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US ramps up Kabul evacuation efforts as August 31 deadline looms
The number of people relocated from Afghanistan on US flights since July is now 53,000, with the vast majority of those since the intense airlift operations...
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US, UK to launch evacuation flights as Taliban advance across Afghanistan
The Western forces' announcements of rushed extractions came as the Taliban claimed they had taken control of Kandahar, the nation's second biggest city in Taliban heartland, leaving only Kabul and pockets of other territory in government hands.
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Washington unveils plan to combat domestic terrorism
The government plan is however "ideologically neutral" and consists of four pillars that are broad orientations rather than concrete measures, with the goals of "prevention, interruption and dissuasion" while preserving individual freedoms
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Biden pitches $6 trillion budget to 'reimagine' US economy
The president's annual budget is more a wish list or a message on his priorities than anything else. Congress ultimately decides what money goes where and the current Congress has only the narrowest Democratic majority.
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Biden condemns 'outrageous' Belarus forced plane landing, backs sanctions
Belarus's strongman leader Alexander Lukashenko sparked international outrage by dispatching a fighter jet Sunday to intercept the Ryanair flight from Athens to Vilnius carrying Protasevich, 26, and his girlfriend Sofia Sapega.
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Trump administration appeals court ruling blocking US TikTok ban
The Justice Department filed the appeal seeking to enforce a ban on TikTok by President Donald Trump, who has argued that the app's Chinese parent company may use TikTok for espionage and to spread disinformation.
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Cyberattack hit key US Treasury systems - senator
Senator Ron Wyden, who sits on both the Senate Intelligence and Finance Committees, said after a closed-door briefing that the hack at the US Treasury Department 'appears to be significant.'
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Erdogan calls US sanctions 'attack on sovereignty'
The United States made good on months of threats to punish Turkey for buying the S-400 system under a 2017 law known as CAATSA, which aims to limit Russia's military influence and punish it for its behaviour abroad.
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US releases new data on Moderna COVID-19 vaccine, paving way for approval
Distribution of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine began on Monday and if the FDA green lights Moderna's, rollout of some six million doses could start next Monday.
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Nurse gets first jab as US begins COVID-19 vaccinations
The landmark moment comes at one of the darkest phases of the pandemic, with infections in the United States and many other countries soaring, and health experts still struggling against vaccine scepticism, lockdown fatigue and uneven adherence to safety rules.
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US takes Sudan off sponsors of terror blacklist
In response to the move, Sudan's army chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan - who doubles as the head of the Sovereign Council, the country's highest executive authority - offered his 'congratulations to the Sudanese people'.
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John Kerry says US will need to regain 'credibility' in climate talks
President-elect Joe Biden plans immediately to re-enter the 2015 Paris climate accord, which Kerry helped negotiate but from which defeated President Donald Trump withdrew the United States.
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Biden nominates Janet Yellen as Treasury Secretary
The 74-year-old previously broke barriers as the first female Fed chief and will be tasked with revitalising the coronavirus-stricken US economy if confirmed by the Senate.
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Trump says he will leave office - if Biden victory is confirmed
The Electoral College, which determines the White House winner, will meet on 14 December to certify Joe Biden's victory, with Biden receiving 306 votes to Trump's 232.
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Trump pardons Michael Flynn, who lied to FBI over Russia
It was the first of several possible pardons that analysts think Trump could extend to political aides and allies before he steps down on 20 January.
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US to distribute 6.4 million COVID-19 vaccine doses in first tranche
A committee of the Food and Drug Administration meets on 10 December to decide whether to green-light the medicine, with the US confronted by soaring numbers of deaths and new cases.
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Trump finally agrees to Biden transition - but still not conceding
US President Donald Trump acknowledged it was time for the General Services Administration to 'do what needs to be done.'
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US Supreme Court hears attack on Obamacare as COVID-19 pandemic widens
The high court opened arguments in the long-brewing case over the constitutionality of the 2010 Affordable Care Act, under which then-president Barack Obama's government sought to extend health insurance to people who could not afford it.
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Pompeo confirms US sale of F-35 jets to UAE
Democratic lawmakers on 29 October had reported that the State Department had informally discussed the sale with Congress, which has the power to block arms sales.
