House Democrats to force war powers votes as Trump teases strikes on Venezuela

House Democrats to force war powers votes as Trump teases strikes on Venezuela

Washington — House Democrats plan to force votes Wednesday on two war powers resolutions amid escalating tensions with Venezuela as President Trump has warned that land strikes against the country could commence “soon.”  Mr. Trump’s threats come amid a monthslong military campaign against alleged drug smuggling boats in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean…

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Putin says Russia will take Donbas by force or Ukraine’s troops will withdraw

Putin says Russia will take Donbas by force or Ukraine’s troops will withdraw

President Vladimir Putin has said either Ukrainian troops will withdraw from the country’s eastern Donbas region or Russia will seize it – rejecting any compromise over a major obstacle to ending the Ukraine war. “Either we take back these territories by force, or eventually Ukrainian troops withdraw,” Putin told India Today. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky…

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Suicide bombers in northwest Pakistan kill at least 3 at security force headquarters

Suicide bombers in northwest Pakistan kill at least 3 at security force headquarters

Two suicide bombers attacked the headquarters of a security force in northwestern Pakistan on Monday morning, killing at least three officers, police and rescue officials said. The attack took place in Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province bordering Afghanistan, said city Police Chief Saeed Ahmad. He said one attacker detonated his explosives at the…

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Africa: G20 Task Force Urges Formation of Global Panel to Tackle ‘Inequality Emergency’

Africa: G20 Task Force Urges Formation of Global Panel to Tackle ‘Inequality Emergency’

The establishment of such a panel ‘would be a permanent legacy’ of South Africa’s G20 presidency, says the G20 Inequality Committee. The establishment of such a panel ‘would be a permanent legacy’ of South Africa’s G20 presidency, says the G20 Inequality Committee. The G20 Inequality Committee, appointed by President Cyril Ramaphosa, has urged the formation…

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