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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky (C), accompanied by US Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (R) and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (L), arrives to meet with members of the US Senate on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, on December 12, 2023.

Ukraine Aid Package Clears Key Procedural Vote In US Senate

The $95 billion package includes funding for Israel's fight against Hamas militants and for key strategic ally Taiwan, but the lion's share would help pro-Western Ukraine restock depleted ammunition supplies, weapons and other crucial needs as it enters a third year of war.

Uncertainty Ahead For Pakistan After Indecisive Election

A man wearing a mask of jailed former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan protests against alleged election rigging in Karachi
Independent candidates loyal to jailed former prime minister Imran Khan took most of the seats in Thursday's polls, scuppering the chances of the army-backed Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) from securing a ruling majority.
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Special counsel Robert Hur said Joe Biden retained classified documents after serving as vice president but should not face any charges

Biden Lashes Out Over Criticism Of Failing Memory

Appearing on live television from the White House, Biden was furious over the report's claim that he was unable to remember even the date of his son Beau's death in 2015, as well as other key moments in his life.
(COMBO) This combination of file pictures created on February 6, 2024 shows Russian President and presidential candidate Vladimir Putin meeting with his confidants ahead of the upcoming presidential election in Moscow on January 31, 2024; and US conservat

Putin Tells West: Russia Cannot Be Defeated In Ukraine

In a two-hour interview with the former Fox News host -- coming just ahead of the two-year anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine -- Putin also said a deal "can be reached" on imprisoned Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich.
Businesswoman Laura Bolado, who owns an advertising agency in Las Vegas, says she has not yet decided who she will vote for

Economy Is A Gamble For Biden In Election Year

Anger over rising prices and wages that don't stretch far enough brought thousands of casino workers onto the streets of Las Vegas in recent months, part of a wave of labor discontent in the United States.
Senegal plunged into its worst political crisis in decades when President Macky Sall announced he was postponing elections

Troubled West African States Test Fractured Regional Bloc

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) extraordinary session follows President Macky Sall's sudden decision to delay elections in Senegal, just a week after Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger declared they were quitting the bloc.
Pakistan suspended mobile phone and data services nationwide on Thursday for election day, in a move a digital rights group said was 'inherently undemocratic'

Pakistan Suspends Mobile Service For Election Day

At least 28 people were killed in twin bomb blasts outside candidates' offices on Wednesday in attacks claimed by the Islamic State group, and two candidates have been shot dead in the lead-up to the vote.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met in Tel Aviv with former Israeli army chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot and former Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz, both members of the current Israeli war cabinet

Blinken Pushes Deal With Israel Centrists As Truce Elusive

US officials had tempered expectations that Blinken would achieve a breakthrough during his latest visit to the region since the October 7 attack on Israel, and few expected Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to agree immediately to a Qatari-mediated offer.
Live video images showed glowing lava oozing out of a fissure illuminating a plume of smoke rising up under the night sky

Lava Flows For Third Time On Volcano-hit Iceland Peninsula

Live video images of the crack in the Earth's surface, stretching an estimated three kilometers (two miles), showed the fissure illuminating plumes of smoke rising under the dark sky that was visible from the capital of Reykjavik.

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