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World NATO said on Wednesday that Europe had increased its spending on defence and the United States needed allies, days after former U.S. President Donald Trump suggested that Washington might not protect countries that did not spend enough. ‘The United States have never fought a war alone,’ NATO’s Stoltenberg saysContinue Reading

Donald Trump or Ukraine: It’s the momentous decision now before the United States House of Representatives, which is about to debate a bill with global implications. Over the coming weeks, the Republican-led chamber will consider the specific issue of whether to continue donating weapons for another year to the besieged eastern European nation. But what’sContinue Reading

World The Archaeological Park of Pompeii has a new exhibit that takes an inclusive look at the ancient story. It also has taken new measures to ensure the present-day experience at the site also respects inclusivity. Historical site working to be more inclusive, both in its stories and with theContinue Reading

World The U.S. House voted Tuesday to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, with the Republican majority determined to punish President Joe Biden’s administration over its handling of the U.S-Mexico border after failing last week in a politically embarrassing setback. It’s not clear if an impeachment trial would ever be takenContinue Reading

World Families and tourists lined major streets in New Orleans on Tuesday to watch Mardi Gras festivities, which included parades giving away hand-decorated coconuts, costumes and this year’s King Zulu. Fat Tuesday a major highlight of the city’s Carnival seasonThe Associated Press · Posted: Feb 13, 2024 5:14 PM ESTContinue Reading

Over land, across seas, through the air and even being dragged by a cow — these are just some of the ways that ballot papers and boxes will reach polling stations in Indonesia’s astonishing one-day election.  Nearly 205 million people are registered to vote on Wednesday, as the world’s third-biggestContinue Reading

World Trinidad and Tobago’s prime minister said a large oil spill near the twin-island nation in the eastern Caribbean has caused a “national emergency” as crews struggled to contain the oil already coating numerous beaches on Tobago’s southwest coast. Government yet to identify owner of vessel that overturned near TobagoContinue Reading

World·Explainer Tens of thousands of Indian farmers are marching toward the capital to demand guaranteed crop prices, renewing a movement from two years ago that succeeded in getting the government to repeal contentious new agricultural laws. Authorities determined to avoid a repeat of 2021 protests that endured for over aContinue Reading

World Russia puts PM Kaja Kallas of NATO member Estonia on criminal wanted listEstonia’s prime minister has been put on a wanted list in Russia because of her efforts to remove Soviet-era Second World War monuments in the Baltic nation, officials said Tuesday, as tensions between Russia and the WestContinue Reading