Putin orders military to boost troop numbers by 180,000 to 1.5 million as Ukraine fighting continues
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday ordered the country’s military to increase its number of troops by 180,000 to a total of 1.5 million, as Moscow’s military action in Ukraine drags on for more than 2 ½ years.Putin’s decree, published on the official government website, will take effect Dec. 1. It sets…
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Thousands protest in France after Macron picks Barnier as prime minister
WASHINGTON — When Kamala Harris accepted her party’s presidential nomination at the Democratic convention last month, several former presidents, vice presidents and nominees to these posts came together in a show of public support for her bid for the White House.Barack Obama. Bill Clinton. Hillary Clinton. Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.). President Joe Biden, who even…
Central American development bank sues ex-president in US, claiming extortion, abuse of power
US judge temporarily blocks new Biden student debt relief plan
Donald Trump wasn’t so fly about a mosquito that appeared to interrupt his rambling about President Joe Biden’s now-defunct reelection bid during a Fox News event on Wednesday.The GOP nominee, in a televised interview advertised as part one of a “town hall” with host Sean Hannity as audience questions are set to air Thursday, remarked…
US Supreme Court declines to revive Biden’s student debt relief plan
(Reuters) -Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg said senior officials in the Biden administration had pressured his social media company to censor COVID-19 content during the pandemic, adding that he would push back if this were to happen again.In a letter dated Aug. 26, Zuckerberg told the judiciary committee of the U.S. House of Representatives that…
Argentina Congress boosts pensions in setback for Milei