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Adam Laxalt wins Republican nomination for Nevada Senate

Adam Laxalt wins Republican nomination for Nevada Senate

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  • Wednesday, 15 Jun, 2022

 Adam Laxalt won the Republican nomination Tuesday for a pivotal Nevada Senate seat, fending off a challenge from a political newcomer and setting…

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Biggest rate hike in years expected as Fed tackles inflation

Biggest rate hike in years expected as Fed tackles inflation

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  • Wednesday, 15 Jun, 2022

The Federal Reserve is expected Wednesday to announce its largest interest rate hike since 1994 — a bigger increase than it had previously signaled…

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US envoy: Potential progress in Lebanon-Israel border talks

US envoy: Potential progress in Lebanon-Israel border talks

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  • Wednesday, 15 Jun, 2022

BEIRUT — Lebanon’s president on Tuesday presented suggestions related to the disputed maritime border with Israel to the U.S. envoy mediating…

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Trump issues 12-page statement amid Jan. 6 hearings alleging he plotted a coup

Trump issues 12-page statement amid Jan. 6 hearings alleging he plotted a coup

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  • Wednesday, 15 Jun, 2022

Former President Donald Trump on Monday responded in a lengthy statement to the House's ongoing Jan. 6 committee hearings, assailing the panel as illegitimate…

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Macron urges the French to give him a strong majority

Macron urges the French to give him a strong majority

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  • Wednesday, 15 Jun, 2022

PARIS -- President Emmanuel Macron urged the French to give him a “strong majority” Sunday in the second, decisive round of nationwide…

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Chinese and US envoys meet in Colombo pledge support to help Sri Lanka mitigate economic crisis

Chinese and US envoys meet in Colombo pledge support to help Sri Lanka mitigate economic crisis

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  • Tuesday, 14 Jun, 2022

In a significant development, the Chinese Ambassador to Sri Lanka Qi Zhenhong met his US counterpart Julie Chung here on Monday and held discussions…

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Blinken assures Sri Lanka of support to promote American investments once the IMF negotiations are over

Blinken assures Sri Lanka of support to promote American investments once the IMF negotiations are over

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  • Tuesday, 14 Jun, 2022

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has assured crisis-hit Sri Lanka of support to promote American investments in the country after the completion of…

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UK publishes controversial legislation to change Brexit treaty

UK publishes controversial legislation to change Brexit treaty

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  • Tuesday, 14 Jun, 2022

The United Kingdom published legislation on Monday that would alter the Northern Ireland Protocol, in a move the EU denounced as a unilateral action…

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