one of the kingdom’s top diplomats told CNBC as President Joe Biden paid a closely-watched official visit to the country. “We build bridges with people; we don’t see one as exclusive of the other,” Saudi Minister […]
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Ukraine’s Demands for More Weapons Clash With U.S. Concerns
WASHINGTON — The Ukrainians say they need faster shipments of long-range artillery and other sophisticated weapons to blunt Russia’s steady advance. The United States and the Europeans insist more are on the way but are wary of sending too much equipment before Ukrainian soldiers can be trained. The Pentagon is […]
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French women push to cement abortion rights after U.S. ruling
PARIS — The right to abortion in France hardly seems under threat — it’s been inscribed in law for 47 years and enjoys broad support across the political spectrum. But more and more French women are asking: Could what happened in the U.S. happen here one day? The decision by the U.S. Supreme […]
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U.S. terminates treaty with Hungary over resistance to global tax
Comment on this story Comment The Biden administration on Friday said it will terminate its four-decade-old tax treaty with Hungary over that country’s resistance to implementing a global minimum tax, as the United States seeks to create a global tax floor for large multinational corporations. In a statement on Friday, […]
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