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Fight erupts in Georgian Parliament amid deepening political tensions
Israel's latest strikes kill a dozen people in Gaza including police officers
US demand $15,000 bonds for visa applications from 12 more countries
Ukraine and EU aim for a weapons production partnership
Georgian Orthodox Patriarch Ilia II, hailed as an 'epochal figure,' dies at 93
House Republicans unveil a $95 billion plan for the Iran war
EU suspends visa-free travel for Georgian diplomats over democratic backsliding
Blanche confronts skeptical questioning of fund at Senate confirmation hearing
Georgian opposition leader arrested over alleged arson
France's National Assembly gives final approval to assisted-dying bill
Fight erupts in Georgian Parliament amid deepening political tensions
Israel's latest strikes kill a dozen people in Gaza including police officers
US demand $15,000 bonds for visa applications from 12 more countries
Ukraine and EU aim for a weapons production partnership
Georgian Orthodox Patriarch Ilia II, hailed as an 'epochal figure,' dies at 93
WASHINGTON (AP) – House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a $95 billion legislative plan focused on boosting defense, aiding farmers and enacting stricter voter registration rules, a sequel to the massive tax and spending cut bill that President Donald Trump signed into law last year.
BRUSSELS (AP) – The European Union on Friday suspended visa-free travel in Europe for diplomats and officials from Georgia for at least a year over democratic backsliding and the crackdown on anti-government protesters.
WASHINGTON (AP) – Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche confronted skeptical questioning at a Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday about the creation of a fund to compensate allies of President Donald Trump and a tax immunity deal for the president as he aimed to lock down the Republican support needed to advance his nomination.
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Shares of IBM are sliding before the market open on Tuesday as the company provided preliminary second-quarter results that are below Wall Street’s expectations.
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WASHINGTON (AP) – U.S. inflation cooled last month as the cost of gas, clothes, and used cars fell, providing some relief to consumers, while underlying price pressures also cooled more than expected. Prices dropped 0.4% from May to June, the largest monthly drop in four years, the Labor Department said Tuesday.
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TOKYO (AP) – Worries about a bubble in artificial intelligence investments are absurd, SoftBank Group’s CEO Masayoshi Son said Tuesday, deriding such doubts as backward and akin to questioning the use of cars and planes. “To ask whether AI is a bubble is a foolish question,” Son told executives at an annual company event in Tokyo.
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DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) – Israeli airstrikes have killed at least a dozen people in Gaza over the past two days, local health officials said Wednesday, as strikes continue almost daily despite a months-old ceasefire with Hamas. On Wednesday, three members of a family were killed in central Gaza, Al Aqsa Hospital officials said.
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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – The European Union’s top official signed an agreement Wednesday to move forward on joint weapons production with Ukraine, saying Kyiv’s fight against Russia’s 4-year-old invasion is a key part of the continent’s defense.
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PARIS (AP) – France’s National Assembly gave final approval Wednesday to a bill allowing adults with incurable illnesses to receive lethal medication, the culmination of years of debate over end-of-life care. The lower house of parliament approved the measure in 291-241.
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Donald Trump will deliver a primetime address this week that he says will include a focus on elections, suggesting he could revisit long-debunked conspiracy theories about his 2020 defeat to Democrat Joe Biden. The speech comes as he’s escalated calls for Republicans to pass tighter federal voting rules for November’s midterm elections.
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